The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-06-13
THE GARFIELD LErrr,
Ss.%as.,'I .,,,I 80 Hl"ces ih,
im "a had Position

HNcw York Herald. General g.r#.....
would s~ein, went q IittIp tlu 4rI....
so sweeping "A contradiction iU tHr..a
OF the recently published letter .r...
President To him iu regard to thrU0..-
atorship and the Speuker,uiu uI u.....
Congress, That such letter was Wr.-..
Is undeniable. IL was shown DAD ..,..
gentlemen IN Washington, one ~ GINA.
Mr. VIM. +, Chandler hal ...rII..
copy of it made. Nooup saw aHy fu.......
ETY. In the letter at the time, and boo ... ID.
sec any impropricty iu b. now. eN....u.
disappointed faction, who are rlr.I|r...
the smallest straw in order t0 break .....
the President and his policy THu ....
secret of the whole Thing
MIR. GmsON's srArMl>r.
Louisville Courier. journal: Do Ion.....
the President did write the foolish Ir.r.rI.
Garfield. And II looks "a. il Garfield ...
varicated about il. Mr.. Gibson 'rr.- ..
full. part OF which was srut by Cine prl..
porter at Washington, read, as follow.
WAsuINGroS, JuusAlsT
To the General Agent Of the Associate.
Press:
SIs-Geu. j. A. Garfield allres..I ...
following letter nom Culumbus, Ohio I....
LIST, to the general agent OF t8p A.sU.....
Press, which was widely published hr.u
him:
"DEAR SIR have just seen BOO the U...
cinnatt Commercial Of this morning. e4n..|
from the New York Sun. what pdrl.rt 4.
be letter ot the President 10 no.. r.t
forgery in every line and word
- A. GARFIELD
"The letter Of the President TO Geu.s.
field was published by me bob the New
sun, Of May 3Oth, with The following WH..
ductiOn Here follows u copy, ND mr
the dispatch 90 the Sun, already printed
tho Commercial II was not pretend
that the letter, as published bon Che Sun u.
a literal copy, but simply iu tho IJiI0R.rr
shape, substantially correct version Oh.
The intention Of Gen. Garfield. as h.s Ie..
plainly shows, was 60 deny that amy sud-.
letter was ever written 10 him. I mlIHa.
that there was, aud that Gen. Garde.d l.
liberately suppressed the truth Boo hI- ur
which is as bad as wilfully uttrrug M...
hood. The letter written to Gen. GIrHaL
by the Presidents was shown by hIm ua
score Of persons within few hours after ..
received 1t. and among those favored HH
its peTusal were three reputable correspond
ents. Gen. Garfield thou desired JheIettefa
be published, in order TO give him grigeu.
opportunity for Withdrawing from .g.
senatorial contest in Ohio. TIC iaE ,.Uf
the President had Oyerstcpprd tho bound of
official decOrum, and possibly COMMITTED
a breach OF the privileges on the house
personalities, Ia assuring Garfield tll d.
would use his influence % secure h.. ra.
ton TO th speakership, was puiufel ont a.l
IL was further suggested that thc pu5..
ton of the letter would probably Da pu.
ductive ofserious results. Acting upon ID.
advice, Garfield concluded thar thr simple
announcement that he had withdr1T. .nu
the senatorial contest at The written rygI...
Of the President, would b. sufficient Ns
secrecy was enjoined upGuauy tho oIpl."
TO whom the letter was exhibited 4ui uIm
than one copy Of IL Is In existence. IHe'..
by the President 10 Carl Id within .9.-
night after tho. inauguration. i- % .-
utmost public Importance, for the reason
thaG With professions OfH fixed 0gn-n
ton TO illustrate by his Aim.uI-tr4i.I
the beauties Of civil service reform N'
Hayes deliberately intertered t1 ...
ence the action of ia. repre-eu....-
OF the people Of the State of ONO H
electlGS a United States senator .l-...
In order to induce General Garfield, a..
didate for that high Onlcc, tu withdraw t
thus Insure the election OF bis tly0rte ..
PRESIDENT pledged his influence t9
the elevation Of the Withdrawing clHi.-a7
% u higher and vastly more inhuauHa. p
ton. That the letter 10 Gen, Garfield u..
qulVocally asked him 10 withdraw u"U
senatorial contest iu Ohio, and assured .
OF the determination Of the FIoz.Ieat (" .4
ert his intluence 70 prevent the Drmy.r..
majority from organizing the House E.F
resentacives. and So secure the giee...
Garfield TO the Speakership, cannot bee t1.
cessfully denied. / challenge eeu. Corr
TO publish the letter, or 10 authorize l.
to whom ii was exhibited t0 make pl.
their copies, or, 1.-The prctoGs their rs.'.e
ton Of It's contents,
4. NJ. GIEHs.
This looks bad, very bad % I11.-
Tor Hayes. Ii looks bad for barIe.a.
seems incredible that the PrtsItn 'H0.
write such letter, but t Is even mo"
credible that, having received be. 70 m'.
Garfield's acumen and experience ''I"'
think Of publishing IL.