Year: 1879

CoAST-THE SOLID SOUTH.


[''Gath. in the Cincinnati Enquirer. Jan. 81


''Senator do you regret that General Grant signed
the veto of the Imitation bill following your gold
speech in the Senator"


II believe that at that time he thought he had
done the great act of his life. admit" said the
Senator ''that applauded Grants act heartily and
spoke in favor Of that STEP think that he and
I made a tremendous mistake. When advocated
specie and speedy resumption was only in the
tibue of later convictions which have made me be-
lieve in nothing but the money Of intelligence


care the people the Pacific side rather well dis
posed toward the republican party and Grant for
President?" 3is 44an


There is no doubt" said Senator Jones, "that
General Grant is enormously the favorite among the
people at large He is my friend, and have strong
admiration for his good. strong traits of character
At the same time do not know whether enough votes
might not be cast against him among republicans to
beat him. 1t is probable that he could be elected but
there is risk in it. confess myself that it gives
me little resentment to have people say that no.
body but Grant can run this great country. When
hear that said feel like exclaimng. well. well if
there amt! We will just have it ruined for fun by
another mani" +1
"Then you are not yet certain In your mind that
Grant is your hrst choice?" "


81 have not made up my mind at all yet. There is
no.person who thinks more OF General Grant than
do. If we were in very bad condition--threaened
by socialism, with great railroad strikes. with inse
curity insubordinafion and rebellion in some one
section think the people would almost unani-
mously cry out for Grant, believing that in his
perb pose, his intelligent insensblty at the proper
tme aud strong, physica of facing disorder he
would be unequalled as a magistrate. Yet it seems
to me that are in such straits Ours is coun-
try seeking for intelligence, for mildness, for the
government OF thought"


BLAINE


''You not much of Blaine man, I believer


mo, have no political respect for him. Iprefer
Conkling to any other public man in the republican
party that is named for President. He has the added
lustre of victory just now. Able at any tme he has
fought his point out and is recognized as victorious
leader" m


KDMuNDs AND FISH,


Senator, why cannot the republican party go
wholly outside Of the persons discussed and non-
mate some such man as George +. EdmundsY"


"There Is no objection to Edmunds at all. doubt,
however, ii he has the warmth of dsposition-at any
rate whether he would satisfy the wants Of tempera
"We!l, here is Hamilton Fish, Of New York. who
has as much influence in this State among quiet peo-
pie as anybody; how would he do?"


'That strikes me M o first class suggestion. In
my Judgment he could carry the majority of the
electoral votes more readily than any other person
could name. Everybody who wants General
Grant would vote for him. and those who do not
want Grant would find Fish happy alternative
should see him nominated in the confidence that
he could carry the country. There is soma idea.
besides that New York had better present the candi
date. That is one reason why metoned Conklings
'How do the people where you have been look upon
the Southern question:





II think the general feeling throughout the North
and extending far the Pacific coast is indiifer-
ence about the South. Our people seem to have
made up their minds that the South has always been
overestmated and does not contain sincere elements
Of patriotism or good behavior do not know that
there is any bitterness toward them The feeling is
rather disgust a. toward some worthless kinsman."
Have you been through the South recently"


.Yes, have n been down s,. during % the past year
and to New Orleans, and as far. Texas. The only
portion of the South that struck me with much



by own Northwestern people. They will
make new Kansas Of it. with the institutions and
feelings of good civilization. As for the rest, l
think very little of it. don't think would live in
the State of South Carolina If they to give me
the entire Commonwealth for barony. 1t is i'm
possible to get good meal of victuals in
the South. They have not learned the first
rudiments of cooking. Wherever you go you and
your meats fried in boar's fat. There is one spot.
at least where am delicate and that is in my stom-
ach. They have plenty Of good game in the South.
Dus nave IL no ssS p oi now 20 H. e
promise OF making delicious meal, but suddenly it
would be returned: all baked in sows fat. For
Gods sake. said to the cook at Atlanta, cant you
take that and have little butter put on II aud
1t like Christian


Another thing struck me in almost every part of
the South-the vicious, surly looks of the young
men. Throughout the whole North the young men
have genial. considerate. kind countenances. In tho
South the young men too often look mt you IL to
say, What in the devil you thinking about me-
nowY They look ready to burst out and cut some
body for fancied slight. Such OF society is
fur from amable. when at the very brink and hope
fulnoss of life you the young men wearing coun-
tenances like Absaorn. l noticed, also, that they
have great numbers Of military academies. whore
they drilling and wearing uniforms.


REBEL YELL.


"In certain place in Texas was taking All even-
ing walk along the road at the outskirts Oh the town.
when I heard somebody walking behind me- and
found it to be an athletic young man. Suddenly he
raised yell like Indian which made my blood
cold. turned about to investigate this savage
and lac paid attention TO me until got right up op-
poste to when, without saying word. he raised
another unearthly yell. then turned around and
said, What do you mean, sir, Rising such scream
that ut my side by God. 1t is Tree country.
and reckon can yell l. mo, SIR 1 replied; Il
don't see why you should choose this hour of the
evening when you come up to aperson you'dont
know to shout like an Apache


Now. suppose that young creature was merely
practising his rebel YELL the highest intellectual
and social form of amusement he knew anything
about


II looked at their country. covered with pines aud
occasionally showing lean pig, and thought to
myself, MY God Did we leave 100000 of our young
men and SC0U, 100000 in such country ~ this r
RESTORED TO LIFE.