The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1879-02-13
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What cstimste cf Grant y lea ea ,oar
mind after that ong experiences Of slgb,
yeAn2
Gtsnt, said his former prime minister.
is updsrctllaAled Ia lhis oopalry Tie !.
not only mae Of ability aud frmnsss ln
character, and q uuvAverlug patriotism.
bot ! never knew mAn more generous
10 biz Judgments, more open to consic.
tion. aud who loved 80 LITTLE bis ewn
opiuion when II wss shown 10 eonalet
with the public Interests There werr
times y bea sou had 10 make him zee that
be was wrong aud do i hy argument
Bot have knowH hm 20 change bis
views on both personal aud political
things, when be has epirFtaiued them
with the greatest s,hbbornncss.
We're your relations with the president
always mild and eveny
There were something's which the prps.
ideut saw differently from my nview
Oar intercourse, however was never
rutiied found boinre went Into lbc
cabinet thai DO wss a man who meant to
serve The country and net himsel alone,
aud addressed myself At lines TO that
latent element 10 his nature have said
TO him: General, you will not think to.
morrow on this question as you do to. day
II don't believe YOU will He never re.
PEELED discussion, aud listened TO every
point advanced, even ia favor OF men be
did not like.
The secretary said: The History of the
Alabama treaty has never been written
II would make = very interesting volume
When the plan OF taking up our claims
against the British was first broached Il
met with very little favor Ia the cabinet
II grew, however, aud finally became
part OF the policy. | went to the presi-
dent after we understood that there were
to be dve men on each side, and told him
that Que OF them must be democrat
did notsuit portion OF the esbiuel nor
himself at first. gave The president my
reasons aud iorbore TO pross him until
the next day. said to him when we
next met: Have you though over that
idea OF democrat, President GrAntf
have. Mr.. Fish, said be, aud you are right.
IN such proceeding as this | suppose
both parties had better be represented
Who was tha democrat, MIR. Fishf
Samuel Nelson, OF The supreme court;
the best nisi prius Judge, think we ever
had in this country.
Mr. Fish paid further compliment 10
Judge Nelson, aud then said: When II
came TO naming the arbltrators aston.
ished the president again and further de.
moralized some OF my associates by
broaching the name OF Charles Francis
Adams. He is cold naturcd man aud
had few admirers in the Republican parry.
But bad looked at bis labor In England
as Mr.. Lincoln's minister pcnipoieatiary
with much admiration, He bad very
difficult post there and II any man ever
did his work well IN time OF war II was
Adams. Yet had never spoken TO him
in my life. had never seen him but
once that recolleotof ! was at Washing.
ton many years ago, and as an ex mem
Der had the privilege OF the floor, when
Mr.. Adams was pointed out 10 me aud
sat within ten feet Of me, lool ed at
him but was not acquainted with him, l
never made bis acquaintance until VIC APP
pointed him In the Geneva arbitration.
President Grant was surprised that put
his name forward, bnt rejecting again as.
sented. As you may know, Grant had
no reason to like Mr.. Eyeus. told The
president, however, that Mr.. Everts
would by useful TO us 10 Geneva. His le
gal abilities were bigb, bis nature and
life bad been pure; be had accomplish
ments and The best social manner 10 De
effective Gen. Grant closed bis lips
| little while, reflected and said wu
rigbt. These are some of tho instances
which Shows that Grant mesus 70 be a
ju- man aud a wi,e one luwaId the feI.
! pie.