The New York herald., 1871-01-16

r ana audss to some of the results
s.And winch were meant to 'followf nit mot so,
The Governor rellr his cigar and spoke not word.
gancing, thought, uneasily meanwhile at my PEN
seized that dangerous weapon Of the ;Interviewerh
and put 1t out Of sight After much more very
AGREEABLE CONVERSATION
ON various topics, upon all OF which the Governor
spoke as frankly as he promised, took my leave
accepting at the same time courteous invitation
from ms Excellency to Visit him frequently during
my stay In the capital fasst4-f ~ eR9a-
wnen not IN tne House OF Representatives, is
Jefferson House. little white country tavern stand
Ing back from the street, only two stories high,
On this balcony paid my respects TO him last night
He was standing bareheaded with q few friends
he defended the arsenal at Sc Louis SO ra
lantly at the M beginning Of the war and saved that
CITY from % destruction BY the rebels His sunburnt
battle Held fought since then. His crisp, short hair
wears the chestnut color st. Tneaallng shirt col
lar, as OF old, exposes bis weatherbeaten, snewy
neck. In fact he IS the same ,s
ERECT, rIRM-FOOTED SOLDIER
We aS 81 has Saa Gr
equal resolution In this city Just now the General
A UNIVERSAL FAvoRIrE
is Impossible not TO see that even his political
opponents think well Of him. AS for the democrats,
they consider him already in the halls Of the Senate,
w1png out, by his fidelity to Missouri, the stains
which + Is generally % asserted ana not alone BY one
OF the State. The General himself appeared at rest
ss to his prospects OF seat In the United states
VERY LITTLE TO SAY.
Indeed, he thought that there was nothing to be
e caUus s Su 1R my aS
sumed, and Its probable results IN the Presidential
canysss can he sed that Missouri would be the crown
representation at the polls we would have doubled
our majority at. the last election. II we only got
% has 4 population o 81 1soe ana she aSns aas
81 ss ong wn te ynn sS
that when we restore the franchise to the men who
are deprived Of II now, under the constitution which
We are going to change at this SESSION, YOU will
Missouri giving larger democratic majority at the
next election than you did In New York In Novem-
minlstrasion min Of General Gene Grant, against which % al
might say all Missouri outside the carpet-baggers,
to Be IN the General was out
me some time ago when said that Grant
ytSc. was nothing but soldier; that his In
him were those only Of soldier; and that he knew
no weapon Of power but the bayoner, and that he
snoeed az
was harsh and ill-ludging. But you see what has
n 70 woa ee man NEW VINO used 5a the G
exercised the power vested In him to the full extent
at the last election ne would have had New York
than they were under the radical majority" With
regard to the next
CANDIDATE FOR THE PRESIDENCY
General Blair emphatically declared that the West
would demand, that II democrat was elected he
should come like young L0chnlvar, 'out OF the
West.n
ABOUT GOVERNOR HOFFMAN.
Upon asking what they thought about Tam
many's claims distinguished gentleman from ST.
Louis answered, "TammanY Is going too fast She
asks too much. The man they have IN training Is
young enough. He has good record as demo.
crat; but after all It is only local 70 New York.
Let Tammany send him to the United States Senate
for term, where, II all things turn out right with
him, he may acquire q national reputation. He Is
young enough to wait that time"
GAS to Hoffman, said General Blair, 81 have
nothing to say, except tn at admire him greatly.
He has done great many splendid things. and
hope he viii live to do many more"
'But VIII not western democrats be reS0lute In
the Convention In favor Of one OF their own mensn
''It looks like It." was the reply
And so the friendly conversation ended for the
present, horrible bell, or q succession Of
them. announcing that supper was ready In
the various boarding houses around Wnere
politicians, jOurnalistssand w0udbe Senators must
pick DIT, In order TO keep the physical man up to
his vast mental exhaustion. II any man can do
this In Jefferson City just now, can only say that
his stomach must be constituted like that eplcurean
but not very sensible animal who finds his chocesJ
morsel In q thistle.
must close now, to attend the democratic Sena-
torial caucus, whose proceedings are "big with the
fate OF Cato and OF Rome"