The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-06-23
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The following highly Interesting cenir.r
button 10 lie secret history OF the presi-
dentsal stesi OF 1876 and 49, we. copy from
~ Nav York World OF Thursday. IL ia,
sneak.nr literally, a tale OF such boundies
iafamv That It seems Incredible. The high
resnectab;li;y or the parties connected win
the' disayowal seems to leave no room ior
doubt ON that score The article Is IN the
form Of an interview with General stewart
r.. Woodiord, district attorney at. New
York, which the author, Mr.. John f. Mines,
Introduces in q letter az follows ss.t ~ !:
EUn al, occasion Of public interest Lead
ing New York newspaper. sent me as lis re-
representative to General Stewart L. Wood
ford. limited States district attorney for the
southern district or New York. to obtain
soms 3imBoFfafs Information The Infer.
view, wbIch lasted for over an hour, driited
naturally into matters which were then ex.
citing tile attention OF all politicians. AS
II was not the information had been sent
to procure, regarded it'as my own AFFAIR,
and though then thought it not then ripe
for publication, it was so important that l
immediately iotted it down for future use
II necessary, 1t is written out from my
notes OF that time and runs thus: .,. :,
/" IL was always mystery to me, Genera,
that YOU accepted the appointment 81 OF
United States district attorney at the close
OF Grants administration. / thought you
might have looked higher, for you mao
cbampioned the cause or Hayes and OF bard
.,~r nd pprfajnIv had The
RIGHT 10 expect something extremely band
some from the Administration. Indeed, |
thought at the time it was foolish in you to
have Withdrawn your name at Cincinnati as
candidate for the yice-presidency.
GAS to the vice-presidency,' said Gene.
raj :Woodiord, q" I had gone to Cincinnati
as the champion OF Senator ConklnS,
and ] could not do otherwise than l
did after our failure to nominate him.
It might have looked odd otherwise.
ain regard to my acceptance CT the dis
trict- attorneyship: | can explain that BY
letting you into the secret OF little bit or
history which may astonish YOU, as II GER
taiply woIlG astouist the quiet citizens OF
New York, You know how much excite.
ment attended the decision OF the Electoral
Commission that Mr.. Hayes had been elected
President il place of Mr.. Tilden. The air
was Immediately filed with rumorS Of
armed resistance to the decision OF the Com
mission. Il was Openly stated that in all the
Democratic States bodies OF men were being
marshaled and drilled for revolution.
Threats were made here and at many other
points that Mr.. rilden would be inaugu-
rated on the 4th OF March in spite OF Grant
and his army, that tue cuS!Om-houses would
he seized 10 create revenue, and that the
Democratic President would be seated by \
great popular uprising.
"New> York, II was plain, would be tile
central point OF the new revolution. Mr.
Tilden would take the oath on the steps OF
the City Hall at the hands Of one OF the
Democratic judges, and simultaneously the
custom. house and tie sub-treasury would
be seized. Boasts were made that The busl-
ness-men OF New York would make no OPP
position. but acqulesce in the situation from
fear OF their homes being given over TO an
incendiary moh.", -.
"Do you think, General, there was any
truth in these rumorst"
Il am afraid there was only too much
truth iu them. Had the series OF great
Democratic ma><-meetingS that were pro-
posed for all the large cities been held there
is no telling how far the passions Of the
multitude might have been kindled and to
what extremes they might have gone. l
know that President Grant and his advisers
were very much afraid OF the result. But
Grant, though he was anxious, never hest
tated about the course he was to pursue.
He bad determined to use every s)ldier and
sailor and gun at his command to put down
anything like Democratic rebellion. TX 1t
had boon ANYBODY but Grant who stood IN
the way, Tiden might have been inauouI
rated and have gotten possession OF the rev.
enues in spite OF Congress and the Electoral
Commission. $685.. 81. ;.;y.u
"When the rumors Of possible trouble
first got afloat the President felt the need OF
having some one ct this point who would
see that the laws Of the United States were
promptly and fearlessly executed. He con-
suited with his friends and decided that it
was best to have 4 soldier in this Office
somebody who had smelt powder and would
not be afraid OF New York mob. L was
sent for to Washington, and there consulted
with the President and Cabinet and his
military advisers in regard to the situation.
Grant told me frankly that there might be
trouble here; that he was seriously anxious,
in view OF the great irritation Of the public
| mind, that II there was an attempt at
revolution the blame might be laid at his
4 door, aud that he was determined to Sc
cure the Inauguration Of Mr.. Hayes
at all hazards. He then asked me to accept
the position Of United States district attor-
ney al New York, and Insisted that it was
my duly TO do SC. lie freely admitted the
possible perlS of the position, and that
might be placed so that my nerve and iudg-
| ment could alone avert trouble, since any
attempt to inaugurate MIR. Tilden must be
crushed out on the spot. Under these cir
EcumstanccS, and by the advice and solicita-
ftion Of Senator Conkling, I accepted the
appointment, received my instructions, and
have had IA very quiet and peaceable time
ever SINCE"
s'But yet you think there was real dam
ger? How could you have helped it II it
had come? don't see what the district
attorney had to d, with it.e : r5.
"The danger was real-I can assure you
OF that. I believe that during the month
| that closed tie administration CT Grant and
opened that OF Hayes the country stood on
| the brink Of q civil war more terrible than
that which we passed through, aud 1t would
have drenchcd the whole North in blood.
II MIR. Tilden had listened to his more ener-
getic advisers, and insisted OH attempting
to assume the reins Of Government, we
should have had war in these streets, and l
should have Eeen compelled to take an ac-
| tive part in it, No doubt there was plan
| 10 ipaugurate Mr.. Tilden in this city, but
his natural timidity and irreSolution would
not let him assent to it. |. think he was
wise in his refusal; but there are many Of
bis followers who will always speak bitterly
OF him because he, did not carry Outthe
scheme OF revolution they had so~nicely ar