Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-06-15

THE CRITICIsMS ON HIS LATE
COLUMBIA SPEECH.

An Illustration on tho Example of
lFnmilton AIisconstrued--The Term Of
Nashlngton's Pustmaster--ke * eIso to be
Appoiuted Marshal at New York
President Cleveland at DR.. Sunder-
lands Church.
WASHINGTON, June 14.-In an infer
view tonight, Secretary Bayard said that
the criticisms of some of the newspapers
OF his statements in his speech at Column
bia, Mo-, regarding she part taken by his
Grandfather in the Jefferson-Burr election
we're ungenerous and unjust, and were
intended as an attack upon him personal
ly. "The facts are" he said, ''that hay
ing listened on this occasion to a
beautiful and glowing eulogy
on Thomas Jefferson by Senator Vest, in
which the antithesis between him and
Alexander Hamilton was sharply drawn,
somewhat to the disadvantage Of the
latter | rose to speak without the least
premeditation and consequently without
a note. | was clad to hear Jefferson
praised, but / thought it ought never TO
he forgotten and ought never to 20 unac-
knoWledged, that Hamilton, when occa-
sion ar00e, was superior to
party. He knew the character
of the nominee Of his party, of the man
who seven years afterwards was tried for
treason, and as the country did not know
it he did not hesitate 20 proclaim it. This
is the point | was making that there was
a time when it became the duty of a patri-
otto man to sacrifice party tor
country, and l was illustrating it by the
great example of Hamilton. Naturally,
/ referred to james A. Bayard, for he
sf0ld 14pnrnr 1c CctYtGaIa pF ne1
any other Federalist. My crime IS that
he was my grandfather, and now l do
not thluk ] said that he
cast his vote for Jefferson;
but whatever l may have said in the un-
studied address | delivered, / say now lhat
my grandfather contributed more than
any man except Hamilton TO the defeat
Of Burr ard the election of Jefferson, and
that he voted in such way as TO
secure that result. l could
not well have said that his vote was pos
itiyely cast for Jefferson, tor that would
have been an historical error. In the
sixth volume Of Jefferson's correspond
ence are letters in which he urges Mr..
Bayard to break with the Feaeralists and
vote for Jefferson, and there are eXtant let
ters of my grandfather, bearing date
previous to these letters of Jefferson, in
which he declares his intention of doing
that very thing. That my grandfather
was actuaJed by the purest motives is
shown by three points asked of Jefferson
by the Federalsts-the support OF the
public credit, the maintenance Of the
naval system, ana that subordinate
officers employed only in the exc
cution of the details established
by law should not be removed from office
on ground of political character, nor
without complaint against their
conduct. This last is pretty
much the civil service rules.
In reply jefferson said these points cor
responded with his own views and inten-
ton, aud during his administration be
made but sixteen removals.
"A malicious construction of the third
point was that it was bargain for office.
When however, Mr.. Jefferson nominated
my grandfather to the French mission he
declined it, one Of the grounds Of his decli-
natiOu being that to accept Office under
Mr.. Jefferson would impugn the motive
which had actuated INN in securing his
election"
POSTMASTER CONGER.
The term of Postmaster Conger does not
expire until next year, but an effort has
heen made TO have a change at an early
date. There are o large number of appli-
cations on file. aud occasionally dele
gdtl0n appears at the department. To-
day there was a rumor that DIR. Conger's
successor would be appointed very
soon, hut when a reporter asked
Postmaster General Villas about
1t he laughed and said that
the matter had not even been considered.
He added: ''There are number of applI-
cations, and there seems to be a fear on
the part Of some that the commission Will
be showed under the door Of some one
when they are asleep, and there seems 70
be disinolination to have a surprise of
this sort. The matter, however, has not
yet been taken up for consideration"
RRHARDT RESIGNS.
Joel B. Erhardt, United states Marshal
at New York, has resigned. lt is said
thet James j. Kolso, formerly Chief Of
Police in New York, will be appointed
his successor.
AT DIR. sUNDERLAND's CHURCH.
President Cleveland attended the
"Children's Day" service at DIR. sun
derland's church this morning.