, 1881-06-19
Full Text of the Somewhat Cete-
brated Kick Which He Made
at Pittsburg.
Congressman Tom Yonng's Abject Be-
ply to the Old Commander, De-
nying All 0fense.

| new UFk CtlALofS. Uut lney NOu1u ilaFt
been satisfied if he had remained until hi:
time had expired, in two years. This wa:
denied them. believe that the
whole thing was fixed long ago
/ when Mr.. Hayes, Just before hi
time expired, made long list Ut appoint
ments, one or two Of which were not vacant
| until after lie went out of Office. He did II
to hurt Mr.. ConkIing's friends. Mr.. Hayes
knew that these appointments were obnox'
ious to the Legislature Of New York; and
le knew that If confirmed they would inj.tre
tonklng's friends in his CANVASS. Mr.
Conkling succeeded in preventing their con-
| tirnation, and so it stood when Mr.. Garfield
CAME into office. Then lie sent for the New
York Senators and the Vice-President to coll
| suit with them about the Offices to be filled.
| He knew well. bef0re he said word to them.
| whom he would want, and, after
talking about desire for harmony: and all
that, lie produced a list OF names, which he
said lie intended to send to the Senate.
| They were all men whom the Senators could
support, and 1fr. Garfield knew it,
| and for that reason had determined to
appoint them. Not 4 word was said
| about the ColIectorship, and when the con-
ference ended there was not . shadow. of
Il.
field nominated Robertson for Collector. He
knew that he could not name nan in tue
United States more objectionable to the New
York Senators, but lie sent 1t ln tt the Sen
ate. What reasons were there for trying to
please then! one, day and turning in al ol-
posit direction the next? Garfield is Il man
without backbone: mali OF fine ability, but
lackin. Stamina. lie wants to please every
body, and is afraid ct tho elllnity of all the
j men AROUND hia 1 This ti is W%hyy he threw
pointinent, AIN sure, was settled upon BE-
fore March /; yes, before the Chicago Con-
sentlon. Robertson knew that II NY nomi-
nation could be prevented he would be Col
he had any direct pledge. The contract was
with Blaine, and Blaine Is keen and wary.
Robertson, however, knew that he was to
gut the appointment. - -.'
"Blaine failed and Carried was nominated,
and the pledge to Robertson stood good: Mr..
Garfield knew lie had tO appoint him, yet he
WAS afraid to say So. Why didn't lie come
out anu say openly, / am going to appoint
Robertson I do not think Blaine has per-
sonaliy said anything to Garfield III the
say that since he has been Secretary Of State
he has never illterfered with the appoint
mcuts, aud think he. can say this. lie had
not said anytllins, but through him the
through him ir.was insisted upon"
''Doyou think Conkiing will be reelected
II cannot say; | have been away SO much.
and have only the press to rely upon for iii
formation; but do not think the Legislature
can eject him: When Conkling resigned l
think it was without the intention OF running
again. lie !w9S disguised and wanted to get
away from il"
in the tsht:'
going to attend to it. / All out OF politics.
except as a citizen who exercises his right to
vote and think Us !le pleases."
GIVES JEFF DAVIS i WHEEL.
ITO change the subject rather suddenly,
what do you think of jeff Davis book!9"
papers, and AMI not cognlzant with all its CON
tents. / was highly amused" and the Cen
erul laughed at the thought OF it, ''by his
description Of how he was going to escape,
throw the man OFT the horse, and the rest of
it: The idea of jeff Davis doing anything
Of that kind is absurd. 4 man 70 years Ut
age, for years all invalid, and u coward, for
jeff Davis was always mortal coward, al
% Though hs !; bad great moral courage. 1t was
What do you think of the attack he made
II did not see that l read his attack OIL
Sherman, und Shermans reply about the
burning of Columbia, when Sherman said
that if he had burned it he would have
Besides, he might have said if lie did burn
Columbia, he only followed precelent es-
tablIsted By the Rebels: Columbia was
the Capital ,o' Of Id a. kfbel faS stats: t. an!l
be tuken by assault. On the other hand, as
soon as the Rebels got above Mason and Dix
oll's line they started to burn. When they
got North for. II few days. just across the
border to Cllambersburg, IL town without d.
the War AMI lad no one III. it
but women. children, and non-combat-
ants, they sacked and burned the
town. They then pushed OH to York, Pa,
another. town without troops or detenses,
con,batants III it. They demanded sum Of
several hundred thousands. don't
know the exact sim. or the town must be
sacked anu burned. The money was scraped
together ami the town saved, and the people
are paying interest on the bonds to-day.
They ..ever repuuiated, and are still carrying
that debt male By the Rebels. What other
precedent was necessary Tor burning Rebel
6ia- The Rebels fired it before he got there,
and it WAS tile Union soldiers WIN saved the |
place from entire destruction. Ills would
have said II | had been Sherman, but OF |
course ITO two men think of the saline point |
suited What attack does he make on me:'
- In one place lie refers to the differences
i'll tile loss both OF nlen and money in your
advance and that Of Mcclellan OIL Richmond,
and makes comparison i'll tho latter's
favor"
~ captured Lees army" was the dry |
answer, characteristic OF the man who was
being interviewed de continued: *' think
the book will do good"
lin What way?''
cit will not affect any Union men, and
may have the effect of drlvin. sume Of Davis
old associates to the right side
TACKLES TOM YOUNG.
During the conversation the subject Of ILL
teryiews came up, and Gen. Grant spoke OF |
one interview as follows:
while was III quarantine l read all in |
terview with Tom Young, Ex-Governor,
think he is. | supposed It was authentic, !
but it was /: tissue OF lies The thing was got |
up to treat slurrinyly of nc. In the first
place, it said that | was a Director Of the |
Marine Bank Of New i ork, and had resigned |
to make roGm TOR my Sun, VINO WAS elected |
in my place. That is false. have 4 son In
New York, 4 nlan Ut some means, gathered |
[y his own exertions- lie has relations with |
tie Marine Bank, first as leposltor aud
then Us a stakeholder, and his business has !
been nS 4 borrower from the bank. lie was |
elected and is now Il Director Of the bank, |
but until last fall did not know there was |
such an Institution. / vas never Director /
Vi the bank, and neye:: resigned to make way
for my sou. So much for that. Then Tom
Young went on to say that I was the !
President Of the United States Bank,
At a salary Of $4,000 year. This