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Show ADAMS' LETTER TO TI'-DEN. In the eourse ot a conversation with Hon. Charles Francis Adams the celeurated letter which he sent to Gov. Xiiden on the 5ih of March was cauually alluded lo. "Ah," said Mr. Adams, laughing, "Urn', letter seems to have created a good deal more talk than was necessary. neces-sary. I simply wrote to Mr. Tiideu Dial I thought he was the real president presi-dent ol the United States, and expressed ex-pressed to him my firm belief that he should have been inaugurated instead of General Hayes. The letter was considered and in lact was written by tne as a private communication to Mr. Tildou, aud not intended for publication. But when Mr. Tilden received it, he Bhowed it to some oi his most confidential friendc, and they were very anxious thathesbould print it. I was communicated with, and aeked if I bad any objections to Us publication, and I answerud that I had not, and, indeed, I had no objections, objec-tions, although. I had not supposed or indited it with the intention that it was lo be made public. The truth, however, is stamped upon it and cau not be gainsaid, and 1 have not yet bad it contradicted by (acts. Its truib rendered an absolute denial of its assertion impossible. I have never regretted that letter, because there waB simply the whole truth in it, and I have a great regard for what is right. "Since inditing that letter I have received an amazing number of com muuicatious Irom all parLs of the country some frm as lar points as California many of them lauding my course and many others of a vituperative vitu-perative character, manifestly written by drunken persons, and bo coaise and vulvar that I destroy them; but the others I have labelled Pop Guns and filed them carelully away." In reply to a question about the policy pursued by Mr. Hayes since his inauguration, Mr. Adams answered: "Well, I mast say that t think Mr. Hay os occupies a very hard position i a most difficult one and one 1 which I would not desire to hold under un-der similar circumstances. As far as the mau is concerned 1 believe him an upright aud honest one, but he is got a very hard task before him. "In reference to his southern policy I think it is one which is more liable to inure to the benefit of the democrats thau to the ropubli caus, for he seems to be pursuing the same course which not only the democrats dem-ocrats but all honest aud patriotic 'citizens have for a long time lavored. (Of course, it is not what such men as I Blaine aud Builer will delight over, land, therefore, I am not surprised that they and their kind are liable to find fault with him. Hayes' policy lis entirely and pleaaingly different jfrnm that of Grant's, and il the lat-ter's lat-ter's had been continued it would have wrought incalculable injury lo Sthe country. The policy of Hayes, iyou will notice, is a policy favored by 'Schurz, and is in perfect accord with the utterance of thut gentleman before be-fore his identification with the cabi net. On the whole I think Mr. Hayes has done very well thus far, but, in view ot the outlook ahead, 1 fear that he cannot master the multitude multi-tude of difficulties that he is likely to encounter." "What do you think, Mr. Adams," I askfcd, "of the feeling that iB preva lent throughout the west aud south? Will there be a revolution among the republicans or a new fusion parly ot dissatisfied democrats aud republicans?" republi-cans?" "Well, I think it is very evident that there is no little dissatisfaction among the republicans throughout the entire country meaning, of course, thoae of the Blaine stripe, who were notoriously corrupt during the reinn of General Grant. There is also great dissatisfaction in bath parties about the manner in which the presidential pres-idential contest waB decided, and per-j per-j baps we have not heard the hut ot it yet." New York Herald. |