The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-12-01

A"S HAshsNshuaSttD OrutGr on FiuIuceS tecOms
stFuetion md Alabama Claims lie Does Not
beieve I'm n Financial Pnrgat0ry, but In .
Direct ascent TO Heaven OF specie Pay.
nents.
WASHINGTON. d. c., Nov. %, 1868.
Sharies sumner, who has been here for several
Gays experimenting tie fitting up o. his very hand
some resihence corner OF Vermont avenue and La.
ayette square, Is another OF the many fitting knights
who have ,ermined on taking the field Of finance
this session FOR grand display OF INGENIOUS tactics
aiming at specie payments and the abolition OF the
national debt. The ready ami versatile Senator has
been porting over authorities, ancient and modern,
whose fancy ever happened to lead them towards
financial themes. lie ~ struggling bravely to digest
some OF their dry an ponderois ideas ard when he
enters the lists against the hitherto atknowledgei
masters OF finance IN the Senate wiz be found that
no has lost none o. his unique orIgina y OF thought.
Charles, II not convincing WIN tic decidedly for
mi1able opponent to those who may happen to dner
from HIM in his theories Of Resumption lis speech
on tire acquisition OF Alaska has had few parallels
in length but TIE srnect had fs iinits-it had 70
stop al the North Pole. the theme 10 which he is
now devoting Tie chief share OF hts attention ia
bound,ess The blue ether, and wnen toucheiby
The daring fancy OF the massachusetts philosopher
viii seem to acquire even q more extended aspect.
Coupled with this he - already preparing
elaborate views on the subject Of making mai
gress or constitutional am,linaat. Both ques-
lions would seem DC suacient to occupy
all the spare leisure or u puoc man. but to
Mr. Sumner they are but u bfgatele IN com parson
with the many other vast anI aririna schemes he
has IN view Tor the eevatol OF a,nsild ala the re-
adjustment OF the universe. your respondent
strollei In to see the dstngls ell senator from
Massachusetts today aad ioani am In tue midst OF
proiuse display OF rare paintings ant engrlyingS,
many oil them resting on the door. oters On CHAIRS
lounges and bureaus, While Tie walls AL around were
hid entirely from laE Escape and
antique portraits Books were vlsbe IN every direc
lion and in fact the atmosphere of the apartment
had strong literary ana artistic odor The senator
rose from his books and extended bluslue and cor
dial greeting He ccnpl llned or hoafsene55 re nit
ing, as he thought, from the ssra,n cxcred on his
vocal organs durtns the Presidei iai Canvass
"But senator presume you are IN good trim for
the approaching session OF Congress- ~
ION yes; you see W. are quiet body OF gentle
men IN the Senate. There Is no Caliline among Us
that am aware of-at least we have iallei TO dis.
cover one rs yet"
(Conseuu ,nty the senator himself, disguised "a
Cicero found no occasion Tor on unusus bronchial
effort in launching form the thunders VI his elo-
quence against couspira ors.)
''Wiat SUBJECTS do yDd THINK. SENATOR, demand
the most Immediate consideration from Congress ut
the present NOM nth"
.We!l one il finance the other universal suffrage.
On the financial question am detecnned to take
stand for the Immediate resl.lpicn ~ specie pay.
meats never believed in honGopat'iy. and dont
bclieve now In these honuia' he doses that s0.le
financial doctors are prescribing Lon the puolic
patient. wan. to see the country brought back as
soon as possible 10 solid currency Lass, and wnen
Congress- assemblies shall have something TO say 10
tue matter"
III d. don't b Aiege Ia plrsatofy Wlen man
leaves here IN te spirit he goes 10 one OF two places
expect twnaing iaceaiouslyj ~ go 5tralSM 70
heaven; but good many OF our nGancars desire to
retain the country IN pufgaory OF years duration
before allowing II 70 reach the heaven OF specie pay.
ments. ain certainly Ia iavor .. snort cat; and
though the slow coaches III the senate "il be ure
to urge the purgaiorA torture az tue greatest Bless
| ing, thnA the country win sustain my view IN the
! matter a. intend to sns-ain !. myself"
| 'rhe question OF universal manhood Suffrage VIII
/ meet with opposition don't you THINK"
/ "Oh, OF course tue SLOW Coaches VIII throw all
manner o. Obstacles a =, IN .ne way ,S MAN ss ,s mea
most expeditions course bnt II 1t 10 eieciea o. an
| amendment to the constitution well and good;
either will suit, but prefer the former naLiod The
slow COACHES wiii aryue that COngress has not ths
power to do this. They say also that the constitution
does not permit It's BENZ done bat you know We
have done many things waicn tnAt instrument did
not exactly endorse aud yet whica !, you'd have
been suicidal not to have done. The Chinese ban
daSe up the feet OF Their Inianh " prevent them
from growing. The body o. the chnd enlarges,
in the end 1t Is unable t. support the
weight imposed upon It. These esis.aive Cni-
nese we have among would keep the constitution
bandaped forever when It should be gwen the
freest scope to expand with the growth OF the coun
try and the progress OF ideas; but have hope as
many OF these same came after long urging up 10
the advanced level | occupei On certain questions
from time to time they w.l also coin. up 10 tns.n
"Nili any thilg more be done villa tnc kccOustruc-
"Not much. General Grant will see that their pro-
visions are enforced Hitherto tLis Eas been neg
lccted and the laws have not oech aowe! iif play,
for which 1t ~ hardly necessary 70 ten you ..ndfeS
Johnson IL III every way responsible
'Would you desire anything TO be aided to these
laws Senator, that might MAKE them more enee.
II would indeed; but suppose 1t - now too la,e
wanted 10 have Incorporated In The clause grant
ing suffrage 70 tie freedmen provision for uniser-
sal education. brouS nt forward tae amendment
and II was only defeated b. tie vo.e. Nix weeAJ
after Mir Johnson came fuO tie present PRESIDENTIAL
of'ce lad before the admins ttion Inc
wnica II u hal been adopted Would have done
more than anything else 10 advance Tue prosperity
OF the SOUTH ami eievae the ffeed,a 20 positioi
where tey could WORK ont tiicir esily IN tic ilte-
tnat every IN lie excepted Class OF reoes wac
applied for pardon siohli receive one on On cot
don, after subscribing to tle iesai forms OF grant
ing piece OF land 10 TIE freedmen "nom Ae ioriher-
y owned such man rs wade i.dn1on, WHO
owned over l,oO0 slaves, cou,d thus nave bes!i
made ms iumental IN providing lOr mat Number vi
helpless freedmen without Lluca desrinoat 10 lila
vast estates and thus have saved Us 30 much ex-
| pense 10 our freedmen's Bureau. Ia tins wa tue
emancipa element OF the South woui nave been
given stake In The country, their sef-espect woa
have been ra sed and tne.r inde pen encc assured.
Mr. Johnson Thought his own rOcy The wiscst, but
| the country thiaGs differently no".r
"Your friend Keverdy Johnson has accomplished
wonders across the wa.ers, Senasor; rue ,en,.te
| ought to feel proud OF Its con1rnit,ol.'
"Not quite. l am really sorry ever took the share
Johnson was very friendly wtn al OF us, Us We were
wita Nun oa. ssr.any coal MOI paa ieai ina.
OF Lard At the Livel pool banquet Ine Telegraph
informed us that he snook hum very heAItlly
by the hand. Now, such was tue deg CO OF his de-
tight In meeting the builder Of the Alabama, what
would 1t have been had he met that s,anch aud
constant friend Of the union Joan Bright Why
words. presume. would ue ensr,.y Inadequate To
express the exuoerance OF his icy u would nave
been hu4 glng and . essing past precedent.
expected he would have attended 10 Tue question VI
naturalization In which large portion u nj. O.
Die felt an Intense interest bat he nas done notning
about 1t 50 lar Tne Alabama claims ar not settled
yet and II would be great mistake to suppose that
they are 10 be disposed with al that ecdt and sat
lsaction to our people that sangune enough
to anticipate. The British have some cams 70 be
attend II to. Two years ago received q londeruu3
foio volume specify ng the dainag done to british
subjects, which, on looking al made me nre good
deal. since tnen other claims fron the same quarter
have been coming IN until suppose our own have
been swamped completely"
The senator here ghed as he contemplated tho
array OF figures In the folio volume to which he
alluded and his ardent fancy seemed to become