The New York herald., 1871-12-28

Morris slapped George washington on the back and
drously desrous Of GOOD Ieiiswshsp. Whoever has
seen HIM on Capitol Hill, In the open square,
playing croQuet With his young children, or
noticed him in New York rui,ing around among
tue theatres witn the susceptlbties OF young boy
out OF college and permitted 10 see the sights, can
sympathze with his high notion OF public place ana
his bold resolution never TO be employed Tor private
uses ale he makes part OF the permanent gov
lic liie whose family discipline is 40 beauifu and
gente. HIS position at present IN the republican
not 10 lead any new departures. lie leeis thai, on
the whole his legislative lie has been the pest rep
resen,aiye OF what the republican party sn0na craa
lures OF circumstance villain mat party take MS
place and drive nim out therefore ne VIII JOIN no
new party movement, but ne iavors new nomina-
uon.
POINTS IN rRUMBULL's LIFE.
Trumbull, while In some respects an AMBITIOUS
man. is never willing to permit his ambition to be
subservienJ. When ne was first elected Abraham
in the Illinois Legislature to send HIM to the Sen
| ate in case 1rumbull would withdraw. Trumbun
draw 10 %enon Of com Promise Moala make ma oi%
40 So But Lincoln demonstrated his ialth III MIN
"Between Trumbull ana any other candidate
cannot have choice Let all my friends support him.
lie VIII do honor TO lInoIs"
Lincoln advocated Irumbus reelection In 1861.
and IN 1867 he was opposed by Governor Palmer,
VINO Is now IN trouble with the federal authorities
Tor manlully opposing General Sherldan's direction
the city government OF Chicago after the Ore. In
this ne derives, unexpectedly, his most immediate
ana manIul nelp from IrumUult, VINO CnlnkS tn8t
the federal government has business to admlnis-
ter cities without direction from Congress.
Irumbuli is called cold man, ana yet Washing
ton life Is luil OF exempiicati0l3 OF his impulsve
ness Take the case OF Winnie Ream. What Is called
here the intellectual School united to destroy this
glr both as an artist ana q family character.
nalf dozen females, like Mrs. Ames, Mrs. Lippin-
colt and that class, resented the giving or COM
mission to her 10 make statue OF Mr.. Lincoln,
and called her little half Dutch girl from Wisconsin
and kansas Irumbull was nelghbor on Capitol
l. fp6 1911
sition TO put her down, and one night OF mis- own
yonllon appeared At ner fathers house and gave
her MS support He voted ior the appropriation TO
her. ana when she was sent abroad, lamentng her
heiplessness ana youth, he endeavOred with ali his
ton, 50 that the girls character could supported
10y the family contact and she relieved from leedlng
often TrumDul Is seen in matters OF TINS Sort
generous advocate and In proportion to his advo-
large, organized party movements against indivld
uais.
TRUMBULL's CIRCUMSTANCES
He has sold his house on Capitol Hll to Mr.. Will
liam NJ. Evarts, oil New York city, and now occupies
very PLAIN ana cheap quarters III the second story
OF small three story brick house in the rear OF the
hirkwoDd Hotel. The CLERK oil MS committee in the
senate Is his nephew, and ms companion In has
lodgings is his sou, both Iull grown young men.
1rumDull Is By lar the chief parsonage now IN the
Senate. lie 'the coolest and best debater there,
always in earnest and yet never at fault. ana he
now stands 10 ine rapport with the able men OF the
Senate VINO New OFF from his suggestion IN the
parchment trial. Mr. sumner thinks highly OF him
aud all seem 10 acknowledge that he Is to
be put aside, either by passion, interest ambition,
ana who Will sit In the seat which he occupies ami
drive his team towards what he wishes and even Ii
supreme power lie III the way VIII not deviate IRON
MS path out OF any delcacy; at the same time, If
VIII d1lve over 1t. In short IrumDul Is Jurlst,
looking within himself Tor motives, and believing
ences may raised to level with their statesmen,
and that tins Is easier and nooer than TO reduce
ones self TO he demagOgue and lead the constltu.
eucy by unworthy Means
CARL scHURz.
The noplest adventurer In this country is the
great German VINO came to the senate upon the
misortnnes OF John u. Henderson. There never
was more gallant spirit IN Congress than Hender-
son, ana he deliberately voted away his honOrs and
his fame while In the prime OF lie rather tnan
break his oath and sense OF responsibility before
country and posterity. carr Scnurz did not treat
Henderson well. There things ON record winch
he had 10 say about tnaL victim OF party rage,
forgotten.
Scnurz Is a man 10 be treated and considered al
together under nls intellectual aspects. While
gentle, considerable ana reliable father and hus-
band, he IS in great part u selfish man, living upon
his talents, and although he has been all his days
luentlned with democrats and republicans OF all
nations. he Is In heart and In feeling arIstucra.
lie is, IN short one OF the very Oest types OF modern
SerInans, iona oil the ribbon IN the buttonhole, q
oeyoled student ana taking to revolution as The
more legitimate form OF intellectual dominion.
and administrations, dynastles, and, In fact. the
whole plane OF poitlcal life he considers cneny
Since Albert GallatIn we have never had any man
n America. born abroad, who distinguished hIm-
Schurz Is III deep sympathy with the Eastern States,
ana their modes or thought ana processes OF lie.
lie early apprehended the scholarship and Lofty dis
tlnctlon OF Charles Sumner, and cast himself to be
MS iriend. These two men nave had mutual in
1uence upon each other. Schurz mas made Sumner,
Tor the first time In his Iiie revolutlOnlSt against
party government, while Schurz derives his main
distinction in the Senate from Summers support
At one time Drake and the strict party folks, meant
TO have read Schurz out or the republican caucus,
in which case he would have been thrown back
upon the body OF the democrats. and half innu.
ence lost All that time sumner stepped forward
ana defended him; Schurz was saved 10
now the hveliest loils In the Senate.
Schurz Is only forty-two years old-one or the
youngest Senators. He Is In the prime oil vigorous
lie, very tall. br0adshoudcred spare and graceful,
and he may be Ilkened IN appearance fine stag.
lie lives like q gentleman, drinks Dotue OF good
Tor the most part IN fine English browns, roans or
blues, and ne wears gold spectacles. His income.
deryable from his paper In 81. Louis, his writings
and his senatorial salary, is probably about $4,000
a year. HIS vile Is probably one OF the very finest
speciers o saIh 1elaa ny Womem ia america. tne
Schurz IN the CITY or London when he was q poor
exile there, living upon remlttances from home and
from correspondence from mis- pen to German Jour-
nails, aud she sympathlzed with him aud loved him.
Mrs. schurz Is dark-naired. dark-eyed woman OF
beautiful figure, and mid and delightful express
sion o counlenance. Schurz AMI herself are very
nucn Ia love with each other aud they keep the best
class OF company IN Washington. Both OF them
are earnest aud strong In their attachment to
German manners and the German country.
Mrs. ochurz appreciates the fact Inat our republic
affords her husband the best chance for high
career but she and be prefer 10 give their children
"a German education, and they like TO DC well con-
sidered and remembered by the North German
statesmen When Schurz RAJ Tor the Senate against
Henderson and Ben Loan, Old Baron Geroit, the
Prussian Minister appeared for the only time in his
lie OH newspaper row, sanguIne TO get points in
favor OF his friend. schurz Is on good terms with
bismarck; and his enemies here have alleged tnat
he means to return TO Germany and take part in
thai government; on the Otncr hand ne has re-
peatedly said, with emphasis that this Is his coun-
Try. aud that MS whole future Is comprised III
America. - 49,
sCBURZ's POWER ANALYzED.
In considering Schurz It Is never TO he forgotten
that he Is man OF great boldness or character, |
backed by the nnest talents. He Is not without |
humor, but 1t Is VI the grim, severe Sort cnleny
exercised In SATIRE. lie belongs TO the class OF
Scnil er's young German patriots, versed both In
the book and the FOIL soldiers and scholars once;
and although he did not distinguish himself In |
our late war, there was no man In 1t Of more ambi
tion and personal valor. As an orator he belongs
a.