The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-01-08
{ UsCovERlxa THE DEAD.
ReviVinK the OLD CenkIIng.
Gag0eld FRaua.

New York, 6.-Tka 1Si5xae, referring
to the publication in the Herald this
morning of . dispatch sent BY White
law Reid on March 9th last, to be
shown to President Garfield regarding
the nomination Of Robertson, says the
''friend" who attempts to viudicats Gar
fields memory Ia the Herald from cri-
ticisms on his New York appointments.
does 80 By making Garfield out puppet
in the hands Of Others. The I1i6alae
then reprints the dispatch OF Reid. It's
dste ID midnight, March q, and starts
out by saying Senator Plat is in New
I ork. very angry, and declaring Robert
sons nomination must be withdrawn,
because 1t was an insult to himself, Conk-
ling and James, and that it would
promise war. Il says Plat, though
pledged to vote for Robertson's confirm
alton, felt sbsolved from the pledge BY
the manner Of the appointment. Reid
says, Conkling's plan il first, to make
the tremendous pressure on the President
for the Withdrawal Of Robertson 3 name;
second, this failing. to extort from the
President the surveyorship and naval
Office, and thus largely neutrslizs 30.
bertson. he wishes TO say to the Pres
ident this is s crisis in his fate.
II he sarrenders Con killing is Presidsnt
TOR the rest Of the term and Garfield be-
comes 9 laughing stock. II be STANDS
firm he succeeds, and Conkling cannot
make fight. The ssembly dare not go
on record against Robertson, who would
be confirmed by democratic votes. any
way. he esu'ions the President against
James soft insinuatiDg way, as he is
again wholly uuder Conkling's influence.
Commenting OF this dispatch the TIT
basns says it was never intended for pub
location, but there is no reason
to modify or regret it, as
General Garfield has repeatedly
requested the writer to give him the
ex act facts of the political situation. This
and other equally confidential letters
were written in answer to such requests.
The writer would be extremely glad II
the others should be copied and found to
be equally Vindicated by the facts OF the
paat ten months. This is merely q
clumsy attack on General Garfield, and
intended to strike Blaine. The persistent
charge that Blsine's meddling in New
YORK politics, led to the lanscy Of Couk-
ling and Platt, and TO all the trouble that
followed, may ~ we'll, therefore, be dis
posed OF, and General GarRsId, himself,
shall do is. Following 10 letter in his
hand writing, sent TO his privste secre-
tAry, and which Is printed wholly with
out Blaine's knowledge or consent
(Priyats;)
EXECUTIVE MANSION, May %, '81
Dear Nichol:
It is not possible for me to give the
land Office to. Rusk. much as would be
glad to oblige. don't doubt his accep-
tation Of tia place TO which be was ap-
pointed, and the land Office is arranged
for. am specially anxious to crafty
Sawyer, but Jsvy ought to acc -pt the
s. A. mission. The attempt to sa,tt this
fight to BlAins's shoulders is ss weak as
it il unjust. The fact is, not q msmber
Of tks cabinet behaves with more careful
respect Of the rights Of his brother mem
bsrb than BlaiRe. It should be under
stood that the administration Is not med
ding in New York state politics. Il
only defends itself when assaulted. am
very truly,
J. A. GAHTIKLD.
To Thomas II. AfichelJ, NesS York.
II anybody has raore light OF more
tolsn CONFIDENTIAL dispatches. the TIT
,iIste promises TO join in trying to bring
'ut slt the facts, with good deal Of zeal
md some more documents.