The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-04
WASHINGTON.
FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT.


THE HAYEs-GARFIELD LErTEE-rHE FACTS IN
PIECE OF FINEssE ON The PART OF THE
BLAINE FACTION.
A great deal OF commotion has been made recently
about an unmportant letter written by President
Hayes to General Garfield, at the lalers request 10
serve as proof that ne had yielded his claims 10 the
vacant Ohio senatorshp last spring at the solc'ta-
tion OF the President, by WHICH declination on the
part. of General Garfield the Senate rship, u
viii be remembered. fell 10 Stanley Matthews Tho
letter is only important at all by reason now oil Gen
rra Garnclds emphatic assertion that the version Of
II given recently in papers forgery In every
word and line, whereas It is well known here that
this version Is almost substantially the same us inc
original There IS serious mistake IN the da'e'
which should be March Is instead OF May Is; other
wise IT is nearly copy The facts abo1t the letter arc
Us follows-
one Saturday night, 10 the second week after MS IN
auguration, President Hayes In the course OF an IN
,ervlew with General Garfield at the White House,
pressed him to yield his claims to the ohio senator
SHIN in favor OF Stanley Matthews, say
ing that he General Gartied) would be
OF more value TO the country and the admins
tratlon on the floor of the House than in the
Senate, aud promising that II he would decline TO be
n candidate for tho Senate he (the Presldent)
would use his influence in helping him to
secure the SpeaKcrship General Garfield, after
some rejection, assented TO the Presidents
proposition but next day, Sunday, asked that tho
President would write him letter cmbodying his
reasons Tor making tho proposition. This the Prcsi-
dent did Immediately, and the letter passed into the
possession OF General Garfield day or two later
tho had occasion to explain his withdrawal from
the contest Tor the scnatorship, and he showed the
lar vrl,n
took shorthand copy OF it, and some Western cor
respondents, whom he wished 10 make paragraph
OF il Tor tho benefit OF his Ohio constituents. No i'm
porancc was attached the letter at the Time, every
body knew hat President had asked General Gar
field 10 yield TO Stanley Matthews, but with the de-
velopment the Presidents Southern policy ana tho
freezing OF the carpet baggcrs the Blaine faction
read the letter over again and took q new meaning
from the concluding sentence in which the President
assured his friendship corporation
IN his contest for the Speakcrsnip This exercise Of
the Executive functions sway the proceedings OF
legislative body high treason, such
would have impcached Andy JOHNSON in double quick
time Hence all The facts OF the Stanley Matthews
niiar we're disnterred few weeks ago and paraded in
the papers, much to the surprise of the public, who
wondered why this chapter Of ancient history
was undergoing fresh narration. Tho
was soon apparent. Tho subject once re.
yived in the public mind what purports
10 be the OF the Presidents letter has been within
few days given the public, the material being sup
Piled from the recollection OF those who read tho
original and who Ind the help, doubtless of some
purely disinteresed suggestions from Mr. Chandlcr's
shorthand notes. The object was TO weaken public
confidence in the sincerity and independence Of the
President by having the impression 60 out that he had
been SO corrupt as TO promise to use
the powers Of the Executive TO control the
organization OF the House of Representatives contrary
10 the will of its implied political majority, all OF
which TO be accomplished by straining pervert-
ing the sense OF natural and simple expression or
promise OF tho Presidents interest in behalf OF tho
recipient OF the letter. But unluckly for this scheme
of the sorohcads, General Garfield kpocked It tho
head by his point blank statement TO tho Associated
Press agent At Columbus nronouncng the letter pub
lshcd in tho papers "a forgery in every word and ine
Unfortunately. however, for General Garfield, there
many persons in Washington who read tho letter
and who say that the published substantially
the same the original. and who wonder why he
went SO far dcnouncc it IA forgery In every
word line" The identity of the letters has
nothing whatever TO do with the scheme
which procured the recent publication OF the
letter. Another issue has arisen now between
General Garfield and. the Blaine faction and
while ago General Butler rushed into print deny
that be had bought acre OF land IN Colorado,
but the records at Pueblo proved damaging 10 The
Generals assertions the letter OF Wayne Mcvcagh.
II is feared that eminent republican
has protested too much and must explain himself
FRAUDULENT PRACTICES IN UNITED STATS
MAEsHAL's oFFIcE-rHE GUILTY PARTIES AR
RESTED.
within few days OF attaches OF the Office OF United
States Marshal Douglas Office in North Carolina who
are charged with colusivcly preparing sham
papers OF service and collecting from the
Treasury money for travelling and other tees
never expended incurred. The parties in arrest
are the Deputy Marshal the Chief Clerk and Chief
rountanL The Deputy Marshal was arrested in Wash
ington tonight, where it is onlyair to say he
make exposure OF the frauds the authorities He
admits bavng been concerned with the Others but
pented and intended to make clean breast OF his guilt
The amount involved is many thousands OF dollars,
and IL is feared that similar practices obtain In many
other United States Marshals' Offices throughout the
country. IL is SAID that a largo proportion of tho
United States judicial expenses OF North Carolina have
been fraudulent.
COLONEL JACK WHARTON IN RESPONSE TO GEN.
ERAL BUTIEB
"The redoubtablc Colonel Jack Wharton arrived in
washington this morning, to las his friends say look
after his interests connected with the United States
Marshashp at New Orleans Hc had not read Mr..
Wayne Mcvcagh's letter before he got here,
and was, therefore, greatly pleased 10 find
himself admirably, II Indirectly, champloned
sganst the assault of General Butler He says that
far from being concerned In any intrigue to secure
the OF Governor Nichols he stood by Governor
Packard TO the last moment, and escorted HIM TO
his carriage when, with the military withdrawn. there
was nothing for him TO do but TO succumb grace
fully and peaceably as he could.