The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-08-10

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NIAGARA FALLS
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Ex.president FiIImore-Whas He Thinks of
the situation-His Ideas Of Great Men
What He Did to Save the CpuptyxcWed.
dlpgs q the Falls. 4
NIAGARA FALLS, N Y, August I, 1861
Could come to Niagara without calling on my old
friend, the eminent publicist, Millard FilimoreP OF
course not found him as calm as a summers morn
ing. Indeed, he assured ne was never rufied but
once in his life, and that when he made his great
speech against sec,onas, when he declared that II ne
were Southerner would not submit to the election
Of sectional candidate like Abraham Lincoln. This
was the speech Of the century the utterance of pro-
found political genius the proclamation of sagacious,
patriotic, broad statesman.
"Do you know" said Willard Fillmore, 'that take
pride in that effort than any other OF my fe2"
He is looking wel-as rotund and solf-compaccnt as
when he in the chair at the White House. His first
salutation "what will you take?" hesitated, and
he noticed it with his usual acuteness. "Oh, you need
not fear shall not offer you whiskey or brandy" he
said. 81 not the Old Public Functonary Of PENN
sylvania, who has killed nearly all his friends with old
rye laughed at his wit, which pleased him greatly.
"Comc,n said he, let have bottle Of champagne,
and therenpon he rang bell whom og irish woman
dozen sandwiches and two glasses, one or them the
jewelled goblet sent 10 HIM by Abde Hassan 1t is
precious stones. When the champagne is poured into
the goblet appears be fret bazes and corrus
Gates and ams n you sn held 20 1i the
at arms length in wonder, the -, ex.fles,aent
said calmly, "Fear not, but drink ~ and being
very tired and thirsty, did drink and deeply too.
He looked at Inc benignanty-ali champagne drinkers
are sympathec--and seemed to anticipate question:,
'Roederer, Carte D'or?n inquired "The Widow"
he replied sententously. filled my goblet again.
Lying back in his big arm chair, the sage OF Buffalo
said, OrT troubles are not over yet" nodded 81 saw
this thing coming; knew there was trouble brewing
felt it in my bones; but what could do? The people
pad--they could not see their friends, or hear
the voice OF wisdom. Ii l had been at the helm:
and the great calamity of civil war would have been
ayerted Old Blair is the greatest man this country has
produced; Montgomery Blair deep in statecraft and
Frank Blair is most formidable warrior" nodded
again. Johnson he continued ''has treated this re-
markabe family shabbily TITS true, they ruined him,
but results prove nohnghat is to say they settle no
principle"
Musng for moment, and then pouring out another
glass OF the Widow, he continued:-'I fear Old Thad
Stevens will. be next President-sumuer Vice. Then
faTewella long farewell-an eternal farewell TO consti-
tutional liberty" nodded once more. "As for Sew
ard resumed he, she gone He has been going be-
hind ever since he quarreed with Greeley" Then sud
denly starting up he exclaimed, with startling empha
sis, ''Have you noticed Greeley's headY If you
have not look it. and then at his feet and afterwards
at tho convusve movement OF his body when he Walks
All this will explain his going bail Tor Davis.
Mr.. Fillmore tells me that The New York politicians
trouble him every with persistent Applications
to Buffalo and the Falls. He has influence he says
in that direction As was about TO grasp his manly
hand and take my departure from his hospitabe man.
son he turned and said ith peculiar mpressivenes
'When beloved country was tossed and rent with
the horrors of civil war, walked my room until mid
night; but II did no good"
At the Falls The hotels all we'll filled. Over one
hundred arrived at the international yesterday. am
house this season. Ths is new feature Will write
again tomorrow