Santa Fe weekly gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1864-1869, 1869-05-22
Number SO.
GEN. LEES VISIT TO GRANT!
The First Meeting Since the FAM
Gus Interview Under the Ap-
plc-Tree-ArIanging Terms for
the Restoration of Virginia.

Tho following from tho correspondence OF
then, Y. World is the report Of the interview,
the truth of which the telegraph so positively
denied:
WASHINGTON, May 1.-The interview of
Gen Robert H. Lee, of Virginia, with tho
President Of tho United States has been tho
event of the day, and has SET all the quidnuncs
TO talking, and the trooly loiAto swearing In
the most proiano manner This morning
the General arrived at the Baltimore depot
in the early train in company with Mr.. and
Mrs. Samuel Taggart, of Baltimore, who had
the honor of entertaining him in the monu-
mental city. Ho was the object of much
attention and eye.gazing in the cars, but ho
sat very quitely, and confined himself with
his friends during the ninety minutes between
the two cities. The General was dressed in
a gray pair of pantaoons, vest of similar
color, and dark spring oyercoat, with kid
gloves of dark brown. His appearance is
much the same as indicated in the portraits
which have made him familiar to the coun-
try, his beard being Of an iron'gmy color
When the General stepped ifrom the cars
there were several who instantly recognized
him, and pressed forward to shake his hand.
Only few of the more forward succeeded,
as the General proceeded rapidly to a carriage
in waiting and was borne at once to tho cot
tage Of his old friend, Mrs. Kornon, Of Geor-
getown, with whom he will remain whilo
here Reaching Mrs Kernon's at about ten
O'clock the General remained In undisturbed
retirement for about half an hour and then
proceeded in carriage in company with Mr..
and Mrs. TaggOrt, to the Executive mansion.
Meantime, there had gathered at the White
House about twenty persons, principally Of
6ce-holders of the district yet among them
one or two Senators, including Thayer of
Nebraska Some of these, all of whom had
boon admitted by card, were with the Prosid-
ent at the time, At II o'clock the carriage
in which Gen. Lee had come, arrived, and by
previous arrangement the General was quietly
shown into the red parlor, whence ho sent up
his card to the President. The latter at once
excused himself to those with him. and to
those waiting for him, saying, merely, that
ho had private interview arranged, which
would occupy as much time as he had to spare
during the day Accordingly they all with
drew, and tho President received Gen. Lee
, whom tho former had specially solicited to
! come, The inverview took place in the Or
binary private reception room of the Mansion
and lasted Just half an hour II was strictly
private, but It has become known than tho
President desired to find out exactly what
were the sentiments of Gen. Lee, generally,
i rs regards the condition of the South and
especially as to the condition Of affairs in his
own State Of Virginia. General Lee, II has
tmnspired, pretty much reiterated the senti-
ments of bis letter Of last year to General Rose
Grams. briefly declared that the people of Vir-
gina accepted the obligation of the rccons-
tructon acts in good faith, and were cons
cientiously de.irous Of cultiva,ing and main
tanning friendly relations between the races
and towards all well-disposed incomen. Fur
thermore, that every condition laid down by
Congress had been complied with by Virginia
and that tho larger landholdcs had succeeded
in retaining the confidence Of the late slave
class whom they treated equltably and kindly.
lle believed that the two things Virginia
needed and desired most were first, full res.
toation to the Union and second thorough
development of tho internal resources and
works Of the State. In regard to the present
constitution Gen. Lee said that the parts Of
]. it ON which and for which tho best men Of tho
State would be glad to vote, but that IL they
had, or were to have, anything to say as TO
the mode of submission he hoped that the
% prescription and DISTINGUISHING clauses might
/. bo referred separately, Ii this was done, he
!; believed that they would be rejected, while
ID the remainder Of what, on the whole, was not
lie an unobectionable document, whould be
y adopted and State officers and Congressman,
elected Hereunder, who could, in record and
oath, comply with the laws Of Congress. lie
referred to the Committee of eminent Virgi.
IN mans who came on last winter, and 10 tho
!, recent surrender Of their ticket and the adop-
l. ton of the Conservative Republican ticket
r on the part of the Richmond Convention.
This action met his approval and II met the
CT approval of all whom he considered the mos
sNgacious and unsclIlsh men in tho State
IN Indeed, except as to peri6rring one set of NOR
to set of adventures, and except to wishing
not to be prescribed, there was substantially
. no difference between The parties In Virginia
J. If, indeed, there we're two parties. This state
(, ment was drawn out of General Leo by Q
series of questions correlated to the successive
points of tho uttemnce The interview was
- cordial and full, and tho President Is under.
stood to have expressed bis intention of sub.
hitting tho disfranchsing clause and othel
Objectionable clauses Of the Virginia consti
tuition to q separate vote He said ho had In
' tended to do so from the first, and further
OF promised that perfectly fair election shoult
" he held. He concluded by expressing The
Of ., homo that Virginia would soon be ready fo
" full restoration to her practical relations L
! H. MI .aI ,tl al.