, 1881-01-02
A deneral. Suspicion Prevalent TINT His
: Story Is. Not Trustworthy.
The President to Divide the Navy Work
Among the Cabinet Officers.

~ s'eA tt9 ~ *AAy stH&lE Cl0inet officer
and, therefore, that he, OF course, did M
believe that an appointment had been len
oefed to any one. The gentleman relate,
the substance of conversation between Gen
GARFIELD and himself which shows that In
i.resldentelect takes a. philosophical view o
his present situation, and illustrates th
nature OF some OF his reflections, as we'll A
indicates something Of the pressure to yblel
he is already subjected by otlice-seekers
"Gen. Garfield said the gentleman, ~ha.
always considered himself fortunatt
in having large number b
WARM AND DEVOTED FRIENDS,
Dnt he never had any true idea of either thet,
Numbers or the warmth of their friendship
until he was nominated for the Presidency.
Since his election they have increased won.
derfaiiy in numbers and enthusiasm. The
/ only way In which can estimate the NUN.
Der OF my acQuaintances,' said Gen.
Garfield. Is to group them. First, there is the
neighborhood group. I have always lived
in the neighborhood where I was born, aud
for forty-nine years my life here has
Drought me continually widening circte
Of aequainfances, until I can say with
almost literal truth that I personally
knoW majority Of the voters Of the Nine-
teenth Congressional District, and they all,
or nearly all, know me. Second, there Is tha
school group. All those persons that have
gone to school with. or who have been nv
pupils. thosa. whose acquaintance +
formed at Teachers Institutes, Educational
Conventions, etc, when was teacher, and
all whose acquaintance / have made BY corr
respondence and otherwise during my public
We,-petsons who are especially interested
in education, and who hare sought. my ac-
Quaintance or, assistance on account OF ny
interest in the same subject. Third,
=: THE CHURCH GROUP.
The Disciple Church, from the very nature
of its organization, being 'tnew church" !"
as it Is called, on account OF its origin, is a
sort of protest against the creed formu-
las of other religious denominations,
thus eyoklug opposition, las tended
to make the Campbe1lites what Is
called '' 'clannish." Membership In my new
organization naturally creates strong bond
Of fellowship and sympathy, and this was
especially the case III the early orsant-
.zation Of the Church .;of the Disciples
So i: from . my connection with that
Church many Of It's members in. all
parts OF the country have sought my ac-
Quaintance. They feel tEi7t they have Pc
cuiiar claim upon me, such, / believe, as no
other President has ever had made upon him
for similar reason, Fourtl., there IS =
THE -AEMY GROUP.
The Forty-second Ohio Volunteers, OF which
I was Colonel, the two brigades which I
commanded afterwaril, then as Chief Of Staff
to Gen. Rosecrans, Twas known by sight to
1G0, 900 men, and personally known to nearly
ah OF the officers in the Army OF the Cumber@
land. And, besides all these, Of course, my
with the army brought me- many
more acqnaintances, Fifth, there is the
political group. All those with whom
have served In Congress during the lass
seventeen years, in which time there hare
oeen about 1000 different members OF the
House OF Representatives. Besides these Rre
he political acquaintances made during
political campaigns and in stumping tours,
md other acquaintances which grew ont
II the fact that during my public service In
congress many hundreds OF persons have
appeared before Committees Of which have
,een d member. I already find that a per-
entage of tE-se groups will be disposedto
AXE advantage Of their acquaintance with
ne, whether it be intimate or casual, to
ASK OFFICIAL FAV0Rs, -.*:%
appointments, etc. OF course, many Of. them
will be persons who would be unfit OF .un-
worthy recipients Of the favors they will
eek, or for other reasons it will be imprac-
icable to give them what they ask. stall
e compelled to refuse them, and thus
hall cause them as we'll as myself pain. I
ometi1nes think OF myself continued Gen.
fairfield, as man going to prison. You
ave heard the advice given to man who
as been convicted Of q crime and was to goto
rison to bear nlanfulIy the punishment for
is offense, to obey all the. rifles OF tha
rison, and when his term expires TO- come
ack AND live 1t down. I am going to see III
All obey alf the rules Of the Presidency and +:
hen come back home and live it down.
peaking particularly OF ~s+', -
lie ETENAc1TT AND rEETIyAcrTT OF oBFrCE-
SEEKERS, Fl:
nd the pain which some of them have :
lready begun to infict upon him, Gen. Gar !.
eld remarked: It may appear verY.toot-
III to be greatly annoyed BY what seem to !
9 little things, or by the d0gged
ersistence OF those we term small people,
ut 1t cannot be helped Sometimes. Some Of !
~ 4CSE1At EApE4AG1iLC9 tAa9 AEE5hAU AEsAAHs
10 of the story Of the ichneumon and the
rocodile on the bank of the Nile. ,Tne "
cen, cunning, cruel creature called the ieh- .
enmon watches until it sees the crocodile +.
Istasleep with his mouth open. Itthen rushes g
ufckly down bis throat and with sharp teeth !:
nd claws takes hold Of the very yitah
the great crocodile, which with all his
rength Is utterly powerless to loosen {
Ie hold OF this relentless lltt!e 4
He rolls and writhes in ms II
tong agony and desperation, and at lass 3 j:
es. lmagine crocodile with hundreds OF I !
hneumons down his throat, and you have <.
picture OF the torture that may be indiete0 :=
BON a sensitive, sympathetic nature by tha
'rde Of office-seekers which attacks new
resident or any other man who has L.. H..
Itronage totbestow at the coming Of ne" u
> 4 President labors undera =.
that the crocodile does not II
[ded Gen. Garfield; 'the 1chneumons that
saii q President do not wait I'LL he y *::,=
leep. nor do they come stngly. They conla
at all times, and seasons, and In sQuaos@
d in regiments "<* ..-s>sS,::". .-s>sS
THE CIIRrs1IANCYs. ~ - +. f
= n1Eo's sToIE.,. Il. =: II: Il.
spfetag Dispatch to M catea9o 7Ftostn*. IS
D. e., Jan- $50 far tnele
G few developments In the Chr1staancs +: