The Daily telegraph. (Monroe, La.) 1870-1886, 1870-12-31
EX.PREsIDENT JOHNSON.

Commercial, who recently paid visit
to ex.President johnson, publishes a
lengthy letter describing the interview.
We make a, few extracts:
FINDING MIR. JOHNSON.
Ringing the door bell, servant ap-
reared and ushered me into the parlOr,
a small room to the left of the hall. 1t
was plainly furnished, It's chief attrac-
tions being the books and portraits on
the shelves and walls. There was Lin
coin. Washington, jackson ana john
son. the latter looking as natural as
life. She went away and returned in
moment, saying Mr.. johnson was out;
perhapss II would Rnd him at Mr..
Browns store, as he usually walked up
there every morning. Going up the
street to the store, entered and found
the ex.President seated alone by the
stove. In few moments some cOun-
try woman, surrounded by several lit
tie ragged boys, came in to barter but
ter and eggs for sugar and calico. Mr..
Brown and his clerk, young johnson,
appeared to wait upon them, count the
eggs and weigh the butter. Here was
picture iftruly represented on canvas,
would astonish the good people of
England, who draw such fine distinc-
tions in. bleed. 1t aptly illustrated
manners and customs in our free and
Independent Republic-manners and
customs somewhat different from those
i'm other parts of the world. Here was
the son and son-in-law of a President of
the United States with their sleeves
rolled up, counting eggs, weighing but
ter, and giving in exchange coffee and
calico. Verify, our country is good
and peculiar, without being in the least
gloomy.
GRANT AND HIS MESSAGE.
| asked him what ne thought Of
Grants message.
"Well," replied he, ats about the
weakest document that was ever under
the necessity Of being called State
paper. 1t is as weak as water. There
is not point in it. You can't tell half
the time what he is driving at, and it
is doubtful if he knows himself. | see
that a great many Republican journals
are cOndemning it. The fact is, they
are tired of Grant. He is no more fit
for President than goose. He has
got no ability-nOthing but little low
cunning" &r1
HIS OPINION OF PARTIES.
In speaking of the. present political
condition of the country, Mr.. johnson
said that both parties were i'm q state of
disintegratiOn, and that sooner or later
new parties would form. "The young
men of the country" said he, evil
soon take things in hand; the old set
have about played OUT"
OLD DOCUMENTS on HAND.
ii Old documents are dangerous, he
has a nitro-glycerine mine at hand.
well charged. These collections are of
inestimable value, composing the com.
pletest history of the last eventful ten
years in any one mans possession on
the continent.
NOT 4 BANKER.
-
"A lew months ago report was fly
ing around among the papers that MIR.
Johnson had started bank i'm Green
Ville, and would give the evening of
MS DAYS to notes, drafts, accounts, and
nard and soft money. 1 asked him, if
ne really intended to become banker.
Nothing is further from NV mind ~
ne replied. 81 never thought of it un-
I'll saw it in the papers. have been
economical all my life, and nv habits
are not such as to require much money
now l. am getting along very well
WIN What have got. The story of
my being about to go into the banking
cuisines. business Is something on a par with
tne one III last Saturdays New York