The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-06-14
NEW YORK HERALD FRIDAY, JUNE A. 1s72-TR1PlE SHEET

the desolation that had fallen upon the house Of
1 Its founder met hfs gaze
II see," said ne, your chie' ID 10 DC Dur'ed 70
fday"
! Eyes, SIR" es
but liked his strong, sturdy ways and and my
administration have good deal TO thank him for.
ENGLAND AND THE ALABAMA CLAIMS.
CORRESPONDENCE regard TO the Alabama
claims Mr.. President, they are "oGr so to speak9
PREsrDENr-Oh, not 10 rests with England to-
throw overheard the treaty go ON with the arbi-
trat!On. We VIII c0ncede nothing further. We
have been willing oil along TO concede good deal
for peace and to establish the peaceful system Of
arbitration but we Will go no hrther in this case
CORRESPONDENCE England then, rests the bur-
! den OF the rejection OF arbtration2
PREslDEkT-If arbitration should be rejected, yes.
we have nothing further to do with it than TO send
our arbitrators to Geneva and let them follow out
the line OF events.
CoRREspoNDENr-D you think England win reject
arbitration
PREsIDENr-As to that would not care to say.
CORRESPONDENCE case she does, where do we
PREsIDENr--Just as We did before. ! sec no rea-
son to apprehend war In either case
MATTERS IN MEXICO.
C0RREsPoNDENT-TheM Mexican revolutions are ex
citing considerable comment
PREsIDENT-FOr all my information on that sub
ject must refer you TO the HERALD. 1t contains
all the news get from that quarter.
CoEsRsrGSpEsJmao nave notlced, probably, IN N,
An ORGAN OF THE STATE.
PRESIDENT (smilngl Yes; and although the At
torno,y General doubtless, has some complaints or
atIldayits if relation to them, must confess
again that have relied mainly for my rss.e,ns g.
general smile rippied the countenances OF the
Presidential family at this enforced compliment to
the value OF the HERALD as a State Department
journal, and even the fine cOuntenance OF the
venerable Mr.. Dent relaxed for an instant from its
wontcd stolidty and his fixed gaze upon ;he
IiERALD, representative unbent somewhat Its rigid
- - 80 i.s'"r HOuARD.
CoRREspoNDENT-RegardinS the Honard matter,
Mr. President; what may say about that?
PREsIDENT-You know we have demanded hims
CoRREsroEDENr.Yes win they give MIN ups
CORRESPONDENCE they do not
A WOMAN TO THE RESCUE.
Here Mrs. Grant, becoming deeply interested, as
a trne American woman, in what 20 deeply con-
Germs the national honor, turned earnestly toward
the Presidential head of her household and the ma
sThen you'll take him, won't You -
The impenetrable Sphinx Of the White House,
however, was not going to unriddIe his riddle at
eager look with q smiling air and said
PREslDrNT-Ab that's question that doesn't
| come up for discussion yet
1T Is for you TO protect American citizens
!; abroad persisted Mrs. Grant.
sponded her lord, than to demand their protec-
ton at the hands OF any nation where they may be
/ threatened with abuse. AS to what we shall do IN
matter that the Cabinet has not discussed OF all,
and both Of you ought to see plainly that it is not
4 for me TO discuss it here.n
The fact was quite evident, ana the conversation
was turned into another channel
CHAPpA0UA AND GALENA
CORREsPOEDENT--We, Mr.. President, what do
Syou think Of Mr.. Greeley and his chances2
This would have been poser to almost any Presi-
dental candidate but General Grant. To ask q
nominee Of one party what he thinks Of the chances
Of his opponent Is enough to have startled any mere
politician out OF his propricty, and to have closed
htu nnnfh nAn ru1lu lrtrSp 10aly nt,t
Grant had been used to surprises before, and candi-
dacy appears rather to have opened his mouth than
nvf t. Mr. Fspss st at
4 They all lie at Baltimore"
AT BALTIMORE. ae @
PREsIDENT-T think it an even chance whether it
does or not. It is as likely to put up sralght-out
CoRREsPoNDENT-The there viii be three tickets
I in the field.
withdraw If they do not nominate him. do not
believe that he will remain in the neld hopeless
candidate, merely to give the democratic party
J CoRREsPoNDENT-In case Baltimore endorses
: PREs1DENT-I nope It WILL We viii then know
who we are fighting 1t will be an open republican
and democratic battle, and prefer that sort Of
WILSON OR COLLAR. -vt 81
C0RREsPoNDENT-How do you like the snbstitu
q PREsIpENT--The idea seems to have been to have
tho two candidates rom different sections OF the
country. Otherwise there Is no preference between
the two men,. Personally have great anettlon
\ through our term, has been q firm friend and we
have always entertained the most anectionate re.
4 lations toward one another.
As the correspondent babe, adieu to the Federal
) Family the President said =" In regard to that
Houard matter, remember that 1t is not our pur-
& pose to discuss what we shah do in contingency
4 that Is not likely to arise We do not admit the
question whether Spain will give him up or not as
debatab1e one yet and the Cabinet has not discuss
ed any steps looking beyond our demand for him.
4 The HERALD correspondent thereupon drove
away through the parchng heat OF the sun and the
fierce glare OF the sand, leaving the Presidential
family refreshing themselves In the COOL deep shade
Z OF the cottage piazza, the Chief Executive I'M
4 mersed, before, In the columns OF the HERALD