, 1880-08-01
PRESIDENTIAL.
The Much-Taiked-Of Letter
from Cen. Hancock to
Cen. Sherman.
It Discusses the Situation at
the Electoral Period in
1876,
And Shows the Present Demo-
cratic Candidates Leaning
Toward the South,
Especially as Regards the Use Of
Troops in the Unrecon-
structed States.
The Views Of a Military Man
Rather than Those Of
a Statesman.
Hancock's Letter OF Acceptance
More of Surprise than
Satisfaction.
With Many He Has: Said Too Little,
and with More He Has Spoken
Too Much.
Southern Journals, While Making Wry
Faces, Hurrah for the Doc
ument.
Hancock's Letter OF Acceptance
More of a Surprise than
Satisfaction.
With Many He Ha&* Said Too Little,
and with More He Has Spoken
Too Much.
Southern Journals, While Making Wry
Faces, Hurrah for the Doc
ument.


letter ives written in reply to two letters on
tile situation received from Gen. Sherman:
CAHoHDEIET P.-O., ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Dec ~
1S7G.-Mx DEAR GkSEHAL: Your favor ot the
the The day 6afnru left for the West. INTENDED
to reply to tr.bofore leaving. but cares incident
to departure intcrfered. Then, again, since MY
arrival here1 have been 50 occupied with per
sonal uG.lirs Of 4 business nature thut have de-
ferrcd writing from day to 1ity. until this morn
frt:, ind nuw lind myself In debt to yuu another
received u few days since, have concluded to
leave here On the 18th o-:norrow nfternoon)so
that may be in New York on the 3ist inst 1t
have worked = like Turk Il presume that
means hard work. In the country in milking
fences, cutting down trees, requiring buildings
Louis IS
THE COOLEST PLACE IN TIE WINTER
aud it is the hottest ID summer OF any that
have encountered In a temperate zone. have
weather throughout tho month. This December
has been 1rizld, end the river has been frozen e!
ers solid than IL have ever 4na1 known was y.
ordered to the Puciic coast / thought
It probubly true, considering the past discussion
to point that way. Had it been trae should
OF course. hnye presented no complaint nor nor
made resistance Ut nny kind. would have
9Sey x9ad s1 90
spunsitilities and unxteties =:
OOxCEnS1sQ PRESIDENTIAL MATTERS,
which muy fall to those near to the throne or IN
Us fruin other incidents or matters which coulq
not control, and action concerning which l
might not approve. was not exactly prepared
TO 20 to the Pacific, however, and l
therefore felt relieved when received your
note informing me that there was no truth
in the rutnors Then dld not Wlsn TO appearh 10
dun9ers which may cluster around military com
ma1ds in the East, especially IN the critical p9-
5ea fsss n c Az Me t1as ONE
to be simple, and to admit OF peaceful soln-
ton. The machinery fur such continsency ~, rs
threatens to present ssGn nus nGe ~ ;1,.s to
dlsuse. The army should have nothlng - 40
With the election or inauguration Of Presidents:
doclurcy in a Joint session who he IS. We Of the
army have only to obey his mandates, and are
protected in 50 doing only SO ;e.,on1 tar e9s Us
press pres TINT. like Jeirerson's way Of inau&ars-
lion. 1t suits our system. lie rode aione on
horseback to the Capitol fear It was tne .a oln
and wus duly sworn, lhcn rode to che Executive
Mansion and took possession He inangoratep
himself simply by .
TAKING THE OATH or OFFICE
There is no other legal inauguration in our sys-
ten The people or potitic.anS may institute
p,,Tdes in honor OF the event, and public oia-
ciul5 may add to the puse"nt Dy ASCENDING s..
property utter the Inauguration, not before aiio
" not pnf1 IT. Of o. J. Pres1ent Xcn sSo1iI Ss.G
11sa a11 a"qeScr Ther might be- dase
that. nod It wu5 studiousy left out o. the chnr-
Ter But you are. placed IN an exceptionai!y
events. The Capital is in uly jurisdiction also:
bat / nm Il subordinate and NOT On the spot, And
Il were 80 also woutd be NY supeff3f PER g IN au-
II -Chiaf. On the pr7noipe that reguiarii3y-
elected Presidents term OF Office expires Wltn
the 81 Of Aarch tof which nave not tne on 1e
subject uniformly recognize, ana III Gonstaeau,
rim Of the possibility thut the lawfully elccte4
President may not appear Until 1oe o'n ~
March,
GREAT DEAL OF RESPONSIBILITY
NAV necessarily fall upon you. You hold over:
You will haso power and presues ea,.hv III npids
ovcr, but il no President appears ne may no. pe
tblo to exercise functions In the nslne " " n
President for his proper acts are @ xnose ~ - ~ -
known supertor-a lawful Pres;oent' ,.,e ~ ~ -
commiaaton only restricted BY tho law inc
Secretary Of War is the mouthptece q the Pres Pre-
tdent You are not nshes nf 16a Eecfura CT
iere' or Tie Senate snd House, On the occasion
of tho count, do, not unite in declaring l ::
some person legny elected BY the people there IS
lawful 1nachiuery already provided TO meet that
Contingency and decide the question peacefully
It has not been recently used no oGeasto Pr e
It has been exercised aud has been recognized
and submitted tous
14AWrCL on EVERY HAAD.
That rnachluory would probably eject Ar. Tilden
President and Mr Wheeler ce-Prcsldent That
would be right enough. for the law provides that
: in a failure to elect by the people. the House
shnu Immediately elect the President and the
| Scuate the Tice-Prcsdent- Some tribuna
uusr decide. whether the people have
duIY elected President. presume
Of course that 1t is In the ntafr1native action
OF the fenato and House, or why are they pres
ent to wituoss the count il not to see that IT Is
| fair and Just. II q failure to agree arises be-
/ tween tho two, there can be no lawful afirma'
I tive decision that tho people have elected q
Presdent. and tho House proceeds to act, not the
2cnate.e The Senate eloct1- Vice Prts1uenta4 no
| Prcsidsnta: Doubtless IN case OF failure q "
| House to elect Il Prosdont BY tho ith OF March
| the Prozidont OF the Senate tif there be: one
would be the appropriate person to 3aF cxerc1ss 81
| Presidential authority for! the time being. o.
! untfl tho appearance OF 4 lawful President o.
Tor tho time laid down In tho Eonstitutton, Sucl
| 4ourscs would be peaceful. and have n1nl ne,
| Lief lawful have no doubt Gov Hayes "ou1o
| MAXI An ExcE1LRxTsrnEsfoESr.
! I havo'uct bin and know Of him. For z: pre-
poriof ho served under my c3nmaud. ous a3 nsAtte
matter: stands cunt SEQ ANY 4kehhoou Uts;tss sl
being duly declared elected by the peopse un4e . -
| the Senate and House comoto pc IN acco1u % " - ~
ttar f,iot, md tho House would t'f coI1s. ~ 10
/ other,giso elect him. WhRrthe people wan!: 70 =
peaceful determination OF this maL.ea; ~ ~ "
determination rs possible, nnd awlua npe* NM ~
othor DISCRIMINATION could stand the test IT
countrv.i if not plunged into rc:olnuou' mu,it ,i
become poorer tlay b. day: nus.ness %nu< hnm,<
| fan~uish and our bonds would co"e n"aa. ~.
l. al a 1anrffinted MARKET "I