, 1880-02-18
BEN w AIDE.
Some Interesting Recollections Of
the Warehouse Of Ohio.
In Incident of Tho Cnmtron.cu1tin Gontes-iask-
ing After Nadc's Safely.
Tho Old Buckeye scnator on The Impeachment
ot President Johnson.


was divided iNto two great political facts0ns
the one led by the Hon. SiMon Caulcrou nud
tho other by Gov. Andrew 4. Curtin, M nble
mud eloquent man. III early 1lfa hns trntncd
with tie Cameron wing of tho party, mid was
called u Cameron mail. When l went TO
> Washington to be with Mr.. Wade for short
time, Cav. Cnrth's frlen,ls, who desired to
secure for him tic appointment of Minister
70 1lllssIn under the new administration rt'-
gartcd my presence with Afr. Wadc NJ lnins-
lcal to thelr interests, and they Mt once set to
work to destroy any Influence I might ho
supposed To have with HIN. heard Of their
aoings. but did not pay any attention to them,
until one .lny Mr.. Parsons camc TO me mud
told me the Curtin men were telling tho most
outrageous stories to Mr.. Wnde aboNt me.
asked tho Vice President whnt 1t was they
were saying alMut me, but he olily laiigiicu
and replied, "Ncvcr mind, never mind, but
attend 10 your business, asl Let them shy
Whut thcy pieasc." ......-.
replied I would do so, but thought 1t ti,-
falr he should listen to H,olr tales md give
me ITO cshMce to defend myself.
"AIy lear boy" said the Old Senator, Il
you stay IN Washington long enough yon will
learn what pit.tm. thing It IL to be even the
friend Uf politciui,, to say nothing OF lead
Ing such life In reality"
On the following Sunday was lying OH n
lounge iii Mr.. Watle's pnrlor, Mt the Washing
ton House, when iivH or six gentlemen came
In and begun talking; Ind my face 10 the
wall, u,ltl did not rise or notice them. wAs
about TO drop iuto u doze, when, henrIug my
name mentioned, naturally wnkcl ,tp II Ill
tic, but did not RISE soon learned the gc,i-
tcmcn were delegation Of Cuttin's friends.
. who had called to caution MI. Wide nBalnst
ne. never got sucll Il rnking In all my lffo
l.nfc <st,ftt
t "a ILL., So tWe sssnin sssinEn w2s H. awnkc so
ngaInst me-. "1f he weru herr;,n, sail Wndc,
what lio would hnyo to say, for himself"
credit and believe iii ti,cy snitl* ii 'lon't see
how l,u can lie still under such acclSMtlo,is."
remarked Wade; asHl the's, FHis!ng his voice,
nsr,sn%y s '%1ysa e a "tnts It %es yo 90 SS fs%
avery wcj!, xaid old ben; ~ VIII giyo
yo,. a'l introduction.' uni, reaeltlE ont with VIZ
"Come, cnme, get up; hero nre some gentle
men wlio wni,t TO sec yq1." ] rose, nnl AIr.
Wat,e formally ,.ntraAMge4 we to each Of tho
Wat!e expected, Il scene, hit l only sail Il
pleasant wort! Or two nild went into the at!-
5Sanns 'a s f'o e ff I'D ssnto Se. sis a a
straiEit Until tic door cipsed behind them,
and then Ec threw himself on the lonligu and
2agHsd ns te.Ent e.r h i s wsn teq sfit ,
az aslrenss @ bat , M lid not ti,lnk So II '%as any-
,lng b"t Jolly 1n to iMa s aMI M|'s a ee c XIV XIV
aayyhc E"iy SnflS so @ res, ss'u and wien her s sa
slroulI. quit Washington on the, following
tlay, l.e became cu1ivll'sc,i. had made NJ
I In In "n43tNstRr
Of BY. politicians. Aly nnser only renewed
the oltl nan'S n.srri!i;ynt, until Ut Inst, tor-
GsIy Xex ID %1,h sd @ a,dya aitsa iLnsaf t nt s@ s''
Lilly clse's EXPENSE Iii the evening saw
ht!nnt supper, hut the very sight ot ne 'nasl',
lin sl,nke~ with langh!cr, md no sAl.i
hSii Sying ls aHs laid "Ri i%y ~ on sS ny ! sS.s1 s @
nsku,f itlat would lake no notice Of what
had, l,arrsned the 'tay before, and iuyGl e:
notiiing Of tho kind, apa told him | Ind
it;sand 50 jul. fnr i Iud risrn early a1ltI
sss Wj,s1s w % III a III io Il 5 r s Sas5S nGoat e ss e
rho Old WlnuebaEn Ciilef sworp u.ey Should
do nothing q tho kind, and | knew there
sst FS@ |" ths e cno S WV WSsS %if is1d st. W%ds
1iall gone to AEr. CaMerui's lle saih:
.o y tG c i NJ you 70 5 do 'St So% ,Sr to 2e2, 20,
dSe dyees Viii Hit b" 81 10 pay ny a and III sa lave @ III
Whole Cameron elm down ul,on mo"
trepl1ed l hoped 80, aad that they won!.
mafs ey s Is Ss9Sas!as s1 5 s s s " fsfI% s, sft NJ
"%s' %s'S " wsn{ { t'HS I" tHe cuptSi ii It noon
nl Wae behind s gas e one Of IT,. tn
simon Cameron WINS VIII. hin,, anti talk!l,'!
c0nie there, alnt said abruptly: You VII
stay II WH'sgit"n, There that Is al' CIT
lad no iacn Of remaining longer, md In!
Ind quite enough Of the Capital md tho poi
y i1; sss 10 ~ wIcn s S:Miw Ml wSS Ss sa, e !slY';
s!ipuit( stNy, II TOR no othar rcaspn than th,
yon might stG,ly t,,e psnlIio md 1.-The tho *ss'
rG% 3Sn n', ySS; ca mSn WI ~ r"12MX M iysr ys ss s
An opportunity, and J think YOU should ayaI
WNdo was quite Nisiteasea %i!h NY golng T.
affairs 70 I'D in future, aid when you are il
trouble let lne know IT,"
nAxawu TO wAuk.
sany mfyatsnE st e' IT, Was a sf'ebf h,s %srs e e9 s
aaslnAtlon were ntnte, not 1nly privately, h,I
on tile streets. In tho hotels, and about til
Capital. No n'nount Of Adyse could IndMc
Watle to tnku amy caraDf himself, mil lat
one tturk ulltl rainy night / met hin. OH Pom
syiyaHla asvnMe Eoi.ag tn his lsote! a!nne.
taccollpn'!iel l,m ho!lic. md spoke ~ lin I
wtts surrounded byslnnEors; that tho city WI
fill Of rough md desperate men, WHO, III
they but knoW Of Ills careless n6isa, wo'!l
Ties tu 10 lin bMllly Injury. 1Io replied !
knew II, but II snnhe scasIlp was resulyG! npo
his destruction, nj amount Of pTeCautioM u
Ills part could prevent It.
Wntlu's friends wer9 now thorough,
alaruled, md II consultation without i
Knowledge took place, Ut which It wis colisl
cred what WAS hist ii Hs done. TlMru WASH
olA us.l tr,s.y Sergeant III tlo city WIN l,a
served nn enlistment lla NY conlunny dnri
tl,B War, ai,d Win wanted 70 obtain einp!n.
Vi Detrols, said iis .woul! g|atlty imy Il
Bcrgen1ll, Or II dozen men II necessary. to =
rll,b the personal sniety OF Nr. Wade:
., wAs Hg!rrtl Tint tho N!tl SergcaNt should
hiycsl. mn! looked him up, gave lin hts /
llr,Kiiuns, HrRlcd him with blE, navy !
volyrr, aud plnretl lin. oil duty. lle wis