, 1879-08-23

Mt. ] recognized Senator Summers handwriting
% tn,k tt. niHi was mi. therefore, naftttla:is
R'trnrst,l tn nnh 1t s1nrtnslt ssiI Mfssrr'''hs III
tunc. lid ny Mr. l.insoln, for ,urtitnlar TN.
fnns, tu lie very rnrcfnl how lie went nut atohe
at ntsht. SAW that Mr.. l.uH'lh watrhc'! tl,e
while rcnh tho nos"* u't! I'crhaGs ma nave
expressed In il1y culntrt1lnec NJ, t,pilor Of lc
communication whrn | dill mot think It civil to
nit Into words, merely rcitcrnt'nE, as lald It.
hack M slr tnhlc. my ow' ranvlcf"n t'G't t'"rr
wns nDt,,s n lear u Wash t'gtu'1, 4sn! no oc-
ea.iuu fnr n,raa,res lt;cly tn Influence '1's nub'
Ii. tIn:aynr:,bly II lier parte nt tic rtaihsrs.
As nrose 10 m, Mr.. ltnc,,n pulled hin,se!t to-
~ l,rr IN nut nj TIN: rtek nK'cttar, in which he
l,aI nackct lli,nacif, a,nl, Rrnnnlh4 me VoNl"
.'yuu ncyrr nnt hacks with Sumner, did you1"
snnposr l',oScd as much hurnrssrd A. felt !:
but 'suehstl mud saMl ts'at 'llsl not tt,lm:<
ss"' s'a' e on: "WScn '' "i'"' ia vas IL her"
n.kcd him to mr1suro viii, inc, nnt do
yun knew he tnadc Il little speech nb"us
T." tried to 1ook cisilly curious, an1 Alr.
his faec, continued: " Yes" he said, "he told
ne hp thought this was d time for unit nr our
tsnntl n,ul mot our backs before the etien,ies uf
the couniry.' Or something llku tint. II was
ni ihis mint WIS compelled asa,ns. ny viii IL
laugh ntoud.-"l reckon lilo truth was, lia was
-arlIA to sncasnro!' AMI with this he loofsrd
iinwn With sottD rl,nplasenrr on hls own really
ioaesert'aas @ ieH3t, y; tinb. "i1e Is y s11 Tool
fatf quIzzicafty. hatf apo1uGtttcaftr, land
r0nn tnnn. | have ncyrr tln'l much 10 do with
Blshops down where so l!v": put, 10 you klnw,
Sumner is Just my tura Ut i hl.hort" At lint
snulri,t siour o''enesl, aId lals cn'ne II, in
M! II ,ccy ccse'nnuinus wav, thought. dressed
rs II either Just nbont TO 70 into the Etrcct. or
having just rune IL. Mr. Lincoln prsscnted
her % nc as he wife. anl sszslangef lev lev
through the mist Of whnt Senator Douglas hal
iuttnatcd 10 mr.; hut certaIav a''o mnlc a disa-
grcoahic impression, OH tue. Hao Is not
0k1s M,s S tasss ' of t'sh renrca ISr 'a'n"gs wo.
IN na' Of "0f tho 'S"sf Wsri, u t,e. ~e" So uosS"S
partfrnlarlv rcpulsirc n',out them wcrc II not
for thu rar!, almost roarsc tnnp OF llCf votco,
md for snn'sth!nE l.sc Gum III in tht cxprcs.
sion OF her lapc. With the recollection of alr,
blMl, the thought tHsolNn,nsfls occurred to mo
uf The contrast tetWtelI Ills own beautiful mud
lnnst graceful witu and t1,a certainly dowdy and
70 me- most unnrepossrsanE httIo Hon'aa' !
think II ,ilg Wives liq,t been voted tor, eyan bs
ilic women, MIR. DuuGlas would bc pfcsldent-
G!ctt tO.uar.
The passages were thronged as came ont.
On the ssars met Mr.. Bell. H'o *seops'I asl!ie
with me fur a moment 10 It'll mic how much l,e
was impressed. with The conservative tone ot
Mr. L'ncoln's tntndt and to 60 over tie stury
hal Yesterday 1rard Of The interview Ut fuusdny
night. did mot think tt worth wh.lc tn tiampsn
his fec'is,Ss hy. llntInr wllot }adgments nad
ot IT. nor TO ask hin what .lupc there could bo
fr,n, ,'rsc propositions Of ihp rcaco c.'nvrcss
after what tuos nldec ycstnrdny IN tile Now
York delegation. But the truth fs. l aln losing
nit heart ull,l hope; there ilas been more Cab
iprt-naking tnan pracc.tnakinE III thu peacc
Congress-: mi am beginning TO BE- Htratd ti'nt
TIL. Virginia scr.ssluli'sts arc trlI NJ ecs,gncdly
With Slr. seward a,'d all Our friends.
T1s RELATIONS OF I'm. SEWARD w1TH NR.
LINCOLN.
Mr.. Donrlas camc n sea nc late this cvcn-
iHE. lie nus hcen sumo t!tle with alr. Lihrol,tt
It seenis-!nat nuht again, not ri cutlrsa ut tho
INN "reuup. iun,h but III pr.yate earnest
talk about lie pcMc Congress nna thc eito:s
1T '!,s extreme mcn III Congrcss ~ make It
aH,rLivt. lie was snnrc ayitntcd AMI Distressed
than have EVER seen hltn: un1 II Is 1np3ssiDtc
not 10 fecl iAt he really n,Hl truly lurcs bis
co:tMtr: tn wAf nut too rumInun, ienr now,
In Washington: bnt really ca,laot sl,asu o,sl
t,c liu had urged atr. Lincotn tu rccoslinrnl thG
Instant cnl1lilg Ut 0 National Convention, upon
whrs, MONT slr. sewurd agrees With htn1, as
l1fa motion In ttH Senate shows today But he
admitted thut he i1t rn sli.fcss IT. ygt ting ME.
Lincoln to u uu,nt t'n tic subject, niul this led
Us to a question Of what Mr. Lincoln really
ineans TO snt IN bis Inaugural. ! found That
Senator Uouglns knew lust aa will ns knew
to Ms. Seward; hut cs''il4 mt yet htm 10 tcel
na TO how strangely coulprnns'tng tnts Is to
ait our hopes ot ,sctt'y",ent thronsn
;hc inlurn:,s If Mr. Seward. lto%
Is Il posslblo that Alr. Ltnroln can
hI3 Administration, If lu leavcs Inn thus N thu
ttnrE ns tu tic I,.lrpugt of the first great net Ut
his official llfc, now oHlv four dnrs of! | ram
no. even reconcile sfr. Scwar!'s acQulcsecncc In
surl1 course With ille resoegt Wuulu like to
fee! inr l.itn Hs sau; and It sceIns II, 1no absu
tutr!Y tltsc0urar.lk I'd to thu outlook Tor tue
country.
MR.. LINCOLN Ills OWN pnlrY COUNCIL.
Senator Dun.las coul,l not OF wu,t;d not sec
this, cyen though nc aln,ltted lint he Enew The
inauanul address to hasc been prcoatcl by
body, su fnr as II as'oeaEs. at Springfield: nll
though Ac could r W inc no good reasun fttr be.
l|cr.H that Mr.. Lincoln llas 20 muctl as sl!u,vn
It 10 Mr. Seward or anYtoay else slnrc he reach
I'd Wash ilgtou. Eycrvtl,i liz snems to rnp to be
ut skies "nl sey"n3 among the very tnen Wlo
ought tu he vons,i.t ny ad nut II. to.ct hyr wI:h
united Efforts to toree The conservative will Of
The country on nll tI'e desperate lntr!rtters VI
ni.hk that an etrorl Ia 'nak4Hg now 10 get, not
Corwtn, but SUMNER, !n,o the Stale Department,
but t!tat s,r. Adams hhs refused 10 haru
austh!nE to do with IL. II ts unty
wtlnt was to have heen expected uf
a man q! ST.. Aaams' pool senso; It onlr Nl,s-
trates tue desperation Ut tic rulu or run (aeti0n
III t!!u Republican plrty; a,tt that, cauaot l!eu
but feelllg, Ia q ycrv turn,sdAble f0rte to deal
HsLH. E33'cFsHstf HH" HEVuGHt ~ teHF A!a}H a1H II
a rlnlt ns Mr. Ltne0ln, with hts executive lnex.
p"rlcncc. mht Ii tic presence of the unprece-
denscu difficulties with which he Is to lcni.
Still icannut think he will Let 70 his hold on
Sr. Seward and the ercat body OF strong, sonnl
opinion w4lrh A!r. Seward now unduub.eIiy
represents. Sty chief fear, MD as 10 this Sena-
tor Douglna agrees with INC. ID tr1n Sir. Sew
art's own friends nna representatives here.
These New YovHusa are the must sit.ular cum.
blnat!ons Of urrugnute AMI ti1ntditv lN politics
have ever heard ur rcal of. I DO not wonder
tsut the Western nun dislike lhen1; llIry ara
almost as much OF d mystery 10 thrlr ncars.st
neiehburs. D"fure eo!slg, ScnutNr Dongln4 had
Il word TO say about Pro ilcnt Buchanan ul1 liz
bauth Caroltna Commissioners. llc tells uls
tint II has now BEEN ns:ertaluel tliat The rresl,
dent nominated bis Pennsylvania Collector ut
Charleston on :he yery ia almost ot tlle ycry
notncot. when !'u wos assuring Col.
Orr, through ona of Ills rctalners, tlu1t
hu WA Disposed TO accedo to The
dcmrn!s Of snutp cnrol1ua II they were cour.
tco,lsly uni with propvr respect presented 10
him. They rrwrote itrr letter accordingly,
submitted II 70 the presdent's agents. Win M.
uroyra It nlal sent It to lnn WAItu llnuss. This.
ae.latur poLElus HAYS. wac un jan. i, In ,,lr
MnrntnE. Tie Commissioners spent 11,r alter
nnun hi yarIous pnres. asnt hnrd out early. TN
co1Iu.g III, thy FUND tlWr letter 10 ttu rresl.
dent awaiting them. IT had been RETURNED to