, 1881-01-11
RETROSPECTIVE.
Cabjuct-11aking and l'Feaidcnt Einyea-'
A Correction by Ono who kt0tTzs
Tn tbs Edtfor NJ T1aA Chft9co Tribune.

A Correction by Ono who Knows
To the Editor ot 77e Chicago Tribune.
CHICAGO, Jan. 1o.-Tnmr Washington ''lFpoteh
of tho 9Th inst. which Hpreasrs IN this inorHtfigs
Tn1nuSH with the tiratIns. '1sesrnsprctive-
How Irttl.nn Politicians Enrreci Hayes" con-
tains eptno statements that ,nny be prn1,cely
called historical, aIpl some that aru f,correct, nr
nre bnscd upon incorrect Information. Permit
mo u putnt out the mistakes:
l. Tho correspondent snys: "fIArlAn, IT Ken
lucky, httl received such Atsnraru's that hc
wo,itfl bc Attorney 3cnerul ns we're regarded BY
him aid rs his friends Us absolute. II WINS
found necessary 10 challsc th!s, however. on no
cu,1nt Of Mr. ll4rinn's friendly relations 10 Gen.
I}rtstow." ,.'
It. not true that tho mime OF Con. IIarlan
WIS cropped "on nccol1nt 1T his friendly rcla-
tons 10 Gen lir1stuw." The Alsurdlty OF this
statement Is shown IN tho appointment lnter OF
Gcu. Hnrjuu 10 the Supreme bench, crcil II II
were not sufficiently dspr,rcd by the fact thnt
President lIaycA and 0en. lir!stow wcrc then
nutl urc to-t]ny on frIcntiy terms. The true
facts aro tf,ut three CahInut positions had been
left undetermined wien Mr. flaycs left Column
tus fur Washington to gianrd against contiti-
gcnccs,-the War Department. tho Navy Dr.
rnrtn,cnt, and Attorney. .Genera'. Gen. ftnr'
Inns name had beon discussed IN councctloti
with tho position Of Attorney General. he hal
cvun ltcel, cnsisnltc1 in the lnutter, but tt tho
practlcuhlo 10 nppo!nt q member from Ken.
iueky. The reeson Tor this reserve was because
], tna not yet been determined whgthor or not ,
caoSee 5a1!!e VII Sr. II iayes w. hn as'ssn'asa T.
sosye the aisng%!s"c! services ,s "t ssn ,;
iniirntr,l thnt he should reEnrl tho placing Of Il
Citizen Of in,llnt,n In tho Cabinet ss essential to
thut I Ssnte. ilnice'l. therc VII. M IMPRESSION
| which aaee frun rcn.urk Of tho Sctint6r TINT
tint inght ~. te thonght .cst; GSrsai''ly, & IL.
scented III tho Cabinet. md ttleEB WIS II good tca-
suii for believing that the anpo'nt:ncnt OF Gen.
lie to lndinnu. When. lnwevur. senator Nor
ION entd TINT IT would TIC ageeenh!e 10 him ~
hnye M l1,Ifana friend Ut us ~ lie Gatif!. thnt
ntor sorton were 1alnSs \: Tyusr t;hen n,n. nsn.
linse1 pointed ..t tho i,'pract!EsAntl!'y Of
M menpers nls Il irssiscni dTnnts caLS1c; aad
a he nyos %sr to 'qSs h " Ens'f s1ssp,!"n p"rtd u,
npprrplniea ,lo fnrc, ot ti,ls. Ms. Tyncr aud h,s
M S III Tnss ksr' W ths On
lion. i,ui III vain. WIS present nj tho last In
ierylcw, whrn the lnsiinlsm CoIn!nltten inado
their ast nl,pea and knuw that Mr.. iaycs e. r. r.,
u, moro Important ocensitsls since. Similar
itG 70 easrce Ss ~. % linyss into rcnrre,hiiaa Da,
Cn,neron sccre.Mry ~ War. Nlt with 10 t.rttGr
!ntl!ai.aa anu IrnnsylvAnta Dil oot Gocfce
Ths eorrc:ponasnt g,cs OF say: tos 1his + lsiI LETT
s uo Ltn IL aeiS'cfn M c"intt Tse + tesdeat esr
T = 'kS VII ~hs. s s.or So thteq poicy ene
10 nIIcr tho position nr Secretary of War 10 Tho
Confederate General Joo Johnston, uf virginia.
md messenger wlla srnt to hts town 10 Nlietly
nsrur.nin whether he would tnke Il. but ns Gel
i.oKai,. u bri!nnt colnmandor Of tho U Unlor Or