New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-08-15
Rollins or NORrH CAROLIyA.

Now we know all aDOut lSollihH-i '"'N"'J
Rollins of North CarOIlna-he whom the AS
socated Press appointed Commissioner OF In
dian Affairs about fortnight since. Someho"
or other the President has not ratified the ap-
pointment yet and an expectant public has
been waiting ever since TO learn who Rollins
is, and if he is to be appointed, wherefore
and if not why mott Rollins himself now re-
yeals himself in an interview with the Wash
incton correspondent of The Chicago Inter
ocean, He is the man who made Hayes Pres
ident. A grateful country has been looking Tor
that individual for long time, but like Yam
kee Doodle. who couldn't see the town
"'cause there were 80 many houses
the country could not find him because
he WAS so numerous. But Rollins Is the
identical and original Jacobs. lie was
delegate at the Cincinnati Convention, ana
man camc TO him and offered money if he
would carry his delegation for Hayes. He in
dignantIy declined (thi5 is his story remem-
ber); he was not that sort of man. but he
concluded to vote for Hayes nevertheless, on the
fourth ballot. After he had done so, the same
per-on came over 10 him and thanked him, ana
promised. in the name Of Hayes, TO give HIM
good Office il he would carry his colleagues with
him. II does not appear that ROllins's virtue
was outraged at this proposition. lie laDored
with his delegation, and on the last ballot they
gave Hayes the twenty-one votes OF North
Carolina, which nominated him.
Rollins went beck to North Carolina with
the proud consciousness that he had maze a
President. He held the place Of Collector OF
Internal Revenue. In few weeks he was
consolidated out. This surprised him little;
but he thought is was probably only blht
from the President that he ought to claim the
good place that VS. promised HIM at Cincln-
natl, 80 he packed his carpet-baG and vent to
Washington. During "A long and pleasant CON
ycrsation the President alluded 70 Kolins's
services in securing his nomination. and re-
marked: "Col. Rollins, how would yOu IKE
=" to be Commissioner of Indian Affairs ~ 10
which Rollins replied: " | think would ac-
"ccpt, Mr. President, if the position were ten
"dered me- Very well, said tho President,
you may make your arrangements with a
"view 10 taking the office about October /. do
mot wish to make change TILL the pending
investigation in that Office Is over" Rollins
said the proper thing, and took his leave
NOW it turns ont that the President has no IN
ten:ion Of appointing hin. Perhaps Mr. Hayes
WIS indulSing in sly joke. lie may
have remembered that it WAS a brother OF
Rollins who plundered the Cherokee Indian
Fund and may have thought what a nice
thing the Indian Bureau would DO to have in
the Rollins family. And then he had seen the
man who made him President so often before,
in all sorts Of clothes and with all sorts OF
faces. asking for all sorts of Offices, that he
doubtless could not resist the temptation OF
having bit Of fun with him.
We hope he will not be 50 hard-hearted,
however, o. TO let Rollins go back to the
wrds OF North Carolina with the feeling that
Presidents are ungratefnl ranking in his manly
breast. The consulate at St Paul de Loando
is not vet filed, or If filled will soon he vacant
for the climate on the African coast bisS such
wearing effect upon cOnsnls that they rarely
hold ont more than ten days. by all means
let Pinclney Rollins have the place.