Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1869-01-15
THE PRESIDENT ELECT SPEAKETa.
His Vtetos of Public Men.


from bis opinion sometimes. When / did,
involuntarily recalled the kind words OF
Mr.. Lincoln; 8 / am satisfied, now, that
you we're right and was wrong"
CONCERNING BUTLER.
Concerning Butler, the General talks
freely, as follows:
"Butler Is not so bad q man as his enc
mics imagine him to be. have no i'll will
towards him, and am satisfied that there
would never have been any difference be-
tween us, II II had not been for the misrep.
resentations Of third parties. There is no
truth In the report that Wilkes had arranged
our difficulties. There is nothing 10 com-
mon between Mr.. Wilkes and me, except
our fondness for horses and the turf Mr..
wilkes could advise me on no other subject
than these. Gen. Butler is man of very
great force of character. He would be a
leader in any country in which he lived,
and any cause which he espOused. The
Republican party could better sfiord TO
lose almost any other Of its captains. No
one deprecates more than | do the attempt
to take from him the confidence of the
party. He has won that cofdence by
manly, fearless, persistent, and most power
| full advocacy of its principles, and the vote
| by which he was reelected shows the weak
NJ ss of his assailants. was exceedingly
gratifed at the result of that election"
GEN MCCLELLAN AND THE CABINET.
| Ia answer to the inquiry about the news
paper story that he had offered a Cabinet
| portfolio to Gen. Mcclellan, Gen. Grant
said "There is no truth in the report that
have offered Gen. Mcclellan place in my
Cabinet" After "a moments reflection, he
added: 8" do not say that | have not
thought of doing il and If l do it, know
of no one who has right to object. When
| | am inaugurated shall be President Of
the United States--pot the head Of party.
| shall be the executive officer of the whole
people-not Of a mere majority. If the
interests of the people can best be served
by any man, would have no right to set
him aside because he did not vote for me.
HIS VIEWS WITH REGARD TO REBELS
az am in favor" said Gen. Grant to a
friend, "of general amnesty. When the
war ended was in favor of a more extend
ed amnesty than was either Mr.. Lincoln or
| Mr.. johnson. / was in favor of amnesty to
all except the men who organized the Con-
fsderate Government, or rather those lead
ers who organized the movement which de-
clared the rebel States out of the Union.
Those who adhered ito their Staes sitter
they had established de Jdoto government,
and had nothing to do in organizing the re-
bellion, l thought 1t best to admit to am
uesty Now l would make no exceptions"
(The conversation occurred prior to the
appearance of the Presidents last amnesty
proclamation.) 81 am in favor of peace,
and think the definition of Mr.. Burke the
correct one. Peace means reconciliation.
In my final report of the operations of my
armies, expressed the hope that we might
live in perpetual peace and harmony witt
that enemy whose manhood, however mis-
taken the cause, drew forth such herculean
deeds of valor. AS we are compelled &c
live together, it is far better that We should
forget our differences and strive together
to eradicate all the i'll feelings engendered
by the war;"
NEGRO SUFFRAGE.
In answer to an inquiry as to his view
upon negro suffrage, lin the same converse
tion,) he said: "Negro suffrage is inevita
bic. | was bitterly opposed 10 it until
was forced upon us by the logic Of events
The extension Of snffrrge will not forbid th'
supremacy Of intelligence"
SENATOR MORGAN.
0Morgan, always seemed to me-" say
Grant, .Tto be mere bag of dollars shak
the dollars out, and there would be nothinI
left bat the bag. His labors as Senate
seem 10 he simply to secure his re- election
While have never heard his integrity ques
toned, never knew an officer appointed
at his request who did not have the repu
tation Of being a corrupt man. think Thu
defeat OF Morgan would be heavy blow Il
the whiskey ring in New York."
HORACE GREELEY.
In answer to direct question whether h
thought Of inviting Mr.. Greeley to accep
the appointment as Postmaster General, tn
General replied "Mr. Greeley has publish
ed some unpalatable things about me, bu
!, / have no doubt he thought at the time tn
time they were true. Mr.. Greeley is
good man, a great man, aud faithful, non
est, and efficient advocate Of human liberty
He always seemed to me 20 eXagg' rate tn
7 bright side of human nature and upderrat
j its dark side.' He exaggerates the capacit,
of the negro, while be undertakes the crime
of jeff. Davis. Such men are always III
dupes of men of inferior abilities, who ar
y cunning and dishonest. This ia credit'
y ble falling. The world is better for Creole
/, having lived in il and erred in ii. liS
!, Greeley better than | have any reason I
= = suppose he likes me-"
n JAMES GORDON BENNETT.
O "Bennett is a ScothcmaD; no man Dor
O In Scotland ever became acciimated In tn
o country. His grandsonS may, but neithe
he nor his sons are ever true Americans.
am of this decent myself, and therefor
,, sneak candidly. No Scotchmsn over expi
triates himself except from necessity, an
4 nothing here is equal to the Aud Ian
II syne, Bennett, like a true Scotchlnan,
ever ready TO trade upon the misiortunes
n his adopted country. He cares not how te
rible a time It is for the country, If i is OF
ly good time for newspapers. He mad
: his paper famous by making II Infamous
II mattered nothing to him who WI
harmed. so that he made money. ii
u has ALWAYS conducted his journal upon th
principle enunciated, by the Scotchma
:. who advised his son John; When you ma
Is ~. marry womsn who has O1ey. II
g any womsn may turn out III, but, Cad, II
money never will"
p RAYMOND, SEWARD And WEED.
= RAYMOND always reminds me-" he r
- plied. @of a iumping,iack. He IS heads u
" or tails np Just as Seward or Weed mo'
him, When Raymond goes wrong, slwa.
" feel like forgiving him, for he knows d
what he does nobody snpposes him TO !
:, ANYTHING hut the month-piece OF Sewal
Il and Weed. though ho is a brilliant write
M he would be independent and strike OF
on his oWn hook. Seward Is a man Of vel
,r srsat ability and very little priuciple
,ci Re had not entrusted his politics to Wee
N he right have been statesman. Wee
~ beine a very corrupt politician, Seward W
dragsed dosn from the elevation Of state
manship to the lowest depths Of demagogu