, 1881-03-30
MAINE.
Some Poiitico-Personaf Gossip
from the Pine. Tree State.
IInmlln's lseiiremcnt 10 PriYntc Life
lllnfne's Withdrawal from State
I.cAslcrs1llp.
Their suceessors as party-0hiofs, FRYE and
Halo, and Their Qualifications for
the Position.
Disorganized Condition Of tho Antf.Rspubteans
.-0reenbackisa Dying Because oi Gen.
eral Prosperity.


eral Prosperity.
Sptttaf Corrftronttnet ot TAe Chtea7o 7ribnnt.
AE0CsrA. Mo-, sfarcl, .l-Tha retirement Of
tho 1iul. Hannibal HnuEn tn private life. mud
Mr.. llhInn's resignation or bis Hent III the sct-
Ae to aeccpt of ti11 srcrrtHrysI,tp Of State, are
highly mIs,rtn.,t events IN sinue tN,tItIcA, tho
elects Uf which can hHrtlly 1T furtsttn ut this
time. There IA 1T, Doubt tlint Sctlttr tInfniin
hns withdrawn entirely frmn active politics.
Mura thhn two yenrs hgo. In undressing SsAsH
Convention, he aa! he ilA,1 5nnfo hs tnst posIt-
icnl speech; ind his appearance on t1ie'stutHp
during tho catnpaIHn lust yuar WIS only fl rus.
Spouse tn tic nrvant demands asll nees If hts
party. lI',linx ulcc ffnse!f, he cntlll not well
rcfusc. Now hu Ia both Uut nf ot'1cc at,t NIT of
tnlltIcs. Mr. ffamlln Is nrAray :. yearh Ut nnc,
anil. nlthotgh n,aru vigorous. both physically
und Ine,tally. than na.1y younger men. l,nvtng
borne the ha9It Anl burden ri MlltfcA strife for
oycr nifty yenrs, md won hunurn Hn!uEd ly but
few he Is how les!ruus Of spending his re,nal,-
Ing days ......... ...
IN wEL1.-yArSED 1.ErOsE.
Those WIN have u1tly known Mr. ITaMa!n tn tho
Srnate-Chn,nfGr And III tho closing yenEs of Lis
public career run hayo formed IN Just csti.nnte
Of his character anh abilities. Few wuul 10
impressed bS tho uufct.touking man, clnd In IL
rusty suit OF blnck, WIN So rnrGfy addressed tho
SGnnte sare in conversational! sentences. see-
lug hitn Rud hcnrng HIN under those cIrcusn.
stRnccs. be would tlariy Lc credited With pua-
sesAIl.Y Ercat pcrsonnl popularity nr moro thin
ordinary abilities. Tho casual ofJrgrver would
naturally set hltl !lhw1i ns one IT tho veterans
who 1nx supcrtluoua. HIT such conclusions
would be entirely ERRONEOUS. Mr.. HninIn IL nut
only II man Ut very nMrkcd nbilttr, but enjoys
grent and wpit-dcscreed porllurity. lie y Il
born lcatcr. III puh1ic ppenk!ng HI. ludufees in
no hratorcal ilourshcs, but goes directly To tho
1urstnnds them. They know thut bis sylnrthes
Are with them: they feel that he Is OH.
Of themselves: that the election II high aud IT.
sEGnsiiG positions fins nDt cntlsG1 him to Ignore
or to forget tho isct TINT ile wGs once poor
hoy, enrntilx his brcal BY the swcnt Ut bis hrs,w
on Il Milne Eurm. indect. MI. llam!n bus bccu
R!tOvc nlt
y REPRESENTATIVE NEw-ESGEASDE1,,, d
auh no one hn5 spoken mure fnrc!hlr Or elo-
quent1y III hchalf of this section thnu himself.
lii n eptech delivered III the Twcnty-efEhth
Congress this tirst tern,) he aai.l:
~ glory In New EuKlu1ld uud Now Englanl's
institutions. There sho atauds, viii, her free
schools mud brr free labor, her feurlcss enter
prise, her ind0mItnhIe energy! With her rocky
hills, her torrent -strcn1ns, her green ycys, her
hcnve,wartl. pointed spires: thcrr she sta1ids, II
mor,l monument, around which tho gratitude of
hor country binds wrenth Ut fatne, while pro-
tected FrGeluin will repaso forever ut tts bnsc.'
There Is another thins which consnends Mr.
lIntulln tD tho plain pcopIe Ut Now ENGLAND. III
nil bis long lslb!tc cnrter thorc hls not been
breath Of public scandal on bis name. Ifo has
hut nu connection with rings or jobs. and hns
nctlitircl only mHdcrhtc competence, due to
frigni living, during hts forty ycurB more In
the public service. Ills home IL Mt No. Filth
street. IlanK0r,-a large. two-stnry, wnoden
hausr, with veratldus OIL three s!tes, ant Sur
rounded by trccs shrubt,ery, and flowers. He
Furt,
ment Of which alrords him occupation and
| recreation; auu he is MlsoVA famous gardener,
taking great pride Ill bis chOlcu atiI GArly vcHGt
anles Eontrasy to shs l,pres.l" f9r,nSd =, o.
iu9t0n. ho ~ uf II hoctnhlu spIsltnn acceptable
! t"nlt: and he hls tho re3ntct. conttdenca, aud
WhiIe Mr IIats.,in tns Dcen tho orac!e Of tho
older muMbcrs Ut bis pnrty,
| s:ls. BLAINE ...
has been 10th tlle oracle and tho idol of tho
pus a :sr % s IL IL ssaie. IL has us peS 's
s 5cs fa IL cy s ha"
let. With q 17Ire Insight INTO 1hnrteter and n
whrru nt!ors wt,ult hnye taitcd. In tho list
campaign he seemed to hive lost something Of
Presidential aspirations III Cincinnati had told
/ on h:tu. And how. nu nl,tttHr whit l,ta frfentis
fought g it, his IS last c"ti!.mxa ii Mais.~tas ia!d
| dawn tho 'scet,trc OF leadership G0r nthars tn
take up. Mnsi,e nus nise,, hin, the tisl,cs. ,on-
nrs-sU Destnw, She cl tlu M tIt'rt. utlcss
1t he t0 give him her vatc should he bu ntml.
nntrh for tho Presidency; aud thut stv would
SIR. llIuIno will hnri!y NIX II reflection IN tho
Scnatr-turl II WIS evident to esrry ono thMt tho
aftnt'sphere Of the scnHtc- Chamber Was not coll
| Ec,llRl to hin. lie
| WAS NOT At HOME rltEI,E.
n he likes his present position. he Is pretty sure
I" roiain u for eight yrnrs.-tor t!'st INV i Sec