Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-09-29

Attorney General Macveagh Firm In
His Determination to Resign-A
Hard Story About Blanche Is
Charged With Barefheed Duplicity
and Toadylsm.
WASHINGTON, September 29.-Atter-
nsy General Maevesgh Is the first mem.
Der Of the Cabinet to announce his
determination to have his formal resig-
nation Of last week regarded as final.
In talking about his retirement this
morning to q Times correspondent. Mr..
Macveagh said he regarded General Ar
thurs right to select o Cabinet Of his
ewn as unqusstisned, and hs for one did
not propose to smbarrass the President
by his presence. Msovssgh said be
accepted q position In Gsrfsld's Cabinet
with only the n motive, that Of de-
voting himself to q reform in civil ser.
vice. The fact 10 Naovessh Is tried Of
public life. Hs has been 20 occupied
with work since be became Attorney
General that his health has suffered.
He 10 quite anxious TO get back to his
law practice In Philadelphia. None Of
the other Cabinet officers 30 far az heard
from areof MaovsaRh's way Of thinking.
According to good authority. Secretary
Blaine is using all the influence that be
can bring to bear upon President Arthur
to retain his place In the Cabinet. An
Administration Official said today: ut
will doubtless appear impossible for the
general public to believe that Blaine
would allow himself to be placed In so
humiliating q position, but such Ii .
fact"
'.Has Il not been said that Mr.. Blaine
thought 1t Q stronger policy to retire for
O time to private LIEF" asked the cor
respondent.
Eyes. 1t has been so said," was the
reply; "but the assurance has come
from Mr.. Blaias's friends that hs has
never committed himself In that regard"
"why, sir. from the day Garfield was
shot, Blaine has done everything In bis
power to make alliances with Arthur
and his friends, while up to the day Of
the ASSASSINATION Blaine was the only
member OF the administration who was
out and out opposed to every friend Ar.
thur had in New York. Now that Gen.
Garfield is dead and gone. II is revealed,
what is perhaps no secret to politicians,
when I say that Blaine alone was 70.
spousible for Robertson's nomination
aud the war upon Conkling. The
strangest thing to understand Is Blaias's
confidence that he will not be recognized
in the matter. and that he can In Q mo-
msnt become the principal adviser and
confidant Of o man whom he has bit.
terly opposed. Suppose Blaine should
be retained, and upon some 6us occasion
he should walk In upon the President
and find him closeted with Gen. Grant
and Roscoe Conkling. Here are two Of
the most intimate friends OF the Prssl-
dent. and yet his Secretary Of State Is
not on speaking terms with them. His
presence In the Cabinet would lead TO
constant embarrassments.
"Whsn the President died ct Long
Branch We were treated to o few Incl
dents that will illustrate what I mean.
You know Grant will not speak to
Blaine. or recognize him. nc matter on
what occasion. You will remember that
at Elbsron. Blaine was always with
Arthur unless Grant same around; then
he had to mako way. When Arthur re-
turned to New York after his FIRST visit
to Long Branch o carriage was brought
around for him. Blaine was going 10
ride down with Arthur, but Grant got
into the carriage 6rst. and then Blaine
was obliged to excuse himself. I would
never have believed Blaine would try TO
make o place for himself with this I'd.
ninistration; but the proofs OF his In.
triguins in that direction are overvhelm.
ing. Why. all Cleveland, after the
funeral, he said he was going directly to
Augusta; but. instead OF that. he quietly
dropped down in New York. only be-
cause he had learned somewhere that
Arthur was due there them"