New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-03-16
A PLEDGED DELEGATION.


IARY BRISTow's THREATENED REAoyAL-A
CHANGE or POLICY DY THE President
To me EDITOR OF Ihe TF'bHhe.
SIR: The occurrences in Richmond County in the
last few days render both proper and timely a few
plain words about tho real state Of things with the
Administration since tho Babcock aud other
st. Louis trials. / dare say the eminent
men concerned would prefer not to have
these made public But since Mr.. Conkling clos
eted at the Cust0mhouse Oh Saturday last, has
shown his determined purpose to use the Local. ma
chincry Of the Government to his personal ends ana
10 the disparagement of older it not bet.
ter soldiers in tho Republican party in
New-York. under color of the favor and
decided preference Of the Administration, and since
,Iso he has sent his hcnchmcn into this county to
dcbauch our primaries with the same plea OF "sery
ing the Administration" as was most scandalously
done on last Saturday night it wOuld be an abuse OF
dClicacy 10 consult this wishes of the President or
Secretary Fish or Secretary Bristcw about now
talking out III meeting"
To be plain, things at Washington, in and arouIh
the Executive Mansion. not IS they were thirty
or forty days ago. 1t did not require the Bolknap
affair TO nut the President and the honor OF bis Adj
minstaon in the hands Of their true friends aud OF
his ablest Cabinet counsclor5. And happily MI
Roscoe ConkHng. while he may have contributed
/
point of demanding Mr. Bristow'. resignation
utterly failed, after trying on the bullying cams
with the sturdy Secretary himself. 10 ALLEVIATE these
DISTINGUISHED men, But il was not his fault that
the Administration was not fatally compromised by
such an aspersion on the very owe OF the Beikhap
affair which in such would assnrediy have
made an end Of it.
The scenes between the President and Mr.. BristoW
aud between Mr. ConklIng and Mr.. Bnstow were OF
a widely different character. The latter Mad prece
dence | believe in point of time. For, hotWlth-
standing their dcuias at the time, the Frank Howe
removal or something of the same sort OF interter-
euce with tho longindulged "Pgcrogaiires" Of
the top lofty Senator, was made the occasion
of an interview and scene of the Senator'S own
seeking, which proved more stormy on his pat anc
mora quiet but proyokinsy firm on the part OF Ito
Secretary than profitable to the aggrc.sor. Ills IN
suitng taunts and Impudent demands were re-
Turned. not ia kind, but in terms of personal ard
Official self-respcct that admitted OF no equTocal
meaning The Senator left in a towering passion.
The interyiew-after the repeated abuse of Is
confidence by his official family aud theiE gross
imp,udences developed by the 81. Louie trials
between the President and Mr. Bristow r.tcces
the highest credit upon the cand0r, magnanimlty
and good sense Of Gen. Grant. He confessed 10
having at ore time made up his mind TO ask
for Mr. H.istow's resignation; he rejoced that
he had not done so; he had been
brought to appreciate more highly than he did be-
fore the recent unhappy occurrences the latters
real worth aud services, and IL would not bo his
fault If lac did not remain in the Treasury to the
close OF his Administration. have rca-
son 10 know that the Secretary OF the
Treasury is not the only Cabinet Minister
upop whom no now relied "a his most trusted friends
and advisers, and Hr. Secretary Fish may be
especially named in this connection, and III proof
also that il Gen. Grant We're now disposed TO inter
fere with tho pledges Of the state Convention AZ
Syracuse as to a successor from New-iork. ii would
not be 10 tho SLIGHT Of HIS able aud distinguished
Secretary OF state.
The foregoing statements are just now ncodcdto
eyrose the false coors under which Mr. Conklns
horeS 10 secure seventy pledged men 10 Cincinnati
pledged not alone 10 present his name ~ the onD
fayoiite of the Republicans of New-lork if
the nomination-which he has no reason Ia eNrfc'
much show for outside his own State but to serve
him aq pawns or autom1tons ut Cincinnati IN ma"
ing OF unmahlnG other candidates ion the honih"'
ton. What the Custom-hOuso people may 40 u
tween this and Wednesday next. there Is no pIe"''
ting, hut whatever they may do VIII ho'
be at tho detection or with the concurrence
direct or indirect, of the President And IuI'ne'
whatever ihcy may do in other parts OF the '''''
they will not he supposed 20 contro ui' ~
gressonal District. Mr.. Scudderwill probably ne''
the delegation from Suffolk County Mr.. tnhv' iiOi,
Queens County, and Mr.. Curtis nom kiel'l'n'
County.
And now, Sir, with youT leave a few "oi"' - AZ
the source and motive OF this communication
card is incloscd that you may rely upon 'ilo 49,
tel truth of my statements. individually a."
Grant and sherman man, and have been 80 s'".'
close Of the war; and a. early rs 1868 p'". .;sn
aud hoped they would head The Adih"au Ill
in succession for at least sixteen years. '-
NV poor way, / would have Gen. sherman Ia w.,
mated at Cincinnati, and make the canvass 'ta,
Fall on the ayowed issue that he above IN -.
men deserves the Presidency after Grant anu
Grant deserves to have the Geucrasbp oi tio I'D
restored to him. aftor Shcrmans inangura.l'n. "a.
what is more although l suppose you WIZ lo' ,n.
with me- believe he deserves it for his ci' ',;ar,
istraiion of eight years, as well az ms DIM
military service of four yeaTs. .oth
But all this is personal and imperlineh' CHI.
trouble propose to give you in exposing 'ne oup
ling movement And / have named NY .h.t
preference, that you may unders'"u an,
I do not write in the interest !" ,.
other distinguished civilians named Tor TIC W. ana
top. and supposed to be in Mr. Conklmgs "HJ
with two at least OF whom he has been III p,n'
collision. AN ApMiNi'i
pi,r,.end County March ID, 1875