Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-09-12

Interview between the President
and the Tennessee Legislative
Committee.
WASHINGTON, Sept. IL.
This morning the Tennessee Legislative
Committee had an interview with the
President, by formal appointment. 1t con-
tinued for more than an hour. AS the re-
porters for the press were excluded, no par
ticulars could be ascertained additional to
the fact that the chairman, Mr.. Weisner,
read to the President an address they had
prepared since their arrival in Washing
ton, in which they set forth a series of
grievances, based on the report of outrages,
&C., recently made to the Legislature of
Tennessee. They say the statements there
in are all sustained by proof. They add,
in behalf of the respective Houses:
We urgeyou to.send as early as praeti-
cable, the sooner the better, sufficient Fed
eral force to the State to aid the civil au-
thorities and act with them in suppressing
these wrongs, in bringing to trial guilty
parties, and in giving assurance to all that
the laws will be enforced, crime punished
and protection extended to civil officers
and citizens who may attempt to execute the
laws or to prosecute for their violation.
The Legislature of Tennessee, in send
ing US to make this request did so on the
ground that she is part of the great Amer
lean Union, con tributing to the support
of the common Government, enjoying its
benefits and blessings, and they were ask
ing of the Government of the United States
that which they believe they hard a right
under the Constitution, to expect.
[Signed[ VIM. Fl. WEIsNER,
on the part of the Senate.
THOs. A. HAMILTON, and
j. HAGEE,
on the part of the House.
The President gave his views, when the
parties entered into conversation, freely
canvassing the political affairsot Tennessee
After the committee took leave of the
President they were interrogated by a re-
porter as to what had taken place, but
they replied that from what was said by
the President they were not at liberty to
communicate further than that they were
received kindly and the interview was sat
isfactory as far as it went. There was no
definite conclusion reached.
The committee are to have another inter-
view with the President. They will them
selves telegraph to the Tennessee Legisla-
ture the result of the mission.
Indian Affairs:
The acting Commissioner of Indian Af-
fairs this morning received report from
Superintendent Wynkoop, giving an ac-
count of difficulty which occurred Sum
day, August 9th, between soldiers at Fort
Sera, in Arkansas, and a party of Kiowa
Indians. The difficulty originated with
two young Kiowas, who were
Intoxicated, riding through a white
mans camp in "a disorderly
manner, when they were fired on, and one
of them seriously wounded.i tThe Indians
reported to their band having been fired
on, and the Kiowas went to the fort in bat
tie array. but the difficulty was then pre-
vented by the interference of Ia friendly
chief.
On the afternoon of the same day a wag-
onmaster arrived at the fort, reporting that
his train had been robbed by the Kiowas.
A detachment of troops was sent out to the
Kiowa camp, and upon their arrival the
Indian women and children jumped into
the river to swim to the opposite bank.
The Indians formed in line of battle, when
the wagonmaster, becoming frightened,
confessed he had given the merchandise
to the Indians. This terminated the ap-
pearance of hostilities, and after some talk
peace was arranged.
Agent Wynkoop reports these Indians
generally disposed to be very friendly.