New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-03-10
PAST AND PRESENT ISSUES.

FROM SOUTHERN DOMINATION AND HE EVILS
OF TIE PRESENT INToLERANT SPIRIT OF Tux
SOUTHERN LEADERS.
Ex-senator Isaac i. Christlancy, OF Mich
iran who recently resigned his Senatorial Office to ac-
cent the mssion TO Peru Was in the city Thursday pre-
pairing for bis departure on March 20. Previous 10 Ms
election TO the United states Senate, Mr. Chri3tancy
occupied scat The Supreme Bench OF Michigan for
seventeen years and at the time o. his resgnlng the
latter Office he had served only one year OF the
term OF eight years to which he had been last eiected
A reportcr OF THE TRIBUNE called on him at the Astor
House to obtain "reminiscences OF ms early poHtT
cal life and also his views on current p0tca TOPICS
81 have great aversion to talking ABOUT myself,
said Mr. Christiancy. In reply 10 questions that were
asked BIN, " aud always avoid giving views Tor puDi-
cation. for your own information am Wiling 10
talk providing you do not publish anything personal
Being assured that discretion would no used IN this
respect, proceedcdi 81 never considered
nv self strong partisan nut always WAS strong anti
slavery and delivered speeches on tia" cc'
when only nineteen years Old lam native d" Now
York state and lived ID JOhnstown until seventeen
years old aftorward removing 20 Michigan lcit inc
Democratic party in So join the Free Sellers u'"5
what Influence had against the extension Of slavery
INTO the Territories. We an not expect to
Get any or our nominees IN Michigan
nut intended it protest. In lSJ2, the
Democrats. before their convention met rendered
me the nomination for the state Senate, which declined
several tiues, being solved 20 adhere to the practice
of law and keep out OF politics The dag before th"
Democratic Convention met however, number o.
leading Free Sellers called me and told me thcy
Thought It very necessary that should 20 To tho state
senate 20 prevent any adverse action being taken on
the Instructions which had previously been given
General Ciss regarding the Wiimot Proyiso. On This
rrurcsrntaon consented to stand, and nominated
by tho Democrats. and after Dy the Free SOltrs
ava the Wings and thus went to the senate without OPP
position was unable to accomplish my mission, how
evef there bcng large majority against u.s. While
connected with the Free Sellers 1 was nominated as
their candidate for Governor. Zacharah Chandler, now
Senator the Wing candidate for the same Office, ana
my Law partner, Mr. MCCLELLAN, Was Iuc DcihJCIa'c 4Id
sIccc~.fu candidate.
al the time of ID, Kansas-S. bras6a excitement,
great many Democrats who opposed the further cVtru
sion Of slavery were dissatisfied with their parys post
tiou that subject. L felt that there were enough
voters in Michigan who were opposed 10 slavery 10 carry
tho state. 80 IN 1901 as chairman OF the State Com
mittee OF the Free spil party, 1 invited
leading men OF all parties who knew thought did
on this subject consult to what action was 10 be
taken. the Free Soil candidates were already IN the
field and they opposed 10 such movement aud L
was only with difficulty their consent was obtained
After consultation II agreed 10 form new party
on the broad foundation Of human rights We were
I'm communication with Horace Greeley, and no advised
us 10 call it the Republican party. THIS advice we fol-
loved ana Mr.. Bingham, nominee, was elected Gov
ernor. and since that time the Republican party IN
Michigan has never failed to elect It's candidate Tor
Governor In that election Mr. Chandler took an active
part with view Of being elected to the United states
Senate was asked TO be candidate b. those opposed
to Mr. Chandler. but for private reasons could not pos
slbly 20 70 Washington, so | firmly re
fused to be candidate; nevertheless, when the
election came of. b votes were east for me AMI
So tor Mr.. Chandler. When the Supreme Court
was established 1897, elected for the long term
al Ill : ne FDpf iDgl
campaigns % do, nave been fortunate in being
reelected twice then without opposition. had
served only of my last term when was IN
exprciedly elected to the United States senate. The
oGire was entirely unsough 10y me- and was surprised
a being choscn for the position"
How did your LIE IN Washington agree with You "
ct was not agreeable all respects. Having been
on the bench so long my habii5 OF thought were in
tcudcd 10 be judicial rather than PARTISAN Or course
I see the great necessity Of party organization ana
management without which Little can bo accom-
l. l,hoI, bat | Ia caucus work,
aDt felt II my duty to refuse be governed by the
c1rcu- on quesions which | conceived should be de-
termned By coG-u law. And then the clanor Tor
office wa so great to De very my nervous
System felt ny health giving way under The strain
do. | found It ABSOLUTELY necessary Tor ne to
be relieved and see ehase % cimat' iEa wa Ga,
reason, and the only why resigned chose Peru
In preference Germany any other country. he
c,u.e there can iind almost any climate wi,hIu days
ride
PROSPECTS or TRADE WITH PRRU.
Do you carry yon 10 Peru any special nstruc-
uou- regarding trade relations with This country r.
40: my Instructions tar general shall DO
what can To build up trade With that country but
lutte can be done wtnOuta change in our tariff avs
Peru annually exports about cl2.OO0O0O worth Of
suauo, SS,OUOOOO in sugar, SGOOOOOO IN NJ
trate OF soda. *3.5OOOOO Ia wool, $500
600 in silver aud other articles; making in All SO.
5000 IN exports. or this amount the United safe,
attIl Ia In a
law. out fhc Hight grades OF sugar made III Peru
The fnr gr.... ~ alpaca wool produced there does
not come .st for similar reason small
part Of the guano trade comes here, but a.
mr1 of an Increase IN our commerce with Peru until
chau, - l. made our tariff laws. English vessels DO
most u the carrying trade OF thdt country anu VI
What DO you think OF the policy % substituting lines
Of vessels means Of increasing American trade
against the Brazilian subsidy. but had been IA the
1.uan when II las; cne up miHht nave voted ,.heI-
en.y r.orr iustihtble reasons FOR voting su'ilcs
4ud long Eng.tui follows that Pill II may be
neeasIy FOR 10 - adopt similar course ia oIueF to
!. hero are i great many Chinese in Peru, VIII you
ia.r. i-Ato that subject while thcreP
.O..t IN = gcacraI way. The Chinese in Peru-ex-
,'. 'etosgs, IA Lima ana some OF thr rmclpal cites
ir,atrd IKE slaves On tuc f'aDtt',o- ana ID uie
interior; where great manr are rmp,oyei iney are a."
On Minister in Washington has been Instructed 20
ma, matter OF Iuvcstgaton aud protest ami Re
Did you approve of tho Chinese bar"
:" No; because / believed il contrary to our treaty
Chinese in this couutry-full many ~ is
compatible with the m.rrcsts OF Iue Nation
cheap labor VII be injurious 10 TIE Rcpub
he. A class of people VINO do not asslm-
late with ctlzcus intend 30 remain here cannot
Q beneficial - Mt DUAL INTEREST,". know Of
nothing laws that prevents IA Chiuamau from
becoming OF zen on the same terms as any other
FOREIGNER The class that here however, won
certainly not max" very deoirAble citlzsns.p
what Gu you regard as most needed to restore
National prosperity e
Increasing foreign trade by changes IN our arn
lav-. steady hard work and rcsj from political DIS
guicIudc Under resumption the country Is gradually
r-ga.uins sperity tnlo VIII u It eliminates
m another panic. That to 5o regular sequence,
md undoubtedly I'D thn ulIe rs ND Tho past"