National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-06-22
NIacVeagh's Retreat.

| served by other modes OF conveyance than
railroad or steamboat. 1t was pretended
that the resignation of General Brady
more than two months ago was enforced
because at that time the Government was
in possession of this evidence. A year
and half ago these same charges had
| been made in the New York Sun,
Times, and other papers, and the Ap-
preparation Committee of the House of
| Representatives was drawn into an
| investigation by representations that
gross and criminal Irregularities could
| be shown by Gibson, of the Sun, and
one Kinds, who had once been a con-
! tractor, but had for some time been on
the black list Of the Post-Office Depart
ment on account of dishonest practices.
| These two worthless had full opportunity
before a Democratic committee and a
| Democratic Congress to show all they
could. The result was a vindication for
the Department and an inglorious fail
ure for themselves. Upon the advent
of the present Administration some coz
ening rogues filed the new Postmaster
General and the Attorney-General with
the idea that there was any amount of
reputation to be made by going over all
this ground again. Woodward, detec-
tive discharged from the service by GEN
eral Grant in 1876, and Gibson, of un-
savory fame, were employed, and, in
company with Kinds and others of his
kidney, commenced operations. Gibson
and Kinds brought into the work
all the knowledge they had obtained
during the congressional investigation
and all the malice of baffied conspirators
against reputation. They were given alb
solute swing Of all the power Of the Gov
ernment, and over and over again it has
been announced in the public press, upon
the authority both of the Postmaster
General and the Attorney-General, that
the evidence was ready for the grand
jury, which has been in session
during all this time; but no movement
was made. Then it was given out that
they were waiting for the new grand
jury. Gibson's papers announced the
drawing of the latter with great
noise, calling it the star route
grand jury. Again we were told
that everything was complete. At
torney-Gcneral MacVeagh was announced
as ready to begin the work in person.
He was quoted as being ravenous for the
incarceration in the penitentiary of per-
sons, whose names were given, but
who bad not as yet been formally
accused of any offense whatever. With
vindictiyeness which would have be-
fitted a public prosecutor before the
Bloody Assizes in England's wick
eldest reign, the Attorney-General
whetted the public appetite for ven
geance upon those who had been
marked for victims by his infamous tools.
The theatre is lighted, the spectators fill
thc seats the orchestra has performed
the overture. The curtain has been rung
mp. The stage waits. Where be the
players? a lacqney comes forward and
announces that the performance is to be
postponed. The reasons are stated in the
following. from yesterdays Eccning Star:
The postponcment of any further action in the
star-routc cases, so far as prosecutions con-
ccrncd. until September next. is q settled fact
Last week the Government expected TO be able to
hcgin action Immediately. Evidence upon which
indictments against the leading members of the
ring would undoubtedly have been found was
prepared 1t wOuld have been laid before the
grand jury al the earliest opportunity. Judge Cox,
however, has decided 10 adjourn the court on July
10 take his summer vacation. The grand jury
cmpaneled yesterday is required first to consider
the cases of persons who have been committed and
are unable to obtain bail. Exclusive of two
Sundays there only seven days in which the
grand jury can sit before the adjournment of the
court. and the time occupied with cases of the
class above mentioned necessarily debars the Gov
ernmert from presenting its evidence and secur
ing indictments at the present time.
Every reader can see how false, how
transparent are these pretexts. The grand
jury only sits seven days. If there was
any evidence upon which the Govern
ment could proceed does any man be-
licve that Judge Cox would allow his
convenience to interrupt the course of
justice? Or does any one believe that in
seven days time the grand jury could not
reach and dispose Of these cases,
which Gibson & Co. pretend are so plain?
1t is a monstrous fraud upon the
country. There is not, and there can
not be found, evidence to sustain the |
charges made against General Brady and |
others, by the Departments named and |
their hired spies and informers. The |
country may as well settle itself down to |
the conclusion that the whole out |
arx has haCn Epr Il
gratuitous conspiracy to break down |
individuals who have excited the |
hostility of some, the cupidity |
Of others, and the vulgar desire |
for cheap and undeserved reputation on
the part of two inflated Cabinet officers. |
Well may people ask of these men :
"What trick, what device, what starting |
hole canst thon now find out to hid e |
thee from this open and apparent |
shame 2"
It is understood that Mr. Vanderbilt has taken |
Depew seriously to task for entering into this con-
test, and told him that dle thought him (Depew) |
a Of too much sense to enter a controversy in
which, in the event of success, all that he got was
merely the honor of being called Senator but in |
practical effect he would simply become mere |
errand- boy for lot of people whom he could not
be induced 10 admit to his house except on the |
score of politics This. if true, would seem to settle
thestory about Vanderbilfs contibutingto Depew's
election, and proves that he did not.-lt6uny |
special 10 SiaT.
OF course it proves whatever is desira-
bic. 1t wasn't Depew that Vanderbilt |
wanted as his agent in the Senate 1t was |
some other man-especially since it is
certain that Depew has not the ghost of
cl,O olaotior