The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-04-25

its publication now is in pursuance of the
plan agreed upon by Democratic malcon-
tents. 1t has been held back until the
Blair resolutions and the bill drawn up by
David Dudley Field could be presented to
Congress and referred to the appropriate
committee.
The Blair resolutions were sent to the
Committee ON Monday, and there is good
ground for believing that dispatches were
sent from this city that night to Jackson
vile, Florida, directing that McLin's con-
fession be made public. The so-called ex-
posure occasions very little comment among
Republicans, and has not produced the con-
sternation which the men who inspired it
evidently expected.
Its effect upon Democratic members of
Congress, so far as can be ascertained, will
not be what Mr. Blair has looked forward
to- and will not lead to the decision he
hoped for upon the bill now pending before
the House Judiciary Committee. 1t is be-
lieved here that the confession of McLin is
due to the fact that the Senate refused to
confirm him as Associate Justice for New
Mexico, an office to which he was nominated
last October
New YoRK, April 25.-The Herald Jack
sonville, Florida, special says Dennis the
Alachua Giant, reached the city this'morn-
ing, and was at once taken charge of by his
Republican friends He is hero in his
own ranks. He boasts that he never broke
his word or went back on a friend in his
life. After giving Secretary of State Blox-
ham his confession, he said:
II am not going to deny or affirm any
thing about the statement or about Blox-
ham. Whatever l did with him was done
in the strictest confidence, and even if he
has violated it will not. AS to the cases
against Inc they were of no account. No
lawyer would have called them sound cases.
They were ridiculous, and any Democratic
lawyer in the State will tell you SO. Still
confess l was anxious to have
them quashed. Governor Drew had a
case in Washington, in which he was
charged with timber depredations. He
heard / had a good deal to do with the
cases, and he sent me word that he would use
his influence to have my cases suspended.
l understood this and came home. The
nolle prosequi had nothing to do with any
political developments. 1t is certain that
the State of Florida went for Tilden on the
face of the returns, and he should have hadit.
There has not been time within the past
three months, when, if l had been CON
yinced that crushing proof of the fact that
Tilden carried the State would turn Hayes
out and give Tilden his rights, l would
not have gladly furnished such proof. ]
told Uncle Ben. General Butler) what |
could do, and while he thinks Hayes should
be turned out, he thought it best to wait
till some action had been taken by
Congress in the matter. l talked
with Senator Hamlin about it also. The
President had the facts in reserve all the
time. Noyes and the rest of them told him.
| met him frequently and he always treated
me very kindly, saying he had been told
about me. He gave me notes to the de
partments asking that | be given place. ]
wanted to be an Auditor and | declined
three places, holding one only a few
weeks. | opposed Hayes because
he is a traitor to the party that put hin, in,
and treated my party badly. AS Conkling
says, if the country only knew Hayes as
well as Congress does he would be despised
on all sides. Noyes knew of every move
nlent that was made in Florida, and Hayes
knew it through him. I know this to be
true, and can show it when it comes time"