National Republican., 1882-07-01

my thinking in that park. i was In the habit OF
going there IN the morning and sitting two or
Three hours, and WIS there of and on during
The entire day aud evening the middle of the
day. During the extreme heat OF tho day I
ment or 10 the library of the Treasury Depart
ment. During the deadlock In the Senate / was
in the habit of irequenting the library of the Navy
department and made the acquaintance of Cap.
tain Brown, the librarian, and his assistants. At
The Navy library rend the book of John Russell
world.h was highly pleased with General
Grants reception, L thought Mr.. Young was
writer OF marked force, and was greatly inter-
ested In General Grants tour and in the way in
which Mr.. Young wrote II. also read one or two
large volumes on the late rebellion. IL refreshed
ioo o r on m e ne su9ec, o, cne bepeG m as
Oneida Community during the entire time. In the
community used 70 read the New York papers
and the Utica Herald carefully aud kept the run OF
the war in that way.
IN THE LIBRARY OF THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT
made the acquaintance of Mrs. Kimball, n very
fine lady, who had been librarian, she old me,
some seventeen years. went there nearly every
day for two months and spent two or three hours
a day in reading the Chicago Tribune aud the New
York Tribune. During the deadlock ia the Senate
and prior to my going to the Navy library, had
been in the habit OF going to the Congressional
library at the Capitol and reading; ] used TO 60
to the Capitol and listen to the debates In the
Senate NJ first but it got so. monotonous that
dropped that. When not at the Capitol or iu the
my breakfast at 5 and my dinner al and iunched
al L; these were the hours of meals at nll the
places sat which boarded except at one place, and
they bad their dinner at 6. Sundays attended
| church regularly, and used TO spend n gool deal
of time in the park that was my thinking place.
Af,er got my dinner at o'clock / went TO the
Arlington or the Riggs or to the park generally
retired at O'Clock aud rose at I. did not dissi-
pate IN any way; | had no cliunsi ] had no In,
health aud sleep well, md always have done so.
THE AUSTRIAN MISSION.
| camo to Washington for the purpose of present.
ing my application for the Austrian mission. l
nt,tIp n lioati inn tpr In
addressed q letter TO President Garfield and 10
| Secretary Blaine sometime i'll March, should say,
| calling their attention to my services during the
canvass and to my early suggestion to General Gar
field ut Mentor In October aud January touching the
Austrian mission. / heard nothing about the
| Ausriun mission until noticed in the paper that
| William Walter Phelps, of New Jersey, had been
given the mission and, of course, that ended 1t.
| | then sought the Paris consulship: spoke to
| General Logan about II, and he said that he would
| speak TO General Garfield AMI to Mr.. Blaine. Hc
| told me that he did speak TO General Garfield and
that General Garfield agreed to leave 1t with Mr.
| Blaine. saw Mr.. Blaine about 1t several times
during the deadlock In the Senate and Mr..
' YETI He e" was I very clever M at that time. stood
| well with him, ami with General Garfield, and
had every reason to expect that they intended, as
soon as they got to it, 10 give 1t to me. Mr. Walker
| the present consul was from New York, and had
| been appointed by Mr.. Hayes two years ago upon
| did not feel that Mr. Walker had any claim upon
| General Garfield for the office, as the men who
| did the business during the canvass ought to be
| edly that at this time, General Garfield and Mr.
| Blaine felt us did. Well, called at the Willie
House to see General Garfield about it-aiter GEN.
| cral Logan had spoken to him, aud he had agreed
| to leave the matter To Secretary Blaine-but was
| unable to see the President. l only called the
Presidents attention to the matter once and that
was within two or three days after reached
Washington. gave the President my speech en-
livered in New Yurk in August, 1880 marked at
the head of tue speech these words, Paris consul
| ship" which were written in pencil, and then
littt tN rtNNy tisNfr tbf.
words Paris consulship" with my name, SO that
THE PRESIDENT WOULD REMEMBER WHAT WANTED.
| This was the only time that l had any personal
conversation with the President on my having tho
Paris consulship. lie took the speech and ran his
eye over it. and there were other people pressing
| around him, and left him In the act of reading
| my speech j went into his room through the pri-
vnte secre,ary's room, aud there saw Mr.. Morton,
minister 10 France ana General Tyner, and two
or three other gentlemen of thut character. They
knew me and WIS cleverly received, especially
| by Mr.. Morton. He asked me about my health,
how was getting along, &c. This Interview with
the President occurred about the 7th or 9Th OF
March.
NO FAITH IN Mr. BLAINE.
! may say here, that after Mr.. Blaine was ap-
] pointed Secretary of State | had not much ex-
| pectntion that was to get the Austrian mission,
because expected that it was TO be given to one
OF the Blaine men; but did think and did feel
that had right TO, press my application for the
| Paris consulship in view of my having surrend-
| cred any supposed right that might have had in
reference to the Austrian mission on account of
/
ton to The Austrian mission in October
and also IN January. abandoned the
Secretary OF State but did feel that had right
to press my application for the Paris consulship.
| During the dead lock in the Senate 1 wrote Mr..
Blaine several notes. called at the State Depart
ment several times, but he was generally busy, SO
saa @ht nad 10 Sy 95e os
| MIR. Blaine" Alter the dead lock broke / saw
Mr.. Blaine at the State Department one day, and
"A that IL Ix.l tI,t
would remove Mr.. Walker This was the first in
| timatiou from either the President or Mr. Blaine
that they did not intend to give me the
| Paris consulship. / was surprised and 1
said to Mr.. Blaine, az am going to see the
President and try and induce him to
ship" "Well, if you can do so" said Mr.. Blaine.
| This is the last conversation had with him. l
\ have not spoken to him OH any subject since. A
| few days after saw Mr.. Blaine called at the
White House TO get the Presidents final answer
in reference to my getting the Paris consulship.
4 in moment and said: "Mr. Guiteau, the Presi-
lent says it will be impossible for him to you
10; day" | therefore sent him a little note, and
kpersonal interview with the Presidenton thesub-
Iect of the Paris consulship except once, and that
Ras whom handed him my speech and told
Jim that would like the Paris consulship,
Which was about the 9TH or Sth of March.
Fe was inaugurated on Friday and it was about he
dde of the following week aner his inaugural
n. The time that l was pressing the Paris
nsulship began about the first week in March
e. ril. During those weeks was pressing II and
Mpected to get it, / have never had any final an
Br, either from the President or from Mr.. Blaine,
S3ly having the Paris consulshp. 1t did hot
Ne the slightest influence on me, one way or
Eher, in reference 10 my removing the Presi-
origin orthe Assassinntion idea.
hceived the idea of removing the President
hing the answer, and, SO far as the Paris con-
Up had any influence on my mind at all, it
Hhave deferred me from the act, because
fted, as a matter of fact, that would get the
consulship Afler conceived the idea of
ing the President did not go near Mr.
,or near the President to press my applica-
About two or three weeks interyened from
kie that called al the President's, when the
teper said: mir. Guiteau, the President
Swill be impossible for him to see yon to-
the time that conceived the idea Of re-
him, during which time was waiting
ty for my answer, which, a matter of
lave never yet received. had been press
president and Mr. Blaine for an answer,
bought that IL would be better for mo to
lay from them. They had my address,
Pught II they concluded to give me the
sulship they would notify me- or should
And, as / have stated, after con.
idea of removing the President did
r the President or Mr.. Blaine. My con-
the idea of removing the President was
conklng resigned on Monday, May =,
he following Wednesday was in bed;
Rltired about o'clock. felt depressed
ted ON account of the political situa-
retired muoi earlier than usual.
lin mind and body, and | was in my
o'clock, and was thinking over the
Riation, and the idea flashed through
LIT IL the President was out Of the way
hwould go better. At first Ibis was
sion. 1t startled me. but the next
came 10 me with renewed
egan 10 yead tho papers With my eye
hty that the President would have
lc more rea.i, the more saw the
public nrnirs, the more was I'M
The necessity Of removing him.
'inued for about two weeks. kept
F. ,ers. and Kept being impressed. and
bearing and bearing and bearing