The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-06-09

The washington correspondent OF the
Baltimore Sun says /: The Hon. Montgomery
Blair. In conversation with your corre-
spopdeut to-day, expressed the opinion
that Mr.. CopkIing will be returned to the
senate. although he thought Impossible that
there might be no election at this session OF
the Legislature. He says that according to
his view the act OF Mr.. Conkliug resignipg
was the result OF careful elaboration, s1d
Ia pursuance Of fully mapped out plan,
and not at all a foolish impulse or freak. as
many seem to suppose. He thinks that Mr..
Conkling Is stronger before the people OF
New York than any man OF either party,
with the possible exception OF Mr.. Tildep,
aud he believes Mr.. Conkling, now that the
issue has been made, will stand In the
strongest aptagonsm TO this Adminlsira-
ton during the remainder OF its existence.
Judge Blair says he does not think Mr..
Conkling will take any notice OF the re-
marks recently made about him by ex'Pre-
sideDt Hayes, as that gentleman IS not III
the habit Of wasting his ammunition on
dead ducks. But II Mr.. Conkling should
tell what he knows about the presiuentia!
fraud of 1s7G,77 II would make the hair OF
the people stand on end. lie thougnt ne
knew great deal about that fraud, but, as
Mr.. Conkling told him one day, toat gen
iIeman knew more about II than he did.
He says that Mr.. Conkling invariably, IN
conversation on the subject, expressed the
strongest condemnation OF the means oy
which Mr. Tilden was defrauded OF
the presidency, and 1t was Mr. Conh-
hing who prevented the consumma-
tion.of the scheme first devised by the late
senator Morton, by which Senator Ferry,
rs President pro tenn OF the Senate, was TO
assume the absolute control OF the electoral
vote and count in Mr.. Hayes. Your CORE
spondent inquired why Mr.. Conkllng did
not from his seat in the Senate oppose the
findings OF the Electoral Commission ii he
considered they were not right, as he as
serted so constantly in private! Judge
Blair replied that 1t took man OF the nerve
of Andrew Jackson to do anything like
that. and MIR. ConkliDg could not bring
himself TO the point OF such an abrupt and
radical separation from his party friends a.
this step would have involved. Judge
Blair said that he looked upon the intima.
tons that Mr.. Conkling was coming over
to the Democratic party as perfectly rdicu-
lous. Mr.. Conkling could never be any
thing else than stalwart Republican, and
his fights would all be made within the
Dorsey and the President.
Ex-senator Dorsey. before leaving Tor The
West, had an interview with the President,
and, according to rumor, he talked 10 the
point, and gave his opinion OF the horrible
manner in which he thinks he has been
treated without mincing his words. The
President was conciliatOry, but gave him TO
understand that the investigation must go
on. and Dorsey said he bad nothing to be
afraid Of and did not care anything about
the investigation. 1t was the vile SANDERS
that had been heaped upon him by the
friends and agents OF the Administration 10
which he objected.
Washington Briefs.
The Star Of last night says the fact That
the Postmaster-G General does not contem-
plate any more removals at present has had
a soothing effect in his department.
A gentleman from New York, alter an
hours conversation with Mr.. C0nkllng,
SAYS if Lord Roscoe does not 90 back 10 the
Senate no enemy OF his will.
Colonel w. +. Cameron is cousin OF eX-
Congressman Waddel, Of North Carolina.
Government accomplishment revenue,
S32S. O6j: customs, sos 567.
| The President and party Will leave Tor
Annapolis Friday.