The New York herald., 1872-10-04
MAYNARD, THE RADICAL CANDIDATE.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Sept. 20, 1872.
Horace Maynard is a very different man from An
drew Johnson-as different, in common parlance,
as chalk Is from cheese. Physically, morally and
mentally they differ The is TALL 1.-THE and sinewy
as poplar; the other ample, robust ana fair-pro-
portiOned as chestnut tree. The former Is a
casuist, hairsplitter man OF tricks and devices;
the latter broad, unconscious demagogue, hitting
right and left with sledge hammer, and innictlng
more damage sometimes on himself and his friends
than he does upon his enemies
MAYNARD IS A BELLIES LETTREsMAN.
student of books, something in metaphy sizes as
taught by the Baconian philosophers and not by
Herbert Spencer; squirting at the Spirltuallsm OF
Andrew Jackson Davis; shallow In chronological
science, as witness his " Euthanasia prophecies;
but on the whole, one who in company with very
few gave to the last Congress trine OF character
for literary culture Johnson read the constitution,
Rollins Ancient History-Tom Paine, perhaps,
Prescott and Davis most likely, and the files Of
the NEW YORK HERALD most certainly. He
might have found occasional relaxation In Sut
Loylnggood, C0oper's Spy," the Travels Of Captain
Cook" Artemus Ward and the Adventures Of
Roderck Rand0m;" but it is doubtful If he ever
sought acquaintance with the confessions OF Rous-
seau," the sayings of Rouchefoucald, the playful
philosophy OF Addison the subtle dsquisitons of
De Quincy. With this whole classical caboodle
Maynard Is familiar. Maynard would have pleaded
with all the sophsrry OF sinuous intellect on the
side Of King Charles and in defence Of the ship
money imposition. Johnson would have taken the
place of Pym or Hampden, denounced the act and
hurled defiance at the monarch. The one in any
other government would ever be on the side Of
power, the uphoder Of tradition ana prerogative
the other would always be found I'm hot water) on
the side OF the masses. Maynard In Johnson's
place as President would have acquiesced In every
measure OF reconstruction proposed by Congress.
Johnson II believing he was absolutely right would
have pulled the Rocky Mountains down before
So much ior Maynard and Johnson. Having
written thus far 1t is almost time gave you my
'interview" with Maynard. cannot call the start
a satisfactory one, and indeed doubt very much
If under any circumstances opening an interview
with the radical candidate could be made so. For
waiting ut a railroad station for the train
"what are your expectations, Mr.. Maynard
abont the result Of this campaign ~
MAyNARD's MEASURE OF CAUTIOUS SILENCE.
'Well,n replied the gentleman, IN q measured
cadence and with look as knowing as the wag OF
mules ear, when was practising law In Knox
vile many years ago made 1t an invariabe prac-
tice to tel my clients never TO inform anybody OF
mi hit operate to their injury. That's way adopt
mysel.h
wholly averse TO talking, provided the subject OF
conversation was some distance removed from the
prospects OF the campaign.
81 see, according to johnson, that you were op-
posed to negro suffrage In '64 ~
"Yes, thought IL was premature
"You delivered speech after that dubbed .Eu-
thanasa.' Wnat was the object of 1t ~
"well believed the negroes would gradually
disappear-die out--on this Continent, and 1
wanted to give them, as the word expresses it, AN
easy death.' My prediction was that the lapse OF
time would see them vanish from the South by
tinction. l was opposed TO violence being used,
ana begged for them this easy death OF gradual
decay
swell don't you think, now, Mr.. Maynard they
are pretty lively race Around here they seem
TO be as thick bees, and don't trouble themselves
much about your 'Euthanasia'"
sIt Is true there IL no apparant. .y0d In their
ranks but young man like you may live to see
their present number greatly diminished. IT Is in.
eytabe. The white and negro races cannot live
in contact in state OF freedom and high cviliza-
ton without the inferior race peng ultimately
crowded out of existence. In state OF slavery II
was possible for the negroes to thrive and multiply.
THE coRRoDING INFLUENCES OF WHITE cIviLHA-
did not operate on them. Now that they are free
personally and politically they are at liberty to In
duge In all the vices OF white civilization and give
scope to their natural PASSIONS All history iavors