The Portland daily press., 1869-06-09
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PLUsf PUDDING, ROAST BEEF AND DIPLOMACY.
A reporter of the New York Times looked
up Reyeryd johnson the other day, and gives
most entertaining, account of his interview:
found him more hale and vigorous looking
than he was one year ago when he left the
United States Senate and in his parting ad-
dress shed those tears which were SO soon
turned to smiles on his arrival in England
Mr.. johnson has positively got fat If my
eyes did not deceive mo very much, he has q
double chin, and when saw him he reminded
me good deal of the "ruddy, fat and fair
picture of the English poet. He bubbles over
with good humor. He is evidently very well
satisfied with himself and with the English
people, but he does hate Sumner and the
SenaEe, and two or three newspaper editors
and correspondents.
Mr.. johnson is an aristocrat by instinct. and
democrat by education and circumstances.
Hlsl manner and conversation impressed me
yesFerday as one who had conceived q sudden
and strong love for Inonarch:cal Institutions
and for Dukes Earls and Lords He talks Of
ais late experience and services in England
as deserving the eternal gratitude of his coun-
trymen, and there is no doubt in the world
that ne looks to revulsion of public senti-
ment IN his favor. But I shall let him speak
for himself. pS1A -
He threw himself on a lounge in the cool.
..1 dndlan- matted parlor where he received me.
x es' sad he, the English are great peo-
PIE. Iney are rich, very warm hearted. NV
career there was a regular ovation from first to
last They dine about o'clock in the evan
ang, ans,vsis ana those public entertainments are
manseye twinlrled and his face WIS wrsetbesf
IN smiles at the pleasurabe recollections of his
innumerable banquets
He continued: i found nothing but good
VIII there for the United States. They receiv- |
Cd me with open arms. was rendered more |
lnvltaqons to dinners, public and private. than |
could eat. addressed multitudes Of people, |
l had to decline that Southampton banquet as |
l was leaving, because was too unwell. / |
nag :, an attack OF indigestion and could not |
expressed the hope that he was better then
ana said that saw his home friends pronosed |
10 give him dinner. To this he made no re-
ply. a snade passed over his face, and T inn !
aglned that he was then revolving in his mind 4
the respective merits Of American and Eng
hsh banquets, drawing conclusions by no n
means friendly to the culinary achievements
OF his countrymen.
/ Iattempted to get him again ON the subject 4
OF England, but he was obstinate, and persist
ed In questioning me on domestic affairs. II
What do they say here?" said he.
The newspapers"
Yes, the newspapers?' W. a'fiai
We'll, some of them abuse Won very froelv. l.
and think you made yourself too public; thar
you accepted too many invitations to public
hospitaiities, and that you should have lived
more privately.''tlis9 1'raigsI ailUr .f' .17l l.
%eASJ n INV AiObAiMS WuttbVeE ABOUT H.
mat man Smalley and one or two others abus- |
"a me all the time. BY the way what kind Of
person is Smalley? never met him. isHs
! told him something about Smalley q t..r,i
ua aow Is sumner then said Mr.. johnson.
not friendly word for Sumner and regarded
ais speech on the 4labama question as the |
'ouTce Of all his tribulation. ''Mr. Sumner is
n n y washington, Y. ], replied, "and feels ex-
remedy well satisfied with his speech
Well, replied Mr.. johnson, CT do not
'now that any one else is satisfied with it. tell
7ou that speech of Summer has made England
unit against the United States. Our friends
here have fallen off by troops At first the
people declared for war, but now think thew
lave got over that idea aud are satisfied that !
ur intentions are pacific. The speech having
'een approved by the Senate, the English peo-
DE OF first thought that it was declaration of
var, and were prepared to accept it in that |
pirit; but they have since changed their !
minds, and now they have Justly arrived at the |
onclqsion that Sumner Is, after all, but one | [
american citizen, and does not represent the |
Jews of the Administration. di ~
For few minutes Mr.. johnson here relapsed
nto silence, and then broke out again: "Sum-
ers speech is absurdl Do you know what / /,
hey say of It in England? Clarendon says that /,
IS absurd and prepostereus; that it is not
ne speech of either lawyer or a statesman: | {
hat its propositions are wholly inadmissibie-' \ I
Why" said Mr. johnson. stbis same Mr
umner wrote to Mr.. Bright on the 10th or z
1ta OF last january that the protocol which / |
snt here would have been almost unanimous-
approved lift had been received three y1saEs /
,oner. The fact is, the incoming President
i'd not want the question settled durino fine |
ADMINISTRATION of Andrew johnson, and the Z
epublican party did not want il sattlad bv mo |
hey did not want the ecl0t of having the
lost difficult question of actual separation. !
nat has arisen between the two countries, set |
ed by Democratic Administration. That |
as the point of objection to my course and to | n
G.-xx, eosd 70 L
asue, 1ir. Vickers, that month earlier 1t | 4
ould have been as welcome as champagne c
right denounces Summers speech in the {
ronGest terms 4itS l.
why don't the English papers publish Mr. =
umner's speech?" &
HWhy, because it is too norsensical." b
Mr. johnson was very indignant ON this sub 81
Ct be couid not tolerate the idea of attach :.
e any Importance or significance whatever to II
10 ideas of the Massachusetts Senator He | I'll
arted up from his seat, and wallsinc m anJ !,
own the room, nervously and rapidly said.
'eThe English Government will ,eyar aoao,. | 81
the Sumner demands Clarendon WON'T | T
eld oEe inch from his position. They have :,
ken it and cannot be shaken in their resolve !"
hey are very proud people, powerful peo. y
le, and cannot be frightened"
"What do yeu think of war between Eng L
md and the United States, Mr.. Johnsen7 | Il
What would be the result of it?''
"The result would be unfavorable to us. In .
le first place our debts are eaual But there | .
ill not be and cannot be q war SO long as
here is any common sense left to the two peo- ii
les. But, to talk about it for arguments :,
IKE: England was never better prepared for II
ar than she is now, and the United States is a
ss able to enter on contest of the kind than h
ae was during the rebellion. Do you remem- =
er admiral Porteris letter on the subject? He 9
. ! oi ny opinion, Or rather, am of his, that I
. cannot light England. Yes, they would r
w W US Canada, provided the Canadian people :.
ere ere Wiling to be exchanged; but l do not "
rovinca ansy ~ arc and sooner than part with that
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