National Republican., 1877-09-04
FIFTY CENTS PER MONTH.


soteldo struck back They clinched. and atcr the
usual scutlie In such eases they separated. Tnc
above statement, word for word, ls made by Judge
Rayner. X RiYSEG.
In reply, Il Is quite necessary TO stA,c that con-
siderable part Of the solicitors statement is In
correct It Is charitable to supposc that lie was So
unnerved and excited 10y his encounter on the
Treasury steps. that, whea he wrote the statement,
he could not collect hii thoughts or remember pro-
ci.ely what had occurred.
Mr. Sotcido never madu any threats 10 him In re-
laton 10 tho Grow case. on the contrary. Solicitor
Rayner acted In very b,d faith In that case, blih
towards Mr.. soioldo ard Mr.. Grow.
The arrest and prosecution Of Mr. Grow wrs evi.
IDENTIFY the result Of acynspiracy formed against
him by the local detectives because Mr.. Grow took
an active part counsel for the people in show
Ing up the rasctlity Of the detectives last winter
when Tue RcrrBttc,s made fight uron the
gamblers, Believing that II was Oh this account
that Mr. Grow was prosecuted, Mr. Sp.elio, cdi-
tor Of THR RrrrBLTCiN, which journal was respon.
slblc for bringing Mr.. Grow into opposition to the
detectives naturally felt an interest in his case.
Amer Mr.. Grow WIS arrested Nr. SO:cllp and Mr..
Grow proceeded to call upon Treasurer Gilhlan at
his house, but Mr.. Glla!la was not at home. They
then went to the residence Of Solicitor Rnyner. on
street, and found him AT home. Mr. Iayncr cx.
pressed great Indignation ut the action of the Sc
| cret service detectives In having Mr.. Grow ar.
rested. lie said that he Regretted It very much:
that he did not believe that Mr.. Grow committed
| any forgery: that the Treasury Department was
not vindctve. and all II required was 10 have the
money refunded; that Mr. 1OmpklLs was the
proper person To institute IfnCCcdngs II any one
was: that he had always had the highest regard for
Mr.. Grow. md believed him Incapable of forgery,
and that the dctcctivcs acted without his consent
| or sanction.
At other times Mr. RAyner repeated IN substance
what lie saId Rt this interview. aud led b1th Mr..
Sotedo and Mr.. Grow to believe that 10 far eS he
was concerned he was disposed to have the Dc.
partmcnt withdraw from all proceedings. but
when Acting Secretary Mccormick called upon
him for an opinion n 10 what the perartiu,H VI
should 10 In the matter lie entirely reversed what
he had said personally To Mr.. sotcldo ard Mr.
Grow.
WHAT MADE hin MAD.
The abuse which Solicitor Rayler claims wa,
hcaped upon him Is contained In the following
paragraphs which appeared at different dates Ia
| THE RErUBLIcAS They were printed A. jokes. aud
any sensible man would have tIrnci them of
with laugh instead Of making tliass wnrs, ~
going into 4 fight and coming oat completely
routed:
Solicitor Rsyner has returned 10 his post, AMI /,
looking vigoroii. and strong. FOR All old gentle
well prscrvcd.
| solicitor Kenneth Rayner Is Slld 10 lie REVISING
his life OF Andrew Joilrson, which was pub
lished sevcnl year ago. lie hf. also IN cnniem
plation life OF Grrut airi life OF IIayes.
Hon. kenueth RayEor denies that he Is eighty
three. lie iS not more than ell hty one and half
hut age deals very gently with our ncco'npliShct
solicitor. He Is as 1.-THE aud chirpy us Jay bird
and In the f,ill Jns,e-sinr "f brilliant nnd vigor
Ous Intellect. Ile will live 10 br NJ least hun
dred and my, and it l. sure uii:ts that he vii
die In office.
II has now transpirel that the Right Hon Ken
meth Rayner S0iiCitor oC the Treasury, has bcsi
enabled to maintain 0 perpetual bloom Of youtl
by the constant and generous u'e Of strong plug TO
bacco.
The rumor that Hon Kenneth Gnyner SOlicIio
Of the Treasury, had killed n nPwsTapcf man I
without foundation. The learned solicitor il uA
deed -A' VI" ''''''' w " S"''' VI '1''
That famous speech of Patrick Henry's, con
cludlng with the Immortal words GIVE nc llbcrt
or give me desth!" has been erroneous,y charge
as n rir niIoae sx s 70 iusn .,ii no,hS saic
tor of the Treasury. the Ri,it lIcIi. Kenncth IA!
ner who, II l. sail was at that tine the youusc
i member ofthc Virginia House Of Burgesses.
Solicitor Kenneth Rayror is the oldest iu year
a but the youngest in strength OF body and ysor
n intellect Of any of our Statesmen. Nn old eent
= man of South Carolina. who called upon him ye
terlay, said IN him, "Eerucih how do you MAI
e age to preserve your youth! lou have not change
. saw you. seveniy.lye year. ago, you were q mcn
Der OF Congress, and Was ner. boy. Now ! lnl
| my years your senior Nj. Rsynct SuIiicd cnil
: placeutly and took u fresh chew Of taLaccc.
Laninan's Congressional Dictionary" >ays tn
e Solicitor Rsyncr wns born In is1s. Though 50 vel
g cradle In year, he Is still active and poNcrh
S physically a. though he was not more than fju
Being heavy and large. framed It is Probable thD
he would have been more than 0 match for Mr. &
tello II the latter lad not had on his aide the
y yantages Of activity anl consciousness Of right