, 1876-07-29
monr, a letter to me from Gen. Webster.
date If The 1tll December, 1875:

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a,eam: W. .ere e,er raeh .ean,slont lyink .na
Gea1ingf not the most ren41ksels het e Of
eept that ssS Ssade, any ycorfaptonl.ts f s of Ill
elas'e. and kinda ara dcspcIatA and
reliance IN an Unparalleled audacisy Or vituper1:
.e,.ns that ae.sk h.. lvnt any eonnc1ssGSe
Secretary Win hmssIi What othel e1pisnation
pee. that the Kng has rot the entire control OF the
40. They afc desperate, md will furnish Atl
y nhHnyy hassy 70 't az 'e eSa
BE- attempted in open dsy' But took ny 70 tcn Ak
1sussell j. there n Washington, and lns the impu:
%snes tS r. tD e1sekma' beth hs
in an atmosphere aiuaat rcculfas 10 tho political
whisky ring u Chicago that perhaps he hua no
Or incosrurtlbiiity IN any one. Yesterday warncd
with him. to have II only with Sweet and Smith,
scamp as TO have feay blackmafiea lhs SccEttarct
hopo this outbusst Of malice in tue L.0. Will
he asdea s a nssw ss se
upposila effect. and unite them nore firmly IN the
hght against corruption. 1t looks ~ u the tlmc is
togctIicr agalntt tue 1aseah AZ tue only way in
which The country can bo saved. hut We shall
soon ncr+ Krste me h few words II truth and
$la sa. Tis'SS,ss TTis'S sssii wilson, " L. "f1'rn"
WILSON TO GRANT.
On tho 1ttll Of December, while IN the City Of
s.. Louis, wpte the President of the United
States this letter:
Mr. DEAn Nu. rnxsrnrxr: Pardon nc for tsou.
b'l yo tn read thu ncloted clipping frosu ycster.
day, niosntngs. CntfA"o rnlncsE. ! might under
oaa5 D. ts 70 IT ts
TO permit TINT gentleman and The lion. Z. u. Far.
well TO settle their own differences In their orn
moa,e in relation 10 m5.ef that havo reached yol.
and Of thc fact that did not care TO 20 Inso tho
Tnte5 IT,, a;a ' H.. epgMtes %ish to ny g yGn that
il utterly aud un9uul'cdly fatsc, even ata joke
pour ono at hest. 1t IL wholly without fonuda.
ence to auy cse either inside or ous.de the m VIII.
obsed % yoa viii saos Si t* L 70 ST. F.!nrl,, Il hs
will take It AZ iayor II you will call his attention
to my answer, rhe situation here md at Chicago
tensi wh sss, es
1wrotc that letter in reply % charge Which
Farwel causcd to be telcgraphea to TIE Cut
CAGo TRIBUNE TINT !,sd gu certain visit to
MUST inner rAKwELh AND LOGAN,
and when slF. Ward asked inc for the evfiloncc,
l
them first and ind tlir evidence uftcrwards.n
viii stu,c that TiiE Clt1oAoo TnIpurs article
referred to stated that the telegram was sub
niiltcd to Wnra under Farwc1l's consideration,
upon Farwcll'a statement that Nnrsl would cou-
corroboratlug il, It should bc PUBLISH
ed. Upon It's being ,suhu.itted to Ward,
however, he rrpud$ud IL in toto,
and denied ever having had any conference or
conversation VII ",nd e h GPs"Tn NY sac ~
Of ,rnu TalnUxk. who catnc to me for denial,
! Simply sali, ~ hoxe 4onc 70 nuke 70 90 W
tet4y aos1Fu eialEe- l lnakc tihs stnte1neht
1ecal'se Ha,l @ sen tllat tnc feporler 9i tnc Hsw
fni,s, o'1pnw a.lu 't.s .is ~ w.
Iso staa IT. H. IT, rt .'n ~ nIs, ~ sMu-
s.a1cS' repsatea a ,n1t e.aasf Il, new shape ~.
telua} ~ Tut oFop'se' aau ptesl'tne a4so 10 ths
fn1xs,oeeo.. ss1,
=, lMa Hfs ny apsWs1 tnen Meoe 70 the taael
aiaeisttatc o. tne 'ano' ano II % my ana*er TO
tnn ctashs Gaay. y a., .,,n
. IN iurihcr response 10 the question oi thc
Comsnil!ee, potn tne secretary aug myself were
caf!J tea 70 catetIn .3 e'1ye ap1;GnenSions 70 10
mnat tne !saue wou!n oe III ias oaoGoek s n1atteF
LOT ~ 5eGsGn Ell taI e1sne" ilo'n te l.cs'dehs
anu =: ., 1el, hilfsclt taat t!sG fFcsllent had
FeeohhcqMntu H. all.i u 81 " ~; i40us' llearhea
from t1e rtcsincnt, ifoM y. :. beil' aau from
the it auovne}.uG@mesa! @ tnasat %as e. IN eonemPla.
Ton 70 employ neii i u Eo ~ 81: Louls atlu TO
report, not 70 uycs, lnlt 10 the Attorney
'sne.nl, "M 'hat the Icasoh 1or ~
rctetltlon was that the freslnent
u1lnelstooa that Dyer anu Hchdcfson shtentlcu
" Hhpi'eate nsln III Tue lf2aus II poselplc'
WILSON 10 DYER.
On Dec 18, lh75 wrote to llyer as f0llowa:
And now word of caution. You hayc u,adr q
mistake In trusting G. 3. neli. He has been pre-.
tending TO know that yon haSn been cndeavoring 10
impicatc the President, and It is possible thai be
my rs.tn M a. 10 q ~. hoGia ~, u @ aoss' put yoar
peat nian VI! :; oneSi haa ~" NIL euun sse Wuesa
snsnrrt hnt hnn't trnsf n, md @,svn ht,, ,ratri,
ed. Mind viii say, Know what an writing
aboul; Nnl you must burn this Oh your honar.
| will btatc, further, that made s,,cl, renrc-
erntatious to thp Acknowledgement uni to thc
lsresrnt. whei, IIeor,,e,l Tint II ,yns in ro,It r
,,tm, ~ sr1j ti,is In",, - IL. inua ~ In,i,,rn
ptson ~ eeu 1i.e t4.u ~ ~ '.,"s; 70 'suussu
tnena ~ leeanslac1 'Af!r lToE,osea heIont An0 ht
H. IT,. or s"'p'ose"' iaet el'a' ao iFes-
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IT ms lp'or iupaSa rvi1sn IT, ' rt tsa "as wa tM" H. ~ Ic ~,
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