The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-11-18

visit "a the Presideus-Elect nc his
Home ON LawnfieId Farm.
sKETcHY LETTER PROM FRIENDLY HAND
AN rNTIM STIox THAT THE ADMINISTRATION
WILL TRY TO HAVE some INDEPENDENCE.
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CLEVELAND, ONO, November 13.-The
first rush OF fellows WHO want TO ak Tor
post-offices, or who have copgratulatory adj
dresses 10 read, or who see it to voluntarily
erect themselves into bores upon any or no
pretext, being pretty well over, was lucky
This afternoon in finding the DewIy.elected
President OF these United Sites ut home
and at leisure.
A long drive from gainesville In the teeth
OF a dessicating west wind brought me at
about 2 O'Clock In the afternoon to General
Garield's house. The lady who
ANSWERED The BELL
pleasant-iaced person, with the least pos.
sible touch OF an Irish brogue-said he was
Of home, but busy.
"Sit down by the s'ove," said she. "and
III see II | can find him."
sat down by the stove-a large one, with
a roaring fire In It-wbile she went upon her
search, with my card in her hand. She was
hardly out OF sight when the door at the
rear end of the hall opened, and the Gen.
eraI himself walked in, pulling at the butt
OF thick cigar, and looking for all the
world like prosperous farmer Just from
his bay-rleks. He took of The soft old bat
that had kept the wind from his crown, and
having mapped il down on table. took the
butt aforesaid from bis mouth, and heldOut
his hand. Evidently his memory OF men is
good, for had never met him more than
three or four times. His greeting was
pleasant, not to say cordial.
els il anything especial this timer" he
asked, after we had thawed a moment by
the fire.
1t was especial as well as general, and |
said so.
mentioned in form concise as possible
the prevalent curiosity TO know something
about his views as to the
POLICY THE NEW ADMINISTRATIONS SHOULD
FOLLOW,
and about Cabinet probabilities. ! fitter
myself the nerve required TO put this ex-
cited his admiration, for he smiled again,
and blew a gust OF smoke high over bis head.
"Tbat is something" said he, owe will
all know mole about three months from
now. have made up my mind to be for
three months trst-cass listener"
He added that be had made it rule not
to be interviewed" and before / left the
house he placed me under a tacit pledge not
TO write a line in that form. The talk drifted
along for the better part OF an hour, and out
OF il feel mysclf at liberty to extract so
much OF essence or inference as will convey
some foretaSte OF the next four years.
General Garfield seems, to begin With,
brQad-minded man. devoid OF any petty
feelings OF like or dislike. He has
no PIoUEs
to equaize, nor any prejudices to follow.
He Is ready TO listen to suggestions from all
parts OF the country, and will be glad to get
them. No man was ever elected 10 the pre-
sidency with loss OF personal effort in his
own behalf. He told me when | called
upou him in September last that the
nomination having fallen 10 him with
out his seeking, he troubled himself
personally little about the result far
Their than that he desired his party to
win. His present unworn appearance and
5uOyant health tell plainly enough how
lightly The campaign has been upon his
mind. He had pleasant career before him
in the Senate. His tastes lay in the direc-
ton OF legislative work. Had he never
been nominated, bis position and his duties,
though less high and consequential than
they will be now, would have been much
more to his personal liking. Feeling under
the circumstances OF the case
LESS BOUND TO ANY FACTION
than TO the whole country, he Will be much
more free to follow bis conscience and his
judgment for the good of the whole than
though he had, through a course OF in
trigung before the Convention, been tied TO
any set OF men whose labors might have Sc
cured his success. The issues OF the cam
paign impose upon him su6>ervence 10
the will Of the majority in certain leading
questions; but 10 nothing Is he an en-
tremist.
1t il an open secret now that Grant, Came
ron. Logan, aud Conkling will not volun-
tarilg go near him. IL he wants their aid
or their counsel, he may have it; but I'M
less he signifies his desire in that direction
they will present no claims upon his graft
tude, leaving it TO his own sense OF honor
to recognize the efforts by which they
turned the tide his way. From his manner
and conversation, however, it appeared
plainly that his personal feelings toward
the stalwart quar- tetle, AID in particular to-
ward General Logan, is one of warm friend
ship.