, 1870-11-15
INTERVIEW WITH PQSTM EASTER
GENERAL CREsWELL.
Tho Policy OF kho AdmtnI.srntton-
The Elccsious-Tho Tnrtff-GeneFnl
Butler and a War with England.
Ha4hingon (Sor, De*paieA 10 tie Cincinnati CONT

The Elccgioux-'The Tnrtfl-fstncFnl
Nntlor and a War with England.
Ha4hingon (Sor, ~ Dt*patch to tie Cincinnati Com.
tssfetdk
In an interview with Postmaster General
Crcsxell, to-day, some etatementa were made
Which are regarded Hs echoes from the White
7Honse, and are. important ~ bearing upon
ths policy Of tho administration; and in his
Tiews Of the Cabinet, Mr.. Creswen expressed
the opinion that tho recent elections have
not, II their result, surprised The President,
and have not IN the least anected the stand,
he, '' In the Thirty-eighth Congress-, which
ron remember, was the second OF Mr.. LIN
coins fi1st term. We had good working
maiolity then, hut would have been In tho
minority, II tho Border Statef had not helped
us out.So you eee this failing OF OF the strength
In fact, the history OF al patty organizations,
sincs the foundation OF the government,
shown that the intervening canva asa between
Presidential elections, is certain soahoW some
detection to the party. In powez. The
only eerioua result ia tho diaappoint.
That class. But that riu wear away, md then
the masses viii see and fully appreciate the
| policy Of tho present Administration. which
1hoy nov appreciate only in tts partial deve1-
| opt1ent. Il will be more popular than evoF.
Ne lost Maryland Through the jealousy or
prejudice Of our white voters n many Of whon,t
| turned about and voted against the Repub-
| licana me1aIy because they we're prejudiced
against the negroes. In short, they we're
weak-kneed, but next gear some Of them
will learn to vote their own sentt-
ments, even il those sensl4 4ents sIe also
voted Tor bY the blacks, and the following
| vear more of them will do the sane. So that
/ an Confident That We will carry Maryland for
| the uext Republican Presidential candidate.
| Tie fact ia. We are now in condition to taIa
advantage OF any mistakes which the Demo'
Gratis a1e sure to naale. and ~ We 50 on now
rosss 1asaa P9s ;
loss of MarYland was theunanimits with which
the Whites came ont to vote. Men voted las'
Tue es3ay, who had not done 10 Tor thirty
yeNs.-
however, can e.y that the administration vii
succeed IN keeping the government anances
firmly in hand continue to re1uca the pub!it
debt and relieve the people Of taxation. x
do this we must keep up suitctent tariff Il
Afford IA revenue with which TO meet oul
obligations. Only the lu1usies ought to be in
cluded on the tarid lste, and eoch afuGies = =.
Hav We can take OF tic odiousinterDal taxation
which coupels man to pay or takes his prop
e11y away from him. Tle old party uFgAufza+
tons viii continue until the ne1t PresadantA
cauyaAe, and the pcople viii learn before tbs
, time that the revenue seformeK1. or those wh<
| talk OF free trade and no internal tautiou
] either mean reputation, or intend to deceive
their constituents; for We must hare aon
. | income, not only to meet the expenses Of III
government, but TO pay its debts, and &c can
get it from any other SOURCE -,
HGene1al Buffers scheme for war Wit
: Grcat britain over the Alabama claims m2y d
very veil for his district, where there is g1ea
excitement oyer the hshe1y itnbtoghoe, N
where they are too anxious for the Aune11
ton Of Canada but the gyeAt masses OF on
people prefer to develop the great resources Q
. our country By shining At peace; and alsho1g
6 war movement might 30 popular with cettai
! | classes, ~ such movements al@aye are. it
2 the evident duty Of the administration
avoid the terrible and bsighting, Eesalts
*ueh struggle :. ~ you'd folio
!: General ~ Botless PolieS: nsg.sain$ g Il
i difference Of opinion, but We certainly woul
i not object to Ii il the people Of that count
" came 10 Us Of their own free viii. I don
Y think they would do that. The smuggleEz,
very large class, including A1lits rztaihcation
8 the bankers, capitalists generally, and IL U
= otba.l People would oppose it, willie the sal
perhaps, of some Of The agricultural comm
d nitiee, would favor annexation No doubt Il
,t country would be valuable to III. but we c.
u not afford to run The risk OF : WIZ Tor II
= puQ pCeo o1 bctsluB tnb 4AAo4tu1 Clal109. .
e Reverting to the late elections, he said tt
= = most tmpoFtant and, therefore, unfortuns
Il loet to tho administration vas the defeat
Il General scheoek- He is good mAn, N Al
Representative, md strong pastJ. lesde
Looking the xhole fsld orer. think
= cannot fall to regret his loss. Nevertheless
~ saa befoge, We arc ready and able to
K ths victory next TINA. The division
Missouri shows merely how foolish n
!. msy become over matters Of pezsot
Il, nvalry. Gchu1z ia bright mA1, the Pu1s
English-speaking and writing foreign
I sver knew, but he hs4 h him an element
antaSuniHn which corapela him to fight tou
r. thing do not think. however, that he
continue his opposition to the admir!st11tl
!e- when he returns to the Senate. I think
will set along very well, much better than
t. would with = twu-thir3a majority IN the y
Congress, for we will have no auaan bicfef1
I and not too many aspisants for the leadefst
c. There will be no riAk Of IN impeFsuM II
!, paso, OF splits within the party, and mene
!. tiu consult freely with each other, after ~ :
- they Win act in concert, instead of e1ssl
their strength"