The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-12-25
4 TALK WITH TILDEN.
a philosopher Among his Books.

4 philosopher Among his Books.
QUIETLY WAITING, WITH ONE EYE ON
EVENTS AND THE OTHER on uIS FRIENDS
FOR TIE REPUBLICANS TO DISINTE-
CRATE. -a.as, .'f "'''
Especial Correspondence of Philadelphia Times.]
NEW YORK, November 30.-I have not
seen Governor Hayes since the election, but
il he keeps himself as philosophic and looks
as well ms Governor Tilden he must be a
comfort to his family. Tilden gets up at
an early hour and takes his ride. After
breakfast people of all sorts call, and he
holds an Office reception until after 9
O'Clock, when he generally goes riding. or
walking, or calling again. Like all men OF
greatness, he is unsuspicious and magnani-
nous. The Lieutenant-Goyernor asked me
some days ago il had called on Tilden
since the election, and 1 said mo-" be-
cause had taken some collateral part on the
other side. The next day Dorsheimer said
| "Mr. Tilden does not recognize any mere
| partisan reasons which should prevent your
calling. Go down with me-" I spent a
! pleasant hour at the house, and was much
more interested watching human nature on
such great occasions than with any news
paper utility the visit may have had. OF
course, don't remember any OF the con-
versation. Mr.. Tilden's manner is that Of a
fine old man, just between the leisure OF
fresh retirement from business life and the
broad responsibilities OF an opening public
career. No man was ever better qualified,
socially and by fortune, to succeed to the
control OF the country than he at this mo-
ment. He is in very easy circumstances,
| hop without
pendent family or relatives. He bears very
| much the same relation to Governor Hayes,
his competitor, that Hayes's uncle,
Burchard, bore to Hayes. Burchard
was a chiIdless man, and accumrl-
lated his wealth for the benefit Of his ne
phew, the presidential candidate. Tilden
| is both the uncle and the candidate, the
maker and inheritor of the fortune. never
appreciated more thoroughly the advan-
tages OF old bachelorhood than when look
ing at the Governor of New York with his
fine, straight secretary, Pelton, who. was the
son OF Mr.. Tilden's sister, and Peton's
bride, Mrs. Pelton, who will probably do
the honors Of the White House il Mr.. Til
den should occupy it. A little seeing goes
great way. The newspapers. had been
filled for months with stories OF Governor
Tilden seeking wife to be the mistress of
domesticated, was as interesting lady us
he could fnd-a handsome, easy, amiable
blonde, thoroughly accustomed to receiv-
ing general society, and as well qualified to
nut people at ease as Harriet Lane or Mel
lie Gusts.
TILpEN AMONG HIS BOOKS.
We have had no President except John
Ouiacy Adams whose conversance with
literature, music, history, art, and publcism
has been like Tiden's. The selection OF
his books shows that they have been gath
cred together slowly, as his reading and
mind developed and required them, and his
means permitted. I had expected to see
his library full of dry documents and histo-
ries, such aS are found in the sanctums OF
political editors; but his books were those
OF rich amateur bibliologist, some OF them
slowly put together, Us, autographs and en-
cravings accumulated, and these We're
methodically kept until they could be
bound. He showed me the: first edition
OF Paradise Lost, of which he has
two copies out Of an edition OF only 750.
While we were looking at this clean,, pei
! feet copy observed large bust OF Oliver,
| Cromwell close at hand, Immediately facing
| small table in the neck OF the two salons,
where the Governor sits OF evenings. Said
IT.: "Here is the Secretary OF the Common
wealth." referring to Milton's book, "and
there is the Lord Protector, his employer.
Can that be true portrait Of Cromwell ?"
1t was indeed an extraordinary bust, and,
represented very ugly and rather cum
ming and unfeeling man, with a. small, fiat
moustache which did not reach to the ends
of his mouth, prominent wart over the
right eyebrow, and eyes In which fanatl-
cism, shrewdness, will, and savagery ex-
pressed themselves like riddle; the crown
OF Cromwelrs head was flat, as if, on the
whole, sinister and animal man resided
there. He had short hair, curling, and the
bust was partly clad in breastplate, with
a rough Jacket tied with rope enclosing
it. A more realistic bust Of an ron-clad
Puritan horseman, I.neYer saw. To bring
out Cromwell in greater relief, as it ap-
peared, there was bust OF Cicero just
across this narrow place, with magnificent
hooked nose, shayen face, Intelligent eyes,
and cynical, almost puckered lips. When
| L expressed my surprise ut CromWell's fea-
| lures, the Governor went into another
room and returned with a large book which
contained from n dozen to twenty portraits
Of Cromwel-more than I had. supposed
to be extant. All OF them represented him
either as the principal general Of the Com
monwe ealth or its ruler, at a time, perhaps,
when his career had grown broader and
expanded the intellect and face Of the mere
drngoon. Still, some OF these cuts approxi-
mated to the rough Cromwell OF the bust.
/ reflected from this and other points aid
incidents how wide of the mark was Che Iesti-
mate OF Tilden In the Republican newspa-
pers. His antetypes were PuritaDs OF the
time Of Cromwell and Milton and antiques.
His family. came to Massachusetts among
the early Puritans, and his father worshipped
in the Presbyterian church among the
Shaker bills OF Berkshire. John Kelly, who
is the most prominent Catholic politician in
the country, naturally appeared at the St.
Louis Convention in violent hostility to
this Puritan candidate. While Kelly is off
on bis wedding trip with the niece OF the
American Cardinal. the Demo te Presi-
dent Is sitting in his library under the bust
OF Oliver Cromwell. f24 b - s.: 49, ;;:
TlLDENs AS, a C0sMoP Pol IT. N.slE5t!s Es:
MIR. Tiiden seemed 10 me to be- III posi-.
Bile, sincerer and more open In bits talk and