Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-07-09
A STORY OF To.
Tho Concentration OF Troops in Washing
ton General HanoooN's Attitude and
Shsrman's Scars-How 1Ilden was to
Have Been Disposed OF

The Concentration OF Troops in w Washing-
ton General Hancock's Attitude and
Shsrmau's Scars-How TIlden was 10
Have Been Disposed OF
NAsuINUToS, July S-Thc statement
telegraphed from this city ol what ten
eral Hancock said he would do IN the
event oi "A division Oi the House aud
Senate IN 1870 on the manner IN which
the electoral vote should he counted is
deprived oi much, il not all, Of it's im'
pOrtanrc IN view ut the actual facts
General Sherman in the latter part of
November began concentrating troops
ia Washington, inr what purpose Is not
definitely known To this day. Only the
day before the arrival of the artillery
companies, and while they were en-
route tn this city, he emphatically de-
uird that troops were coming here.
Their movements were in obedience to
his own orders. lie had suspicion
that another rebellion was going
Ia take place aud that the Presl-
dental issue might bc unde-
cI,ied on the ith III March when Presi-
dent Gants term would expire. In
this dilemma il Was ten. sherman =
opinion that ha should lac prepared to
protect and defend the will oi Congress.
It is not even understood here that Con.
gTess hal asssemhled when General
sherman wrote personal letter to Geu.
Hancock, asking his views upon the sit
uation. In reply, II II sa,d, he gave
Gen. sherman "a greater scare than he
ever before experienced, ior, having
asked an expression of opinion, Gen.
Hancock alphabetically answered that
II the Senate was To assume that MIR.
HAYES was elected and the House should
declare that Mr.. TIllen was elected, and
the limit iixed 10y law ior the term oil Gen.
Grant hal expired, then II MIR. Til
del should take the oath at office
he would respect him as the President
oi the United States. Having obtained
this expression from General Hancock
personally and coniileItially, General
sherman COuld do no more than lock II
up among his private papers. IL com
piicated matters, however, here in
Washington. and all that was heard was
that, in the event ot trouble, General
Hancock could not he relied upon. IL
VAS intended that the inclination at
General Sherman to MIR. Hayes Was
right, but a. General Sherman ~ re-
ported Ia have sail the gov; rnment hal
got 10 he preserved and somebody had
got To act promptly, aud up to the TN ol
March hc Was certain at President
Grants support. still u was matter
nf polItical preference whether a citizen
should stand by the course at the SENATE
ar the action of the House. 10 was ten.
Sherman's opinion that 1t force had I"
hr usei, then the sIde which had the
most effective army would be recognized
and order aud good government would
follow. still the presence at tencrai
Eancork in New York surely troubled
,i,ueraI sherman. IL VAS proposed tn
,,lirXr him ot the command nl the unU-
it,ry division oi the Atlantic AMI order
,;sneral Mcdowell to New York. trans
f.rrinr General Hancock tn san Fran
r;srn. WhiIr this Was under cnnsldera-
tion the Electoral Commission hiii was
first suggested and the necessity OF
change was believed to have passed.
In this connection another story Is re-
viy,d that which contemplated the a"-
durtion oi Mr.. IIlden IN the eNrnt ne
shnuld attempt To assert hlmseli as
President of the United states, when
MT VAS To he executed hy the ciNu au'
,hor,ti,s with lone at marines. tue
Iraft to include those at Boston, ihlla-
J.Inhia and Washington as well as
,bnsa at Brnoklyu, which tonr was to
be ready tn answer the tnited S'sIeS
N,r.haIS call Tor all. The ! niteh
States troops were MT h1 called tor.