The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1881-01-02
GATHfS LET TIERS.
A Talk with blaine -Itamlin's Ways
ChnUdtcr's Ntcws-Thc Great Tunnel
-Imprisoumcntf for Debt In New York.


the Cincinnati Enquirer we clip the following;
Mr.. blaine was giving me yesterday some Interest,"
ing recohcciions Of Hannibal iiamlin who, he said
seventy years old, aud had been In the Senate
three full terms and two partial terms beginning In
isiS The second time that he ran for Governor With
the understanding that he was TO get TIE Senatorial
days. lie was beaten for Congress the first time he
ran hy Elisha H.. Alien. in isii. Allen went out to
the Sandwich Islands With colony from Maine
which has the worst nomadtc population iu the world
and colonies every country, aud he Is now the
Hawaiian Minister to thls country, and was last chief
Justice and Chancellor Of the sandwich Islands.
iIamn succeeded Jonathan CilIey, the victim Of
the duel with Graves of kentucky speaker OF the
Legislature OF Maine. lie and Cilicy were both
Democrats, and In the Senate Jesse n. bright and
lp 10 ~, werS c1scH, 81 rpenes &
severe blow to them and much regretted iianiiin,
like simon Cameron was printer til he became a
lawyer, and practced at the bar fifteen years. lie
twice elected to Congress- aud has had FIVE years
In the state Legislature. After being Vice President
johnson made him Collector Of the Port OF Boston,
TIL his opposition to the party in Congress turned
ilamlin against him, aud Hnmlin beat Lot Morrill, for
the Senate, partly through the public Indignation at
''iiamlIn, - said MIR. Blaine 'sis man OF rigid
manners, answering every letter written him by
TIL he had answered II, and have told him it would
be no use of his going to bed TN he had done lie
never forgot friend nor an enemy. Ills system Of
rewards and punishment is undevialng consequently
his friends have relied upon him, ana have lifted him
| to his trumphs lie Is an effective speaker, though
| he does not speak often In the Senatc''
| Mr. Blaine spoke OF Nathan clifford, who is six
years older than MIR, Iiamlln. lie is now next to
mecile. AMI scarcely recognizes his nearest friends
Fifty-one years ago Clifford In the Legislature Of
Maine, and became the Speaker Of u. and was Folks
| Attorney General lie aud iIamn divided the
slavery question, Clifford taking the Calhoun view
| oit
| Mr. Blaine said tho t,b,e talk of the American
Government, the chats and bon mots OF Washington
was the most brilliant In the world but was not pre-
served, owing to the imperecions OF literature.
In England those sayings went the rounds'of the clubs
| month"; and finally got into book. Mr. Blaine re-
ferred to Campbel's Lives OF the Judges of England
rs an instance both of British literary enterprise and
OF rather dun material While were speaking q
son OF Judge Catrnn of Fessenden, who was twenty
elgni years ,s on ine oencn e entered the room. e
the rebellion. SIN drawing his Judge's salary. Mr..
Blaine insanced Thaldeus stevens the utterer of
moie extraordinary witty sayings Il Ian ,bably any
man ever known In Congress. and said II pity
the materials to write his life had not fallen Into
piehensiye hands.
Blaine has the literary spirit more than anybody In
public life His friends believe he win be Secretary
him appreciate the place. lie would make remark,
ably popular Secretary aud his freedom from all vim
ans sssas,H Wda . Gn his
In European Court circles. Blaine Is all logic. Gar
field would either be his own successor the oppos-
evidently does not regard himself Immediately In
the line OF the Presidency, though heard John Rus
sell Young say lie believed Blaine would be the next
Republican nominee, and Grant would run against
him as the National opposition candidate; Grant
or another man forgot would he the only suitable
secretaries OF state. hear that Grant is privately
inlmicai to Blaine.
william l.. Chandler thinks that the winter and
spring will be barren OF political sensations, and that
the disrupted succession of 1876 kept In agitation ol
ties that Garfield VIII have u mild good. tempered
administration.
The Hudson River Tunnel is slowly dragging along,
and they promise to finish II In three years. II Il
twenty feet under the clay bottom OF the river and
encounters no rocks TIL nearly at the New York shore
The workmen are kept alive compressed air which
they like better than common air. Only four to nv,
feet of the tunnel are made every day. working gang
OF twenty to twentyii men, and working all night
It now appears to be the that Imprisonment fol
debt Is the normal condition Of everybody trespassins
on the Island of New York. II seems that law wa
smuggled through the Legislature some time ago ex
empting no property from levy or sale under exc
cution for work, labor, or service performed by
female employee and in ease the Judgment Is not pal,
a further execution shan he issued against the bod
that day. and he shall he lodged in Jail for period
fifteen days. Domestic servants cannot recover unde
this law. because they get board; but female servant
not boarded can imprison. Twenty-slN women hav
. brought suit against campaign goods
and, therefore, he must goto Jail more than year
- pay up am told that there has btc man in tn
- Debtors Jail of New York for thrty-thrce years
q The people. as general rule, are unaware OF thi
Y, condition Of things and II is now initiating againa
h the interests OF this city, particularly of the hotel
- | here.
# was told to-day by an important public man that
. had seen In black and white President Iayes's invita-
It tion to Levi IT, Morton to become secretary of tn
e Navy in place Of Thompson. The same person sal
that 1t was understood that Garfield would continu
Morton in the Navy, Department. and he wonl
/ be the only man holding over II he accepte
d llayes's invitation. Hayes had done thi
J. thing, said l,,y my informant, in order to shoy
a York. and to disemSarrsss ' the r next Admin min
Il istralon. While Morton has been admrer of Mr.
e Conking, his devotion to the Republican parry ha
J, of the Fiscal Committee, raised the large sum o
i, money to meet the expense of the Republican cam
N pagn. Hayes has shown magnanimlty In exempt
e Ing Morton from the penalties of Conkiingism, an
Garfield equally admit his debts to Mr. Morton.
My informant also said New York had been notfe
from Ohio that II Morton went into the Cabinet
IS and Garfield continued him there that would be tn
extent OF Cabinet patronage TO theSate OF New York
:. Mr. Morton has been offered this honor to simplf
= the Senatorial fight in New York State. Under n
circumstances Will the head of the Treasury Depart
y ment come to New York, or the East. The Repubca
IF politicians In the State of New York who have followe
, Conkng In all his dances and contortions before til
n expiring Administration. heartily dsgusted wit
It the prospect of his renewing any such fight unde
y Garfield. The men Conkng regards as his own thin
# admit that he has made successful Administration
~ and any more pointing Conkling part Will lead
an expulsion of the boss In the same way the Demo
m cratic party has taken care OF Boss Kely's
~ Speaking of New York Congressman yesterla
. about his eligibility of some of the executive Office
the Government at present outside of the Presdenc
,f ITSELF and of the desirable places like the judi
a. ciary, worth an honest trying to get The Ne
York Custom House is not honestly worth ;I2, OC
year. as all the mOeties and fines have been cut of
The District Attorney, II he is honest cannot max
,e rs much as very ordinary lawyer man Is luck
' ,e running for Congress II he can pay his board
"a "a Washington after paying his election expenses.
&c many of these Offices held under durable ter
Nc ure might rely systematic mode of living
but to take an office worth i6 600 or y. 600 for two
three years Is sacrifice. Consequently all these
fees fall to the political class, which knows how
In make something ont of them. The professional an
business class, which does not desire to get into Il
We penitentary, can money In any Of them. ~
W To-day, as the man Giro finished his cxaminatio
% before private commission In the Senator ChrlsanC
divorce case he arrested while leaving his awy
+. order of arrest Issued by the notorious Jule
ID Donohue, obtained the order of Charles l.. Bloc
as in civil suit for damages. Merchants from the We
st doing business In New York had best he cautions
coming here II they anticipate any malicious prosec,
I'd tOn, because q nonresident OF New York can
he picked up any time by sheriff officer commission,
r. for the purpose by judge and thrown Into prise
until he furnishes ball to appear for trial. The who
system of orders OF arrest II Infamous outrage
the rights of citizens of the United States, calling
n. Congressional interference We the last comm,
se nifty In the world calling Itself enlightened to preser
imprisonment for debt.
The prevailing policy ofrailroad managers Is to tai
the present exceptionally profitable business Of Il
roads as gauge for future earnings and 10 raise Il
" share capital to whatever amount these earnings W
AT make dividends Of O to per centum upon. II tn
u policy is adhered 10, 1t Is very easy to that
NJ tendency will he to keep the rates for transportati
III much higher than they should he in other words
or Impose an unnecessary tax upon the exchange
Ell agricultural products merchandise, and everythil
as which make mp freighis.