Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-10-21
senator Rill's recent Letter a Great

B0sWIAuLt
A special dispatch from Washington
to the Baltimore Sun says. "The recent
letter Of Senator Hill, Of Georgia, de-
nouncing the Presidential frauds and
c~ondemning his appointments to Office,
aud his policy generally, is the cause of
much surprise here. Up to the closing
hours Of congress, in June last, the
President had, apparently, no better.
friend or warmer defender than Senator
Hill. Only a few days before the ad-
journment OF ougres Mr.. Hill. in a
published interview, spoke Of Mr.. Hayes
as honest aud upright, aud in no way
responsible for the frauds by which be
was elevated to the Presidency. A
member Of the cabinet says that Mr..
Hills open advocacy of the President
was at times q source of embarrassment
and annoyance, and that the President
would have much preferred it had Mr..
Hill been less vehement in his support.
In his letter just published Mr.. Hill says:
Hayes is as bad q man as Andrew
johnson would have been had he ap.
pointed Booth to a seat in his cabinet.
Those here who are thoroughly &C.
quainted with Mr.. Hill believe that this
sudden and radical change in his opinion
of the President, put forth persistently
at this time, when there seems no occa.
sion or excuse for it, is to be taken as a
notice OF Mr.. Hills intention to attack
the administration on the opening Of
congress. Mr.. Hill is an exceedingly
earnest and determined man, and is never
satisfied with a quiet role. During the
last session Of congress, through the Of
forts OF prominent Democratic senators,
no attempt was made to bricg up fol
party discussion in the senate, any Dues
tion growing out of the settlement OF the
last Presidential election. In the course
Of the debates in the senate, both 10 opeI
and in secret session, all illusions made
to the subject by senators Of either sid
were crouched in The spirit of moderation
and Of Cancellation. If,ss Mr.. Hill friend
appear to think, it is his purpose to pre-
cipitate on the floor of the senate thiI
question, it will afford all the opportuni
ties for sensations that he or any one els
may desire. To reopen the question il
the senate will be to inaugurate q discus
5 sion that would spr' d over q large par
Q of the ensuing session, and which woulC
a be bitter and violent in the extreme
1t is said on the authority OF MI
Rogers, the private secretary Of tn
President, that Mr., Hills assertion the
be has made no accommodations t
Office is not borne out by the facts. 7
the contrary, Mr.. Rogers says, Mr.. Hi
has made a number OF recommendation
o for Office, and several of the person
recommended by him have been sppoin'
. ed. A friend of the President hsnde
|. Senator Hille letter 10 him, and il
perusal caused him the most intens
. surprise, as he still has the most livel
Q recollection of the almost daily visil
= paid to the White House by Mr.. Hill i
; the early spring OF 1877, aud his oontii
ued subsequent assuranceso o. conhdenc
and approval. The President was the
d reminded of a remark made to him
April, 1877, by a prominent Souther
gentleman, not an oficeholder, who he
70 known MIR. Hill for many years. II
3. remark was almost in these words: m
President, mark what | tell you; "
think Mr.. Hill a firm friend OF yourse
y and Of your administration, but the do
l. will come when be will turn on you"
lie may be that Mr.. Hill will content hims,
r. with the issue of his letter, and will n
!. undertake to stir up party strife on Il
=" floor OF the senate, but the intempers
language which he nses fully justi6es Il
m conclusion that he means to pitch IN.