The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-10-07
DAVID AND JONATHAN,
THEY WE'RE LOVELY AND PLEASANT
la Their Lies, Bat Cruel Es4th divided Then
BIalnSY Letter to GSraeld Accepting the Ten
der OFths State POrtiOlIO-Ths Bonds Of
PrIsndAhlp Between Them.

PHILADELPHIA, October 6.-The Pres
tomorrow will publish the letter OF Score
tary Blaine, accepting the tender OF the
State Department, made by the late Presi'
dent Garfield:
"WASHISoToS, December 20, 1880
My DEAR GARpIgLD;-Your generous
invitation to enter your Cabinet US secre'
tary Of State, has been under consideration
for more than three weeks, The Thought
had really never occurred to my mind
until Mt our late conference you presented
it with such cogent argument in It's fa'
vor, and with the warmth OF personal
friendship in aid Of your kind Offer
knew that an carly answer Is de
airable, and | have waited only long
enough to consider the subject in all Its
bearings and to make eupmymind definitely
mld cOnClusively, now say TO you In the
mme cordial spirit in which yoll have in
yited me, that accept the position. 1t is
no aileCtatiOn for me to add that make
this decision not for the honor of promotion
it gives me in public service, but because !
think can be useful to the country and
party, useful to you as q responsible leader
Of the party and the great head OF tho gov
Urnment. | am influenced somewhat, per-
haps, by the shower Of letters ! have re'
Ceived, urging mo to aCcGpt--wrltten mo in
consequence OF mere unauthorized news
paper reports thatsyOu had been pleased to
offer me the place. While | have re-.
Ceiyel these letters from all sections OF
the Union, have been especially pleased,
and even surprised, ut the cordial and
widely extended feeling In my favor
throughout New England, where ] had
expected to encounter local jealousy and
perhaps rival aspirations. In our now re-
lation | shall give all that am md all th0t
| can hope to be freclyand joyfnlly to your
service, You need no pledge Of my loyal
ty in heart and in net should be fIIlse
to myself did not prove true both to the
great trust YOU conllde In me and to your
own personal and political fortunes,
In the present and In the future
Your administration must be made
brilliantly successful, and strong in the
confidence and pride OF the people, not ut
all directing It's energies for reelection,
and yet compelling that result by logic of
events and by imperiOus necessities Of the
situation. To that most desirable con.
summation ] feel, next TO yourself, | can
possibly contribute as much influence rs
any other one man. say this, not from
egotism or vain glory, but merely as de.
duCtion from u plain analysis Of political
forces which have been at work In the
country for five years past and which has
been significantly shown in two great Na-
tional Conventions
Iaccept this NJ one Of the happiest cir
cumstances connected with this atllir, that
allying my political fortune with yours, or
rather for the time merging mine IN yolrs,
my heart goes with my hand, and that |
curry to y0ll-not only political support
but personal, devoted Friendship. can
but regard 1t as somewhat remarkable that
two men OF the same age, entering Con-
gress ut the same time, influenced by the
same aims and Cherishing the same am-
bitions should never for single moment
in eighteen years Of close intimacy
have had u single misunderstanding or
GOODNESS, and that our friendship hC3
steadily grown with our growth, and
strengthened with our strength. 1t is tbs
fact which has led me to the conclusion
embodied inthis letter. ForhowCver much,
my dear Garfield, might admire you Us II
statesman, would not enter your Cabinet
II l did not believe in you as man and
love YOU us friend r
Always faithfully yours,
[signed] JAMES &. BLAINE.