, 1877-12-28
Tho CN1kiing-Blaine Truce, and
What the Compact
Portends.
viii tho Wonld.Bc (Futuro Presidents
Bear NTH Eaol Others
Frailties7
An 1u8nita Variety Of Interesting Gossip
from tho National Capital.
EVARTH.

x.,etat fa,oo,ra "a ~ cn,@oa. 7t.,...
WAsn1noroN, D. c., Dec a1-in ~ extend.
ed conversation with your correspondent to.
night, Secretary Er.rts unboso,ned h]msrlt
upon the situation. safd ho; lyon viii oh.
servo tho in,pronr1ett of mv talking nhot,t tnat.
tcrs uhich dn m, tr,,.,,i.t.,v concs-r r,...,t
op1 ro,, viii ,,to s1e .h.t n xou1d h, nn,h.r'
r.t.inp for rnr IN d.n, n, .torfe. th.,
arc dnst,nu thro,,rh III, country .hort ~, !, :
thcn a.ko,1 him WIN, In hts 1,,jom.n, manfred
thoso stortes. and vh,t thar oh,ect ro,. He
renl;ed, nThetr nhtcrt +. to o,fect r..u,t. T,,cv
arr not ,ntcndrd tn d..cYths nctuai .vrnt. IN,
crr ant o1oat Nv po,,ttct,n. vim a.. .nnnrst, In
n ,ort os nioi,,d,ino .,yo,t ~ rott,tc. w,,tch
viii do neither tha marty M, thr conntrv .nv
rood. ,Ju.. ''0 ''~
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A.t.ck, arc m.dc unon TIN r7..,srt ,nd nv,
trf hut thov ara pf, n .tTrct anv 1rcnt r.for,n
Th,v .ro mt IN i,enrat thr co,,nt,v ~ n, mr.,
-. .rhov arm mrrc,v for thn nyruinct i'm of rcr,
TN cfYrc,s mr., t,c.e n.ws,,nrr snrresnona. nd
ent. rho o,o o,.ailInr IN. A,,mtn,.tr.tton .rc
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""ts" wv "0 Aspa'"' AAsso s""' 10 1n1' VIC
oo'A nr,ono ~ run ..u. p..rr
thoroh I. 4. ct.,,osJ n, n.n null, .ra o,h.,.
that an . D.m.my.t. Nav NJ, i,.nnh,tr, ,., n,.,,
!. =. sooa as Butler. i. and is older than conk'
ling's. lhave certainly been as consistent n
Butler, and ~ certainly auscdate Couklinz.
Mv rigid adherence ia duo to the Repub1can
r. ~ .a.1,, !, "s'>
OF tno to1a'
"Wllat Is Nit. Conkl!oR's personal aFersfon to
yoursclf1" askcd. ~ don't know" he 10.
snJ : ,,,, Ln,- .h., h.. To-. sso,,, a.. ,,.s, '
""" ol'' A"o" - ~ u"s 't'"' 'ae "<"
paper reports. 10 which 90 not plaza Tho Ut
most re(Iauec."
ovsn7nnr. ma I'm . n,coso,t.r,ox c r '''S
Wit, H. ran11,,1 Ia th., t,v.;,s ~ h.,.
WIN s'r' coaxI"a' Is tuAs Hae' asFo
made no oEertuEcs whatever to hit. Conkitng."
sa.d be. II ncvcr yet have SEEN tho necessity
for a reconciliation O. for oycttutes In that
d'..c,,on M Nothing h,. M W. ~ .r,.cn TO- ta ,,.t. .ns
"se.u". .,, o''eh ~ .s's" w ~"1
suen ta'nS ~ RECOMMENDATION neeessasy
"uut, a'r. Secretary, tho aspect OF aha'Fa has
= no.tttou that thrre must hn reconciliation or
.,r~.",,s- r ~ ~. .,das,, IN ~ h. r.n,I.d
eanehoc1 y" ouo e'ao' W 'ep"'a'
" thefe u nolMnR 10 make e'tnes contingency
Tho struggle 10 not upon question
Of uatiopsl Importance. It Is upon i speeles OF
uiau,vry,No m, ,r,c@
,..H 80. M,
lateaoea 10 aeso"pHsh tes"t! '"st not OF
paramount Importance to tue Aepuo''can party
:" From that, sir," I said, !" you do not lntoufl
to conct!iate or Jleldlh Why should ! roi,.
y1jjalc," ho replied, "and to wllat should
{ho country. Nothing Of Importance hxs ret
been accomplished, aud nothing Of Importance
IL ntw under consideration"
sllas this bsoi thls division betrceu tho Ad.
aud Af, Conkling, uusetll9l tho
Cabiuett has It caused any dlJls!oul" a4kt4!.
Il No, it las uot," replied lie. " The Csbinet u
HAnAoAious AID rnkYkcrLr UNITED.
The tart u, ucither tho Cabinet nor tho Peesl~
tent Is in tho slightest degree disturbed about
Tho matter, We knpw tic object, and We par
no attention rtAte1sr 10 IT,"
" hir. Secretary, hayo you tried to unload the
Ut tho New York comptlystlont
t1oSn Hecreiary Hchurxfit / asked. ii don't
wsnt to 70 into that nrspch ot ths subject, u hs