The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-03-29
WASHINGTON NEWS lind GOSSIP.

A Mississippi Delegation mt the White
Observation-Disclosures Interview with
the President.
The Washington correspondent of the New
York Herald writes under date of the oath
| instant:
AT half past two o'clock to-day, delegat
of Mississippians had an Interview with
President Grant. The members of the delega-
ton present were Colonel L. w. Perce, A. My
gait, General B. B. Eggleston, William 81.
Gibbs, Major e. J. CASTILLO, A. Anderson, Dr.
G; A. Foster, Major J.G. Jewell, Rev. DR.. T:
w. Singer, Colonel O. p. E. johnson, Colonel
J. r. Webster, j. A. Jamison and General H.
w. Barry. They were introduced individually.
| by Colonel l.. w. Perce. After the introduction
Dol. Perce addressed the President briefly, and
stated that they had called upon him to con-
gratulate him upon has lection and to- ask
his assistance in passing the Mississippi bill
now before Congress. The President remarked
that he had seen the bill reported, but he did
He had conve1sed with at least three Of the
Reconstruction Committee upon the subject,
and he did not think it likely that the bill would
be passed in a form to bring peace to Missis-
the subject before them. Colonel Perce ex-
pressed q confidence III the wisdom Of Con-
gress. The President said there was no way
for the restoration of Mississippi except by the
the least expensive and the quickest way to re-
store the State seemed to be to give the Gov
ernor Of the State, who is also the military
commander, con a, time to appoint all the officers un-
submit the constitution to the vote Of
the people allowing all to vote who
are qualified under the Recons ruetiOn acts,
and no others, Congress selecting such articles
as they deem necessary to be voted on sepa-
rately without allowing them to affect the con-
stitution as whole. There were, he said,
portions of the constitution that might be re-
jected, and perhaps ought to be. Colonel
EnQp9Sto0 ho
President of the convention, who is authorized
by the bill under consideration to appoint
the State officers. being better acquainted with
the people and their wants, would be better
able to make judicious appointments than the
military Governor. The President, without
making any definite reply, arose, and the dele
cation retired, highly disgusted and indignant
at the unsatisfactory result Of their interview.
They expressed themselves when away from
the White House in strong language against
PRESIDENT Grant, and even went so far as to
wish hum in a warmer climate than Washing
ton.
Another Visit of aIississAppians to tho
President.
A Washington dispatch Of the 26th inst. to
to the Baltimore Sun says:
Tonight company Of Mississippians, rep
resenting the Conservative and Republican ele-
ments in that State, Judge Simmerell, ex-Gov-
ernor Albert G. Brown an Mr.. Watson, of the
former, and Judge Jeffards, Captain Fisk and
Grant and were introduced by Judge Dent.
The interview was exceedingly pleasant and
satisfactory. The President thought the best
plan Of quieting the opposing parties in Mis-
sissippi would be for Congress to authorize the
constitution to be again submitted to the
people, q separate vote to be taken on the fea-
lures objected to by the Conservatives. and
that in the me ,ntime the present military
commander should control the State.
The Memphis and Ell Paso Railroad
4 General Fremont I'm the Lobby.
The same dispatch says:
The House joint resolution granting the
right OF way to the Memphis and El Paso Rail
road has been lying on the table OF the Senate
for some time. and Mr.. Morton has made fre-
quent efforts to get it taken up and passed,
but without success. This is the road in which
General Fremont is interested, and is not re-
garded favoraby by the Senate Committee on
the Pacific Railroad, who refused to include it
in their omnibus bill reported at the last ses-
ii IN, although General Fremont was very per-
tlnacious in urging it upon them. Since the
bill has come over from the House General
Fremont has been very constant in his attend
ance on the sessions Of the Senate to watch.
To-day, while he sat upon the sofa next to Mr..
Howard, that Senator, as the organ Of the Pa
ciAc Railroad Committee, moved to take the
Fremont bill from the table and refer it to the
committee, which would have been tanta-
mount to killing it. Fremont at once became
very anxious. but appeared considerably re-
ieved when the objection Of Mr.. Morton pre-
vented the consideration Of Mr.. Howard's
motion. Ff.A3