The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-05-13

4 Washington correspondent gives the
most Ineligible account We have YET
seen Of the conference between GeneialS
Grant and Lee, I'd the White Houses
follows
..The conversation turned Oh the condition
of the South and the present aspect OF AZ
csirs in Virginia. General Lee made sever
n suogestions, ut the request OF the frcsl-
,Io,,t respecting the submission of the new
,-,rstitution 10 tile vote Of the people, ana
tboucht it important that they should nave
tho right To a separate vote on the disIr"h-
cI,isino clauses. and there should be separ-
az, votes on clauses affecting the local M
,oro.t- when railroads and other Internal
announcements arc to DC made. General he
G,rors he Fifteenth Amendment, and gi4rorts
~ ~, recent Conservative Contention 20 Rich
n,oUa. Hc docs not Gelicre that The eafraHch'se-
mont II he negro triH ,cork such irod'g''"S
harm as has been predicted 5y l1adiHg ne"
North and South. lie holds that it is Of the
first importance that not orly Virginia, but
all Of the Southern States, should be in
practical accord with the Federal Govern
mcnt and have full representation la both
Houses Of Congress, and when that is effect
ell all collateral and minor questions VIII
adjust themselves satisfactorily.
What the correspondent Of the New
York Herald says of il:
About eleven o'clock General Lee drove
TO the Executive Mansion and, sending IN
his card. was admitted 10 the President
without delay. When he entered the ante
room ut the White House there were many
persons present waiting 10 see the President
among them several members OF Congress.
Lee was recognized by some Of them and
general buzz ran around the room. There
General Lee-wonder what he wants here -
General Dent was assiduous ia his atteu-
tions and lost no time in getting Lees card
before the President. There were some half
dozen persons, mostly Congressman. Ia the
Presidents room ut the time, on various
sorts Of business. Nearly all OF them were
after Office and wanted TO press their claims
upon the President. A. soon as lac got Lees
card, however. he said 70 the Congressional
office hunters, Gentlemen. YOU viii have
to excuse me. have an engagement with
General Lee. who is now waiting outside 90
keep it, and | wish our interview 10 be pri-
vate." This was broad hint for the Con-
gressmen to retire. They picked up their
hats and beat hasty and somewhat demon
allied retreat towards the door, uttcring
curses not loud but deep at the intrusion of
the big rebel guest when they were fixing
up their little business.
The President said one Senator sees
II, in crowd. and thereby exposes our pri-
vate business; but when arebel comes along
he il given a private audience
Yes said another, "aud we are driven
out As If we had no business here, when we
are looking after the interests of the coun-
try"
That's the way" said a member of the .
House rcsignedly.
Being a rebel is a good card Of admis-
sion here, it appears, observed an indignant +.
citizen who had been waiting patiently for
some time TO see the President.
The feeling ia the crowd was one Of un- .
Indignation that Lee should 20 iu
ahead Of all the rest, but thi, unquc-tiouably
arose from the fact that many Of them had
been disappointed iu getting an intery lew.
Gen. Lee remained closctcd with the Exec
utivc nearly half an hour.