The New York herald., 1872-09-19
LONG BRANCH.

President Grant On the Alabama Claims
Arbitration--Cuba's Rumored Aid In
Helping TO Elect Greeley, and the Po-
liticnl Situation Generally-The Prcsi-
dents LoiterinSs by the Sea Nearly mt
Close-Lifc Among the Cottagers and
at the Hotels.
LONG BRANCH, Sept. ls, 1872.
President Grant, whose distinguishing trait since
his elevation to the Chief Magstracy OF the
nation has been reticence, is evidently getting
more free and 0utspoken upon Affairs Of nationa
interest. His exhibition Of frankncss Of speech at
this time when he Is candidate for reelection TO
the Presidency and when the public mind is more
than usually agitated upon the important issues
at stake, shows that his silence not strategic nor
disguise for covering up ignorance, nor trick
for practising direct upon the public. The
candor with which he announces his views upon
the result OF the Alabama claims arbitration shows
this conclusively. The result meets his expecta
tions fully. and should he thinks, be cordially
accepted by the people Of this country. The con-
test he f0rcibly expresses It, not for dollars
and cents but the preservation Of amitY between
England and this country, with full and firm main
tenance OF our national dignity. These points
have been achieved, and our nation should be
satisfied. 1t would have taken but little to have
would have been more terrible, more ruinous than
any war OF this century, 1--we are now at peace
Witn Jhe Worlu. ana peace Is the synonym OF pros
perity. 1t Will thus be seen that to his great et
us have peace" principle ne still rigidly adheres
Upon matters connected with the present poit-
ical situation the President talks with the same
unreservedness The story about Cuba, who has
not cent to bless herself with, raising money to he
expended In helping the election OF Greeley, with
the understanding that the Greeley administration
would acknowledge her independence, struck him
as most ridiculous canard-Quite as ridiculous,
In TACT, rs his own reported wire pulling in con-
nection with the Louisville Convention. tic laughs
at these things, and leaves the political tide TO
how on Its course; leaves the whole issue with the
people, the sole and great arbitrators After he
goes away from here the story Of our national
politics, as far as he is concerned, may as
sumo more OF the e quorum Jars anagna
Jui stripe; but meantime he continues his
loiterings by the sea In the most tranquil
out riding and almost every day lie takes a row or
sail on Pleasure Bay. Visitors come and go, and
he entertains his neighborng cOttagers Hospitality
and visits among them in return. II not at home
in the evening one is almost sure to find him either
at James w. Gerard's, Tom Murphy's or George W.
Childs-the present princes OF cottage entertainers
ingtOn, when he will there establish his winter
quarters.
To-day and yesterday the weather, backed up by
"Old PrObabities,n has been doing its best to
make amends Tor the disagreeabe unpleasantness
OF the two previous days. Cottagers, most OF whom
still remain, were out this afternoon full
ocean avenue. A gay and exciting feature was
the number OF equestrians and equestrtennes,
horseback riding being more affected this season
than ever before here. 1t will be lively among the
that the hotels have to shut up SO early. The West
End advertised to keep open till the END Of the
month, but ten days ago had to succqmb to the
which always keeps open till the LIST of October,
there Is a good and lively party yet, but made
up mainly Of those who contracted for rooms
most laudable efforts to prOtract the season till the
close OF the month, but 1t Ia painfully uphill work.