The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-03-31

Iur,st 10 juStln M0ETllPS knOWieuge OF DuSl.
ness. aud you have strong pair"
What other State has a good representa-
tion in the Senate!'
MAINE. New Hampshire has poor one.
There is Hamlin; be Is underrated. You
know how much the rhetorical faculty does
for reputation. Hamin hasn't got it. But
have no great faith in mucb-talkng sena-
tors. Hamlin's judgment Is always sound,
and he is stauncb and patriotic. He has
fallen into some bad repute lately by report
ing the unpopular change of postal rates.
1t wasn't his fault"
at was Ramsey's."
"Yes, Ramsey prepared the bill. They
complain that it was in the interest OF eX.
press companies. don't know. Ramsey's
defeat was unfortunate. He was useful
man and hard worker"
"How as to Chander?n
"Chandler is strong man, but mighty
rough"
"The President learn, " or his coterie,
are very severe on Blaine and Dawes for op-
posing the force bill?"
$50 it is said. Blaine, I believe. Is the
main object of attack. met Murtagh, who
publishes the Washington Republican, the
other day, and l said to him: why are
you attacking the late Speaker? That won't
help harmony He said that Blaine had
been doing mischief with his committees"
CANCELLATION WANTED.
"Tben, Mr.. Wilson, you think the next
presidency is still doubtful proposition ?"
"We must conciliate," answered the Vice.
President. John Cochrane wrote TO me the
other day that the Liberal Republicans had
been gravitating toward the Democratic
party for some time, but now were halting,
undecided where to go. We want to be the
party of the mid-dealing nation. We want,
in or out of the party, to cooperate with the
best intelligence Of the white men of the
South, and have lost patience with this ex.
pertinent of administering large States by a
few whites conveniently few-and all the
rest negroes. Our party is now rapidly be-
coming radical one and a mild majority.
When it was time to be radical was not in
the rear. Good nature to the front is what
we require now."
"Mr. Wilson, did you feel hurt at the
criticism on your signing the bounty bill :"
"No. l was misunderstood, and generally
by people who did not want me undersio ood.
In 1866 prepared this bill, or one like it
Just after the war. 1t was to pay early Vo!ur-
teers 1888 a month or SlOG year back
bounty, so that they would be as we'll con-
sidered as the mere laggardiy volunteers who
got such enormous local bountics ard Go
vernment increase besides. / wrote, spoke,
and felt that equal justice demanded such
action. OF course could not refuse my sig
nature to the bill, and no Vice-PreSidcnt ever
took that responsibility. The President dld
not sign it for good reasons to him-the low
treasury. 1t would have taken upward of
$50, 100000 During the last thirty-tye
minutes Of that session | signed 10l bills,
writing as hard as | could co.
The Vice President exhibited to me let
ter from the veteran parliamentarian John
NJ. Barclay, endorsing the Vice-President's
action in signing this bill on parliamentary
responsibility.
DISTINCTION WITH DIFFERENCE.
Said l.: "Mr. Wilson, will you join the
excursion party TO MeXico:'
WHO is going!"
81 hear that Dennis of Maryland, Came
ron (who gets it up). Anthony, and Ben
Perley Poore are going"
~ shan't go; | am too poor, and pjor
men in public life suffer more imputation
from using Il Government ship, or any such
peIquisitc, than rich men,"
care you poorer than when you entered
the Scnate?'
"Wel, sir, when l entered public life l
had q house and $1,000. / would sell all
/ possess now for $4,000, and be glad to
get it,"
Then I shook hands with the genial and
soft hearted Fice-Pre>ident, and trust that
the irresistible disposition 10 make you hear
him in the spirit will be overrulcd to his
comfort and your instruction. GATH.