The hearing of evidence was then protean must not longer trouble the office. He had told Guitean himself, and reiterated twice that his applications, being in the Consular service, must go to the State Department.
The witness identified alarge number of letters from Guiteau to the President, which the District-Attorney proceeded to read, The is a reminder to General Garfield that he had sent-" note touching the Austrian Mission. He says:—Mr. Kasson of Towa, T understand, wishes to romain at Vienna till fall. He isa fellow. I should not wish to disturb'him, In any event, what do you think of mo'for Consul-General to'Paris?. I think T prefer Paris to "Vienna, and le+to. you should be satisfied with ti ansulate at Paris, Senators Blaine, Lngan, and Conk-ling are friendly to me. I presume my appointment will be promptly confirmed. Iclaim to be a gentleman and a Christian." The second letter presses for the Pari Consulship, saying that the men that did the business last fall are the ones to-be remembered. The third letter suggests: General Garfield:—'* Would it not'be well to withdraw Robertson's nomination.on the ground that Conkling has worked himself to a white heat of opposition? It might be done quietly and gracefully on the ground that since the nomination many merchants and others in New York had petitioned for the retention of General Merritt. I have taken the liberty of making this suggestion to Mr. Blaine."
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.