The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-08-16

vo,,r bench. stifed with heatif yop sep ine
yys;ndow shut. and pestered with - cannes
cont ciuders If you keep itopen, pc setutlahy
+, = nervous trenor about your BAG 'ge, anu
t;nd,np no room to stretch your le 10 eIl-
hart 11nou the cool terraces of tie aipaiiy
boat, where all Is peace.
No. not ut all. On Friday night, for IN
stance. the entire strligbt Republican popu-
Iation of the capital-possibly some two tnou,
sond-had assembled on the boat and around
the boat. under the boat and lowering over
the boat led hv blatant brass bapd ana iol-
lowed by the fizz and bang of fireworks, 10
SEE PRESIDENT GRANT.
The great man was to arrive by the $40
train from Saratoga and Lake George, put IL
was long after that hour when he did arrive,
and while awaiting him the truly loyal Oh
Albany cheered and groaned and passed tne
fine away as best they might, reserVips,
however, Il fiery burst of welcome lof the ar
rival of the carriages which bore the presi,
DENTAL D rtv. Then what time there was !.
Bv the guards of the boat there was mol
room to erect IL bean pole. Every foot OF
ground was rlcked by the Republican cam
lri-n clubs, which had been lrantically I'M
pIorcd BY the Ercning Journal. OF Albany
70 turn out and give the President httlnS
reception. A moving sea Of human heads,
swaving one WAY and another i'll response 10
the strong arms and threatening clubs OIL the
Doli,p: arms and hands ronvulSively grasp
ing at nothing; the air full OF shouts anu
cries Of men and women, and in the midst OF
il Il little dusty man in Il big black hat push
inr through the crowd in the wake OF TWO
staIwart policemen. fighting for their lives.
That was all the truly loyal saw OF the
President after waiting for hours to DO IT,;
But we on the boat were lurkler. The
President and Mrs. Grant with Genera!
Horace Porter, and one or two children ana
attendants, retired Immediately to their stare
ROOMS, whence, after Scrubblng that n'aue
his face shine again like Il polished walnut
shell, General Grant emerged III fifteen MN
,ltcs 10 take the inevitable smoke. l was
struck bv the remarkable change i'll the Ere
Sdcnt'S appearance since October lust, Wiieii
| had long interview with him III the W nltc
House touching the claims Of Brooklyn @e,''
tlcmnn, who has what may Ee called coco-
cii,cs of observation-disclosures of our first cltl-
ZcnS.
Grant looks ten wears older to-day than he
looked then. His shoulders are stopped, and
his hair. is much sprinklcd with gray. Here
and there Il silver strand runs through his
brown whiskers. The whole air Of the man
i bent. Since the Cincinnati Convention
even, he has changed much. His face, never
omen. is now less frank than usual. He looks
rnuud every minute or two with Il nervous
and apprchensivc air, rs though he did fear
each bush an officer, or in olIice-Seckcr.
"Ah!" thought. us the executive officer
of millions upon millions Of frccmcn passed
I.,,II l. ;,,Jl 81 rp n npst
popular man in America four years ago, my
man; YOU may not be rs bad as some of them
paint YOU, and YOU may he Il great dca
worse than others believe you; but the fact
remains that your national popularity Is
gone. divided, Split up, arraycd against it.
sell. Politics did it. Why did you not know
when YOU were well of, and stick to the gen
crplship Of the armr!'
All, here comes Il more sensible man. The
little putfy-taccd, short-haircd, tight-Eanta-
Iooncd fellow in the Greeley hat is
PHIL. SHERIDAN,
who said. when some idiot proposed Il prcSi-
dental nomination to him, "No, str. If J.
were nominated by acclanation and elected
unanimously wouldn't serve" Which set
tied it,.
To-day, in consequence. Phil. Sheridan is
jllst as popular rs ever he was. NOhOuy
cares Il copper whether he Is Republican,
Liberal, or Democrat. He is Lieutenant
General of the Army. and that's enough
glory for one man OF Shcridan's size. The
curse of American politics IS that when man
distinguishes himself in enc office the people
will have him for anothcr-GlAnt and the
presidency. for instance. The man himself
gets bitten by the presidential tarlntula, and
dances to the music furnished by campaign
clubs. Away 70 position, power, peace, and
if he is successful he gets in exchange four
years of mcrctriciolls sovereignty, tempered
by an Internal batting aud badgcr!ng from
all quarters. and lively ttlSilatle OF SANDERS
from an independent press. If he be ullsuc-
cesStilI, then Il lifetime OF vain regrets, or Il
speedy sotteniug Of the brain.
Sheridan, TO tell the truth, looks us though
be cared very little for the chances of politi-
cal life. and great deal for the pleasures OF
the life he is leading. l. it scCnddlum mag
uatum to say Of the Northumberland that
he seems to have compressed Il great deal OF
physical enjoyment into the past year or two
IF il is | withdraw the assertion.
Both Generals sat on the upper deck Of the
boat for good two hours, putting the omni-
present cigar. Then to he'd. When the
boat arrived in tic morning the President
and General Sheridan were still in their
statc-roonlS, and crowd Of empty noodles
around their doors, waiting, maylap, TO lick
the dust from their boots.