The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-11-17

Alexander IL. stephens.

"A Washington correspondent of the Chi
cago Times has the following to say regard
ing Hon. Alexander II. Stephens, of
Georgia.
Mr.. stephens sat in his invalid-chair, that he
moved TO and fro easily as he talked to group of
friends who surrounded him. His bright black
eyes looked as clear out from beneath The soft
black hat that he wears la ahd out Of doors at
that he is enjoying robust health although he has
had, during his absenee frUn Washington, his
CUSTOMARY narrow escape, from death. He has
campaign iii his State, but he Is now ready to
perform his full duty as mcmber of the House.
He was n very eheerfgl e and philosophical
OF voice that suggested . w0man's His contempt
for the policy Of the Democratic party and the
passionless manner, as if nothing better could
have been expected.
Ifthe Democratic party coDce.lei i'm advance
be- hen il at once sS eoneeded Gbs y NJ Gcss
ought TO win. The whole Democratic canvass
had been a mad rnsh for Die hogaraugh There
aad ad Ie e FineRe ne iH II M tee ad
been conducted, failure was TO bc expected. Mr.
stephens said it IS not true that the South is AZ
present growing in prosperity. In his State there
had been most enormous depreciation in all kinds
Of property values. There had been steady de-
cline In the material welfare Of his State for a
condition of affairs might be likened to an old
Yound-the gangrene had sloughed off and new
gfanulallonS were forming froDaDty the latter
part Of this generation would, see great wealth
and prosperity through The South. They
would hardly come before 'fthat time,
in i his judgment From pow., on he was
certain of one thing about the SosIth: The result
Of the last election has dcstuyod IN its people its
all-absorbing interest in politics. Henceforth he
was certain the South would be content with any
Government that the North should see ft 10 give
Ii, always provided it imposed ON Them no sort OF
oppression. He said that what was needed espe-
cially in the South, was manufactures. Small
ones were being started in his state, but as yet
not much capital had been invested there. IL was
not true that Mr.. Robert To0lnbs had invested
500, 900 in a cotton mill, as had been stated in
some of the Northern papers. Mr. Stephens an
ncipates very quiet session Of Congress. He says
most emphatcally that there viii be no trouble
about the count this tinfe. He thinks il would
be a very foolish policy TO do anything 10 bring
about an extra session OF -tonertess. Extra ses-
sons unless called for most traorinary reasons
are injurious 70 the party In the majority He had
too high opinion of General tSarfield's line of
policy TO believe that he would csfil extra
sion uuleSs absolutely forced 10 DO IL; and he had
too high an estimate OF the Republican party's
management TO suppose thai il would desire
extra session. The Republicans had claimed
through0utthe canvass that What the business in
terests of the country needed Was rest from DO
very poor manifestation OF the honesty of their
declarations He said tina. outside of regular ap-
preparation bills, possibly such bill as Rea-
gan's interstate commerce bill, with some mOdi-
iicatious, might be passed. he doubted whether
anything IN the way of financial legislation
would be done. He would try 70 secure action
oC his metric coinage bill ltt ID }i-