Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-01-29
HILLS TREATY OF PEACE.
Burr's RevelatiOn to an IRnocent Cor
respondent.

The following is from Wednesdays
New York Vorid:
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.-During the lifetime
Of Benjamin Ii. Hil, Col. Frank A. Burr en-
joyed an intimate acquaintance with him.
Ben. IlIi,' said Col. Burr yesterday, twas
the originator OF one Of the biggest political
projects ever attempted in this country.
soon after cen. CARTE Il was elected, Demo
Gratis, leading men like I'M. fearing Jhat men
OF the Malone stamp would got the upper
hanC' tniereN lntO an organization Tor lne
preservation of what they were pleased TO
call the better element, North and South.
me movement looged to revoiUtIUnIGng Hll
existing party lines. Hlll wrote To cen. Gar
he q hro9chl q the subject Garfield re pond
ed asking Tor particulars as TO The plan
Iuey were gwen, and when Garfield came TO
Washington TO take the oath Of office there
as conference between the President
elect q the leading men OF the Sou-h. An
agreement WAS made then. In brief, the
terms were s9metng like this; The South
I'm gentlemen were to all sign their
That the war was over. in fact, and
that the results growing out OF 1t were all &C
cepted IN good faith by the Southern people
1uty $50 recognized that we Wcre one people
anu ina the Northern citizens had no desire
to humlll3te their Southern brethren. All
this was to be stated IN "A clear and diplomat
way. II en- the southern statesmen agreed
TO accept the financial policy of the Repubii-
can party. For this Gen GARFIELD promised
10 turn over the Federal patronage IN the
South to the southern Senators. The plan
was approved by Blaine, and if it had been
carried out 1t would have broken up the two
eX sting parties of to-day Garheld's death
nIpped the project in the bud. 1t needed pat
rOnage o carry IT out.
senator Hill told me the story himself
when | met HIM in Phi adelphia. where he
was UNDERGOING surg cal OperatiOn on his
tongue He said he would 1--WE me the cor
re, pondence between tren. CARTEL aud him
sell, a. he thought II should be published.
Vel, he returned home 10 Georgia: Il second
operation was performed on his tongue. and
shortly after be passed away. just before
ms death, however, he wrote me a letter say
ing that il was his wish that | should have
tins correspondence. After his death wrote
note To Ben Hin. Jr., inClOsiug his fathers
letter, AMI asked him to please forward the
correspondence TO me. The son replied, saw
ing that he recognized his fathers wish in the
matter, and would comply with my request If
1 insisted on it, but the family thought that
the publication of the letters would arouse a
uselers controversy, and hoped would not
press he point, and did not
- can testify that the main point of the
story Is true said Alr. Frank Hatton, who
Post Office Department" he Continued, II
found that all tne post Office patronage in the
South had been turned over to the Democrats.
For instance, found written across a Florida
case. DO noLhlng until you hear from Sena-
tors Cali or Jones' II was the same in the
other southern States, but 1 an afraid paid
very little attention to these NOES. did not
believe IN building up the Republican party
iuNhat Way.N