New-York tribune., 1878-10-17
PRICE -FOUR CENTS.
THE CIPHER EXPOSURES.

The exposure of the South Carolina plot Ivy
The TRIBUNE has caused renewed ex-
citemcnt in regard to the Democratic
attempt 10 buy the Presidency in
1876 The TRBUSE's correspondent at
Washington says that the new rcvela-
tiOns are moro OF sensation than
the previous ones. Mr.. Swails, President OK
the South Carolina Senate IN 1876,
says tho cipher dispatches agree with tho
tacts az he knew them. The opinions
General Ewing, Secretary GOrham,
and others have been obtained. In this
city William stone, member of the SOnth Car
Olna Returning Board in 1876. Governor Cham
berlaiD, John F. Smyth and others expressed
their views of the effects of the disclosures
and the conclusive character Of the dispatches.
A SENSATION All WASHINGTON.
TIE LATE-T EXPOSURES THE woRsr-wHAT THR
POLITICIANS sAY-WooLLEY, EWING, FLA, AND
GORIIAN.
BT TELEGRAPH TO TIE IRmrNPj
WAsHINGToN. Oct l6.-THE TmBUNLs cipher
telegrams relative to the South Carolina have
cause moro of q sensation here than those about
Florida aud their contents are the topic Of common
discussion.
Tho dealings Of Smith Weed were so undisguised,
except by cipher that they leave no room for doubt
as to what lac was about. His direct communication
| with Mr.. ulden's nephew and private secretary 10
admitted to bring the matter home to Mr.. Ilden.
Even Democrats admit to-day that Manton Mar
ble's brief and eyasiye denial after such long e.
ence utterly fails to meet the case, and hat IN fact
1t avoids any mention Of the most serious telegrams
| attri ributcd to him.
There i, q general speculation as 70 what the Pot
! ter Committee will do when 1t assemblies. There
I y.Ef . mil Z IN
! take evidence tor use as campaign material lhls
! is believed 10 have been prepared testimony, de-
/ signed to show that Mr. Sherman's alleged letter
! was genuine But it is decided now that the com
mittce will not meet before November, and 1T will
ignore tho exposure of Iildour attempts al Jribey
! as proved by the cipher kilograms.
I The ReuubIicans have decided upon th"lr course.
! They will demand at the opening of tie session a
searching Investigation Of the Whole matter 10
whatever committee tho case is sent, IT'S RrVuihcan
members will insist that all the prominent parties
10 the frauds now exposed in these tclc.ram~ shall
! be called at once. Such men a. Ielt"n, Marble,
! Haveneytr, Woolley and probably Nj. ll1eu him.
self will be first examined. The movcm'ut IN tho
/ House will be for the purpose Of forcing the D'mo-
Gratis thpn>clye, to investigate their own frauds;
but tie probabilities are that the Republicans OF tho
Senate viii take hold of the matter themselves and
made with the aid Of the complete machinery OF the
! Senate.
At least one Of the coparceneTs Ia the Florida
cipbrr campaign Is " at home 10 The interviewer,
though not on that account communicative. Mr'
| c. W NuoIlcy, of Cincinnati arrived here this
morning and lcaycs for NeW-IorN th's evening"
His business is Of purely personal and private
nature. "Walk right up, SIR said th. waiter at
tine Arlington Hotel after presenting the card OK
Tue TRIBUNE correspondent. Mr. W"oIlcy was
| very attahc and chatty on general topics but He-
clmcd To- Siy anything ho'c ABOUT i'' '.P"'r "iS'
patches than hr has 'Ht@dY sa'd through iuc press
" Wait until they are All our, hnu ir. 'hiuhVly,
" Il You vi. hLi am not worthy oI the hard
nam, THE iRmUNL is calling me-
Gcncr., Thomas Ewing, OIt oI the T }Ir> NATIVE
men Of tie OHIO Democracy, has very po-lty" ideas
ON the subject of cipher DISPATCHES Being asked TO
give bis opinion. ho said: The truth Is, an these
! disclosures, admitting even that only portion OK
! what Is claimed 90 have been discovered IL true,
hrp 90 illustrate the iwb"cIllty Of the mIu&gcmen6
following th, Presidential campaign. Ia my oplu-
ION. we fairly won the election. al that Vas
necessary to do to seat our President TO
| show courage, and 10 give our opponents TO
| understand that we did not mean either g.. ~
! bulllrd on tuch"d out Of the election. mo
| only question Was who should back down, tic sue
ccssful OF the defeated party. When th" Eastern.
managers IN rt!rC. declared IA TIE u Dm'r,Hic toA-
grrs,jonal caucus, and IN the Eastern lr'y press,
that they were ready TO back down Tatu'r than de-
maud az all hazards that the result should be- as
ccrtaiuci and declared according 10 law and im-
memorial usage W" IN tn" West '"H,'i''ci tho
| contest ended Tho Presidency "a~ I"~'. As 10
| these pretended cipher disclosures nave u" ''"oG
! that thrr" "asa great drl ot low 'N' "'hs ana
| intrigue aud H''run's at corrupt BARGAINING ny
! some mru ON both sides. But tie Demo-