The daily gazette., 1878-10-10
B n Hill on President Hayes,
A Scathing Review of the
Administration.
Buds. Of Promise Nipped
PRESIDENTIAL BENEFIOIARIEs
OF GRIMES.
Perjury Elevated into a Virtue
and Forgery into An Art.
ATLANTA, Ga, Oct. 7, 1878

Some months ago Senator Hill, of this
State, who was, upon Hayes accession to
office, so kindly disposed toward the
President as to almost excite the suspc-
ion of his democratic constituents, pub
lished some rather callstic illusions to
the Presidents civil service policy. These
remarks have been sharply commented
upon by Northern journals. Mr.. Hill,
replying to Georgia acquaintance, de-
fends his accusation in the following let
ter -
ATLANTA. Ga, Oct. 2, 1878.
My DEAR SIR-In this day of much
printing il is almost impossible to have
ones opinions or motives correctly repre-
sented. | suppose it is because misrepre
sentation is SO easy. l have never cast
any ''slurs on Che President" / have
never expressed any "bitterness toward
Mr.. Hayes" because have never felt any.
| have never complained or INDUCED in
pique because Mr.. Hayes did not appoint
persons to Office who were recommended
by me. l have never recommended any.
l have indorsed some applicants as quail
fed, and have greatly desired to see the
civil service improved-especially in the
South.
PRESIDENT HAYES FAILURE.
Now, my friend, 1t is the utter and
sickening disappointment which these
hopes have experienced, and nothing
else, which has forced from me the few
words to which you allude, and which
have been falsely construed by republican
papers to express personal bitterness and
hostility on my part toward MIR. Hayes.
In my opinionMr. Hayes has utterly failed
to mprove-indeed,h has strangely thrown
away-an opportunity to make himself a
name worthy to be enrolled with that OF
| Washington, because that opportunity
improved would have conferred on his
country benefit equal to any conferred
by Washington himself. He has failed
because he has shown himself utterly
unequal to his opportunity. He has
shown himself unequal in that he has
utterly failed to realize that the Chief
Magistrate of great country has no per
sonal friends, no personal enemies and
owes no personal obligations, but is un-
der obligations only to his country, and
to that country's honor, glory, prosperity,
constitution and laws. He has thrown
away his opportunity to honor himself
and even his country by recognizing an
obligation to reward those who, by frauds
most disgraceful to their country, gave
him this opportunity. He has thrown
away the grandest opportunity ever given
to man only that he might give offices
and rewards to as worthless set of rap
scallions as ever disgraced humanity.
PRESIDENTS BY REASON OF CRIME
A man may become President by rea.
son of crime and yet himself not be
tainted or even culpable. Twice in oul
history, have men become Presidents by
reason of crime. Andrew johnson
became President by reason OF
wicked and foul assassination. Mr.
HAYES became President by reason
of wicked and foul conspiracy to
change, and which did change, the ballots
of the people after those ballots had been
cast. Yet each became President through
the forms of the constitution and laws
How did Mr.. Johnson deal with those
who committed and who were charged
with aiding to commit the crime by which
he became President? ? He pursued them
for punishment with such vigor that, a.
lall the world now believe, an innocent
woman was hanged! How has Mi
HAYES dealt with those who commlttet
and those who are charged with aiding
to commit the crime by which he became
President If you will examine the lis
from the humblest manager OF the elec
tion precincts in Florida and Louisiana
through the visiting statesmen as the,
are now in mockery called, and up tt
land through the Electoral Commission
and show me one, black or white, higl
or low. who is known to be guilty. o
!, who is suspected of the guilt of hi
crime. who has not received or been OF
fered an office, you will relieve to tina
extent the pain and modification l fee
in looking over these sickening revela
tions.
WOMEN AMONG THE CoNsPIRAToRs.
There was a woman cha ged to b.
among the consplrators in both crimes
In Mr .Johnson's case Mrs. Surratt, pro
testiny her innoct nee with an homes
iwoman's tears and a devoted moiher
entreaties, was chained anu mocAeu am
l hungl os Tanks con
| T..
, fessinp h.r puil1in brdZen glDDerlsn neVe
tssS,s before m equalgd, receives an office G,
i, GOOD nav and little work in the treasury
s %s ~ersh Tnsn msn %anEE Eans, as;
- children and husbands slam IN oa..ie
e were rudely turned away with the eaH grat IT
answer "no vacancies. IL ins,1" 80, -
ss%g A. ssm"s Of %fs RGSh ea'
sougn. ho .io had rendered the latter goot
service, e VIC and Mr.. Johnson had entertai ne, e,
+ him an office, what would tne 1ln,, wotit sou
y have said? What would would tofnra you say y,
petter pette,S Cnmmittee, n" written by republican
ell1 hers Of Congress to rePGsiiea' I, aotinn
whieh ssritngy exhibit tns sagssjGr %gss m
uence of Kellogg PaekataM aGtins Mansion sl1s u" [,
+ ather Ah,s wavs y we know that almost ever sr
4 Oarson Connected with the fraud ma