New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-29

and the present instantaneous photography II IL couu
catch character like form, would, 1t is said show par
OF laws in his brain and teeth in them Dick MerncKls
said to be the lawyer chiefly intent on continuing inc
starRoue prosecutions OF which, hear, the Admins
traton is sick and surfelted.
"A voice from out the Future crel
On. 0nl-but DER the Past .
dim guf!) my spirit lowering llcs
Mute, mOtionless, aShast'
When Pierre Van wyok reads these beautiful lines IN
the White House and Bliss watches for the ehecE
said that the President has standing In his eye anu
says Ill the words of Webster: "Where am TO goI
Meeting Colonel Tom Snead recently-who Is perhaps
the best known NewYorker ont of the Confederate ser
vice and was chief of staff Of General Strung ilce wv"
gave General Lyons body up TO Governor fAep NJ
said 70 me- II have read nearly all the Confederate ooohS
such as Davis Stephens Dick Taylors &C. 10 "sSi't
my mind I'm getting the pitch for my history OF Missouri
I'm the War. l am going to take two POSITIONS III 'n"V
book that may surprise YOU III the hrst pace UNIV
the Fugitive Slave Law was an outrage Which 10 n'a
I'm the South would have seen eniorcedH SpccloS VI
human nopcty not recognized by them had been chased
through their towns and IN their homes In inc next
place think the repeal of the Missouri Compromise III
tho Kansas Nebraska Act needless and cy tllhS
the seauel of which was not unnaturauy great war
Feeling that was right I'm going with my sldc there Is
ma necessity for me to defend all the acts OF politicians
from NV section before the also take the view"
said the Colonel, that Northern and Southern men
differed in nothing materially but on the subject OF
sayery-that their love Of country was the same thelr
courage equal and in their devotion one Ike tie olAef
Comnorativelv few New-Yorkcrs can remember the
beginning of differences in the Republican phrty mere
An old wrcpullcr and ollicch holder In Mr. NecdS ne
half summed il up in this way to yesterday: The
Remblican party became divided by Seward ana Hced
adbering 10 Andrew Johnson by far the larger portion
crystallcd around Governor Fent0n, while Governor
Morgan absorbed the beaten squadrons OF Need ahd
Seward Mr. Stewards seat in the Senate. which he
hardly took for the term 10 which he had been elected
bccrsc he went into Incons Cabinet, contested by
Horace Greeley. william VI. Eyarts and Ira Harris
Afraid that Greeley growing very strong Weed
cndcavorcd to withdraw Evarts, who said; " go Mr.
Weed am IN the hands OF my friends and must nIst
consult with them Wel,' thought Weed, he evil
IDENTITY does consider me one Of said friends so
weed hastcnod to throw tho votes he controlled Tor
Harris But TO Use the common political phraseology'
Harr. set up for himself and Weed determined 10 pun
i,b him Ia the contest OF 1866 Harris again to-
erably strong, lis competitors being Noah Davis and
Roscoe Conkllng. weed would personally have pre-
fcrred Davis but he belonged 10 the radical wing, ana
Mr. Weed sent To Albany TO find out who could best oy
Harris The agent reported that Conklng was the best
10 go for to effect that purpose. There were eleven
Legislative votes Mr. Weed controlled ont Of the wreck
of the Seward organization They would not 60 for MI
Eyars Oh account Of speech he had made III l9J- IN
support OF the compromise measures but they would 10
for Conkng at ced's wink Weed did wink, and Conk-
ling barely got the sent but Doodle had to he taken
into the Legislature the last minute TO fix some Of tho
votes"
The query has been put "a whether Conbling and
Cornell in the closing days Of Grants Administration
did not attempt to deprive Chester A. Arthur OF the Col
ccor,hp account Of his opposition to Cornell in the
Saratoga Convention Of that year. and 10 make Cornell
Collector It win be remembered that Steve French had
been Appraiser Cornell Naval Agent sharpe surveyor,
Bliss District Attorney and Arthur Collector Cornell
and Conklng poutng that year. because CohAlh8
was beaten at Cincinnati for the Presidency but
they attempted to scizo the State Of New-Nork by
the sacrifice of Hayes All the Federal Office
holders named. except Cornell, disobeyed orders
and nominated Ex-Governor Morgan Three days
before Grant went ont OF office he sent in Wood
ford's name in place Of Bliss and Conkiing had the
confirmation instantly done. Grant then sent In
butchers name think. in place OF steve French. ana
he was also confirmed Grant had personal friendship
for Sharpe and would not remove him. but am told that
sherman Eyarts Fred. seward and Rogers while in the
household OF President Hayes, had umor evidence
that Arhur's head also demanded but the time was
too short whether this be true or not, Arthur has
stuck 10 steve French for his alliance al that Saratoga
Conl enon. aud his injuries therefor, aud Arthur had
French made Police Commissioner TO rcquitc him. But
it is queer thing Police Commissioner 10 be foons
with forged paper
"Mr Conllng says The attitude Of tho Republican
newspapers is dis-acc!ul" someone reports Well
every female creature has her time to pout. II was
Conkling's pout in 1876; IT the other Hdys now
When Ellis Roberts ran for Congress in Conlngs dis
trict smyth, Dcuni-on and Co. passed tho word:
Stick the knife into him and turn IT around.' He is
getting the knife out now, after long suppuIation.
Sam Cox Is not much known in a city where he has
had eight nominations for Congress, and been six times
elected. He is little plain looking fellow Of partly
Irish stock born in OHIO, like Arson McCoOk and
strong-the latter just nominated for C0ngcssand is
nfty-eigh years old with nice little wife who goes
fishing with him and carries the bait She like his
sister more than his WIFE, ana she brought Cox consider
able money but has no children lie was "A newspaper
man first and Franklin Pierce sent him To be secretary
OF legation TO Peru and he served in Congress from Ohio
ill he made his district there Republican the gorge.
and then carpet bagged here where he picked up
siderable money practising seizure cases before
Commissioner Lewis the partner OF his son. Charlton
r. Lewis. Cox Is n nmbe minded, ready man. OF both
Wit and weight and If his mind bent on large dur
able sincere purposes ho would De OF the powers OF
time but he cannot bear to be ont Of sight he
right he is quickly pqucd, Is sometime, cnyiou- OF the
greater of his comrades, is lacking IN chiyary,
and is soon cast down. Yet the most crcdab!e thing
which to be attributed 10 him in New York Is the op
position Of the disappointed Irish lobbyists to his
nomination last wcck,-mcn he would permit
hi. committee 10 loot the Treasury old foreign equity
coims Ills hand Is pure would that nj, soul was al
wuys high! But little mems souls hang low
The only point made against Judge Folger that has
thread in IT, Is that ne sued the Government com
mission Oh all the stamps he sold though he
had drawn the full and lawful salary of - 900 year
as Assistant Treasurer Of the United States The Gov
eminent did pay "A commission to certain unsalaricd
agents but It paid him wel-mOre than Supreme
Court Justice at Washington received. He says he
thought he had right TO the commission though the
aggregate would have been monsrous equal TO eight
wears of the Presidents full salary About that time
he Collector and his staff and Senatorial counsel
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