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[1]The cost of the war being practically packed away in loans.
[1]The cost of the war being practically packed away in loans.
[2]"In my opinion, any other than avery slowcontraction of the excess of credit issue will be followed by a general dislocation of existing contracts. They are essentially 'nine-pins,' and if you knock over a few they will most likely bring down all the rest."
[2]"In my opinion, any other than avery slowcontraction of the excess of credit issue will be followed by a general dislocation of existing contracts. They are essentially 'nine-pins,' and if you knock over a few they will most likely bring down all the rest."
[3]The previous reports of which this is a synopsis were made to the Legislature.
[3]The previous reports of which this is a synopsis were made to the Legislature.
[4]A striking illustration of this may be found in the first report of this commission to the Governor, on the Port Schuyler and lower Mohawk aqueduct contract.
[4]A striking illustration of this may be found in the first report of this commission to the Governor, on the Port Schuyler and lower Mohawk aqueduct contract.
[5]See statement of Professors Michie and Wheeler, of the United States Military Academy at West Point, on page 12 of first report of this commission to the Governor.
[5]See statement of Professors Michie and Wheeler, of the United States Military Academy at West Point, on page 12 of first report of this commission to the Governor.
[6]Cost of extraordinary repairs made since the year 1867, including the year 1875:Erie and Champlain$6,602,858 60Oswego583,555 22Cayuga and Seneca163,480 76Chemung220,328 34Crooked Lake74,145 93Chenango255,073 77Black River120,410 22Genesee Valley369,478 20Oneida Lake50,063 60Baldwinsville5,432 70Total$8,444,827 34
[6]Cost of extraordinary repairs made since the year 1867, including the year 1875:
Erie and Champlain$6,602,858 60Oswego583,555 22Cayuga and Seneca163,480 76Chemung220,328 34Crooked Lake74,145 93Chenango255,073 77Black River120,410 22Genesee Valley369,478 20Oneida Lake50,063 60Baldwinsville5,432 70Total$8,444,827 34
[7]See Exhibits D, E, F.
[7]See Exhibits D, E, F.
[8]See first report to the Executive, pages 15, 16, and 17.
[8]See first report to the Executive, pages 15, 16, and 17.
[9]Mr. Sperry was Mr. Henderson's son-in-law, and at the time managing editor of theEvening Post.
[9]Mr. Sperry was Mr. Henderson's son-in-law, and at the time managing editor of theEvening Post.
[10]Charles Francis Adams, our minister to England during the Civil War.
[10]Charles Francis Adams, our minister to England during the Civil War.
[11]Mr. Horatio Seymour having refused to accept a nomination for Governor to succeed Governor Tilden, Mr. Hand, a leading barrister at Albany, was urged by Mr. Tilden and his friends to accept such nomination.
[11]Mr. Horatio Seymour having refused to accept a nomination for Governor to succeed Governor Tilden, Mr. Hand, a leading barrister at Albany, was urged by Mr. Tilden and his friends to accept such nomination.
[12]"Under the Constitution three copies of the certificate of the Louisiana vote were necessary, one of which had to be forwarded to the president of the Senate by mail, another delivered to him by hand, and the third deposited with the United States district judge—all of which had to be accomplished within a certain number of days. When the Republican messenger—one T. C. Anderson—arrived in Washington and delivered the package containing one of those three certificates to Mr. Ferry, the president of the Senate, that gentleman called his attention to an irregularity in the form of the endorsement on the envelope and suggested that he consider its legal effect. Anderson therefore retained the package, and secretly opened it to ascertain if the error had been repeated in the certificate itself. To his consternation he discovered far more vital defects in the document, and flying back to New Orleans consulted with the party leaders, who agreed that the instrument must be redrawn, and the electors were hastily resumed. Then, to the managers' horror, it was discovered that two of the necessary officials were absent, and could not possibly be reached within the time limited by law for the delivery of the paper in Washington. 'Heroic' measures were therefore deemed essential, and after all the available signatures had been obtained the others were forged, and the doctored certificates, which, of course, were obviously different from the one previously forwarded by mail, were rushed back to Washington just in the nick of time. All these facts were subsequently unearthed, but those who actually committed the forgeries were never detected."—H. R. R., No. 140, 45th Cong., 3d Session, pp. 50-63 and 89-91.
[12]"Under the Constitution three copies of the certificate of the Louisiana vote were necessary, one of which had to be forwarded to the president of the Senate by mail, another delivered to him by hand, and the third deposited with the United States district judge—all of which had to be accomplished within a certain number of days. When the Republican messenger—one T. C. Anderson—arrived in Washington and delivered the package containing one of those three certificates to Mr. Ferry, the president of the Senate, that gentleman called his attention to an irregularity in the form of the endorsement on the envelope and suggested that he consider its legal effect. Anderson therefore retained the package, and secretly opened it to ascertain if the error had been repeated in the certificate itself. To his consternation he discovered far more vital defects in the document, and flying back to New Orleans consulted with the party leaders, who agreed that the instrument must be redrawn, and the electors were hastily resumed. Then, to the managers' horror, it was discovered that two of the necessary officials were absent, and could not possibly be reached within the time limited by law for the delivery of the paper in Washington. 'Heroic' measures were therefore deemed essential, and after all the available signatures had been obtained the others were forged, and the doctored certificates, which, of course, were obviously different from the one previously forwarded by mail, were rushed back to Washington just in the nick of time. All these facts were subsequently unearthed, but those who actually committed the forgeries were never detected."—H. R. R., No. 140, 45th Cong., 3d Session, pp. 50-63 and 89-91.
[13]Mr. Barlow did not overestimate the good sense of the American people, but he underestimated the depravity of the Republican leaders in Washington, as he afterwards discovered to his sorrow.
[13]Mr. Barlow did not overestimate the good sense of the American people, but he underestimated the depravity of the Republican leaders in Washington, as he afterwards discovered to his sorrow.
[14]It was probably William E. Chandler, of New Hampshire, who is here referred to.
[14]It was probably William E. Chandler, of New Hampshire, who is here referred to.
[15]When Mr. Pierrepont evidently expected him to be inaugurated as President.
[15]When Mr. Pierrepont evidently expected him to be inaugurated as President.
[16]New YorkSun, Wednesday, November 22, 1876.
[16]New YorkSun, Wednesday, November 22, 1876.
[17]New YorkSun, September 21, 1876.
[17]New YorkSun, September 21, 1876.
[18]At the date of this note a judge of the Court of Appeals of the State of New York had been nominated and was running for the Presidency.
[18]At the date of this note a judge of the Court of Appeals of the State of New York had been nominated and was running for the Presidency.
[19]For a copy of the protest referred to in the preceding letter, see Bigelow'sLife of Tilden, Vol. II., Appendix A.
[19]For a copy of the protest referred to in the preceding letter, see Bigelow'sLife of Tilden, Vol. II., Appendix A.
[20]The testimony of Kennedy referred to by Mr. Cottman follows:Washington, February 21.—Patrick J. Kennedy, of Jefferson Parish, testified to-day to an interview with Governor Wells, in which the latter said that he thought he had done wrong in throwing out 1,100 votes in New Orleans and 1,400 votes in the Parish of East Baton Rouge. He also asked what guarantee Kennedy supposed would be given him if he so arranged the returns as to protect him and secure him his property and standing among the people of the State of Louisiana.
[20]The testimony of Kennedy referred to by Mr. Cottman follows:
Washington, February 21.—Patrick J. Kennedy, of Jefferson Parish, testified to-day to an interview with Governor Wells, in which the latter said that he thought he had done wrong in throwing out 1,100 votes in New Orleans and 1,400 votes in the Parish of East Baton Rouge. He also asked what guarantee Kennedy supposed would be given him if he so arranged the returns as to protect him and secure him his property and standing among the people of the State of Louisiana.
[21]Judge Bradley's peculiar if not exclusive responsibility for counting Mr. Hayes instead of the candidate chosen by the people into the Presidency is more clearly set forth in a communication of the writer entitled, "The Supreme Court and the Electoral Commission: An Open Letter to the Hon. Joseph H. Choate," first published in the New YorkSun, on the 19th July, 1903, and later in a pamphlet by G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York.
[21]Judge Bradley's peculiar if not exclusive responsibility for counting Mr. Hayes instead of the candidate chosen by the people into the Presidency is more clearly set forth in a communication of the writer entitled, "The Supreme Court and the Electoral Commission: An Open Letter to the Hon. Joseph H. Choate," first published in the New YorkSun, on the 19th July, 1903, and later in a pamphlet by G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York.
[22]This remark was confirmed to me by a very competent authority. In June of 1877 Mr. James G. Blaine was one of the Inspectors of the United States Military Academy at West Point. He spent an afternoon with me at my residence in the immediate neighborhood, and the action of the Electoral Tribunal, among other things, became naturally enough a topic of conversation. He said, with some emphasis, "I was surprised at the time that the Democrats consented to the Electoral Tribunal," and added in substance—I cannot pretend to recall his exact words—that if they had remained firm it could not have succeeded.
[22]This remark was confirmed to me by a very competent authority. In June of 1877 Mr. James G. Blaine was one of the Inspectors of the United States Military Academy at West Point. He spent an afternoon with me at my residence in the immediate neighborhood, and the action of the Electoral Tribunal, among other things, became naturally enough a topic of conversation. He said, with some emphasis, "I was surprised at the time that the Democrats consented to the Electoral Tribunal," and added in substance—I cannot pretend to recall his exact words—that if they had remained firm it could not have succeeded.
[23]This I afterwards learned from Mr. O'Conor's own lips was his invariable practice. He never asked pay for his professional services until he had earned it.
[23]This I afterwards learned from Mr. O'Conor's own lips was his invariable practice. He never asked pay for his professional services until he had earned it.
[24]The italics are the editor's.
[24]The italics are the editor's.
[25]A daughter of S. F. B. Morse, who is credited with having established the first telegraphic line of communication in America.
[25]A daughter of S. F. B. Morse, who is credited with having established the first telegraphic line of communication in America.
[26]This was in reply to a note of the 9th September, 1881, from Mr. Purcell, the editor of the RochesterUnion and Advertiser, stating that he had been "mentioned" as a candidate for the office of Secretary of State, and wishing to know if the nomination would be disagreeable to him and be discountenanced by him: in which case he would prefer not to be considered a candidate.
[26]This was in reply to a note of the 9th September, 1881, from Mr. Purcell, the editor of the RochesterUnion and Advertiser, stating that he had been "mentioned" as a candidate for the office of Secretary of State, and wishing to know if the nomination would be disagreeable to him and be discountenanced by him: in which case he would prefer not to be considered a candidate.
[27]SeeTilden's Public Writings and Speeches, Vol. I., p. 348.
[27]SeeTilden's Public Writings and Speeches, Vol. I., p. 348.
[28]Mr. Tilden was aware that I wrote the biography of him which is here referred to, and which first appeared in the LouisvilleCourier-Journalduring the campaign of 1876.
[28]Mr. Tilden was aware that I wrote the biography of him which is here referred to, and which first appeared in the LouisvilleCourier-Journalduring the campaign of 1876.
[29]Present Chief Justice of the United States; appointed in April, 1888.
[29]Present Chief Justice of the United States; appointed in April, 1888.
[30]That would have meant rather an end of Samuel Randall's career as the agent of the protectionists in Congress.—Editor.
[30]That would have meant rather an end of Samuel Randall's career as the agent of the protectionists in Congress.—Editor.
[31]Mr. Tilden's private secretary, and, for intimate correspondence, his synonyme.
[31]Mr. Tilden's private secretary, and, for intimate correspondence, his synonyme.
[32]This is the draft of a letter doubtless emanating from Mr. Tilden, as it is in the handwriting of one of his secretaries.
[32]This is the draft of a letter doubtless emanating from Mr. Tilden, as it is in the handwriting of one of his secretaries.
[33]While knowing nothing of this correspondence, Mr. Tilden asked me one day while it proves to have been going on, "how the office of Secretary of Treasury would suit me, or rather how I would like it." I replied very promptly that I would not like it at all, nor would I accept it under any imaginable conditions; that I was principled against accepting any station, private or public, that I did not believe I could fill creditably, and that I did not feel competent to fill that office creditably; nor would I take it if I did, for its duties would be, from the beginning to the end, absolutely uncongenial to me.
[33]While knowing nothing of this correspondence, Mr. Tilden asked me one day while it proves to have been going on, "how the office of Secretary of Treasury would suit me, or rather how I would like it." I replied very promptly that I would not like it at all, nor would I accept it under any imaginable conditions; that I was principled against accepting any station, private or public, that I did not believe I could fill creditably, and that I did not feel competent to fill that office creditably; nor would I take it if I did, for its duties would be, from the beginning to the end, absolutely uncongenial to me.
[34]As Mr. Noyes had been one of the conspicuous Republican emissaries from Washington to corrupt the electoral vote in the South in 1876, Mr. Tilden regarded his appointment by Mr. Cleveland to any public office as not only a personal indignity to him but as an outrage to the country.
[34]As Mr. Noyes had been one of the conspicuous Republican emissaries from Washington to corrupt the electoral vote in the South in 1876, Mr. Tilden regarded his appointment by Mr. Cleveland to any public office as not only a personal indignity to him but as an outrage to the country.
[35]Of this amount, 5,147,660 tons is the tonnage for twelve months of the N. Y. P. & O. R. R. Co., leased by the Erie.
[35]Of this amount, 5,147,660 tons is the tonnage for twelve months of the N. Y. P. & O. R. R. Co., leased by the Erie.
[36]Originally printed in the New YorkSunof March 4, 1886.
[36]Originally printed in the New YorkSunof March 4, 1886.
[37]On withdrawing from a cabinet meeting a day or two before the date of this letter, Mr. Manning experienced a burst of a blood-vessel at the base of his brain, from which he never entirely recovered.
[37]On withdrawing from a cabinet meeting a day or two before the date of this letter, Mr. Manning experienced a burst of a blood-vessel at the base of his brain, from which he never entirely recovered.
[38]Mr. Husted, then Republican leader in the Assembly at Albany, had charge of some resolutions urging the New York members in Congress to push Mr. Tilden's policy of strengthening our coast defences. The paper that immediately follows this letter, entitled "Sea-coast Defences," is a contribution which Mr. Tilden made to Mr. Manning, with a view of its being made a part of the annual report.
[38]Mr. Husted, then Republican leader in the Assembly at Albany, had charge of some resolutions urging the New York members in Congress to push Mr. Tilden's policy of strengthening our coast defences. The paper that immediately follows this letter, entitled "Sea-coast Defences," is a contribution which Mr. Tilden made to Mr. Manning, with a view of its being made a part of the annual report.
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Minor typographical and punctuation errors have been corrected without note. Irregularities and inconsistencies in the text have been retained as printed.
Mismatched quotes are not fixed if it's not sufficiently clear where the missing quote should be placed.
Page 408: There is a missing numeral in the following. "awards at Rochester in 187_, and a third on the W. C." An underscore was added by the transcriber.
Page 470: "or" changed to "of"--"I am still out of health"
The cover for the eBook version of this book was created by the transcriber and is placed in the public domain.