, 1859-08-18
In AFTERNOON WITH EDWARD BAT&.
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Correspondence Of the s. nkfeld. tsias' Republican
CHICAGO, ILL.,. July %, 1sso.
1aeccde to your request with pleasure, although
did not s,itpt,sc, when informing you of the
pleasant ofternoon h2d enjoyed will. Judge
bates, that it would elicit the requls1tion Jou
U.ppeni,r recently At st. Louis, friend sug-
.csted drive out 10 Judge Bates's residence,
which is just beyond the city limits. and about
four miles from The Court House. There beng
IL vacation, in most III the Courts. he was ENJOY
ing few days relaxation from the drudSery oi
lis very large practice, to whch, ons'ng @irn I'll
had IL must delightful visit Of several hours,
lookin. through Ills fine gardrn: examining
Ills extensive Irapcry, and discussing Tue Poll,
tics Of the day in the most free md unFeserseo
manner.
had not seen Mr.. Bates since the great har-
bur and river convention i'll This GUY t"el'e
years ago, over which ile presided H!s maen@ M
ticrnt speech at its adjournment, which SO e,!'
t1anccd the stcnographcrs, as well as the anal'
cnce, that no full report Of it was ever written
nut. fingers on nv memory yet as very HAS,
tcrpece Of cloquence, and justites the e9'ogy
nf that veteran of the press. ThurloW Weed that
il deserved place in the highest class OF amer
lean oratory. lie has changed IN persona! aP
pearauce less than cxpecte to find, aud his
iron constitution seems entirely un!mpalfed.-
The gray hairs Of age are seen on his lead, ont
they by NJ means predominant; !: aud aithouen
just , lis step is firm, his eye clear, beng abe
10 read without spectacles. aud his back bone AZ
sta',c us the Must Of peoples at w. ms laulles
~, and !: maiden sister still living in bis huuse
Il: s.. liz attributes his vigorous health to
constant occupation {ulthough should give his
t,lpe::,te t4bits large share Of tue credit j
for, mt being blessed with supert1alty OF The
worlds goods, aud having been blessed, ny Is
had Ii children. he las lived laborious ne,
;s,il schouled himself to enjoy the tolls ot ms
profession. Reminding you. as he does, OF the
statesmen of tho olden time, he has Illustra-
ted their example by his own uncoucern tor the
honors Of political life. Often declining nonii
nations w!licl, would have been cordially con
f=rred if he hal been willing 10 accept them, be
felt it duty 10 his family 10 return to President
Fillmore, unaccep.ed, thc Cabinet appointment
with which he was honored in lS5U; and al-
though by no means an indifferent spectator OF
lublic affairs, hc has steadily through life re-
:rartled the private station US tile post OF honor
and independence. AwAre too, as he IS, that
lis nauie is on many lips III connection with the
Presidency, ile never alluded to It i'll our whole
conversation, although he spoke several times
If The sad r..n1ts which the country might ex.
rect if the present Administration was succeed
cd BY kindred to it in sentiment. and Of the
aus,ici",,s future to which union Of tue Opro-
si,1n might lead.
Mr.. I.aics conycrscs freely and frankly with
his nei.hbos and friends, lle always has done,
in regard to tie polt,cal condition Of the coun.
Try. And DO not feel. therefore, that befray
any confidence i'll giving you so'le points ot
"ur conversation WHICH may be Of interest Ill
well Snnyn hv lra,liur men in st, Louis Of all
,,artes. viii, wl,mn conyersrd.
Ind first iet me say that tIlc paragraph in
his letter TO the Nc,; York Whiys, deprecatins
lI,c a"itat;ou Of the negro question:, has been
l,y mauy misunderstood. As the Wbig party
j; the Guly one with which lc has ever been
connrctrI-- he consented. ut the request Of :l
Whiy con,uli,tee. 10 write the letter which was
published: and. while steruly condemning the
i,lots for cuban auuexation. Mexicun protector.
:,tcs. &C.. and detinin. his views as requested
l,y them IN other questions. such Us liver and
l,arbor in1nroycncnts. Pacific Railroad, discrin.-
nations III iayor Of American industry, &c. lie
declared. as he ,lways has. his opposition to
continual and ner,istent agitation on the Slav-
cry question. but tbs pian for stopping the
initiation is to crush our politically tic Uemos
,.T,;c .,.,,tv ,xjir, ne i,c shaved in the same
tr;tsr Is cGntuuav oneuin,r new fountains OF
,i;scnri m ,l,,t vrry nncs,ion. Ills own life il
,,,,. Inst exs,nn,;i;c.tio,, If lin position, al.
,i,or,,, mi cntIIr satisfied with iii tie details
,yim., tn :,.ctpt and uhide ly them. SUBJECT, US
;tr Fi1lmore stated in lis mes a.e, 10 sucl
/ u,,n,,,nauts 49, t;me and evn.ri,9ncc would
nror,. thc ncccss;,r oc-hut will the full under,
stnn;ns. IN which he sunnosed the Democrat:
wera 81 i,,und hv te njsd5es of their states
nm and fI,e n!n,fnrm of their narty in 1852
,h,t u,'cr ,,n ,;rcnmstonccs sl,ouiI Cunyress b.
.,.E.J Gnr .nr nnrc ie,,slntion m that excitip:
'Imcs,;nn to f:rcr e;tIrr srct;on Of the Union
rTh., ,harefar, lnss t,,n fnur rears after
w,r, ur nnnyias and ti,r ,c,uocratic Admin
;.,r,tor elactsI m tI,csc solemn ,,lrlycs O
nnn.,,s;.,,;n, ,n 1coc. ,,rou"s..,l aid urcssc,
~ t,.:,,,..o.. Ia rI.,oni of ti,a mc.l,nnor4t
Nissan; NJ cn,nnr',;si. ,r;cl, nroh;b;ted sluyer,
n Kansas ami Vc,,r,,ka. .Irdoe Rates opepl,
.;s.n1 :, ~, a1nrs IT, ro;c, 7,,i snccct I'M
~. 9,.hn,.,tn ~. nv. ,r,;clo, T. ,bn St mis- miner
- ~, ,...t,. .lna,s,, s,r,,nrc ,lcnrecatii.- hi
.,,st,ass rnoaon;n, nf n nxct;nv .,,,rstio,,-tl
f:.u,1;,, NJ ia niwsrs has slonr ihe ronstitu
,,,n S,',1, - stonI i; ,,ood fo;1h III its nrs,yi
e;ors '
'Aous' n,r,,, +,,o ox.;,;r, e,o,,s j., E,,so
,,,,;,i. Eiar"j =, .ar,rsi r,:rs H.. s,crniv ~,
,,n"s.i tl'o usrsscrt;,r noI;cv "f ficrcc's s..
p";,';s.r.,;op @ E;nni,;7 i,.nsS ! 1ec,n,,,on ~,
,,r"s.',"i - f.onnrcsS .n,3 h,ct ~ hw +h.. now
sr IF III. 4 ,,n;,;2tra,;nr l,;S ncn main m,
,r,r,.d ami denounced i,s ;n;uus,v il, ti. nrt.s
~ };s rite mi tha sxy;n,1t;n9 a1;i 1;,vracefi
E,.E !, III, 1.a .;,,,;,ar,, .oi't,.aJ H. :, wor,
,rl,;la .;,c.,,ls I..,r;n; ,,coc. anil rcss,t;,n
tho Si",.e., ;,,:,,t;nn III nTotcst;nr }h,, IN
n"c-o .,ues;;nT or,bt nat fo h.. The ,;nrcrn;r,1
Jo,n;n:i,,t nm.si;Gn of t1,,. country h. H.
nr;,hcr nr.achrJ mr. nr,c,jcrd suLmissior- an
his litter therefore. was uo rnvrc intended to r,
,ronch Rrnublira,,s. as n Marty tl,an himself g
'mYu IT.. I,c,;svcs Tia, IL. :vii;nr Tie lem,
cra,;c narfy uui lis reckless; matters and avit;
tors frer, ,owrr and lv ;rsfuIf;n., in their liar
~, Admins, ,.,,;n,, in.t;n" r. th.7 .Iax.innmr,
of mr. nrr,rn, tcrr;tnry r,t],rr tl,au expansion
in e;;hcr nrtl,rrn ,,r southern direction. NJ
tin.r IFS facc lk. tf;nt arin,t t],e fi,Jihnstrri
n,7 ,i} .sh.r r;ld >cl,au.x uf trrr;,nr;uI ~.
reimbursement and f;,strr;u~ as FIR AZ 1mssibI
.,nnl t;cl,+ :,r,.,,.- ,l srr,iu,,s Of tl;. Eni,
In. fny.,,,',,cut c,f3 in few ye1rs he rcstnrt
; | f., ,1,. nalirv .u1 thr maths ri H.: flanders
II :. ,',,,,4v wall tn,wn that h,. reward. II
cx;s,.ncc IF Slavery in yI;,snnr; ax . n,;sf,,
tnnc rr;,,,In. H. ,,rns,,rritv ,n,1 r.,r,,;n,,
.rr,,v,i, a,,l 1,c heliryes b,.r destined liz h
mstin,' and hrr tr1,c interests tn I,ccunu. nj
,,at,.ly :, FREE. .nr STATE gradually. lut m,
, tic jcss sutely. liz did hi, uart towards it
do7cn vs,rs ,,,,n hv ,.lur,tin,. ,1e Inst x]avr
ever held. ]carnn.: him t,Ie sboemakrr's trad
nn,rcn,t;n,, Inn md srnd;n,r h;,, tn I,l,cr;
, And III. a.,,sj sister of whom I h.Enrr snnl
, i;y;n., il, h;s Lons, ,r,i who onco owned +,
I'll ia h,en far many vcars .rrni,,ni,r cmaue
natin, hrrs. till i f.y weeks aco. II; tl,e c',,
~ ~ I mi. ,s th,. nresx nf ftnt c;,v has
rc,,v >h,,wv .hr n,:r,uo;tt.5 tbs, f.,vf vf,,.t ,rc
isf, ,n, ,,'ns sevrrrJ i,rr conr"c,;o, ais,, ,v;
RI. ;ns,;,,,;.,,, N@0 W.
-, liz. snr.co;,,,. ,,,,rar IF f.,,,ar.s. ,,-
, r., c. IN. ',rI.,,. r,,,rt vi ill., 10 !,
n,., :. f. .l 1870. ,,s.. ~ 49, ~ "'...'. " II =;
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