New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-15

vote of that latter sort, Perhaps IT Is true that tue
demagogue will succeed when honorable statesman
ship will fail. Ii so, public life is the holowest OF
all shams.
The spirit in which he undertook the duty OF ac-
companyng other visiting statesmen" to New
Orleans in November 1876 il indicated IN the foi
lowing letters the first to Mr.. Hinsdale the second
to the Hon. c. c. Hills
WASHINGTON, Nov. II. 1875
Last evening the President telegraphed me from
Philadep ha, requesting me TO go to New-Orleans
and remain until the vote is counted, acting avs .
witness of the count. was good deal embarrassed
by the request for several reasons First the Presi-
dent has no power in the case. and could only act
in "A personal and irresponsible way. with the danger
that might be considered ntermeddler; second,
| did not know who else was going. and might una
myself associated with violent partisan Republicans,
who mean TO count side in per Ids or ne fds. In
that case should be called upon either to assent to
the Injustice or TO make report which would call
down upon me all the passion OF this passionate
hour Or course neither of these situations is pleas
ant TO contemplate might escape from both by
declining to go, but II may he a duty OF the very
highest sort, which have no right to decline on
$50 p mat A O'Clock this afternoon ] called on
the President He showed me q list OF gentlemen
whom be bad invited to 60 to Orleans l nave we
with great reluctance. but feel II TO DC uuty from
which lcannot SHRINK.
Nrw-ORLKANs, La, Nov. 49, 1876.
The present political situation is very grave one,
and some of its aspects I'LL me win sOncituue
think il the duty of all good citizens to discourage
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Won nor have any longer any right to push our
preferences. That effort was ended on the |th Id
slant Our chief concern should now be to ascertain
what the choice was, ana then 10 mslSt that thc
choice shall he our law.
1t Is most unfortunate that the result should turn
upon the vote of State so peculiarly ana dcncaley
situated as Louisiana The whole stress and srtln
of public passion thus presses upon the weakest ana
worst place. The Official report of the State Board
of CanVasseTs cannot be completed III less than ten
days. They begin their work today, and VIII inyiie
delegation of both political parties 10 JON ms spec-
tators shall try TO get excused from beng on tne
delegation if possible Tor want to 40 nome. but
il now appears probable shall be compelled 10 re-
man until the count Is complete.
started for this place on the urgent request Of the
President | have been so depressed in spirit by the
loss OF our precious little boy that have hardly had
the heart TO write at all
General Garfield wrote frequently TO Mr.. Hins-
dale at the time of the Credit Mobilier investga-
tlCn. giving the clear account of his part in the
transaction that has since become familiar to all the
world One communication will be enough to cite
from the correspondence of this period.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 81, 1872.
The astonishing revcrses OF political lie during
the past year mark epoch IN our history and tend
TO sadden ones views of that kind OF career.
There Is something touching. so .patheiically
tragic in the last days Of Mr.. Greeley, that 1T
throws a shadow over all the walks and ways OF
pubic men, -
Ne are in singular condition here in Congress.
There Is virtually no opposition to the Republican
party. The Democracy are stunned, perhaps Killed
by their late defeat, and there seems 10 be no limit
TO the power of the dominant party. III 10 ITS great
strength it shall add, as fear, arrogance and reck
csSnesS 1t will break III two before tbs next ADMIN
istIatiOn goes far
The Credit Mobilier scandal has given me much
pain As told you last fail, feared il would turn
out that the company itself wasa bad thing: so L
think it will, and perhaps some members OF Con-
grcss consciously parties to ITS plans III mas
been n form of trial for me TO see my name n.y.
ing the rounds OF the press In connection with the
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that his heart and motives have been pure ana true
il he is not sure but that good men here and there
who do not know him, will set HIM down among
the lowest men of doubtful morality. There is
nothing in my relation TO the case for when the
tenderest conscience or the most scrupulous honor
can blame me. 1t is fortunate that l never fully
concluded to accept the offer made me, but 1t
grieves Inc greatly TO have been negotiating with
man who had 30 little sense of truth and honor as
to use his proposals for purpose a way now APP
parent to l shall 90 before the committee. ana
in dine time before the House. with full statement
of all that is essential to the case 30 far as am
concerned. You and are now nearly IN middle
life and have not yet become sonred and shrvelled
with the wear and tear OF life. Let us pray to he
delivered from that condition where life and nature
have no fresh. sweet sensations Tor u.s.
The following passages, from letter dated May
90 1879 refer to the revolutionary attempt of the
Democracy to coerce the President during the Extra
Session
Let me call your attention to the fact that, after
developing. on pages g. and OF the first speech,
the doctrine of the voluntary powers of the Govern
ment and that the free consent OF the House, the
Senate and the President or two-thirds Of the
Honse and Senate against the Presidents consent
is the basis of all laws say at the close OF page
8 1.-The programme announced two weeks ago was
that if the Senate refused to consent to the demands
of the House the Government should stop. And
the proposition was 1heD and the programme Is
nOw that although there Is not Senate to be CO.
creed there is still third independent branch III
the legislative power of the Government whose con-
sert he coerced at the peril of the destruction
OF tins Government. That ~, II the PRESIDENT. III
the discharge of his duty shall exercise hls PLAIN
constitutional right to refuse his consent to tins
proposed legislation, Congress viii so use It's volun
tary powers as to destroy the Government"
his is the proposition which we confront and
we dcnounce as revolutionary. That is, the Demo-
cratic party III Congress, knowing that 1t had not
twothlrds majority, declared that II the President
refused his signature to their indept ndent legisla
ton they would not vote supplies and would let the
Government perish Of hamilton. My replies to the
question of Mr.. Stevens, page ii. and Mr.. DAVIS,
page J. are to the same effect from the beginning
to the eud of the speech. | was discussing their
proposition, that If they could not pass their meas
nres of Independent legislation in spite. of the
Presidents veto-and they knew they could not
they would refuse TO vote supplies. AS Mr.. Beck
said : whether that course Is right or wrong. 1T
will be adhered to- no matter what happens 10 the
Appropriation bills"
dent and the threat OF stopping the Government.
think ii appears from tine foregoing that dld
not call riders revolutionary / said nothing about
the legitimacy of riders. because that was not my
theme.
by Thurman, Beck and the rest, IS that, Whatever
may be the consequence, they will not vote supplies
unless certain laws repealed aud, not having
the constitutional power to repeal those laws, they
have thus far refused to vote supplies. Continued
persistence IN that refusal destroys the Government
| denounce their policy and purpose as threatened
revolution. Ii that winch inevitably destroys the
Government DO not revolution, IN the largest and
most dan gerous sense of that word. ain wholly
mistaken. ,
You say you do not see signs of revolution in the
country; nor do !. saw II only III Congress. Inc
title of iDy speech was Revolution in Congress"
and resisted IL there in order that 1t might not
spread and become revolution throughout the whole
Union. do not now believe II VIII 1pen INTO COM