The New York Herald Newspaper, July 26, 1872, Page 13

“NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, @ CAMPAIGN CURIOSITIES, thigran to omhet Mr. Stowart’s infuenoe cast in| ‘chairman of the Board of Commissioners is - we ooone H. ob a@ ver: and pro- nounced of it: Senator cheney, cA mer, «Pick gtd How Falsehood is Sometimes Nailed | ‘isoctutio, comnicte tne board. to the Mast. js A. T. Stewart for Grant or Creeley? What the Merchant Prince Has to Say to Slan- derers---Grant’s Organ Playing False Tunes, Whe Eight Who Bought the ; Long Branch Cottage. ’ The present political campaign promises to be bne of the bitterest and most vindictive, in point of Whe means resorted to to carry it on, that has been witnessed for many years, and already the party Journals have plunged into the depths of reckless personal abuse and falsification, concerning not merely the candidates but also the prom- ment supporters of the candidates. Or Mimarily these onslaughts are confined to men who are identified with politics asa profes- Bion, and they, as a class, invariably expect to be youghly handled, from the nature of the exposed Positions they occupy. Indeed, some of them glory in a first class political melée, and invite it, because they can usnally command as much mud to hurl ‘back upon their assailants as they find themselves bespattered with. “But the contest of 1872 for the Presidency has de- ‘veloped a comparatively new field of action by @ragging into its arena the names and reputations of men who have systematically stood aloof from politics, and have devoted their lives and energies do other and less disreputable or less disagreeable Callings. It is openly assumed now that if a man does not come out and proclaim himself for one wandidate or the other he is a butt for falsehood and calumny as an opponent of this or that candi- date. : : IN THIS CATEGORY Btands Mr. Alexander T. Stewart, the “merchant prince” of New York, to-day. He once stepped from the domain of commerce and acted as presi- Gent of the first Grant mass meeting ever hela in lew York, and now it seems to be assumed by most of the administration journals that he has mo right to exercise his views in favor pf any other candidate, should he de- Mire to do #0. It has been rumored ‘Bbroad for some weeks and has hundreds of times found its way into print, in that period, that Mr. Btewart has contributed a large sum of money ‘toward the support of Mr, Greeley for the Presi- dency, and on Tuesday morning the following very impertinent inquiry was addressed to one of the morning dathes, instead of to Mr. Stewart, who would be most likely to know all about it:— Tax Umon Leaccs O0n, Win yon plenso inform ihe reauers’ of Whe At it ts truth that Mr. AF Stewart bas contributed Bt Mr. Greeley’s support ? GRANT MAN. In reply to ‘Grant Man” the paper to which he dressed his letter vouchsafed the following in- rmation, which he did not request and perhaps aid not care about learning:— We know noth about this. We do know, jowever, that Mr. Greeley has very recently at- eked General Grant for nominating A. T. Stewart. tné post of Secretary of the Treasury. We fur- ther know that Mr. A. T. Stewart is very much dis- sted because he could not get He! Hilton ap- Fears Collector of New Yor! ay om \ And We also know Mr. A. T. Stewart threw all the weight of bis iuence last year into the scale with the thieves, for the purpose of saving a few thonsund ear In his assessments. It there- lars & re, not be at all surprising to find Mr. Stewart more on the side of Tammany and rf Greeley, | The assertions being made so point blank in ref- \erence to the great merchant, a HERALD reporter prallea &t his office in aearch of somo INFORMATION FROM HIMSELF ‘upon the subject. One of Mr. Stewart's confiden- Wal agents was first encountered, and, pon asking the object of the reporter's ‘visit, was, of course, informed thereof. At the same time a copy of the above communi. cation, with the comments appended to it, was handed to him. The gentleman then politely and ‘firmly informed the reporter that Mr. Stewart had to hold com- PES a ae ea ie et upon politica affairs, as the subject was distasteful to him and he desired to avoid all manner of con- troversy. Asking to be excused, however, the gentleman eft the reporter, but in @ few moments returned and conducted the reporter to Mr. Stewart’s pri- vate office. iJ s The merchant was seated alone, and, after eaint- ing the reporter, Mr. Stewart proceeded to say that he determined not to accord any inter- views to members of the press upon litical affairs, and that he did not wish to have this con- sidered as an “interview” in the same sense in ‘which that word is lately understood. He held in his hand a copy of the Grant organ, and bec at the article above in reference to ney - that his attention had but juss been The reporter sald, “Mr. Stewart, I have called in reference to that article generally, and would like to know—if you have no objections in stating the fact—whether you have or have not subscribed 's ies sum of money for’’— Stewart instantly and firmly sald, “1 shall Not answer any questions on that subject, but so far as the remarks appended to that letter are con- cerned I have no objection to you’) ~ ‘The reporter of course acquiesced, and ‘MR. BTRWART PROOREDED to read the allegations, and continued to say that he considered it utteriy untrue that “Mr. Greeley has very recently a.tacked General Grant for nom- A. T. Stewart to the post of Secretary of the Treasury.”” He knew nothing of such an at- tack, had not seen it nor heard of tt. continued to read and comment as follows:— “ ‘We further know that Mr. A. T. Stewart is very Much disgusted because he coud not get Henry Hilton appointed collector of New York.’ That is equally and ungualifiedly untrue. I never endeav- ored ‘geet ) appointment of Mr. Hilton as an never felt displeased or dis- L srg anse hat the subject is Lap Dre | Lege But now will say that Mr. Hilton, from his general attainments end business qualifications, would make, perhaps, as a Collector of the Port as most other men. ‘And we also know that Mr. A. T. Stewart threw all the weight of his influence last year into the scale ‘with the Tammany thieves for tie rece of saving a few thousand dollars a year in his assessments.’ And that,” he said, “is a8 false as the other state- ments preceding it, What havel to do with tho ‘Tammany thieves’ or any other class of thieves ? lonly know that my property is assessed regu- Jarly, and that y the assessments as they are made, » last year oy assess- ments, as you can readily ascertain, were largely in excess, I think, of the assessments of some of my neighbors, and the idea of my con- nivance with an; man or class of men to secure $y, diminution of the assessm: was not a @ tax, if there has been no error ent of that tax, is absurd. I have no @oudt that you can obtain the facts from Scnator Andrews, who is a member of the Board of Taxes, in reference to my assessments. This state- ment, however, in reference to my Bessments has been made before and was as untrue then asit is now. Ican form no idea as to the cause that prompts it and my dislike to run- ning into print or taking part in any controversy has prevented my Cog § any reply to it, Some men like to come before the public in the Brees, but Ido not. The present campai Dromises, from the appearance ut present, to be very bitter and I ‘Fis termisaced the mT the subjects conversation on the subject above referred to, but allusion being made Hy Col- Jector Tom Murphy's letter, denying that he Gory) tad anything to do with the purchase Branch D, resentation to President Grant of that Long “OOTTAOR BY THR SEA,” Mr. Stewart remarked that he had noticed Mr. Murphy's lettet on the subject in the HERALD, and that it was strange what ea artd discussion such things Fare, rise to. There were eight sub- scribers in all for the purchase of that property for General Grant, and he (Mr. Stewart) knew of one gentleman, who was invited to become bacriber the fund. In fact, he thought that some of the city Journse , OF, at least, one of them, liad now the el Thi fu! it Of the eight subscribers in its possession, ia closed all that Mr. Stewart desired to say povey, at present, and the reporter took his jeave, the miliionnaire courteously and smilingly es- bea gute to tion's ‘o ir. mm was the reporter's next ob- Ject, but it was ascertained ‘chat Mre Hiiton is at present in Europe. ON ANOTHER TRAIT. Failing to obtain Mr. Ihiton’s views on that ques- tion, however, the reporter visited the Jax Com- missioners’ otce to ascertain whether the “few thousands” (why wasn’t it put at aimiliion or two 7) ad actually been curtuied the ‘Tammany Missivsippi; Gi N. de} supporting | Durante be Pontiof Lodiounas Ge board. inquired for Senator Andrews, but as it was late in the afternoon was !nformed that the gentleman would in all probability be found at his private residence, toywhich place the reporter next proceeded. Mr. Andrews had pe arrived home, and upon made aware of the nature of the visit made by the reporter, he said that he had noticed tie letter in making this reference to Mr. Stewart, and regretted it. was not disposed to enter into Shere te discussion on political affairs gene- , but in this case he deemed the reficetion upon Mr. Stewart on the subject of assessments as applying to a certain extent to himself and fellow-membera of the Board. Asa member of the Board he was op- posed to making public any of its data or figures save such as the public had the right to know of. ‘The amount of assessment levied upon any indl- vidual would enable the whole public to estimate approximately the wealth of that individual, which would be very undesirable in the case of any mem- ber of the community. Mr. Andrews continued:—This charge made by that journal is not anew one, but was repeatedly made last year, and pressed with a pertinacity whieh induced the Com ra to submit atate- Menta to the responsible publisher of the paper, now absent in Europe, which elicited from him the expression that he was “satisfied that Mr. Stew- art's property was fairly agsessed.” The fact is that Mr, Stewart's property was never assessed so high as by the present Board, is was all that Mr. Andrews deemed it neves- sary to say in vindication allke of Mr. Stewart and of the Board of Commissioners of Assessments, to which, however, he added the remark that Mr. Stewart was one of the fairest and least complaining of the wealthy citizens in his transactions with the . If he fancied sometimes that the assess. ment on any 8 ae piece of his property was ton, he invariably expressed himself upon an explanation and comparison with the tables of assessments upon other property adjacent to his own. * CLINCHING THE PROOF. Subsequently the reporter made further investt- gations in other quarters—it not being necessary or -prudent to name the sources of the information leaned—and learned that the valuation of Mr, jtewart’s property has been increased by the Buard of Assessors. at the last assessment More than one million of dollars above the amount for which the same property the predecessors of the resent Commissioners were ive made the assessments since 1870. None of Mr. Stewart's property is situ- ated above Thirty-ninth street, and most of it isin sectious of the city which have not felt those im- pulses which have tended to appreciate the value of real estate upon the island—such districts for eae as the Third, Sixth, Fourteenth and Fif- teenth wards. Thus it will be seen that the agscss- ments upon it have largely Sunmen tes whtle it is very doubtful whether the actual Increase in value of the property has been at all commensurate with it. ‘WHAT PEOPLE THINK OF IT. At least a dozen persons, including several officials, with whom the reporter came in contact ger od while prosecuting his inquiries—some of them well- known and expressed adherents of the fortunes of President Grant in the Pass, Cabell 4 stated their opinions that the publication of sucl Slauders and wilful fa!sehoods as those which are refuted in this article, are doing more injury to the prospects of the administration ticket can at present be estimated. THE GREELEY HEADQUARTERS, Movements of the Philosopher—Visitors at the Glenham=The Prospects in West New York. Philosopher Greeley remained in Brooklyn all day yesterday, taking his rest. He will positively be at the Lincoln Club to-day, no postponement on account of the weather. visitors, The following is a list of visitors at the Glenham headquarters yesterday:—D. N, Speer, R. D. Spal- ding, R. 8, Spalding, all of Georgia; N. J. Bray, of Alabama; Charles A. Clark, New York City; Seth Adams, D. H. Willard, Jacksonville, Fla.; A. P. Cheed, Vermont; A. Hammack, Mississippi; 0. M. Horton, Buffalo; James B. Stanley, Alabama; John Walls, Buffalo, N. Y.; Colonel Billy Wilson, New York; John A. Neill, New Jersey Assembly; by John McDermot, New Jersey; Judge J. M. Peters, New York; General James Longstree! uisiana; Joseph 4H. Berre' Lor dq, H. Drenthe, of New York; Chauncey Schaffer, o! LONGSTREET AND SWORDS. What They Think of Greeley’s Chances in the South. The Ex-Confederate General On the Situation. Ho is Bitter Against Grant and Predicts His Defeat—The Colored Vote Lost to Grant— Pinchback and Warmoth Acting in Concert—The South as a Unit for “The Old White Hat.” Since the Baltimore Convention the corridors and halls of our leading hotels have been crowded with Politicians from all parts of the country, whom business and pleasure has brought to the city. The Presidential election is the all-absorbing topic of conversation, and the names of Greeley and Grant, Wilson and Brown, are heard on every side, The majority of these incline to the side of Greeley, and are loud in praise of his virtues and in prophecies of his coming triumph. It was at first sup- posed that the wealth and capital of the country were arrayed against the Phi- losopher, but recent events have proved this to be erroneous, as merchants, capitalists, and business men from every section are daily pronouncing In his favor. The politicians from the South are al- most unanimously for Horace, every name of prominence being found on his side. Below will be found conversations with General Longstreet, the ex-Confederate general, who has deserted Grant, and State Senator Swords, of Louis- ‘lana, in which may be found the views entertained by the leading men of the South upon the political prospect, General Longstreet. One of the most serious defections that has yet taken place from the Grant party is that of the celebrated Confederate officer, General Longstreet. General Longstreet was one of the bravest officers on the Southern side during the war, and Gettysburg and many another hard fought field bear testimony to his ability and gallantry. He was one of the first after the close of the war to accept the new régime and acknowledge the altered state of affairs. In 1867 he was appointed to office in New Orleans by General Grant, and till within a few weeks has con- tinued in the service of the government. On the 28th of May a letter appeared with his signature, announcing his resignation of the position of Sur- veyor of Customs in New Orleans, He detailed at length Teasons for taking the st but said no word of breaking with General Grant. since then, however, to the astonishment of many of his friends, and to the consternation of the administration party, he has come out strongly for Greeley, and renounced all allegiance to Grant. On Monday evening he arrived at the Fifth Av- enue Hetel, and engaged apartments. A HgeRALD reporter waited upon the General, and asked for an interview, which was courteously granted, The General is a tall, dignified old man, with the peculiar aristocratic air of a South- ern gentleman, His face 18 covered with gray, bu whiskers and mustache, and his head slightly bald. He shows the signs of approaching ¢, but his eye 18 as flery and determined as it was when leading his troops on the bloody fleid of Geg- tysburg. He 5 great deliberation, and carefully measures every word he utters. The fol- lowing {s the substance of the conversation :— “T understand, General, that you have broken with General Grant and declared for Greeley, This action on your. part has taken many of your friends by surprise. “ht ts true that T ha’ lven up Grant; but those who knew me in New Orleans will not be surprised at this step, as it is some months since I have been able to act harmoniously with the party, aud I thought it better to withdraw in time.” “What was the reason you could not act with the party 7? “When Collector and the Custom House ‘onkers; Theo. 0. Cone, New York; A. D. Banks, of New York; A. Sheridan, of Louisana; Dr. Hofman, of New ork, and F. 8. Stockdale, of Texas. THE SITUATION IN WESTERN NEW YORK. Mr. 0. M. Horton, who was a member of the Cin- cinnati Convention, that in Erie county, where he ts actively engaged in the campaign, the organ ization is complete and the prospects for Greeley are thebrightest. In Genesee and Niagara countics the same cheering news holds good. At a recent meeting of liberal republicans in Batavia a small hall, holding some four hundred spectators, was filled to overflowing, wnile at a regular re pubilean meeting held at the same time there were not over @ hundred and fifty people. Mr. Horton says that Erie county will give Greeley 2,000 majority. THE DEMOCRATIC HEADQUARTERS. ration of the Rooms at the Spingler House—The Notables Present— Schell and Alien “Clasping Hands.” The Spingier House headquarters were infor- mally inaugurated at noon yesterday as the head- quarters of the National Democratic Committee, by the entrance of Augustus Schell, the chairman of the committee and Grand Sachem of Tammany; Frederick A. Prince, of Boston, the thoroughbred, high stepping secretary of the committee, and ex- Governor Theodore F. Randolph, the member of the Convention for New Jersey. These three gentle- men entered the rooms which have been assigned to the committee, comprising the suit of four par- lors on the first floor, running from the Union square front back to the rear of the building, and formally established headquarters there by cere- moniously seating themselves in the chintz-covered armchairs, cocking their feet on other chairs, light- ing their tragrant Havanas and remarking ono to another, “Well, these rooms ’ll do pretty well.” A flag was raised over the buiiding, but no set speeches were made on the occasion. AN INFLUX OF NOTABLES, In & few moments afterwards the rooms were filied with democratic notables, Among them were Senator Blair, of Missouri; Senator Casserly, of Cail- fornia; General Slocum, of Long Isiand;Gidcon J. Tucker, General Wm. B. Burnett, of Cincinnati; George N. Sanders, General Frank Spinola, yr. Van Every, Hiram Caikins, J. W. Bouck, William W. Mcintyre, Anthony R. Gallagher, and Colonel Banks, of Mississippl. These gentlemen mingled together and discussed the best method of organization aud the prospects of the campaign. THE LETTER OF ACCEPTANOB by Mr. Greeley, and his reply to Carl Schurz on the and armed mob for the overthrow of the State gov-, ernment and liberties of the could not go against my conscience and my oath in longer co- operating with such a faction..I remonstrated with the leading Grant men, but without effect, and in March I drew up my resignation, stating my reasons for givi my position, and intended to it to General Grant. In the meantime some reforms were promised, and things won ge to look a little better. In consequence I withheld my resignation for a time, and deter- mined to wait and see how things resulted. The removal of Casey was threatened by Grant, and this would have had the concurrence of every honest citizen; but, as you know, the !dea of removal was soon abandoue inake matters worse, one of most the o notorious of men who had inaugurated the disgraceful jota— in bo ge one of the ri aders—was selected by the President for an ot of great trust, and appointed to it in spite of entreaties and remonstrancies. I could no longer stand this. I had already made pate my opinion of the state of affairs, and I could no longer in honor withoid my resignation. On the 28th of May I stated my posi- tion in a letter to the New Orleans Republican, de- tailing at length the motives that prompted me, which I have already given to you. I then with- drew from the office of Surveyor of Customs.” “You did not at this time go into opposition to General Grant 1” “No, I was approached by two prominent sup- rters of Grant's, and my opinion was asked rela- ive to his re-election. I expressed myself favor- able to it, and my name was used as @ supporter of the administration ; but I did not give any very cor- dial adhesion to it. as 1 was anxiously awaiting the result of the Cincinnati Convention, which 1c dially favored, The result entirely satisfied me, and I had no hestitation in declaring for Mr. Gree: td I believed it to be my duty and ny right.” ‘Did he meet your views as a candidate ?" “He did, and he was the only man brought be- fore the Cincinnati Convention whom 1 would be willing to support. If another candidate had been Ee up I would have remained silent, but Mr. ‘eeley possesses all the qnalities which are neces- sary to ensure success. He is amlable and for- lng, and his Lo agettes with the Southern people is very great, The entire South, with the execp- tion of one or, perhaps, two States, will go for him, and give him ELasai had majorities than any other candidate for President has received for years.”? “Do you think he will carry your own State?” “Think! I am sure he will carry it, 1 know Louisiana thoroughly and the disposition of its eople, and I am confident there is a spirit aroused Tia it wih be impossible to contend with, The Greeley movement is strong and is increasing in strength every day, while Grant is more certainly losing, and by the time November comes there wiil be no chance for the latter. The spirit of the South is completely aroused, and the liberal movement has taken a strong hold upon the hearts of the peo- ple. It is the result of honesty and independence subject of civil service reform, were warmly com- mended by Surrogate Tucker and Mr. Prince, “Simply as literary productions,” gaid Tucker, “they are marvels."” “such eae as he will write!” responded Prince. “it will be worth while to elect if only to read his state documents.” THE HARMONIZING PROORSS, Early in the afternoon Colonel Ethan Allen, Chair- man of the Liberal Committee, entered the rooms, accompanied by T. C. Everts, the member of the liberals from Montana, and greeting Mr. Schell, songratulated him on the occupancy of such hand- sume rooms, anc tendered him the hearty co-opera- tion and sympathy of the liberal republicans. Mr. Schell responded very warmly, and the coalition of the two branches of the Greeley and Brown party was complete. NO BUSINESS whatever was transacted during the day, the cleri- cal department not being organized. Colonel A. D. Banks, of Mississippl, was appointed: private secretary of the chairman and resident secretary of the committee, and will probably get fuily into working order to-day. Mr. Prince, the regular — will be about the rooms most of the 2. THE REGULAR REPUBLIOAN HEADQUARTERS, ‘There was no stir whatever at the Fifth Avenue Headquarters yesterday. Mr. Chandier is still out of town, and Mr. Dudley performs the duties of secretary. There were a few visitors to brighten the prospect yesterday, but an air of respectable duiness prevailed in general, REMARKABLE OAR ACCIDENT, An accident occurred yesterday morning to a Fourth avenue car so remarkable in its character as to awaken new anxieties as to railroad travel- ling. A car on its way to City Hall, about haif- Past seven o'clock yesterday morning, was checked in its progress by one of the raits jumping from its | a ou the track, forcing its way through’ the looring of the car and pushing itself up to the roof making for itself a piliar in the centre. In doing this one of the passengers, an invalid gentleman, staying at the Astor House, was struck on the leg, and was very seriously tnjured. Fortunately for himself he had changed his seat only a tew min- utes before, or the iron would unquestionably buve ven him @ fatal blow. The conductor said that he Joosening of the ratl was caused by the running of the freight cars at night, and that accidents of a similar character had occurred receutly on this line in the saime neigliboriood, against nepotism, corruption and military aespot- ism, and it cannot fail to be successful.” “But the negro vote will be Sppines you.’? “There you are mistaken, jnchbeck is on our side; and let me tell you that he possesses the coolest brains and the shrewdest faculties of any pubile man tn the State, I consider Lim one o1 the ablest politicians I have ever met, and [ know that the men of his own color will flock to the standard he raises. War- motn and he are acting in thorough accord, and their united influence it will be impossible to over- throw. If 1 know anything of public affairs I can say that Louisiana is certainly lost to Grant, and alithe other States, except South Carolina, aud prohably Arkansas.” Here @ gentleman present fn the room broke in and sald, Oh, Arkansas is all right, General. I have been over every foot of it within the past few weeks, and I find the power of Clayton and his creatures utterly The people are enreged at his conduct, and atthe earliest opportunity will hoist the carpet-bagger and the administi ation that has supported him.” General Longstreet says thatif his health per- Mits him he will take an active part fn the cam- paign; but he has been poorly lately, and is airaid to expose himself too much. He will remain in New York until the early part of next week, and will then return to New Orleans, Colonel H. L. Swords. Colonel I. L, Swords, @ State Senator of Lonisi- ana, a member of the Liberal Republican State Committee, and a man of considerable local infu- ence, was recently stopping at the Fifth Avenuo Hotel, where he was met by @ HrraLp reporter, In response to the inquiries addressed him he very cleariy stated the position of affairs in Louisiana and the chances Greeley has of carrying the State in November. The following ts the conversation :~ “How docs your State stand for Mr. Greeley?” “Better than any one expected, and every day the liberal party is gaining strength. There isa large and growing ciass in Louisania, who have become disgusted with the corruption and nepotism of the government, which has been so strikingly manifested in the Custom House of New Orleans, They believe Greeley to be an honest man, and one who will remedy the gross abuses that have so long existed, Tama republican myself, have always voted the repubil- can ticket and I represent a republican district; but I any heart and soul with the liberal move- faction in New Orleans reorganized into an illegal’ | body—are sound to the core, JULY 26 1872—TRIPLE SHEET. ment, because I believe it wil! be the salvation of ire the Yepubll Y @ republican party much split up in the State?” é wed ’ 4 “That remains to be seen. The ular Grant Convention has already been held, and the liberals do not hoid their convention to select candidates until the 6th of Ai it; but lam confident, speak- ing for myself, that a majority of those who have hitherto supported the regular republican ticket will vote for Greeley in the fall. Governor Warmouth is for him heartily, and, if report speaks true, 80 is 80 Lieutenant Governor Pinchback, aud the influence of the two will be amply suiticient to give the State to the party of progress, The democrats are for Greeley to @ man, and though it is supposed they will nominate a straight democratic State ticket it will have no bearing upon the main issuo, as they have heartily endorsed the Cincipnati plat form and the Cincinnati candidates,” “How will the German vote go?’ “We have @ very strong German vote, and it will be cast solid for Greeley. They are enthusiastic in his favor, and are orfeniaing eluds and holdin; meetings daily, The Influence of Carl Schurz is with all the Southern Germans, and he has assured me he will stump the South thoroughly, and, among other places, Louisiana, before the No- vember elections.” “What about the negro vote? Will it be given to General Grant?” “Tt will by no means be cast as a unit for him, There are a large number of intelligent colored men in Louisiana, probably a larger number than in any other State, men who can reason as clearly and la- cidly as any white man can, and many of them have shaken of their allegiance to the present administra- tion. If Pinchback pronounces strongly in Greeley’s favor and takes an active part in the campaign his influence with his own race will be be incalcu- lable, and thousands of them will follow where he leads, His action is impatiently waited by them, and bee will do nothing until he speaks, Wluch he is certain to do before very long.’” “hen you think the State is safe for Greeley 1”? “lam confident It is. The chances are all on our side, and no stone will our cause stronger. the other leading republicans candidly unite—and it is generally believed the; will untte— farewell to Grant’s chance of carrying the State. have travelled pretty extensively through the South within the rt few months, and po sens te oe scary tocar Bad the Lec 3 le ‘ecley, W! ie exception, rhaps, o! South Carolina.” ‘ier Colonel Swords has left town for Boston, but will return to New Orleans in a few days to take @ active part in the campaign. GOVERNOR M'COOK, OF COLORADO. What He Thinks of Grant’s Chances in the Western States. He Believes That Grant Will Carry Ohio, Iowa, Iilinois, Minnesota, Michigan, Wiscon- sin, Kansas, Nebraska, Nevada, California and Oregon. Governor McCook, of Colorado, along with many other prominent politicians, has been stopping at the Fifth Avenue Hotel for the past few days. ‘Ihe Goy- ernor is one of the most prominent statesmen on the Pacific slopes, and has been identified with the frontier from his earliest years, Three years ago he was mace Governor of the Territory of Colorado by General Grant, and in that capacity has dis- charged his duty to the satisfaction of the adminis- tration and the people of the Territory. Denver, the chief town of the region, which,a few years @go, Was% siraggling village, has grown intoa flourishing city, and is already regarded as one of the great business centres of the West. A HeRAxp reporter, sent to see the Governor yes- terday, was most courteously received and all his questions readily answered. McCook is a stout, determined man, with a piercing eye and a heavy black mustache. His countenance Is bronzed with long exposure to the Western climate, and his whole appearance is resolute and soldierly look- ing. The following 1s the conversation :— “What are the chances for MY. Greeley in your Tegion, Governor ft” “Well, none at all. You are aware we have no Presidential vote, but I believe if we had there are not two repubiicans in the entire Territory who would cast their votes for him. We are strongly republican and have every confidence in the ad- ministration of General Grant. His policy hasbeen successfal and the measures inaugurated by him satisfactory to the masses of the people.” “Is this the feeling in other States and Territories on the Pacific coast ?"” “The unanimous feeling. I have not been in California lately and cannot say much of the State from personal experience; but I am daily in the re- ceipt of letters from seomtnens gentlemen, who know what they are talking about, and on whose authority I can rely, and they assure me that Call. fe will give a large republican Lgng 8 for General Grant in the fall, As you know, we West- ern men are determined free traders, and that is one of the principal reasons why the opposition to Greeley is so strong in the West. Having been a Iife-long protectionist, people cannot be persuaded that he will change the fixed ideas of a life on the impulse of the moment. In Nevada, too, General Grant 1s safe: the State will give him @ rousing majority. « can ay this with confi. dence, a8 I have & personal knowledge of the facts that warrant me in making the asser- tion, In Nebraska the influence of Tipton will not be able to control 200 votes, notwithstanding the vigorous stumping he has made of the State. Utat and Montana are also sure for the present adminis- tration, and [ cannot see any quarter in which Greeley can Jook for success.” “You think, then, that Greeley has no strength 9’ “There you mistake ; he has considerable seer in other parts of the country, particularly in the South, Western a look upon his nomination asa good joke, but Ido not regard it in that way. Tne liberal republicans and democrats have been in the habit of overrating the strength of Greeley, and the Grant men have, | think, greatly underrated it, Greeley has many elements 0: popularity, particu- larly With the = men in the republican party, many of whom have been detached from its ranks. The charm of novelty and the influence of news- papers have attracted them; but the old men and the solid men of the country remain firm for Grant. I have been in Ohio within the past ten days, to the place where I was raised, and which I have not visited for twenty years, and | find this strikingly exemplified, The ar 4 men whom I spoke to said, ‘You can hear nothing but Greeley, Greeley; the preas teems with his praises, and his name is on every tongue, and we must go with the current.’ The old men are diflerent and rather apathetic about the issue. They have no very strong feeling about either side. You will hear nothing Of Greeley and very lite of Grant from them, though they all say they will vote for the lat- te In the great cities, where the newspapers mould public opinion, and where almost every man fa in the habit of reading two or three leading organs daily, tf excitement about the election 1s, of course, great, and its issues are the all-absorbing topic of conversation; but in the rural distric where newspapers rarely penetrate, and whe knowledge Is sparsely diffused, there is little or no interest taken in the great qnestion. Iam sorry to coniess this, but from personal experience I kuovy it to be true,’ “What Western States would yon pronounce sure for Grant?’ “{ would say Ohio, Miinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Michigan, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Kansas, Nevada, Uniifornia and Oregon, Bets are freely offered in the Vest that this calenlation is corfect. In addl- tion I believe Grant will carry the entire New Eng- land States, Ihave just come from Massachusetts, and, notwithstanding the great intluence of Sena- tor Sumner and the respect his name commands, Massachusetts will give Grant a large majority, In Ohio there can be no doubt of the issue; the re- publicans have a large preponderance of votes, the divisions that exist among them are few and slight; the Greeley men are the disappointed politi- cians, bat the rank and file of the party—the great In ittinois and lowa every one concedes, even the Greeley men them- selves, that they will support the nominees of the Philadelphia Convention and overthrow any oppo- sition that may be brought to bear against them,” “What States do you consider doubtful y” “Well, New York, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Mia- sourl and the Southern States, ‘11 Indiana repub- licans have every confidence that they will carry the State; bat the Injuence of senator Hendricks is great and his personal character stands high with all parties, and this will doubtless have its eitect. 1 look upon Hendricks asa perfect gentie- man, and if l make any speeches in tndiana, whieh I probaly will in a few weeks, I would be the last to speak a disreapectful word of him. Pennsylvania is one of these queer Stites that no one at the pre sent time can understand, The democrats are working in it very skilfully; and here let we say that I think the democrats are more skiful p ticlans than we are; they manage everything b ter. ‘They commenced the struggle with a gaine of brag, and spouted long and loudiy about the strength their pert possessed, This policy, how. ever eprehensible, has had its effect. Weak minded persons, unaccustomed to reason, think there is something in alt this talk, and have begun to weak- en. Their schemes are, however, beginning to be pee i through, and in the end they will defeat them- selves.’ “What about the German vote of the West?" “Well, In Colorado there is.@ very large German population. They are the moat tirifty and proy vous citizens We have, and they are republican aman, ‘The influence of Schurz with them is tue considerable.’ “By the way, what do you think of the story Schurz tells of having been approched by ercatures of Grant, and E wonnge promised to him if he would support the St. eines job “1 think It rather posh and nonsence, rom my | Personal kno ywiedge of General Grant f am con- that if any one was to make such posals on his he would indignatly spurn them from him, Ido not think Schurz had any authority for the statements he has made. I may tell you an amusing thing I heard about Schurz from a prom- inent German recently, a Greeley man, too, but an opponent of the Missouri Senator. “1 will not vouch for the authenticity of the nar- rative, and will give itas it was told to me. My German friend states that the reasons why Schurz kept silence for seven weeks after the Cincinnati Convention was, that he was awaiting instructions from Bismarck as to how he was toact. The instructions tinally came, and he was directed to throw in hia influence with Greeley and oppose Grant, Grant has incurred the dis- leasure of the German government by his action the French arms affair, and this was an attempt to get square upon him by the German Minister. In the event of Schurz being successful in hia en- deavors he ts to be pardoned by his country for al! past offences (he is now politically ostracised), to be restored to favorand rewarded for his etforts, ‘The past will be forgotten; a patent of nobility will be conferred upon him, and he is to be mi Knight of the Order of the Iron Cross. My German friend assures me he speaks upon ge authority, but I cannot vouch for the truth of the story. How- ever, it Is one of the most curious and am have heard Bince the camyaign commenced,” The Governor returns to Colorado for the Terrt- torial election, after which he will goon a cam- paign tour through the Western States for Grant. be left unturned to make If Pinchback, Warmoth and | Female Prisoners—The Irish or Crofton 8ystem— THE INTERNATIONAL PRISON CONGRESS, The Closing Day’s Proceedings of the Delegate Prison Discipline System of India—Peniten- tiary Prisons in the United States— Commemoration Banquet in the Middle Temple, LONDON, July 13, 1872, This Congress met again on Thursday, If was divided into three sections, which met simuliane- ously, Dr. Mouatt presided over the section which met at the rooms of the Society of Arts, John street, Adelphi; and among those present were Arch- bishop Manning, Sir W. Crofton, Sir ©. Tawle, Colonel Ratcliffe, Baron von Holtzendorf, General Macfarlane, and Miss Carpenter, The first subject for discussion was the reformatory systems adopted in the.county and borough prisons, Mr. Armitage gave an account of the management of tne prison- ers at the Wakefleld County Jail, which appeared to be very successful. Some discussion arose on the subject, in the course of which Archbishop Manning said that the material part of their discipline, the treatment of their criminals in respect of lapor, the care of training them through their imprisonment, and, if possible, of find- ing them employment when they get out, was, in England, carried to as high a point as it could be, But he was afrald the report which the delegates would carry away with them would be, that whereas the material state of their prisons was im high per- fection their moral system was not as high as it might be expected tobe. He believed that to go to the root of crime, and to prevent it rather than punish it, was the true wisdom of a legislature; and he must say was the only way of dealing with .the people, and that the feformatory and industrial schools under the present statute were the very best part of their criminal jurisprudence. He be- Heved the success of the reformatories to be due to the fact that they were founded upon the simple, equal and just treatment of every class of Her Ma- Jestv’s supdjecta, Discnssions also took place on the American county prison systems, on the Irish county prison systems and on the Scotch prison systems, There was aremarkable concurrence of opinion among the Congress that nearly all crime was traceable to drink, The Congress adjourned at four o'c lock, FEMALE PRISONERS, A section of the Congress assembled at the Law Institute, Chancery lane.” Lady Bowring presided. The attendance was very limited, and consisted rinetpatly of ladies, among whoin were Miss Emily Patentat and Miss Carpenter, Misa Carpenter de- livered an address advocating female agency in the work of reforming prisoners. She held that there should be ey visitors in ajl prisons, for the pur- pose of bringing female influence to bear upon risoners of thelr ewn sex and young persons. female prisoners, as @ class, were far worse. than male prisoners, and in a far lower state of degra- dation, and if was necessary that lady visitors, holding an oficial position as members of the Prison Board, without which they would be want- ing in the requisite influence, should visit regularly females undergoing sentence in the jJatls, and bring to bear upon them not only Christian sympathy and instruction, but the powers of an elevated mind, It was also of great importance that the reformatory schools for girls should be conducted and — by ladies. As instancing the happy effects of female infinence, she men- tioned that in Ireland the ladies of the Golden Bridge Convent took female prisoners, who were allowed to go to them from the prisons, for the pur- pose of industrial and moral instruction, on leave under certain conditions; and out of the thousands who had so passed through that institution there had been very few lapses. She pointed out also tho advantages conferred by the Queen's Square Insti- tution, im London, which Miss Faithfull, who fol- lowed, confirmed from personal observation. The rood effects of Mrs. Meredith's Discharged Female risoners’ Aid Institution, in Wandsworth road, were also adverted to. Mrs. Howe, who gave somo account of a female reformatory in Massachusetts, and the wonderful power of female influence in the work of reform there; Mrs. Lewis, Mr. Bremner (of Manchester), Mr. Harper and other speakers joined In the discussion of the topic—the special work of femaies in reforming female pris- oners—all of them dwelling upon the immense value of ladies visiting female prisons systemati- cally, It was further urged that the present tem of prisou discipline tended to harden femiie prisoners, instead of reforming them, and in many cases to ‘drive them to despair, and the general principle was laid down that woman only could re- jorm wom Le E TRIST OR CROFTON SYSTEM. The French section, over which M. Loy: Paris), presided, met at the rooms of th of Arts, John ‘street, Adelphi, The opened the sitting in a speech, wherein he piained that the two main principles upon which | the Congress would be called upon to ex- press its opinion were, first, the Irish or Crof- ton system, as establishe in Ireland; and second, the cellular system, as prevailing in Belgium, The question was not to be regaraed in that over-philanthropic spirit which exaggerates | the importance of amelioPation, and theorizes on | too high an idea of hun perfection, but in ac- cordance with the practical views of such men as have lived among prisons and prisoners. Sir Wal- ter Crofton then gave a condensed, lucid and ex- | haustive exposé of the system which he had suc- ceeded in establishing In Ireland, that is to say, one in which the old system of associate imprison- ment was blended with. the new principle of strictly separate confinement. He gave a history of the acts regulating convict prisons in Ireland and Engiand, and an explanation of the three stages of convict Poser spat modified, and lastiy, semi-liberated-—throu which prisoners passed by his system, le = prove by statistics the success of that system, and its ulterior good effects upon discharged’ prisoners, insist- ing particularly on the principle of progressive labor, which waa the distinctive and special element init. He then answered a variety of ques- tions addressed to him by the Russian, Dateh, Austrian, Italian and American delegates, specially referring to the statistics of relapsed convicts, hop- ing that the system would in time be extended all county and borough prisons, and insisting on the habits of self-control and voluntary good be havior which the system instiis, Closing Day’s Proceedings. Two sections of this ips ees met yesterday in the rooms of the Society of Arts, Adelphi. ‘The re- formatory and woman’s work section met in the Library, Mr. P. Hillin the chair, After a few words from the Chairman Miss Carpenter proceeded to ive an account of her experience with reference ‘0 reformatory education, in America there was a general Feat of edneation by which Eb ehitd was capable of obtaining a free education ifhe de- sired it, Nevertheless, from statistics which she had seen in the United States, it was clearly indicated that there was, even in that country, where there wag free national education, a stratum in society which did not come under the ordinary action of national education, and that these children required special care and special action, She urged the necessity of having day industrial schoola, recognized by and co- existent with School Board schools. which would not reach a certain class of children. In the St. James’ Back Kagged school, Bristol, which was now calied the Day Industrial School, children were enabled to obtain clothing by winning a cer- tain number of marks and by paying @ small noml- nal sum, This system worked well with valiaren they soon gota little more decent. And she hoped these sort of schools Would be certified as fit and proper by the School Boards, She did not think it was wise to send @naren to reformatory schools until every effort was inade to reclaim them in free day industrial schools. hall supported pal Sos ate ge aan euee. md ISON DISCIPLINE SYSTEM OF INDIA. " In the upper room business was comienced with the ay by Dr, MovaT of an exhaustive pape: on ‘The Prison Discipline System of India, an: More Especially of the zal Province,” of which) Dr. Mouat was ior several years Inspector General. ‘The average number of prisoners was about fifteen thousand and the ave: cost about five nds oF head, Remunerative labor was the basis of the pak ye the cost of maintenance was. paid for ou! the pate pl labor. ‘The classificatt was adopted a8 far as possible, and while risol some useful handicraft was taught them, ‘Sne eI the peculiarities of the Indian system was that prisoners were employed in the maintenance fee discipline, so that in India they had he question—Quis custodlet ipsos custodes ? far as he could ascertain the industrial training sya- tem had worked admirably in India, (Hear, hear.) A ee opel to Iyer’ Punjanb rn~ ment, descri e system of prison di carried on in that ovine »_ It was an indivld and a labor one. ey tried to introduce the cal- lular system, but the government opposed it om account of the expense, It was carried on succease fully in the neighboring territory of Bawulpo: The speaker gave several Ue teaha. 3 details of the system as carried out in the Punjanh. Dr. GRay, Inspector General of Prisons in tha Punjanb, followed. He sald that the 7 Wi industrial. There were no treadmilis, a neat extent crime in India was professional and heredi- tary. Some prisoners had killed as many a8 aty or sixty persons, and when he spoke to them ot their crimes and asked them if they were not ashamed, they ea “Are you ashamed of fifty or sixty quails 7”? , PENITENTIARY PRISONS IN THE UNITED STATE In the afternoon i pe brome Pilsbury, Gov: ernor of the Penitentiary Prison in Albany, N. Y., ve an account of the prison which he super. intended. The Albany Prison was intended for the reception of prisoners who committed minot offences, There were 1,093 yearly committals, The prisoners were treated partly on the separate and partly on the the congregated systems. He ad- mitted, with the majority of the coarse, that the moral welfare of the prisoner should be the main object of pga discipline, but the financtal part of the question was not to be neglected, His plam was to spend the surplus derived from prison labor for the benefit of the prisoners. There were threa State prisons in the State of New York, but he was not able to Le gee highly of them. they were managed politically. Dr. Wines said the general government of the United States had no State prisons. They made use of the prisons of the individual States, which amounted to about forty. There were three State prisons in New York—Sing Sing, Auburn and Clinton. The great diMeuity they had to. contend with was that the appointments were all political; but that was about to be remedied by an act which would invest the Management ina board of five wardens, and give power of appointing officers for ten years. There Were institutions of an intermediate character which Were not « ‘led prisons at all, but which re- ceived prisons’ a county prisons around, <R, Chandier Guamerivenis) said that in the Penitentiary Prison, with which he was connected, the principic of labor discipline was carried to such. an extent that the prisoners actually looked npow ite di on as a punisiiment. There were nine hundred mers in that prisun, and their heaitl was excellent. It was cond ly, separate principle, and there were now landhuit>rs and proprietors of the soil in the West who had rare jailbirds in the prison of which he was speak. by m, and in the province of Bengal forty be jon of e he Rev. Mr. SuLLIVAN (Indiana) and the Rev/ Mr. MELLIGAN (Pennsylvania) also addressed the section, The latter differed from Mr. Chandier aa to the value of the separate system, ‘The proceedings were brought to a conclusion by an address, from Captain Dv CaNg, on the systeny of convict discipline tn England. i} Commemoration Banquet in the Hall of the Middle Temple. Tast night there was a grand banquet in the Hall of the Middle Temple, tn commemoration of the proceedings of the International Prison Congress,’ which have now been carried on for several days, and will probably close to-day, There were pres~ ent:—Sir J. Pakington, who presided; the Greek Minister, Baron von Holzendorff, Count de Fo- resta, Baron Mackay, Hon, D. Haines, Generak Pilsbury, Dr. and Mrs, Wines, Mrs. Howe, Misa Carpenter, Miss Faithfull, Mr. R. N. Fowler, M. P.? Mr. Baine: . P.; Sir T, Chambers, M. P.; Sir, Crofton, Mr. Dickinson, M. P. ; Sir H. Verney, M. ; Mr. Morrison, M. P.; Count Sollohub, General Annenkoff, Hon. Judge Leavitt, the Hon. 'J. R. an Mrs. Chandler, M. Musurus Bey, Dr, Vaughan, Mas- ter of the Temple; Dr. Moffat, Mr. G. W. ee Dr. Waddtlove, Captain Du Gane, Mr. Baker, ar’ i) Teulon, Signor Bethani, Professor Marquardsen, removed the Chairman pro- Stevens, Dr. Guillaume, &c. On the cloth beim ed the toast of ‘The Queen,” and remarked that e did so under rather peculiar circumstances, That toast was usually drunk by and in the presence of Her Majesty’s subjects, but on that occasion’ there Were present not only the subject of Her Majesty, but the representatives of almost every monarchy in Europe, and oi the republics of Switzerland and the United State: of America—that great and rising empire beyond the Atlantic, of which he was glag)-to say there were not lesa than sixty representatives at the Congress. He had no doubt, however, that one and all—repre- sentatives of monarchies Liea—wonld cor- dially drink the toast of Her Majesty. The toast, was drunk most rae In giving the toast of “The Prince and Princess of Wales and the Other Members of the Royal Family,’ the Chairman alluded to the reception on tho Thanksgiving Day as a proof of the loyalty of the English people, and to the recent visit of the Prince in that hall as @ proof of his desire to cultivate’ friendly relations with foreign nations, and to aid! in promoting such measures aa were calculated_to Pada the fallen, This toast was also cordially runk, ; . The CHAIRMAN next gavo “The Foreigners Pres- ent,” soup iing with it the name of the Greek Mints- ter, who repiled with an excellent speech in French. The toast of the evening, that of “The Progress and Prosperity of the Congreas," followed, Having bid the foreigners who had assembled in Loudow from so many distant rts of the world welcome, he hoped the results of their deliberations might be satisfactory. There was a desire to come to somo formal resolutions with respect to these delibera- tions, but there would be a practical diMenity, tn that whatever resolution the Congress might come to at any given hour of the day, it might be reversed half an-hour later. One thing he thought was clear, that whatever was the position of Englana as compared with other nations in regard to the. Taanagement of prisoners she yet stood in need of great reforms. In five years, ending 1559, there were 3,000 sentences passed for the graver kind of offences, while in 1871 that number of erimes had been reduced to 1,800, a reduction of forty per cent. With respect to crimes of a less grievous kind there had been a diminution of from 12,800 to 10,000, The weakest and the worst part of the Kuglish system was that of repeated short sentences, They must not trust to punishment alone; they must teach re- ligion, they must have industrial labor, and avove all they must strike at the root of the evil. He hoped that the foreign membera enjoyed their resl- dence in London, and that they Would have a happy return home, Mr. Hastings, the chairman of the Executive Committee, acknowledged the toast iu an admira- ble speech, The “Ladies Who Attended Congress” was posed by the Hon. Mr, Chandler, and responded to hy Miss Carpenter, The other toasts were—"Sir Thomas ambers,’? th ‘reasurer of the Middle Temple; “The Sone ie by Baron Mac. kay, and the “Secretary, Mr. Pears.” In the course of the evening a selection of music was performed, under the direction of Mr. W. H. Monk, by Miss Dal- maine, Mr. W. Rees, Miss Randall and Miss Hub- bard, TAMMANY. The Ratification Meeting—A Committee of Conference, The Committee on Mass Meeting to ratify the nominations of the Baltimore and Cincinnati Con- ventions, appointed at the last meeting of tha Tammany Hall General Committee, met yesterday afternoon, at five o'clock, at Tammany Hall. Tho committee consists of one member from each As- sembly district, and a permanent organization was effected by the election of ex-Sherif John Kelly Chairman, Messra, Jerome Buck and Jame# Gibbons Secretaries, and Timothy Brennan Treas~ urer, Varions suggestions were made by Assistant District Attormey Algernon 8, Sullivan, Coroner, Nelson W. Young, Assemblyman Timothy J, Camp bell, the Chairman and other members of the com. mittee, concerning the time and place of holding? the proposed ratification meeting. Nearly all wer of the opinion that it would be a greater demon« stration and of far more effect ifit were held after’ the meetings of the Democratic and Liberal Repul lican State Conventions, It was also the general, sense of the committee that the liberal repubil cans and others fayorabic to the nominations o: Greeley and Brown should be invited to co-opera’ with the committee and to take part in the ware: ‘ation. ~ motion offered by Mr. Timothy J. Campbell was! adopted, to the effect that the officers of the cor mitice confer with other organizations and asso-' ciations favorable to the nominations of oe) and Brown, with a view of organizing a joint ratifi. cation meeting in this city, and report at the mex! meeting of the committee. On motion of Mr, Thomas Dunlap, a finance com-, mittee was appointed, consisting of Mr. Algernon) 8. Suilivan, Mr, Thomas Dunlap end Mr. Edmund! Burke, ‘The meeting then adjourned sulyject to the} call of the Chatr, Aiter the adjournment it was arranged between the officers that Mr. Jerome Buck, one of the Sec-, { Mire Carpenter's views. jriaan then gave arceumé of & paper by Mr, Sherif Watson on the reformatory systems employed in Scotland, which seemed to Work exceedingly well. Mr. Van Meter, of we Howard Mission, New York, gave-® vivid de- scriptiog, of tis lavors in that city, and sald that n 1,107 children had been re- 0 oy liome, and that the Home had been jor more than eightecn years successfully retaries, should notify the Chairman of the Liberal Republican Committee, Apodo Hail Democratic, General Committee, the German Democratic Union, the National Democracy (Ben Wood's) and other political organizations Of the action of the Com~ mnittee and the spirit of the resolution it adopted, Soliciting a conference t Tee upon definite date and place for holding the meeting, and algo t ar. range the details