The Republican journal., 1878-10-24
The Cipher Despatches.

says the Bible; which, it may be inferred.
is declaration that when it accords with
Divine purposes that hidden matters shall
be disclosed, the veil is withdrawn II
any believer in special proyidences desired
to apply that doctrine to the affairs Of
this country, it might be said that the
present revelations in regard to the late
Presidential election are being made to
show III what dangerous position the
country stood Just two years ago. and how
critically near to the brink Of civil war.
The history Of the world shows that moth
ING so profoundly stirs the passions Of
mankind rs those questions which deal
with the righttulness or legitimacy Of its
rulers. Human nature, even among the
most stubborn advocates of self govern
ment, attaches itself to the personality Of
prominent men, and is apt to be as tcna-
cious Of the claims Of popular leaders in
a government like ours. a. it IL Of anoint-
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WIN me known facts N this connection.
ne Writer auudes y the eNe.tln- period
III feOruaTy, Just preceding the electoral
count, when WatterSon and some other
DemocFatS"eTe urging the crazy plan that
hundred thousand cltZehS should attend
lhe inauguration ol llIden, and the Dem
ocrats OF the House were preparing 70
staVe on the count 10y tlIIbuSterIng.
IN the same month OF February Alr.
fleId 5 committee IN the House ami Sen
ator Morton's committee in the senate
almost simultaneously demanded ct the
Western Mon Telegraph Company the
election dispatches Of both sides. MIR.
orion, then president OF the company,
refused to surrender them, and here bel
gins the curious story which is whisper
ed in democratic as well As political
circles. II Is said that Mr.. Field had ob-
tanned possession OF copies Of number of
republican dispatches, some of them
damaging 70 persons at least as high as
Senators. and others of them in cipher,
but limiting at matters and suggesting
things which it is believed the republi
cans would not Ike to have disclosed to
the public. lie, 1t Is said, wished to get
hold Of the whole republican correspond
ence, believing that this would enable
him to decipher some dispatches already
in his possession and to make clear the
meaning OF others. 1t Is added that be-
fore requiring the production OF the re
publican dispatches he prudently con
suited Mr.. Hewitt, the chairman Of the
National Democratic Committee, as To
whether any damaging discoveries could
be made against the democrats, and that
Mr., Hewitt assured him, for himself and
orthe National Committee, that he might
safely 60 ahead, because there was moth
ing Oh the Democratic side which would
not bear the light. Thereupon lie de
manded the dispatches the Senate Com
mittee at once issued similar reQuisition,
and Mr. orion, formally refusing in order