The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-08-27
-,ncrEw WITH GENERAL LoNGsTREET--

.,,-rrw WITH GENERAL. L0NGSTREET-
NJ GRANT HIS CANDIDATE FOR THE
HS>."n,r,ycy.--I esterday n chieftain of the
SS,1%',o,,l;on-Gcueral James Longstreet--
'a'S :, ~ in New York. Since the war he
'T'..tcd the situation, and has used his
a|S ,L,n,r 70 counsel and guide his people
lNG' ~ lead them safely back to an endu-
anu nnocc, Yesterday evening reporter
T;"H Tr1,2inc called upon the General at
Of W. %o,r York Hotel. Imagine seated at
u" ne, tail. well-brIlt man in n suit Of
io'l The face is a kindly, pleasant one,
'''' h.arl is sandy and Griz7lcd, and the
inc W orc flushed. The forehead is high,
the eyes arc gray, and soft in express
"". The mouth, sQuarcly cut, denotes
. ''':, and there is that quiet, resolute
~ about him that reminds one OF General
G ~. whom he strongly resembles in looks
o ~ manner. Although suffering from an
Su' .i, ~ fever, he bore himself resolutely
','' .n min. and after dinner convcrsed
49, ,ron affairs in the southern States.
,,or,ion Of the conversation bears
,:rortly upon the coming campaign | give
- renor,cr: Do YOU think VIC will have
A.,tcr DAYS in the southern States
General Lorgstrect Assurcdly. The
-,,ton crop has been very large this year,
ami We will soon have capital Of our own to
work upon. ,
Reporter: Suppose Seymour is elected,
a., Won think we will have another war
General Longstrcct: | cannot say as to
that I'M, | believe Mut II lie is elected ii
iii oprn al those old issues, and ooc 'cW
i9rs trouble but do not think he will be
elected.
Reportcr: What do you think Of Grant !!
General Longstrce,: lie Is nlY man.
believe he is fair man. met him ut
West Point. think he is above mcanness.
His silence is grand. :,
Reporter: There is one thing l would
Ike to ask. 1t is in regard to the negro. .,
General Longstrcet (Smiling) | will tell
YOU all know.
Reporter viii he keep his contracts in
regard TO labor!
General Loncstreet can relate my own
cvreriencc. Nv men have worked we'll.
Thcy Ike to have white man come out IN
.hc field and tell them what to do. There
was always class of lazy men who would
- IN their houses and give their orders.
TLr.c men deserve TO have trouble.
Rcnortcr: And in regard to jury trials
! moan ncrroc. upon jury bench
General Lcngstrcct: In some cases that
: tod-for instance, where m action in
wolves m account. Negroes generally are
ignorant upon intricate matters OF business.
But if 4 district is disposed TO do right with
them. the jury may be divided-whlte and
black. They tthe negroes soon learn, and
appreciate the position.
Reporter: About negro supremacy
General Loncstreet All, that can never
he it is silly to think OF it. They can
never be stronger than they are to-day, and
the whites of the South know 1t; but they
are misled by the politicians.
Reporter In regard to the acts Of recon-
struction
General LongStrcct: advise my friends
IN accept them, and come into the Union
and try to bring about peace and prosperity
told the people of Alabama if they would
not be guided by the politicians they would
come out all right.
Reporter; And you think it will come
ont all right!
General Longstreet do; the crops arc
large. The cotton crop is worth $500, 0oo,'
900. That is a step toward bringing abou,
the desired result. Chase was my man.
think if nominated he could have been
elected, and the southern people would
rally about him without knowing it | can
not vote for Seymour: but any way, | think
good times arc not far distant.-Ne'o lorh
Tribune.