Indiana State Sentinel, Volume 25, Number 18, Indianapolis, Marion County, 22 December 1875 — Page 4

THE INDIANA STATE SENTINEL WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1875.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER

Senator Boutwell wants to subsldizs ship building by giving bountli a to snlp-bullders. Aftr a jatemaUc eruahlng out oi this In tereet by Republican legislation tor the last dozen jwrs, until there la scarcely an American merchantman upon the seas, this irregular way Ot fostering that Interest comes In wlth very bad taste. Iftke senator wishes to accomplish anything tn the interest of Amer'.cinmirlttme.'letblnimoTO to repeal mil tfcre laws taxing shipbuilding and those mrohlblting tbe purchasing of foreign bam vessel. This will be getting the matter in ti more effect Its shape. The situation of public affairs at tbo present la truly appalling. Wrtn -mil the powers that government officials possess of 'covering up andonceallng fravd and eor'ruption, yet they are coming to light, -and parties and their friends in high places are falling under condemnation. It is a lamentable situation, and should avraken serious alarm In the minds of thoughtful men. Frauds In local affairs, frauds in state affairs, rin: frauds and whisky ft audi, Subsidies and fraudulent government claims are belngfcrougbt to light every where. The country longs for good old Democratic honest times. The CmimIU Before the House adjourned yesterday for the holt Jay recess, Speaker Kerr announced the standing committees. The result was to turn the body before hlminto an extempore acrprise party. The biggeet prize, the chairmanship of the committee on ways and meanc, Is borne away by a rising young Illlnoisan, Mr. Morrison, hitherto but little known outside of bis own ntate, who was appointed as a sort of a compromise between Wood and Cox. The latter gets the first place on the coaerolttee on banking and currency, while Wood's name Is second on that on ways and means. Randall, beirg a rather Jiberel approprlator, Is to be held in check by Holaian on the committee on appropriations. The Pacific railroad committee will be presided over by Leniar and will be almost if not quite evenly divided cn the .question ot government aid. The facetious Proctor Knott stands at the head of the committee on Judiciary. The vays a.i means committee Is strongly free trade in its composition .nd that on banking and currency leans toward the hard money persuasion. It will be noticed that the West carries off the bulk of the chairmanships, having twenty-four out of the thirty-four of the first and second clas, while the E ist Kets thirteen and the South ten. Indiana has two, Ilolman on buildings and public grounds, and Williams on accounts. The remaining Indiana members are provided for as follows: Baker, elections; Uaymond, banking and currency; Hunter, commerce; Hamilton, foreign affairs and enrolleJ bills; Cason, claims; New, war claims; Evans, mines and mining; Landers, railways and canale ; Robinson, revision of the laws; Fuller, public lands. The speaker is also, as usual, the chairman of the committee on rule. The Grand Jury Wl tnvwne, and Ibe I Isar let Attorney. Again referring to the postoffice article in the Journal of Saturday, we would say that It betrays much bad temper aud no little assurance. The pMnt it makes against the grand jury for bringing into court a hypothetical case is not well taken, for it is tbo province of a judge to instruct juries in all questions of law when such Instructions are asked of him. The district attorney is an officer of the court, and as such officer, it ia his duty to advtae with the grand Jurors upon such matters as may come before them, but they are not compelled to accept as law the dictum of such officers; and it is their duty no lean than their privilege to ask the court for Instructions, whenever they may deem it proper to do so. This they should always do when they believe the prosecutor is influenced in his judgment and opinion?, by feelings of friendship or enmity for the persons undergoing investigation. It Is well known that Senator Morton is the almoner of the federal government for Indiana, and these who kLow him will cot doubt his course If the act of n officer, subject to removal, involves either himself or his family In trouble. Therefore !t is no wonder that the grand jury desired the opinion of a man on this subject whose tenure of office does not depend upon the senator's will. The Journal goes out -of its way to assault several gentlemen whom it designates as the witnesses", upon whose testimony the action of the grand jury was predicated. The first ot these, Mr. Join F. Wood, was for a long time assistant postmaster under Colonel Holloway, and left the office some time ago under serious -charges of malfeasance. If the charges against him were true why was he not indicted and proseoated? Was it for fear that, should he be tried, ' something might be developed which the interest of the postmaster and his family required to be concealed? There mat have been a reason for smothering the charges agaLnat Mr. Wood, and if we have not Indicated the rtrue one, the public woald be glad for the Journal to make the correction. Charles JJsnnls, another of the witnesses named by the Journal, was formerly connected with that paper in a reportorlal capacity, and it is understood that during such connection ho committed the grave offense of writing up ' the mall bag scandal for his paper. This Insured his dismissal on the advent of the postmaster to power in the Journal office, and will be sufficient to keep him off that paper bo long as it remains under its present management. Another of these witnesses U W. C. Mason, whom the Journal informs the public was ciimisied from the postofflse. It is true that Mr. .Maon was at one time employed in the postOffice in a clerical capacitj and it is also true tat he left that position Hat if be was dismissed for cause, as is implied by the Journal, it la strange, indeed, that he should have been appointed to the lucrative place

of a government contractor. If we accept

ai true Mr. Mason's statement that he re ceived his appointment with the under standing and agreement that 10 per cent, oi the profits of his business should go into the pockets of the superintendent of the rxystoffice, we have a solution of what would otherwise be Inexplicable. The Sentinel would have been content to let the grand jury take its course In relation to these Investigations without reference being; made to it in them columns, but when It saw in (Sort belog made to influence pmbllc opinion in favor of tbe accused, it could do longer be silent; neither could it refrain from speaking vrhen It MW the district attorney hurry ofl to the telegraph office and send a dispatch, intended to man ufacture public aen&ment in favor ot the accused, to a man who holds ia his bands the power to make and unmake prosecuting attorneys. Such an act of impropriety in a public officer tbe Sentinel deemed worthy of rebuke; and when It taw the grand jury forced to appeal from this officer to tbe court, it determined to apeak oat boldly against the -effort that was being suade to stifle an investigation, because tbe parties likely to be affected by it were of the family of Senator Morton. The Postaffire Hatter. Under the above oaptlou a rather remarkable article appeared In the Journal of Saturday. It bears internal evidence that some one wrote it not familiar with the editorial pen. It emits somewhat of the mistiness of legal literature, and yet it lacks much tn true legal wisdom. Its purpose and design, though evidently intended to be concealed, are as plain as the ears of the asa iy covered by the unduly stretched lion's akin. It there was ever an indirect attack upon a -court, including judges, jury aud witnesses more palpable and plain, and at the same time manifesting a skulking cowardice in fearing to openly assert what it covertly Insinuates, the Settinel has never met with it. It should be borne in mind by the reader that the Journal bss concealed from the public, as far as it could, all the facta connected with the postoffice matter, and this attack upon the proceedings of the grand jury is the first intimation that its readers have had of the affair. It, indeed, openly declare? that oven now, while tbe alleged corruption in the po8toffica is a matter of public scindaL, it declines to enter upon an examination ot the facts. It has an entirely different design in tho article, and to that it addresses itself. If tbo writer had had the decency to omit his allusions to the Sentinel in the article, this Journal would have be9n willing to leave the mitter unnoticed in its columns, and refer the article to the consideration oi those moat injured by its aspersions, the judges, grand jury and witnesses of the United States Court now In session. But however unpleasant the duty may be the Sentinel will not shrink from the attack, coming from a source we know not, but In a stylo and manner that needs to be repulsed, even as a gentleman must sometimes use his powers of self-defense against the personal attack of the bully and the blackguard. Tbe readers of the b'entinel will bear witness that no unprovoked attack ha been made upon the Journal or its proprietors in these columns, and the conductors of the Sentinol have sought to hold amicable relations with its contemporaries, seldom ever referring to columns of abuse of a damaging character. Tbe Holloway brothers very well know that even while the Journal has striven to damage tbe Sentinel and belittle its present management, that all the facts that have yet come to light in tbe grand jury Investigation were known by tbe Sentinel weeks ago, and that personal interviews sought by them have made us acquainted with their side of tbe story, and by tbe solicitation of their friends aud a personal disiellnation to forestall what we had reason to belie vo would come a legal investigation the Sentinel remained silent until publications of other Journals circulating In our tnidat mado the matter notorious. The Sentinel then only, in the legitimate pursuit ol journa'ism, gave tbo current news, without any attempt to make the matter a point for political capital or personal defamation. The action of the grand jury, which we are informed was legitimate and proper in making public the difficulty that surrounded them, rendered it impossible for a Journal that pretended to give tt o news from remaining ailent any longer. But nothing the Sentinel has tald has been more prejudicial to tbe accused than the open inquiry of the grand Jury to the judge, under the instructions of the ourt, and tbe Sentinel is in no way conC3rned in reforence to the possibility ot being arraigned before the learned and impartial Judges who sit upon the bench while this investigation is in progress. Bat is the Journal thus free from blame in this matter? As intimated above, the article referred to is a malignant attack upon the Judges, grand jury, and witnesses, and for tbe evident purpose of prejudicing the pending case by preventing an indictment. The only party connected with the court that escapes this malignant attack Is District Attorney Tr ussier, and why he escapes public opinion has already decided and it need! s no elaboration here. It tho Journal bad aofficlent cause to attack the judges upon iho bench and bad done bo in opon, manly utterances, the Sentinel would have applauded the act as brave and meritorious. But to jvake the attack, as was done in tbe opening' sentence of the second paragraph, in a covert manner was cowardly in the extreme. Vii Journal says: We do noMrnow, nor do we care, who was the author of lb proceedings cf tbe srandjury lu making a puiio premutation of a mat er being lDTetii:at-d by them. We do say It would be very bard to fluid a precedent lor such a proceeding. Ibe Jury and every one connected willi Hare sworn Jo secrecy. The policy of tbe law ofwenev is double first, thai persons bein? picent-d for crime may not get information ofitaod fie from Justice; aud ttecnudiy, that perrons su-pect-.d ot crime aud fouad on lull iovelgatiou to be liiuoceat may not be Injured in character by the Investigation. Uoth tbe policy andrpirlt of .the law, ir not tbe oalh oi tbe Jury, were violated by ifaU public proclatlon oi the cum in open court. This is an indirect attache upon the court and the flimsy attempt to conceal it by a few words of praise of Judges Gresbam and Drummond immediately following plainly

show, sit. The district attorney is not the ofP.dal adviser of tbe grand jury, but the Jrdge presiding Is. He gives them Instruc

tion, and the writer of the above must have known that by tbe instructions cf the bench, the grand Jury appeared with their "hypothetical case" asking advice. The proceeding was not remarkable; It was not unprecedented, but occurs in almost every case of tbo assembling of a grand fury, and the general Instructions from the bench, In the opening of their labors, always implies that they shall return, when difficulty besets them. Tbe special business of the district attorney Is to prepare the indictments, and other assistance that the conclusions of the grand jury may come before the court In proper form. When a district attorney or a prosecuting attorney refuses or manifests a disinclination to prepare an indictment, what course is left to the grand Jury but to appeal t the court? It was not tbe hypothetical case that the grand Jury presented to the court that pointed cut Harry Holloway and W. C. Mason ae th parties before them, but notorious public information. The judge is not sworn to sa crecy in his charge to the grandjury. It is always done in open court, aud when any notorious crime is before the community; as fraud or murder, special instructions on sack crimes always form part ol the charge, and tbe public recognlics its pertinency In the premises. It such an attack upon the bench occupied by judges, of which, to ueo tbe Journal's own language, no purer can be found ia this or any otner country,ls to pass without notice, it must only be ascribed to the generous and magnanimous forbearance that can, in its spotless virtue, appreciate no contempt from such a source. But the Journal is not satisfied with a'tackingthe courtandlmpugningits action as remarkable and unprecedented. The grand jury must have its share in the abuse. It impugns their motives, too, and accuses them of being "dead-bent" on "finding a 'law that was unknown to them," for tbe purpose, as is clearly implied, of bringing in an indictment against Mr. Holloway. What facts has the Journal upon which to base so serious a charge against the grand jury? Is it aware that there was any controversy in tbe Jury room between the district attorney that showed that they thought it their duty to bring in an indictment and could not be pursuaded to desist? Is the Journal aware tbat the grand jury did or did not seek advice from tbe court in a private and irregular way? Has the Journal been mads acquainted with any facts that could lota J ' it to make this attack upon these men, sworn to do their duty? If so, from wtac source has it these facts? The same flimsy evasion of a d'rect attack upon these men is resorted to as was done with the judges, in a few words disclaiming belief that they intended to do wrong, thus adding insult to injury. Again a yet fiercer and lesn concealed assault is made upon the witnesses, and their disreputable character Insinuated by tbe appalling facts disclosed to tbe public that they bad been dismissed from the postoffice and the Journal office, and their incompetency implied, as if they had violated their oath as witnesses, In revealing what they had testified in tbe jury-rcom. When did it become a rule in the courts that a witness before the grand jury should swear not to reveal his testimony after it was given. There is no such rule, and the Journal makes this point to impair the eredibility of their testimony, if tho testimony should come before another jury. If not for this, what other object could be in view? Not willing to stop at this, It compares tho.'grand jury to Tooms, and the witneesas to slaves mustered under the shadow of tho jury room. The public may judge of tbe objtct and policy of an article pending an Important proceeding of the Federel Court, when tbat article thus attacks judges, jury and witnesses. Djfs it look like an attempt to prevent an indictment? The Journal is concerned about one of the witnesses, and asks if be was the author of tbe dispatch to the New York Herald that Col. Uolloway bad been Indicted. Now, there is an officer of the court sworn not to reveal the proceedings of the grand j ary room, and the Sentinel avks if he telegraphed to Senator Morton that no indictment hal been found, and would not be found, before the jury had completed their investigations. IIow comes it to pass that wbea Judges, jurymen and witnesses are maligned, this officer is spared any criticism? Will the Journal answer? The Sentinel has not sought in this review to prejudice the case under investigation. Believing the court, to be pure, the jury honest and inclined to do their duty, and tbe witnesses competent though they have been dismissed from the Journal office and postoffice, we can safely await their action, believing that justice will be done, and it will bo with no feelings but those of sadness it It EbaU aproir in tbe performance of their sworn duty they find it necessary to bring in a true bill. Bat as we honor tbe courts, and would guard these institutions of Justice, we could not suffer this covert attack of the Journal to pass without a complete exposure. Grant's Fatal Blander. The contemplation of President Grant's complicity with the whisky frauds upon the government that tava boon perpetrated at St. Louis and elsewhere can not be pleasant to any right thinking American citizsn. It should bo a matter of profound regret that even a suspicion of such a crime, er tue pessibillty of connivanca, should attach to the bigbofflfiof the president of the United States. The very suspicion is a national disgrace tbat no American, at borne or abroad, would like to confess. And yet, what can be said in tbo premises, in view of plainly developed aud Incontestable facts, ttat will exculpate tbe president from the position in which he has placed himsell? Tbltf prosecution of perjurers, conspirators, and defrauders of the just revenues of the government commenced and was prosecuted under tbe pressure of ala lute necessity, or else the government roust abandon all protensa of an honest administration of

the laws. Facts came to lightest showed conclusively that enormous frauds had been.

and continued to be perpetrated. These frauds could not uave existed but by the complicity of federal officials. The bold facts a.Ured tbe whole nation In the lace that the sworn officers of the government were violating the law, and reaping pecuniary reward for .their base violation of sacred trust. In their acts there was a double crime, and so disgraceful, If properly understood, as to arouse thelntensest indignation on tbe part of tbe American people. It there had been but a single Individual here and there over the country who hfjki been detected In malfeasance in office,, the people would simply have heard the f.tory and acquiesced In his punishment as 'they do In that of any detected criminal. But the situation showed a more alarming r.-ondltion of things, that ot actual con spiracy, beginning, we may say for convenience, with the distiller ol whisky, and reaching np through the sworn inspectors, revenue agents, gangers, assessors and collectors, and then on through special agents to officers high in the government, finally compassing the confidential friend and secretary Of the president of the United States. That auch a scheme, of such magnitude, should go on from year to year In a country like our own, Is, Indeed, surprising, it must De viewed as a stroke at tbe very heart of tbe body politic, And yet viewed in this light, while the whole country looks on believing that there was tobe an earnest and elncere attempt to punish every guilty man, tbe government steps in, by the decision of the president, and impedes the honest and faithful prosecation of the thieves. And when was this done? Was It when it was suspected that whisky distillers were tbe only culprits to be pun ished? No. The word then went forth, "let no guilty man escape" Was it when Joyce took his departure for Jefferson City, to to clothed In tbe convict's carb, sending back the testimony that no Washington officials were involved In the frauds? No, The prosecutions thus far went bravely on. But when, link after link of tbe evidence was predaced, and tbe damaging trutb Cime to light tbat Avery, and then Babcock were plainly and irretrievably involved, and if tbe prosecutions went on would land, with the other conspirators to defraud tbe government, in tbe penitentiary, with the inculpation of tbe president himself tor at lea3t tratscending his official duties and rights in interfering with Commissioner Douglas, then came tbe order that the faithful prosecutor, who has done more than all others to break up this nest of thieves, Mr, Henderson, must bo dis missed. The trail was oecjmlng too fresh. The testimony was too damaging to the personal friends of the president and gave occasion to make objections to fcii proles slonal propriety, and the result is tbat a check La? at onco been placed upon the spirit and morals of the proceedings, and the grave suspicion is at once excited that the president finds it expedient to screen his friends lest he himsell should be incul pated. In this grave situation, it is a lamentable fact that tbe president's personal reputation is not sufficiently high to screen him, on grounds of bis own Integrity and unim peachable character. lie has accepted gifts, and appointed tbe givers to offiee, ttat strict morality can cot help characterizing as a specici of corruption not much above bribe taking. Ills bosom friends and personal in timates have rot been above suspicion Shepherd, the notorious corruptionist of Washington City municipal affairs, was recognized by him, after being thrust out in disgrace by his own party friends. His relatives, Cisey, Corbin, Orvllle Grant, have a personal reputation before tbo American poople to-day that lacks much of belog enviable. With these disadvantages surrounding the case, tbe action of the president in dismissing Mr. Henderson slows very badly for himself. All the circumstance-?, tbe flank movement of the military commission, so completely thwarted by the action of that court, all go to prove tbat .there is something yet untold In regard to the whole ramifications of this wretched conspiracy. Even the friends of Mr. Grant can not satisfactorily explain any of the dark features of the cas3 that will obtrude themselves upon thinking minds. To sy the very least, Mr. Grant has fatally blundered. It has been a matter of great wonder how Mr. Grant could have been bo Intimate with these conspiring r&scals and discovered nothing wrong, and it is a greater wonder, now that their guilt ia certain why be impedes tbe course of justice that should ove'rtake them. If the American people, knowing tho alarmingly enormous frauds that have been perpetrated, knowing how very near absolute guilty knowle Ige has been traced to the door of the Wh.te House, knowing tbat he has interfered with tbe earnest effort of honest officials to unearth tbe frauds, and thrusts out Ot the way tbe most efficient man that could compose this desirable end, and yet sustain him, then tbe American people show forth tbat they care little whether the government be administered in rlghteousn&is or plundered by villains. Ihe Grand Jury Investigation of the l'ostofllce. The investigations now in progress develop a condition of affairs that calls forth the serious consideration of all who favcr purity in official station. Tbe matter as it now stands has a very dark look, and tbe wonder is tbat a thorough investigation has not long since been made. It can only be accounted for on the presumption that the o In high position and influence with the government have prevented action here, as was done for a long while in tbe St. Louis whiaky frauds. Now, tbat circumstances make this no longer possible, tbe investigation goes on. The public Trtch with jealous eye every movfincL. tbat looks like an effort to screen the guilty, and thus publio opinion forces the truth out into the open light. No sooner was It mads apparent that District Attornev Trusler was disinclined to second

the action of the grand Jury than a general indignation was felt on all aides, and this

no doubt led to a fuller revelation ot facts than was at first supposed to exist. The Sentinel was maie aware that there was probably a tampering with tbe grand jury by parties Interested in preventing an indict ment, and bringing this before tbe public. it caused two of the Jurors to make the facts publio that they were in an embarrassing position that, while tbe Investigation was in progress, an important position bad been tendered to one of the grand jurors by the superintend ent of tbe postofSce, and tbat the publication of tbe fact constrained them to make tbe statement to the court, whereupon they were discharged. What must tbe public think of such a condition of things? Supposing it bad been discovered during tbe investigation of the whisky frauds here, tbat the Bingbtms had tendered to grand jurors lucrative places in their distillery, what would the public think? Bat one conclusion could be arrived at, and that is too plain to need mention. What now does the Journal think Is the duty of Col. Holloway in the premises? Can any leverage from Washington City help cover up this matter? Can any telegraphing arrest proceedings? Can the Journal, by renewing its attack upon the judges, ijury and witnesses, binder a thorough and complete investigation of this whole matter? There are former occurrences in tbe postdfflce that likewise should receive the attention of the proper authorities; and the public will expect, without fear or favor, the very bottom facts oi these defalcations, mail-bag contracts, the missing letters of the Masonic Mutual Benefit Society, pensioners in the postoffice and everything connected therewith stall come to the light. The Sentinel does cot undertake to say what offence has been committed in placing grand Jurors in Bach positions as to constrain them to ask to to released Irom their positions, but such acts Lave been known to bring speedy and condign punishment. Tbat there has been wrong doing is scarcely new a question, and 83 the light shines in upon the facts, the Sentinel is curious to know how any objection can be legitimately raided to a full and fair investigation of the whole matter. Tho Sentinel does not desire the slightest inconvenience or. shadow ol suspicion to rest upon any innocent party, but this can only now ba secured by a full investigation of all the lacts. Crant and the Prwldenfy A Lifetime Office.. In the ordinary course of things, it may be concluded that Mr. Graut desires to continue in the presidential chair for another four years, and the same motives and desires tbat prompt him to seek it now. will doubtless move him four yoars hence, should be be elected, to seek to remain there a fourth term, and so on, until doUh shall overtake him. If he should thus live and reign the ordinary period of life, when it closes he could doubtless manage It easily to place a son upon the throne tbat he vacates. Of course, tbe Democracy will do all thai can be legitimately done to defeat him this and every time. If, therefore, the Democracy succeeds the third term and lifetime project ends at once. Bat it tbe Democracy fall?, what then? Look at it as we may it is a step toward Imperialism. This is no mere bugbear suggestion. The American people see progresi in this direction step by step and yet they are not alarmed. The dismissal of Ilendertoo, a faithful officer in the employ ot the government, was an aet of supreme imperial ism, lie was doing his duty as be was em ployed to do it, was aiialcg to clear out ol the way all hinderances. In this effort it was necessary to crltlc'ss tue acta of the president. For this he was dismissed. But who Is the president? Only an officer with distinct and definite duties. lie is just as liable to go to tbe penitentiary for a breach of criminal law as any one else. lie could and would be hanged for treason under tbe constitution as well as any other man According to his theory however, be muBt not be even criticised. Only on the pre sumption that Le himself is tbe govern ment could ce rigntiuiiy dismiss a faithful officer for reproving his acts. If the theory is correct that Mr. Grant can not be spoken against, tben upon what grounds can any government officer be prosecuted. Do not these officials In subordinate positions, in one sense, represent the executive? Why touch Joyce, McDon ald and Avery If Bibcock and Mr. Grant are to remain unmolested. Upon the principle that Mr. Grant has acted in dismissing Mr. IlendorsoD, there could be no prcaocutionof tbe president even if a dozen telegraphic dispatches should be discovered directly impeaching bis honesty. For wbo would prosecute him? Not bemg employed' to prosecute tbe government, and Grant belüg the government, the occupation of the prosecutor would be gone when one lint of tbe chain that includes tbe whisky ring la found attached to the door bell ot tbe White nouae. All this 'goes to ahow distinctly the imperial tendencies of tbe present incumbent of the executive chair! The third term project is simply another step; it means a fourth term and a fifth, a life office lor Mr. Grant, with a successor In tbe family line There Is no other Interpretation can be given to It. This matter should receive the thoughtful consideration of the Republican party. Republicans may deem Mr. Grant a necessity to the success of their party. But what Is succois purchased at such a cost H'id lor whose profit? We have already seen that te has so hedged himself ;ü-out with influences that be is intrenched tti his position. Bad men are bis personal i.ivorltes. Unwise irren are his counselors. Hristow, himtt-if, universally esteemed as honest and efficient, not without prospect of becoming president himself If Imperialism were at once peremptorily checked by bis party, has fallen greatly In tbe estimation of the American people. If, when the order went forth dismissing Henderson, he had at once placed his xesiguation in the hands tbat

were grasping imperial power, be would have received universal plaudits from his countrymen. Grant measured his man, and has thus cruched out a formidable rival. He has used him for his own purpose while he could be made useful, and now be crushes him by thwarting his well-laid plans to capture all tbe guilty. Mr. Grant Is doubtless prepared to deal thus with all who rival him in his aspirations. But la there not virtue enough In the r.epnbllcan party to rise np to the dignity and importance of the situation? Can they not see that Mr. Grant has been indirectly, at least, fostering corruption? Ia there not a melancholy danger tbat tbe f 10,000 In oaab with which McDonald went East on one of his missions, and was found riding with tba president and threatening the secretary, was leit some where upon which the light will yet shine? Is there not virtue enough in the Republican party to choose defeat rather than success so tainted as a victory with Grant would be? Can there beany campaign enthusiasm generated over the rottenness that smells to Heaven from tbe present administration? Can the heroes ot the war adhere longer to him? Will the clergy of the church commend him? Will the Republican leaders stifle every boneet and honorable connection and be found again shouting hosannas to this man? If so, let liberty draw her chaste robes around her

and bid adieu to Republican America. The Sacredneas ef the White JüToose. The time of tbe administration ot General Grant will be known In tbe future as the t ge ol magnificent stealing by government officials, and tbe carnival of erime in high places, Instead oi the age of rea;e and prosperity which would have followed the war with an Intelligent and honest government. It the government of the country should, by the grace ol God or the returning common tense of tbe people, be republican in form at the opening of the twentieth century, tbe children of this generation will find it difficult to harmonlz) pa'ernal respjct with the condition of affairs in the Centennial year. They will wonder why their fathers who fought to save the nation should allow it to te robbed ard strangled by the men whom they placed in office to protect It. Tbey will d stover bnt little of tie purity of which we beast, and much of 6tupid acquiescence cr positive indorsement of crime against tbe people. The present administration hai committed sa many act In violation of law, jubtice end common sense that the author wbo would write aa account of tLe:n would furcisb a very fall and correct b'atoiy of all i's dciegs. The people have texme eccustomed to tbe violation or tbe law and to tbe screenlag of thore who have committed effemes from the jast punishment of their crimes. Genera Grant and the officers of his cabinet have been reojtedly informed of tbe fact of tho existence of what is now known as tbe "whisky ring," but what might be more properly designated, a garig of thieve, organized and conducted lor tbe especial purpose of Btraling tbe revenue of the government, and that many of those connected with this gang were In its employ and pay. General Grant has made those wbo were charged with tbe highest crimes against the government his bosom friends, and when, in spite ol the president's efforts to protect them,, tnete criminals were removed from office, he has invited ibem to the White House, made them his confidents and given them letters cf commendation after the people had the best of loasoLS lor believing tbat they were thieves. His excellency was at last forced to consent to an investigation of these frauds against the revenuo of the United States by a grand jury at St. Louis. Mr. Henderson, an ex-seta'.or from Missouri, was appointed to assist the United gtates attorney in the prosecution. lie is an able lawyer, and conducted the prosecution with such vigor that several of the president's lriends and cronies were arrested, tried, convicted and sent to prison. Mr. Henderson supposed be was em ployed to prosecute in tbe interests ot the people, and not to defend the White House. In this he y.& mistaken. He was expected to understand that when his excellency said "Let co guilty man escape' tbat those near tho throne and the friends cf his royal person were to bo excepted. The earnest advocate forgot to pay homage to bis master and dared to say that frauds must be investigated, even though the investigation reached the White House. The words of tbe honest prosecutor were just such as the country needs for its salvation. If It Is to be saved. He made Ms words good. He showed that be knew his business too well to suit bis employer. He did carry the Investigation to the White House. Ho satisfied the grand jury that Gen. OE. Babeocki the private Eecretary of the president ol tbe United State, wss one of the band of thieves who bad been defraud ing the people of the country and stealing millions of dollars. Gen. ßaeoock was in dicted for these high crimes. As soon as the news of his indictment reached tkocapitol, Senator Henderson, the . prosecutor, was removed. Why? Let tbe tax-payers of the country answer at tbe polls. POSTOFFICE MATTERS. THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS TWO GRAND JURORS ASK TO BS RELIEVED, AND ARB ACCOMMODATED. Col. J. W. Gray, formerly of the Spencer House, aud radical republican, Jacob Whitesell and the United State attorney. Trusler, came belore bis Honor Judge Gresham yestorday, and, upon tbe statement that Gray was approaoued by Holloway, aud oflöred the contract to repair tbe mail ba&s, he was discharged from a further consideration ot the Holloway cts". Upon tbe statement that Mr. Whitebell Lad tho contract fur carrying the mails, aud tad made an application for a renewal ol h:s contiact, wbich renewal had to pass through Col. Holloway's hands, Mr. Whitesell was allowed to graceiully retire from tbe grand Jury and from a further consideration ol Mr. Holloway' case. But wfcat ia strange, Wblttsell has been on tbe gi aud jury since Nov. 2, and yet it would seem tbat some one other than hlm-