The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-07-08
The Race for the Radical
Nomination.
TWO OLD MEMS TALES.
Spicy Pictures OF Prominent
Politicians.
OLD THAD STEVENS.
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE Of TINE HERALD.


gress viii DO This Ssssiou-rhe Back-
slfders In the Republican Fold.
LANCASTER, Pa, Juno So 1857.
swo ORD soys AT Boxs--HE yuNcrIosAar AND
Trad
The city OF Lancaster the State OF Pennsyl-
vans Numbers among its eighteen or twenty thousand
inhabitants two citizens who have figured somewhat
prominently in the public affairs OF the country-James
Buchanan Old Toad Stevens; and the relative pos
ssons these two celebrities occupy homo Affords
illustration Of political condition Of the country and
Of the ons popular ssntimoni n the present time
The one who President Of the United States
and properly represents the rank coppehead democracy
existed before the Southern rebellion lives close
retirement and receives notice thought
tis nashbors than does the humbest resident Of
the city The other who would object to being Presi-
Asnt Of the United States and the representative OF
aggressive rAdcaism born of the rebellion Is the
Of attraction all the country round well per-
from other States and his gongs and his comings,
hts sayings and his doings duly chronicled and
g,ssiped over day after day. The ono Is the embodi-
OF the dead past the other OF the living present
Your correspondent who reached this place few days
ago. impressed with these thoughts by the following
conversation held by him with citizen Of Lancaster,
after MS ARRIVAL m4
'.Ex President Buchanan lives this place does
not ~ inquired your correspondent -l
well yea Ho lives bout mile and half out Of
MIS-. the reply.
.Ishe at home at the present time 2" r
Al don't know whether he's at homo not sup
pose he ia"
lis his health good nowadaysf' ~r..t s
al don't know anything about his health"
''you do not appear to know great deal concerning
distinguished a fellow citizen"
"Distinguishedi Well, We know that such man as
Ola Poppy Buchanan lives away out yonder but that's
about all do know and that's all anybody abou.
knowipg" sa
having arrived a. this point your correspondent
sAed on on another tack. "wsll, you know Mr..
Stevens soppose :" his next question.
% lr S,evens--who's Mr.. Stevens :" the reply,
accompanied by expression Of counisnance.
~wny, rnad Stevens, the member OF Congress- to
be sure"
..on you mean Old Thad % cried the Lanoassrian,
Frightening up with sudden intelligence "wsl guess
DO. Everybody knows him. But call hun Old
Thsd here and don't know himby any other name
"You TO think here OF Old Thad, as you
sal him, than you do Of the ex-Prcsdent.r 5..a
',More Of himY Well. should say we did. Wore
democrats, hers, the city; but then Poppy
Bachanan's played out and don't amount 10 anything
But as 10 Old rhad whle maynt like his politics,
know he's alive and that no means work all the
wh,ie"
THIS satisfactory information having boon eiicitsd,
your correspondent ascertainsd the location Of Old
Ihsds residence and waited upon him for the purpose
reooosruotion question, and the proper, In
his Judgment to DO pursued by Congress tho
hc forced upon tina. branch OF the government by the
recent action Of tho President aud his Cabinet
mAD's EKALTH.
old Thsd-to adopt his Lancaster sppenation-resdes
IN plain, substantial, two and half story red brick
house South Queen street. in the city OF lancaster
u has originally boon houses Knocked into
one the smaller being used the owners law Offices
The larger his dwelling. About the doors,
almost any hour OF the day, may DO observed somo
half dozen or more or politicians, some
Of whom are apIoGs for an infsrv1e,s with
tho leader OF the extreme radical wing OF Congressional
pacd by bis exer,ions In las, summers session OF Con
gross ard while he has been carefully recruiting him
sci for the approaching Washington campaign, no
con-. nues feeble aud his friends srprehensve
b1a effects ron the excitement certain 70 prevail at The
!u, meeting Indeed. OF the more prudent among
them strive to dissaade hIm from attending tue extra
at ali but their efforts are die Tor nothing bat
delti actual physical disability viii keep him from
h. seat in tho House OF Representatives on this FIRST
"wednesday 10 July.
t ~. ASsoYAscss rnox p4rrRrrsESr visrroRs.
Ola mad having been informed OF the OBJ ct OF your
eorrrsp ondonts VISIT very coureousy expressed his
fun Of the present status q tho reOol
s,aes and o. the rSaey Which, as rspresen.tlve IN
phass Of the roconsirucrou question. ~.
when waited ,ssy ssn'@ ss N, and from
II have concealmsnis TO make. But am
frequently ANNOYED by persons whom l do no,
ne -i,h their presence. Not many days 40 SIR a
Southern editor. ~ be called himself In n manner
whose society never voIGnisry seek by following
ant who brought his card up 10 rue. before had
time 10 decade whether would see him not In
iuperous manner he put question after question ne,
slthouph told him my health would not permit
snswored few he continued In his lawyer like cross-
cssminston until aross and informed him that found
20 retire 70 bed Even then he followed
W with other questions aud zee by . Philadelphia
paper that he has published long rgmsroe about his
in,crview, containing few words Of truth and great
ec& OF inlsg nation .t.t.t
srATvs THE HEsx sr.us-ras pIrspxR or THE
efffHr HLocKApR
In reply 20 question Of your correspondent od rhad
th, defined his position the subject Of the status Of
she sx-rseel States
i .-whsn rebellion nrst commesced was In favor
sfucst0e u ss rebellion and the parficpsors IN ~
sacrs 20 tue government Of The tinted States liable 20
csssrcss and supposed Il understood by Presi-
deaf hlncola and ms Cabinet Af.er the adjournment
shorty alter my return % my home, saw. my sur
pre- proclamation decls~ug blockade OF all tho
rei rorss This vas great srnder and absurdisy IL
robot States stA 10 me Union. AMI only in
ressouabls revolt assins. TIE government, We were
boex I'd Sadng tae ports OF the United
ftAiss Is,trioi,ed his the iaoomprehens-
hi craftsmanship OF Mr. seVar1 and went TO Washing
loci ir'd my vIsws cefcre him ana that the
kockads qualification o. the Cor nef position Of
rcrsrnm ATTN relation to the rebel states; snat
us ,orts instead OF BEING blocksdsd should bave
etcu' eio.sd and sanaeisns number o. armed
Isssuas vessels sent out the seas 70 pre-
snat " tle act OF blockade wc Recognized TIE
Ielsi. ssses a. "a independent beiseren and should
~ Ristih be compelled oondncs tue war. no. As f
sewWt syppressng revolt In our own states, out IN
accordance with the Law Of nations.
s.'wslL' said "A. Lincoln when he had heard my
Marks, that's act see thc point now but | don Z
knCw Anynins aooui the law nAOas, and thought u
aii right
"'As a lawyer, Mr. Lincoln remarked, Il should
hsve supposed you woud have tue dilncusy NJ
Gnee
" on, we'll replied NJ Lincoln, I'm good enough
hwysr IN Western law court suppose bat we don Z
practise the Law OF nations up there, aud supposed
feward knew all about ~ and left u 10 him ljut as
6cbe and can't be helped, 20 We muH set along