Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1875-12-23
MIR. WILSON'S PROPHECIES.
Particulars of an Interview Il Few
Days Before His Death.
Return Of all Liberals to the Repub-
lican Party Predicted.
Mr. Wilson's Intense Suffering During His
Last Illness.

A Washington correspondent OF the Bos-
ton Journal writes: A gentleman who had
a long interview with the Vice-President on
Friday gives the following particulars Of that
interview:
Mr.. Wilson said: Everybody has been
very kind to me during my Illness See what
the wife of the President of the United States
sent me-" Here he held up beautiful clus-
ter of the choicest productions of the con-
servatories of the Executive Mansion, ar
ranged in wire basket * He
thought the lily fit emblem of the purity
which surrounds the world of Immortality.
Here he turned upon the political issues Of
the day. ''Don't you think | am a little of a
prophet in political matters? The Liberals
have been coming back all summer, and they
will all be back-that is, those worth having
back-betore the nominating convention,
whenever that may be- To the suggestion
that he might be present, the Vice President
replied: well, don't know about that I
would like to, but you know person in my
condition cannot make engagements far
ahead. Still, feel now as if would attend
good many conventions yet. | feel strong
The doctors say | am getting better, and
believe SO myself. They say | will be able to
60 North on Monday. We will see. But
about the elections, l always thought that
the results which brought in Democratic
House would prove transient. | believe l
told you So" Being assured in the attirma-
tive, he continued ''Now you see that |
was right tell you the Democrats will have
to improve great deal before the people will
trust them with the government. Now bear
that in mind when you get the results Of the
elections just q year from now. A year is
not very long" Here the Vice President
halted. in his speech; he seemed to be lost in
glowing embers of the crate before him. His
face wore an expression Of anxiety. After a
moment he recalled himself, and raising his
head and turning, remarked: Il was only
thinking; thought struck me: year does
not seem long, does it? In some people S
| lives it is very long; it seems eternity: per-
haps that may be my experience; but I feel
well enough now. But remember what
have told you. There is one thing, the peo-
pie will never put a Democrat in the Presi-
dental office if he ever had in any way any
connection with the rebellion. The Northern
Democrats are worse than the Southern"
Suddenly turning to the subject he spoke
OF his health. He said that perhaps he had
been imprudent in Over-eXercising himself,
but that he felt so much better and stronger
all summer that he thought there would be no
risk. He was anxious to finish up his work,
SO that he might thereafter take rest and
await his time to pass away like the rest of
mortals. He said that in New York he had
called on an eminent physician, and by him
was assured of entire recovery from the ef-
fects of his attack of paralysis. The physi-
clan, he said, pronounced some alarming
symptoms of disease of the spine, and recon-
mended the treatment to which Mr. Sumner
had been subjected, which was the applica-
ton of hot irons to the region of the spine.
After this treatment and recovery from the
anathetics previously applied, he felt stronger
and better, and said that he would at least be
able to preside at the opening of the Senate,
and perhaps through most of the session. He
observed in this connection that he had a long
struggle with intense agony in his spine be-
fore he yielded; that he thought he had
brought every power of endurance to bear;
that no one could ever imagine the suffering
he had battled against, and only yielded when
utterly exhausted; that he was SO utterly
prostrated that he did not think it possible to
revive. He said that at no time was he with
out clear perception of everything that was
going on; that the only striking sensation he
had, independent of his suffering, was that
of excessive fatigue He said that he ac-
counted for that in the eXcrtion he was CON-
PEELED to make to preserve the mastery of his
will over his physical suffering. He felt that
if this should yield he would lose his reason,
as the agony he endured was beyond express