The New York herald., 1871-10-06

m-leeung peswSSn tle 5unen eno the khe0v0. !n
Rgypt, the sultan issued frmsn declaring me tho
gle6t q tue empire and ordering that royal h0spt-
throughout his dominions, including Egypt. on
my arrival q suez was. however. welcomed a.
nS sass q s1 e 10 . me
Khedive Iexpressed . desire 70 60 up the Nile and
advised me strongly not to undertake the journey,
II peing the month OF May when the hot season had
get in saying that the heat might be fatal 70 me ana
but replied that had been so often warned against
such danger and had always got over it so well
that should risk IT, because shall never again
the opportunity 20 make the trip. he told me that
the steamer amer. would be pc ready In two . days 70
perilous trip OF all the tropical cmes this Is the
hottest, IN the month OF May. Still we bravely
II suppose. Mr.. seward. your interview with the
Sultan was equally interesting. Did ne have any
thing to say against the Khedivep .tff
mo, the Sultan Is not given TO personalities. He
Is conscientious and wellntentloned. He was very
amlaDe 70 me. OF course he Is not 80 far advanced
personal government IL Is the KheCiiye who rules
absolutely while IN Turkey It s the Ministry OF the
sultan that Is the ruling pOwer.n
what Is your opinion about President Theirs.
whom We heard you visited at versaiiless"
FOR his age. dined with him the day on which his
powers were prolonged as President OF tie Republic
He told me that ne considered It q happy augury
tnat should pc present a. the celebration OF the
high honor whtc mas been conierredsupon hlm. or
course, he was guarded IN his conversation regard
republic he could not appear to favor monarchy,
and believe that he WIN give the republic a fair
government OF France.n '"7 i7'7'-T 4
Mr seward was euiogistic on almost every sub
arrival at hts home In Auburn he said he will have
competed his circle round the world. Auburn
having been his starting pofnr He has travelled 425
DAYS az the average rate OF eighty miles day. He
further rremarked:-.Americans are now the fashion
all over Jhe w0rid. No representative or q nation
was ever received with such high honors as have
been IN the East anu nave yet 10 lind the country
where Americans are not nked.n se n1 !
Coming to subjects nearer nome startled him
with tine abrupt question. =
"Mr. seward. would You care to DC President OF
II cannot speak wlth propriety upon this subject.
am not ambitious. shall take my rest now and
my full share Of nonors.n a.
aMany. people doubt that Grant win be re-
1T Is rather premature to say thar. the wisest
philosopher can only tell what sort Of weather we
as 1s
specuiations may pc falstned. We cannot penetrate
the designs Of Providence.n
hands Of Providence, not In the hands Of the elec
orsf,' A
"What mean to say Is that the designs OF Provi-
dence are fulfilled, Independently OF the wishes Of
men.n n fsnG1NEE .
When IN England, did you read. sir, about the
II did not, heard OF them for the first tune
$50 YOU are not aware, suppose, that there is
crminations and rccrimnatons are the order Of the
day. The Murrhyites or ,C0nkling men Charge that
MIR. Greeley did all the mischief"
II never knew Mr.. Greeley to make mischief"
In the course Of our conversation happened to
sA few days ago read story in q morning paper
TO the effect that President Grant was intereSLed In
q stone quarry in Maryland. i believe the same
paper asserted that the President had received as
gut $25 900 worth Of shares. and through mis- innu-
ence the company is said to be realizing enormous
profits, because all the puOlic buildings IN Washs
ington are being built by contract OF tnat same
SIOne.o t
s.Why, this Is far more interesting. news to me
OF our conversation. am shareholder for $50, 900
in the Seneca Stone Quarry, but did not receive
them MS GIN. gave my note for the money, and I
very glad to near that tho shareholders are likely
to receive go0d dividends did not place high ex-
pectations In the enterprise. think the seneca
stone s the very best tnat could be used Tor bud.
sNow there remains nothing for you, Mr. Seward.
but to write book on your travcs.n
II am nOt given 20 writing books or anything else
for tnat matter, now. ! nave traSelled for my
own benefiLH b US ." p%
s.sEtnink You owe it 20 your own countrymen. sir.
No man ever enjoyed such opportunities 70. see the
,%as spe spSss saa esa
"It is an very EA ior me to nasfatc ~ travels IN
the way Of convesstaDn, butabow 1oead At look IN
is .srSs styissf compassionate not or so murh I'm
portanCe the mater OF 1t; besides the author Of
the famous letters to Earl Russell on the Alabama
claims is equal to almost any literary tasK.n {.
The interview lasted about two hours, and the
above presents the Salient p0inB OF my very plea
SAINT c0nveraatic4 nth the greatest American states
man or the preseno Qmc. -