The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-03-11
MGLIGSING THE DEAD.
A Ritter Attack ON Garfield by an Al.
legged Prominent Republican.

Ritter Attack ON Garfield by an Al.
legged Prominent Republican.
Special Dispatch to the Inielligencer.
WASHINGTON, March l0.-There appears
in this mornings Poa anent the Rosccrans-
Garfield letters, a most brutal aud malig.
nant anonymous attack upon the memory
Of General Garfield.
The writer claims to have beena delegate
to the Chicago Convention, which clothes
the letter with far more importance than it
deserves. # contains nothing but abuse
OF Garfield, and clearly shows the animus
Of disappointed ofIice.seeker. The Post
apologized editorially for allowing it to ap-
pear in its columns.
The following is the full textoftheaIticle
referred to above:
To THE EDrroR OF THE Post: l read
with great interest the Garfield. Chase
letter in your paper to-day. wilftake an
oath it is genuine for saw the original in
MIR. Chase's house in 1861, when he resided
on the corner Of Sixth and L streets.
What became OF it, and how it turns up
now do not know. To one who knew
Garfield well this letter is no surprise. He
was treacherous, q cowardly, hypocrit-
ical man, selfish to the extreme and not
caring what happened, so it did not
happen TO himself General Rosecrans
was and is worth to this country a
thousand Garfelds When the fighting
that Garfield was craving for came on he
took good care to keep out OF danger. 1t is
true, rs the New York Tribune published
come time ago, that at Chickamauga he
was behind tree, but 1t is not true that q
white dove lit in the tree above him, fol
there are no white doves in that part OF the
world and never have been. There are q
few domestic pigeons but they are not in
the habit of lighting in trees or OF coming
near the roar Of battle. 1t is high time fol
the sake OF our national common sense,
the truth OF history and justice alike to
the living and the dead, that all this
gush over Garfield should end. Mil
lions of better and OF greater men have
lived and died. The writer Of this article
Was delegate to the Chicago convention
and at no time voted there for Garfield. |
sat within few feet OF him and spoke to
him Just after his nomination. He was
whimpering like q spanked baby and water
was in his eyes. He was nothing but n
professional oifice-seeker and professional
politician. A failure as a preacher
and lawyer, he learned to string
words together as child does
beads, and that was his stock in
trade. No one can point to an original
thought he ever uttered. He betrayed
John Sherman at Chicago as treacherously
as Brutus did Cesar or Judas did Christ.
While making his speech nominating Sher-
man, twice a, clear cultivated voice, from
the gallery called out: Nominate Gar.
field" I'haye it upon the authority of one
who became afterwards a member OF Gar.
fields Cabinet, that this voice was that oil
hired "claQuer" from McVicker's theatre,
stationed there for the purpose, to
carry out scheme the Garfield
ring had concoeted long before the
convention met. No one wants to do in.
iusticeto dead man, but they are worth
no more than living ones, and living or
dead the reputation of brave patriotic,
and useful soldier like Gen. Rosecrans,
should not suffer in the eyes or thoughts OF
our people by the words OF such a man as
Garfield, who knew nothing OF the science
OF war, andwho was such "Jack-at.all-
trades" he knew little Of anything any
oae need covet. JrsTEcI.
WASHINGTON, March 9.
The Post also contained the following
editorial note in reference to the communt.
cation:
ave admit to our columns to-day very
bitter attack on General Garfield by a
man who belonged 10 the same party,
was a member Of the same convention,
and doubtless voted for the late PreSi-
dent at the election following it. There
is species OF savagencss about it which
suggests disappointed hopes or possibly
unrecognized claims. As the Pot is a pret-
ty liberal paper and has said agoOd many
kind thingsa bout Garfield, living and dead.
it can afford, better, perhaps, than its con-
temporary, the Republican, to admit the
blizzard In question. The name Of the
author isiu our possession and at the SER
vice ofthe Presidents political admins
traitors, II they desire to take issue With
his declarations either Of fact or opinion.
Foundation for washinEton RumOr,
Special Dispatch TO the IntslllECncet.
wAsnISdroS, March ll.-A report was
extensively circulated at the capital to-day
that Senator Ben Hill was dead. 1t seems
that the Senate flag was seen flying at half,
mast. 1t turned out, however, that the
wind had so twisted the tlag that it only
had the appearance OF being halt-masted
From this slight foundation the rumor
started. The truth is that Senator Hill
though seriously Ill, Is. no worse, and
hopes are entertained that he will soon be
better.
The HonOIuIu Mission.
Special Dispatch 70 the Intelligeneet.
wAsmSaToS, March 1o.-It Is reported
on good authority to-day, and the State