Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-12-21
Garfield-Dorsev.

Garfield-Dorsey.
That much injured statesman, the Hon.
:. W. Dorsey, has shown a small part of |
his hand in the big game of bluff he is
playing by furnishing to a correspondent |
Of the New York Herald a number Of let |
tiers received by him from the late Presi- |
dent Garfield during the campaign of
1880. The eminent distributor of ''soap"
establishes by documentary evidence
what everybody suspected-that the late
Mr.. Garfield had a profound apprecia-
ton Of Dir. Dorsey's talents, and the ser
vices rendered by that worthy in his
behalf. Mr.. Dorsey's ostensible object in
publishing these interesting epistles is to
refute the charge that he ''impudently
obtruded his advice upon Mr.. Garfield.
As an evidence Of Christian statesman
ship, the following excerpt is singularly
striking:
''From twenty-five thousand to thirty thou
sand voters Of Indiana are members of the de
nomination Of Disciples, and at least hall OF
them are Democrats. A quiet but very earn
est movement wholly outside the State Com
mittee has been organized, and is being ylgor-
Ously and iudiciously pushed, with the strong
est probability that at least two thousand five
suit
What could make palmer Garfield's de-
pendence upon Dorsey than this?:
Il want you To know how absolutely | rely
on YOUR earnest desire to do the best for the
cause and how anxious l am 10 aid your ef-
forts"
Grant and COnkling were induced to
visit Ohio toward the end of September,
and gave the boom boost, so to speak,
but pretty soon after this ''spurt' the out
look grew gloomy again, and the need Of
a master move became apparent. Whence
the ''sOap" inspiration came is not made
clear, but notice of its collection was given
in the following:
.'MajOr Swain and Senator Allison went 10
New York yesterday morning, and Morton
goes this morning. You viii hear from them
IN time. Don't relax any grip anywhere.
I There are touches Of panicky talk in various
l quarters, which arise naturally from the
anxiety and earnest of a close contest. l
rely greatly on your calm equipOise which has
/ shown itself so often and SO well hitherto"
Mr.. Dorsey, as is pretty well known,
| disposed of the "sOap;" how profoundly
/ to Mr.. Garfeld's satisfaction let the latter
say for himself:
/ s.AIY DEAR DORSEY have waited till the
I dispatches leave me no longer in doubt OF the
result in Indiana. especially
congratulate you on your masterful manage
I ment of the campaign and the thoroughneSs
. with which YOU have watched all the details
I and incidents of the fight. Swain
I joins me in kindest regards"
just prior to the happy result in Indi-
ana Mr.. Garfield feared him lest Mr.. Dor
sey should break down under the terrific
strain he had put upon himself, and
accordingly he urged him to go to bed for
I two ar three davS-in fact TO
''Come here and sleep"
Indiana was carried, and Mr.. Garfield,
in his gratitude, wrote Mr.. Dorsey:
Il would not have you lose an hour in the
work Of the campaign.
''Your work in Indiana has indicated itself
and silenced all cavaliers. Nothing succeeds
You had better call here on your return
[ from the East; by that time we shall all see
the lines Of the fight more distinctly.
I Remember me kindly to 'TOulOn' and all
your associates.
up. S.-Don't leave New York until the new
line of battle is fully formed and the troops
/ are in motion"
''Toulon'' is quite as mysterious per-
sonage as the renowned ''Sylph,'' of whis-
Ky ring fame, but time will doubtless re-
veal his identity.
As Indicating what Mr.. Garfield thought
Of Dorsey's advice as to making up his
| Cabinet. letters are shown in which the
former speaks Ofthe ''interest'' with which
he read the formers 'terse and vivid
Characterization of the other persons"
named in his letter, and Ofthe coincidence
of his views Of these parties with DOrsey's.
As evidencing Mr.. Garfeld's knowledge
Of Mr. MOrtOn's mission, previously allu-
ded to, our elegant Minister at Paris, the
aforesaid Morton, speaks as follows to
Mr.. Dorsey:
This makes my personal advance $4,000,
without having collected dollar from any
I one
How much Mr.. Morton and others got
from others is not stated, but they GER
tainly got all they needed.
Mr.. Dorsey has shown that Mr.. Garfield
thought much of him, but whether Gar
field as President would have shielded
Dorsey from prosecution is a matter of
little moment. But since Mr.. Dorsey has
begun to unfold his tale we trust he Will
keep right along. People won't have
worse opinion of him when he concludes
than they have now, and as misery loves
company, if we mistake not, he will be at
no loss for associates if he tells all he
/ knows.