Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-06-18

The Washington Post prints the

The Washington Post prints tn
| following correspondence:
81 just caught the Hon. Levi
Lawrence, of Utica-reported tn,
Wealthiest man of that Tx know
to be Conkling's most devout wor
shiper-and by a dexterous twis
at his egregiousI vanity, | managed
to secure good interview from the
venerable gentleman. Mr.. Law.
renee said:
"You know that | know all
| about COnkling. / was with him
at Washington all the winter oI
1877, during the Electoral Commits
sion, and dined with him daily.
Our intercourse was of the most in
innate character, and let me tell
you that we learned most heartily
to deSpise the Republican ring
masters who hustled Hayes into an
office to which he had never been
elected. / knew as well as Conk-
ling did that Hayes had never been
elected, and always enjoyed his
Jokes about the spineless statesmen
who We're pushing him into Office.
One night / was with him in his
room silently smoking while C'onk-
ling walked up and down like a
raging lion. At last he broke out !;
Lawrence, / can't keep company
with this rif-ratf any longer. They
are rotten with corruption, and, af-
ter having taken everything else,
they are bound to steal the Presi-
dency. Sherman reeks with plum
der. Wheeler is a virtuous log
roller. Stanley Matthews would
sell his soul ior Office. AS for Hayes
he is simply pious sneak, ready to
give money to be President, and to
drop on his knees in tears if caught
at it. l have a great mind to get
up in the Senate and denounce the
whole thing tomorrow, and call on
honest Republicans to give the cleo
ton to Tilden, to whom you as well
as /, know it belongs 1 told him
it would drive him into the Demo
cratic party, and he said. Let it
drive; there are more gentlemen
and fewer hogs than with u.s.
These were just his words, and as l
happened to think ofGov. Seymour
just th1n / thought so, too. Tom
Spriggs came in soon after, and he
said the same thing too-ask
Spriggs about it-and we thought
the work was all done. But anOth-
er influence which he could not
reach then-a lady, Pm afraid
turned the Senator into neutral.
Now, LET me tell you, Mr.. Repor-
ter, that similar deal is going on
now. I've been talking with Conk-
ling to-day, and he has been damn
ing the republican party up hill and
down. He says-and it's true
that he created the Republican par
ty in this state, and himself alone
carried the last four Presidential
elections by his good work at dis
puted points, and now they have
no gratitude for him. They ought
to have reelected him unanimous
ly, and now they hoggle over him
like dogs over bone. He said to
me: Lawrence, if these ours don't
come down and crawl at my feet,
as they always have done, Pll ac-
cept the offer of Democratic votes
and become an independent with
David Davis, and, mark my words,
that will carry with it the Demo-
cratic Presidential nomination for
1884. What will that be by way of
revenge..' / told him to do it. He
mas more friends to-day among the
Democrats than the Republicans.
Horatio Seymour is his brother-in-
aw, and every influential Demo
rat in Central New York will be |
delighted to receive him into the
party. | know that. l am certain
hat the community will be startled
n a few days by the announcement
hat the Democrats have joined for
'es with the stalwarts and returned
Jonkling and Herman to the Sem
tie. 1t will be Democratic team
Put that down for the
leXt sensation.