National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-03-21

insinuations of Iago, the journalistic
trafiickers in the dead mans memory
revilcd the "Stalwarts and charged
that one of their number had written the
| offensive letter, and that il voiced the
sentiments of all the rest The NATIONAL
REPUBLICAN, expressed the belief that il
had been written by an anti-Grant Re-
publican or a Democrat. The Post re-
spondcd that the name would be forth
coming upon the demand Of any member
of the Garfield Cabinet We suggested
that the several gentlemen thus referred
to be urged TO call for the name of the
assailant of the man who had honorcd
them. Whether this was done or not we
do not know. We only know that yes
terday's Post contained q lengthy COM
munication from William Brown, who
says that he was u delegate to the last
National Republican Convention from
the State of Kentucky, Seventh Congress
sional District, and that he wrote the Of
fcnsve letter. He roted against General
Gdrfeid and against General Grant on
cCeIy Jdiigt He VOTED ON EVERY BALLOT
FoRJ JAMES G. BLAINE. This argues nothing
against Mr.. Blaine and his friends any
more than it would have argued against
the President or General Grant or Mr..
Conkling if the writer had proved to be
one of the 30G. But we mention the fact
shat William Brown, who has so bitterly
denounced the late President Garfield
in the Post over the signature of" Justice"
did vote for Mr.. Blaine on every one
of the thirty-siX ballots at Chicago
in order that we may call attention to
the fact that the editor of the New York
Tribune of yesterday could find nothing to
say against him-not word. Readers of
the Tribune will remember how it thrsted
for the blood of aStalwart who could thus
defile new-made grave. When it turns
out to be Blaine man-frst, last, and all
! the timc-who had so offended, it is us
dumb as an oyster
Yesterdays issue of the Tribune had
the following:
| WASHINGTON, March l0.-The author of the let.
| ter published in the Washington Post several days
Hgo over the signature of Justice" in which n
violent attack was made upon the late President
James A. Garfield, will have In to-mOrrows Post
| IL, 1t,
signed with his true name The writer is William
Brown, who claims to have been Il delegate to the
| Chicago convention from the Seventh District of
Kentucky.
The Tribune correspondent omits to
say that Brown voted against Grant and
for Blaine, at Chicago and not a syllable
of comment on the dispatch can be found
in any other part of the paper. No in
dignation. Mr.. Whitelaw Reid sees no
ofIonso in il. cominp. ns il does. from
man ,,,lo voted +birt,,s;, t;r,os 60, III,
~, 90 ''' mo
| CaIlulualc' w hcll nc lhOusnI III lile pro-
| duCtion of q Stalwart he writhed and
| Missed like a sernent The nuhlic will
soo a. ror,,h oil tIis ,,oI;oo h,, and h,,,
~ =,
NE hEfO bLi'AN Nus iio ihtehtloh Vi III
Vadlng the camp OF >" the majority mt Chi
cago" in order to discipline Mr., William
Rroyr II bos notb;no 10 odl IN u,lot
A., 70
mas peelt an "uy 9"iu oh Iiio eubJcCV' II
he has not served any other purpose he
has shown that any man who was not for
C,.o,,+ l., 1000 ,,,a,, ,oso;l +bo ,,,o,,,or,, . g
Ni"h' III i0oo hi"y "''"'i 'i'o mummy VI
General Garneld as NlclousIy as words
can do it without any immediate rebuke
from, tha Naw Work Ti;b,ne parbons
- ,,..l -, -. a., 49,.
'i'"I J'"l ll"' may "N'n'i"'o'0i 10 leVt"io
! to-day. Better late than never.
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| With William Browns former letter,
which we did not publish, or his present
| o,.,,l,rot;o,, of b;s .n,oti,oo v,o H.,
o"P'"''"'i'ii VI no ''0'i'''' We navy
nolhlhg 10 no. we copy SO lhuch OF ms
! last letter as relates to his identity. lie
| savs.
| ,,.,.,.. -. ,..,..
10 truc No'ou ,s,N 'loS us"I,'aI lIlu III
tie Nn'e"so 'o',iOl "us "i'e,' l""' oo"! n'uuo
MN our c"Nuiuu'o "oiAuu h"'u many weeks LOT
ms e'ectloi s"iu eNe'!'"ins sooo oou'u say ol
MN, ana r'Ioceu Nv ms success 'or was tne VIC
| tory OF my party ana moi oil me mah' me ktPuD'
a a',%'io wnnid hovcd done ,hs same Ihing =
NV former letter was attributed to Hon.
Chuuncey 1. Filley of st, Louis, and It has been
alleged was inspired Dy inc sI"lw"rIs ana writ
roI Grant or U' This Won Know is mistake No
living soul had anything to do with it, and no one
saw it until placed in your hands 1t was my
TMm ny , , Wy ',u ro" S a'"eo
for General Roseerans, though have not seen
him for many years, and MS know as much orall
ms matter as any one, ula NOT tllnk II rlsnt TO
Is truo amS stalwart" in nv devotion to ihc
Republican party, but I was not u Grant man,
and it is my duty to those who were for
General Grant General ROsccrans, Mr. conkling,
Mn Blaine , Mr Iisy had no more to 40 w,h the
n 1,I ''' "y ot in the Cbjcngo convention ca't
thlrty.siX votes for Mr.. Blaine. Hewould, l know
msste,enI yn1ist mink md NOT fnr mvseIf