The New York herald., 1871-11-23

departure whicn the papers had credited him With
..You arc the second man, ne said, "yno has
spoken 10 me about THIS same thing today. and
begin to believe tina, there mas really been something
"why OF course there has. and q great zeal. too"
] answered.
have been so diligently engaged tnat rave scarcely
had time 70 read paper. Tell me. II you please
Your correspondent gave In brief The substance OF
the anti-Glant rumors and ihe names OF The gentc-
men reported 10 be in sympathy with The move
ment, and senator Wilson answered thlts:->
..So far as know there Is moi q word OF truth In
the whole story. have always believed. aud be.
licye now, that Gene, al Grant WIN be relomlnated
and reelected. believe him 10 be an honest man;
ana believe further, that he Is at the head OF an
lsh." .'' 0A' '0a A"'' ''4a nc ''01' . 'A'' '''
sCranfing all that, Mr. Senator'S answ ered
.but don't you think it barely possible that some Of
those mentioned may, nevertheless. be engaged In
forming combination"
understand, Is against Grant. met hun in Parts
last spring and we llld long lalk. and while poll
noticing thai ne lar IRON enthusiastic The
administration OF General Grant, Probably he Is al
II understand, AIR. wilson, that he was In Boston
last week for this very purpose, and that he con-
suited with you, General Butler ahd Senator sum-
"Ile may have been hcrc" said Mr. wilson, 'stut
l knew nothing OF II and saw nothing or him. lie
may n ave seen Butler and Sumner. / don't know
about that.'
"How do Butler and Sumner stand on Grants re-
nomination 81 tlen asked.
.You know as well as do that Butter Is funny
fellow; but guess. after ALL that he VIII stand by
Sreni:e anst HI him ann qa,a cartsn nt ne
would nave nothing 10 do with such council as
tnat proposed at harrisburg, aud do not think ne
knows any more about the movement than dO.'
''Weli. how about Senator Sumner VIII he lake
o stand against The Presidents renominauont
unfortunate, that General Grant aud Mr.. sumner
are personally hostile tn each other. have talked
to b0tn OF tncln cine aud time again, and others
have endeavored 10 effect reconciliation, out all 10
no purpose. l am one OF those kind OF men VINO
OF opinion obtain more Than a Temporary feeling,
and 90 deeply denlore that my frends alluded TO
are difYerently constituted. Dut, notwithstanding
the eStr2nyemcnt between Grant and Suuner, AN
quite confident thai the senator would not degrade
himself o. his parry by sucn conspiracy as that
'It seems, then Mr. Wilson. that you attach no
Importance whatever TO TINS alleged party move
'NO; nothing VIII come from 1t. There VIII be,
as there always rs, few disanected men. but the
nomoalton by an emphatic re eectiOu."
And here the interview ended.
| What Thaslow Weed Has 20 say About the
| New fnTsy iovemeat-Ho Lsa't Couated La,
Bnf bocsu't SAY Anything Against 1t.
| HERALD reporter met Mr. Thurlow Weed com.
| ing out or his house In Twelfth street yesterday
| afternoon. The Old gentleman looked exceedingly
! well, ana greeted the reporter with his usual
| urbanity Of manner.
''Alr. Weed" said the reporter, ~ understand
thai you ousily engaged, with certain other pro
minent gentlemen, in laying the foundation for
| new party-an ant-Grant party. In fact.
The genial Old President maker brought his heavy
| cane down on the pavement win an emphatic
tnump, and. looking At The reporter rather wonder
ingly, exclaimed:-
"A new party What DO you refer toY'
''lt has been announced that you are one OF
party or gentlemen VINO arc 10 meet at o certain
city on the S0tn INST, and decide upon what course
best TO ne pursued by republicans ana Others wht
do not want 10 have Grant In the White House ioI
another term. is that SO ~
"Well, / declare TO you candidly,o replied Mr
Weed, ''that Is the first have heard OF such move
menIn
''The gentlemen mentioned In connection with IN,
movement are Horace Greeley, George Wilkes Car
Schurz. Z. A. Dana, W. III. Evarts Senator Sumner
and several others whose names cannot now re
collect. Have you heard anything ABOUT their
w0rKing to form an anu Grant partyY Y'
III have heard nothing whatever about the matter
The story Is made 0ut-Uf whole cloth far as an
concerned, but cannot say anvtulng as to the
other genuemen;" and the Presidential Warwick o.
the long ago drew on his gloves with a sudden Jerk
and knowing smile crept over his face as he bade
| the reporter goouby aud went up Fifth avenue.