, 1879-01-27
o1lo'c.l tl1ni tn lc done without sr4kng out.


'ihn moan tile 1tcpuhl!':tn ntt:1,;,ntfnns II
ii'r Convention were held to-tiny, ten. Grant
would be to.nlnnted- There sra nearly two
Scars yet |" co'nc before tho. Convention, and
:u't ':.c- Secretary. that 0cu. Grn't hoes not
want to run agaln. lie haa no ton5,tt:Eon with
the snoFenHnt among The people IN ns favor
Mr.. FISH At 4 FREE TRADER.
The Conversation, touched "pon ,'!e tariff md
free trMle. recurring to .Mr. Ft.h's statement
tlIat IN tis carly lifc New Yorh WI. WIliy rity.
~ Mr. Fiji, i.nt II ras!tr remarkable thai, III
eitr tf ttn:nrtin- merchants. Tie trec: :1rale
tals". 20 long presented by thr lair William
t'u" tsrsant. should ',arc male 80 l!.tla llcal-
wayr.' ., :.
Mr.. Flst; "iEat Is tr1!r! think ilr rtntn'l
was. that oir merchants. whiir t!rv tnnnrtrh
tron Enr"pc, wero ni*n interested in iim
t'0nrstc manufactures n New En9i,m.. Many
Of Hem, foa. we're Srw- E,,gf ..ltl nlen wEo zane
:lnl settled hire, n.pl eutt1h1c'' to lie Prntrr-
i'9it sfss ",w',n.''T W1e 'S': sots.r1 IT,
truIty Eotc'l with tic pro.rrtnnI+t.. asI t1lnu9hi
TINT there were sutno manufactures vi wanted
to c:tabliat, i.erc. 50 Ms to bc t1r1r:sndcnt In
.aae Of war. But, a. toon as they LAID these
War.taxcs III lturoriutitn.. TN further prutcs.
tton was required. Indeed, mos. Of t1'1. ts,ati-
factMrcrs arc hampcretl by tle Incidental pro.
tcvtl"n they get thrau2h our rtscn.1s needs.
n,n ,.ow n fas"r of 10 m"rc protection TIM" tho
elu-..isncss III Republic w'.rn i approaches
question like the lsr!t1 50 s'owiy:'
o ~ wl n. tsil TILL you ny tica; s,, Al our tur!n:,s.
standing was, y,l ti'1;in Inc an! III tickle ,on.
In .aclisnlh tltnr. and ung after, The issne Vii.
the currency Al'l'onet, l.ase leen in ,lr Al;
q apolitictan all my Tie. don't prc.emi to i'm
tlcsssa.nI s1sc present tasin. II Is alunina,1c.
According to inf reGt1inK n. Information, slprc
nrc oniy about a tlozen articles In thr British
tn;lff, ulWl We may fIare sufllc tbouanle."
The Secretary smiled, ami IN rnntuent rald:
~ am an ilnuirtcr myself in n certa!n war.
When was n France. found 'at so,nc err-
tain thugs. like swcctncatp, confectionery. etc.,
ar'ic!cs to l,e exported t., 'ne. While was
Secretary Ut .statc, and hal to entertain
y .E'NMi lesl. j :; found al! thv more
Eet ny tackaeas up 10 tls present
day, tl'erc CONES. al'out month Rflcwnr1, an
oLIrr bill Tor wlst they call 1laus.latios,. don't
prG.cnd to kns'w what It means. snsle time ago
lnonti,s aftcrward got liquidation BIT Of -
dollar. 1 think tltat 1nels,a something to this
elect: As matter Of convenience to you they
,a>s yo,1r goods throtlgls on the taymert nf lie
counts, sc.,l yeu tho baunce IN bill. Hut they
certainly ought tn Us quicker nbuut IL tlan
| twelve MONTHS"
cALEu CUSHING.
"Dtl vou flul t'n lata Calch Cushing useful
! AUXILIARY when ynt were Scectary:f
| "f(t.hly 50. Ills Information was extensive,
| llfH exr.strsce great nnt lo was cheerful
worker for tic Government"
| "SnpIs,sIuu he had lleetl confirmed as Chief
Justice. "n'ld ho hare been distinguished In
| that placc3"
:. liz wuaid havc mude a canttal Ch!ef-Jus-
| tIcei 1'lerc would not have been Que clement
| of the partisan nh0ut hlui. a.n lie woulu hare
been rurc Judge. | think t!mt the public IN.
convictions. Know ting hs i'ad convictions.
! and very strotig ones. liu believed IN ttoycrn.
Inen.. ny do. Nj. Gushing believed Tint this
wns a t;o.cEnncnt where the 'l.afor!ty ruled,
u,1h tlElt, having expressed Tia will, any l,cr.or
wns huund to labor IL, the Government, no mat.
ter wlnt his party. II yDn kren tlMt IN inind,
you cia gee lie consfatcnev Of CushlrH'A life.
To The public. howcrer, lie uppcarct! to bc
ali: ii, orlyr to tase rlascc. lei, however en-:
ploreA hy the Government, tllc work was we'll
dong. Dc!n9 srilt tn Chlna by Jnsiu Tyler. he
iilade TINT splendid trcnsy, ilie first ina.ln by
tint Government with d Christian Power"
rhe Secretary hcss.utcd here nftrr question,
ant tlIe1l s.lh tt.Al, ~ the hesl oF lis belief
Cu.hing's VIVA tllc tlrst treaty China ha,l With 4
Chr'ttiau Power. llo adtcl t'l!t man wilt
cuuhl ~ intu Il vast c|t,ard Emptre like that
n1nl conclude sucs treaty, was 10 cotntnor
! person. :.
"Srxt." saii Mr. Fitb, "a. Attorney Gen
crat Tor Frank Pirnc, Gushing delivered som'
! Ut thc ablrst urH'ns eyer g:ycn- THEY layt
! l,een celebrated since ns,tno.lels Of Inv ant u
statement. He also fesygA umlcr President
.TbllneHn In LOlDmlhint ntttl made treaty thers
wlcit tn Senate las never takeD ,tl. lflf scrv-
lscs ut ,he Geneva Convention md At Ma,'rlt
wcrc up to the stasularA n! Its prayous work.
yHtt.cANAI.
Tie Secretary nskctt II hIs Visitor Ind eve
taken the trouble tO read treaty thAt he (Alr
Fl.l,> proposed u,u>, The subject VI atlltrcana
at The 1sthsnns IT l'anAln~ Iie expsainrh lin
ts trrAfy WIS INT t'nly fur canal or my otscl
kind of transportation. btlt for hclt Of icrEtur
tobu wholly ncutral Tor hundred miles on c,lc
Side, a,ul also the neutrality of both Urea,it
Tor 100 u,ilts trnn the ends uf Tho eaal. Eart
nAtlnD witct, neceEtetl 'hrtc tcrn,s Of neutrality
was to llavs ti,o privilege Vi the canal.
"'l.le trouble VIII, thuse taovrrnnltnts,n said
Sir, fisil. ais, that they tub't ~ant UNWILLING !.
h. srllcvrtl 10 much MS to kelt privilege un.
rcallxo s0tnu HinRcy,"
VAN HunEN AND T1LDEN.
"str. Flsll, yuu insst hayr k,,t,wn President
Van Uuren well. What rank umong AIn,inis
arattous ought his to tales'
"1t ouch, to stanu we'll. Alr. Van Burcn wa
MI accomplished man nf state. Unfortunately
public administration mud uAbl!c lllea pcrpetu;l
Eusre II rllcss. llls views were soa1Id III b1sl
ness ,'!estl,ons, a'", hc vas ul~ays courteous
Srw York anu its parsy-ieadcrs been as struu!
"Credltahlc, ut least. sometimes tlEnl
when Ere thu way We hlNnstcr tuwarA Luck. q
III, MD saylng that lrhyIu:Ec tukrs ca1e ul
killg*, fouls, alpi the United Statcs.''
"Wlat views t'o yuu !n'lll On relatlYe ioca
und Federal p.,wcr now!" :"
~ an In farnr nf uovcrnment.''
"ts not III. 'Flltlrn sellu1at Ut Vun Durcnl :
"In thts rxtcnt: Van Buren was hls .atrul,
rlry lived urar each ot'1cr ~, about Kinder
| hoult.''
GRANT As 4 GENTLEMAN.
~ desire To ask ytI. str. Fish, II the curren
criticism On NeM. tsraHt's iauilnrrs nud gcntillt
Is founded on Anythng renltt
III" Foreign brretary looked up, ~ II g!ad t.
anANerit atItt satl:
"tlrant was tnnately gentleman. II yot
wefo ~ place Him IN II rcrsaln src!u oe society
ucopfc, such ~ rxlsts III autne of Tho cxcll,..y
narts u tubs cttv, It might b. sa!1 llleru l.at h.
llai t.a' llttic ni-nncr, aINl tilI not Jat,cu no
hatter, nf rluf the elegant creature, ~ wall u
hu tuight. That IL tbs yrw sul,a hold OF re,
tlc1'IaiI. But, when 3ou some IT, tilu naturu
graucs ol liz Observation-Disclosures ulHl t.onEaltfu,
ness, ulI tuEanl0nK mil 0l,rn splfit, RESPECT fo
| uIHll ty5Ilrn uiut truthful fncit-ttpra wn