The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-10-05
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We published the other dav an interesting
MINOR Of IN atowp. made ny some friends
81 Gen. WooDroWD 10 bring shout recon.
tibation between Prcs dent GEANr and Mr..
6RrEIkY i carlus that this runner was
b,,>.Iy u,l.; bal - " 'st i'm nori - rcr
SECULAR about It, which laos uot leon hnu"n
until now is that the effort to produce such
reconciliation originated with Prcsdent
GRANT himself.
Il appears thct i; has at last got into til,
Presidents heal that Mr. GREELEY IS q man
at importance in the public affairs Of this
country, and specially in tho management
Of the Republican party and a. Gen. GRANT
desires 10 lie elected 10 the Presidency again
lu 1872 10y that party, lac has become ne anX.
ious as his nature will admit 10 establish a
friendly relation between himself and Mr.
GREELEY, so that hc msy rely upon the
help of tic great Philosopher for the gratif
cation OF liis ambition.
II In this notion of the President rs we are
informed, which has led him of late to cult.
vate 30 much the friendship Of Major Gen.
HIRAM WALrmDoE, formerly of Ohio, best
known as tue author of the Nil tia of the
Seas This new intimacy between GRANT
and WALBRIDGE has ia many quarters,
given risc to the impression that WAL
BRIDGE Is Soon 10 have place ii the Cabi.
not but II turns out that the real motive Of
GRANTS attentions TO WkIpR!DGE is u
make friends with GREELEY. GRAFT knows
sh., ~ =. a. .-..l
GREELEY, because GREELEY took the trou-
BILE in March, l-G0, TO 20 all the way from
New York 4 sh,ng,on to ask the Pres
dent to appoin, WALBRIDGE Collector Of
New York. At that time this request I'M
pressed Gen. GRASI's mind with the strange
idea that GREELEY must he fool and 80 he
said on two or three occasions with more
frsnknesa than discretion. But now that he
has begun TO feel how useful il might be for
him TO have GREELEYs support, and how
inconvcnent it probably will be 10 have his
opposition he has changed his opinion
about WA BRIDGE and has been using him
10 elevate him scf into the good opinion of
the Philosopher Evidently he does not
think GREELEY 10 much of fool or WAL.
BRIDGE go much Of wnd.bag as he Id
eighteen months ago,
The associate # Major General WAL
BRIDGE in this pilonthropic effort TO recon.
Gle the President aud Mr.. GREELEY was ihe
Hon. ETHAN ALLEN, II descendant, no doubt,
Of the couqucror of Ticon deroaa, and ono Of
the handsornest men in New York. He has
keen black eye, full Of goodness and elcc
tricity fno sallow complexion, and a beau.
uful black moustache. He appeared n a.,
momentous negotiation with Mr.. GETELri
MS the supporter Of Brcvct BriGalier-Goneral
WooDFoRD, candidate for Governor, who j.
also very anxious about what Mr.. GREELEY
may or may no, do.
WALBRIDGE aud ALIEN at first en-
dcayorcd TO arrange al interview between
the Philosopher and the President for Tues
day Sept ~, when the latter was coming
up from Long Branch on his way 70 Boston
This however, was impossible, because tho
Philosopher was engaged in looking aitc'
the interests OF American industry and IN,
great cause Of protection % our mnnuiuc
tures AZ the Third avenue Rink, and cJult
not spare time for matters of less importance
Ench re receiving on apology from Gen
GRANT
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