The sun., 1878-08-18
PARsoNNLWMiNo ON mrs FRIEND oRiNr
Why the ES-PresIdent Might he Persuaded
20 Try ~ Third Term.

Thn. Rov DR. Newman. pastor If the Cen
ttHl Mrthodst Church in Now York city ia
making a hricf visit in Chicago. Last evening
ne was met by n representative Of tho Inter-
O'tnn at the residence OF Gen. Logan. on Cal
,,,Id ,mut ay,mur nnd tnc congregation naturally
When dd YOU last hear from Gen. Grantr
.o,;A,, l9icr rG,S.cd M, about two weeks ago,
leaving Paris for tho north. lie gave me de-
scrruon of hts tourney ~ the Nile and his re-
ccvuon by tho khediyo Of Egypt. had bcen
over tho ground twice myself and could udnc
Of the accuracy Of his statemcnts. There il ono
ihlnH peculiar about Grant-ihat is mis- pro-
had great powers " memory, but Of n different
character. They could sneak for hours recit-
ing oratons 9r poetry. tut hIs memory il Of
point of The route aud all tho Egyptian ana
Arabic names WEI" spelled with the utmost ac-
tuiacy had told MN that when he reached
Joppa he had hcitcr 20 up to Jcrusacm, hut To-
prepare his mind for what lie would sec. told
him hc would be disappointed. but that he mukt
forget tho present and think Of the past. 10 90
plato It's history. Hcwrotc me that he hnd done
~ ] advised. and he could not help thinking
that the country looked like land that had
h"en dccayng Tor two thousand years. Tho
point ] wish to mako Is that Gen. Grant H.
travelling around the world. making the closest
observation. and when lac returns Will bc the
hc-i informed man in America upon the man
nor-. Institutions. geography. Typography
populations. and. above all, thc resources 81 all
ih" peoples Of the globo. This nation has never
alpro .4iod the Intellectual greatness of tho
man. His mind is not one u ratiooination. but
Of Intniti N. lie grasps thing instantly and
Has llc over crtloned the next Presidency
in his letters 20 YOU -
Yes. | wrote him that every one was asking
term. H. replied that he had been through the
trials and laoors of sixteen years Of public life
AMI WIS taking rest.
What DO YOU think about his Willingness TO
acccpt the oHco again -
=, Mink, such thing IS fnrthest from his
Thoughts. What can he gain by itY Nothing
lie ran h' no greater. lie Is already The great
est liyng american. But Gen, Grant is su;
should an emergency arise whore tie American
l"oul. drWuudrd hls services again, ! know he
w'4ld not refuse. H. would regard It as a call
ol Providence, und 10" hrs often related to mo
various lnetlug'S wherein he has pointed out
th" providenfial events " his life lie will ncvor
do tr slightest thing o. bring it about hui ID tho
lH"plS with ,snonianeity. should elect him he
W'uld give his services 10 the country again.
Ills admlnistration would hc ono beyond COM
lnr son VIII that Of any predecessor. in Wow u
ms Observations abroad in addition tO the emil
h,nt illness u the man previously.
Do you think the people Arc likely 10 de
mand his services in tho Executive chair
7'Thc Indications aro that IN view OF tho nm.
s,ttlcd condition OF things now. that the better
class of our citizens are convinced moro aud
uore every dav that W. need a strong govern
u"Ncr had % weaker Administration since the
foundation II the Government than al this time
sIpN nrM d1PsnIs nl4n tne Ier,"nnalil If
arnw,r N himself H@ j. an army Of one.
should nNt bn surprised If the day would como
vh'n the people will demand him 10 take In"
Lla's at the head Of the nation once more
They could not do a wiser thing He ls tho
gr"u'r~t living American today
The distinguished attention h. Is receiving
abroad 10 ia marked contrast with tho manner
in which j" was treated hy President Hayes
~ DO" beginning a the atters a,uninis,ra-
uon -
How'- that ,"
We'll. Hayes pail no attention 10 the ont
going Administration FOR tho last ton day. -
It's rNlst"ncr. ! think an invitation to lunch
COMPRISED about all tn courtesy shown us the
new -idcut to the old. Hayes. Iuhu Shcr-
man. and Sehurz thought that Grant was dend
buried. and dercenlcd into he'll. The third dny
=" rose again. but they did not find 1t out tin
%" rra 'hrl Ihladelphia. and never fairly re-
all O. 4 u It'll hc crossed the Atlantic"
The General will return By san Francisco. |
hrNry"t'
N,- he will spend tho summer chiefly in
Russia. perhaps pass III" winfer in Spain. and
~ 800 g. India In thespring. lie may. however
~ dllc. from Russia - India. 10 China ncNt
spend the summer next yeur IN Japan. and
come home 10y way of san Francisco in autumn
know he Will stay longer in Russia tnan he
intends To-. He Will be- amazed at the vast re-
sources OF tho country. and will want ~ see IL
nll. He rAn ~ In palace ear from 50. Peters
burg % ODESSA. II" may want 10 go into : he-
ria. H. can DO India next winter. and after
seeing tniun ran spend the summer in Jauan
u~ safely us iu Chicago. This b. his programme.
unt whom b" comes back. a. | snii before he
Will rn'urn the l"St-iuiurmed man pu pil guc--
hOh- do! political econ my IN this country