The Van Buren press., 1873-09-02
GROEsBEcK
What He Thinks About the Chief Jus.
tlceship.
lEli Perkins 10 the Daily Graphic. !

Eli Perkins in the Daily Graphic.
Yesterday | go. Mr.. Groesbeck 10 take
of his hat so that could compare Mr..
Wust's oobbler cartoon In the Daily
Graphic with the original Is"as good
likeness oven 70 me Groesbcck nose aud
Napoleonic lock oi hair hanging over the
forehead. MIR Groesbeck was frightened
frat at your cartoon, and then amused.
lie and Wash Mclean, Of Cincinnati, and
Fernando Wood spend almost every a.
tcrnoon in quiet game Of euchre.
Wash Mclean says it is understood
that the Liberal Republicans will sup
port the next Democratic ticket.
"Whyr' J asked
Because, sir. said Mr. Mclean, /" we
all swallowed Greeley and Free Trade in
70, and they must come to us next. =
Nv hat will the Republicans do 2"
"Oh Conkling Is their man. Hes
the best they've got Conkling 10 . good
lawyer, and would make a good Chief
Justice, but he has five years IN the Sen.
ate yet. and he refuses 10 entertain the
Chef Justiceship I"
"How about Cen Grant ?" ! asked.
"Well, Grant will not run again /
grevo to learn that tho great Generals
habits are net the best; aud the people
begin 10 find It out Then the recent
hnIlabaloo started in tho Herald against
Cgsarism is the outburst OF the public
against a denomination Of Grant. Still.
II he chose to run, and Grsesbeck should
be taken away from us, don't know
now whom we would hit upon to run
against him. "
"who is the man for the Chief Jus.
ticeshp r. asked.
well, =" replied Mr. Mclean, I hear
Gen. Grant says he will not take any one
now on the bench That cuts OF Judge
Swayne, who is really M man for the
place. think Grant will take new and
unknown man.
How would Mr.. Groesbeck do p
His nomination would please every
body. lie would dignity the place; but
he is man Of wealth, and don't think
he would take it
This morning remarked, IN conver
sation with Mr.. Groesbeck:
"Of course you wouldn't take tho
Chief Justiceship. Mr.. Grocsbeck ~
"Wcll, / should prefer the Chief JUS
ticeship to the Presidency he replied.
"But it is a place that requires con.
tnuous hard work.
II know it, but like hard work.
Mr.. Groesbeck is scholar, a devotsc
of art, and one OF the most Chestsrfcldi.
an gentlemen in The country. His sspssch
during the impeachment trial or johnson
even surpassed VIM. NJ. Evsrts. He 10
a greater lawyer than Chase Il General
Grant should appoint Lin, both Rcpub.
licans and Dem scrats would rejoice, and
he woaid be confirmed BY unonimous
Senate. Gen. Grant, do il.
When | asked Mr. Groesback what he
thought of the Southern States, Georgia,
or Louisiana, he said:
"Oh, they will no doubt rsPudiatc
their State delt. Louisians, with her
$50, ,0O0, 900 debt, has nothing to show
for it, and South Carolina and Georgia
arc in the same flx They'll oil repudi
ate. sir v
"Will this affect the country at large -
"Oh, no. In the light Of political
economy there is nothing lost to the ma
ton except morality. The money goes
out of one pocket into another Munic-
ipal or State stealing don't hurt the ma
ton financially. II IL enly wars or great
condagrations, when property is abso-
lutcly destroyed. that hurt nation imam.
cially They impovcrish nation ana
cripple It's industry. Warmoth and
Tweed and Bullock only plnnder and
circulate. Their acts will educate 10 ans
make the people long for a return OF sns
old honest and simple administration o.
Washington aud Lincoln.
1y- Devotion to public opinion vac
eyidencad By lady aged eighty, who re.