The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-06-02
GRANf AND GOVERNOR SCOTT:
The Governors Interview with the
Oficc-Hoadcr's c n n d d a t e--Whn,
Grant Wanted and What G ra
Didn't G~et-Govcrnor Scott's Opinion
of the President.
Correspondence of the New York Sun

correspondence OF tne New lOTk SuQ.I
WASHINGTON, May IS.
In view OF the Presidents recent proclama-
| ton declaring South Carolina In q state Of In
surrection, snd warning the insurgents to dis
perse within twenty days, the Interview be-
tween Governor Scott Of that State and the
President, which took + zee on Saturday, had
q peculiar significance. The Governor said
the. e had been no disturbance OF the public
peace in South Carolina, ard mildly insinuated
that the blood and thunder proclamation was
as unnecessary as 1t was Ineffective.
GRi.N7 AIDING THE KU-KLUX.
What the Governor said he needed 20 insure
obedience To the law was q better class Of men
in the Federal Offices In the State. For in
stance, he wanted a new United States mar
shall appoirted-one who would see that the
laws were obeyed, and who would arrest all
offenders. The Governor said he did not wish
martial law. but he thought the presence OF o
few troops might be well 10 aid the marshal IN
arresiing Illicit whiskey men and other Often
ders against the Federal laws. The Governor
told the President that everybody in South
Carolina laughed at his proclamation, for the
simple reason that it was based on o state of
affairs that did not exist. There was, no in
surrection In that State, nor was there any,
thing like an organized movement 10 create a
breach OF the peace.
A BIG HINT TO GOVERNOR SCOTT.
The President listened to all these things
with a LOOK of The most stolid indifference.
When the Governor had finished speaking he
asked him what lie wanted him the Presideut)
to do. With a look ofsurprise, Scott said:
why, your Excellency, have lust been tell
Ing you. want you to make a new set Of ap.
min mamie in S0uIh Carolina u-oDf man
who are capable OF enforcing The civil law, and
who have nerve enough to arrest Offenders
against the same.
"KGnph " remarked his EXcellency, ~;
hardly know what 10 do. Have you seen
these p And the President drew from his
Republican State central committee, eld0rs-
lcs President Grants administration, and de-
claring in favor Of his denomination.
The President read them over with a slow.
drawing accent, while Scott, who knew Just
what they were and what 1t all meant, squlrm-
ed In his seat like an impatient schoolboy.
When he had got through, the President said /:
Now, What did you say you wanted me to
do ~
Utterly disguised With the trifing nature OF
this question, Scott reneated his views.
'Humph J" saiG | President. How do
your people feel down there in regard to the
next Presidency %
nSl, 5l, Stlu DULL, W lSll Sutl lIlS
truth, We haven't thought much about It. We
have harda hard time 10 keep the party from
going to pieces. You see the party in South
Carolina is SO. filled up with thieves that we
have 10 keep our eyes open or the whole Stale
would be carried OIL"
II PRESIDENT SMILED
at this and asked if the thieves were not all
driven our yet. After some farther CONVERSE
ton the Governor withdrew. Coming down
Pennsylvania avenue, Scott met a friend who
knew OF the GRAND he had been On. Said the
latter:
We'll, Governor, how did you make out z"
Why" answered Scott, II didn't make out
anything. Do you know that / begin to think
that the reports | have heard about that mans
want Of capacity are all true? Why, l talked
for an hour trying TO make him see a certain
point, and I'll be hanged ii could beat it into
his head TO save me. The truth is, the poor
fool don't think OF anything but denomination.
That's the: burden Of his thoughts by day and
mis- dreams by night. Ii the realization of his
dreams depended upon South Carolina, be
would stand about as much chance OF being
President again as / do. He read over o lot Of
resolutions there, and evidently wanted me to
promise that tue South Carolina Republicans
would pass a similar set. They'd see him in
Tophet inst. My whole interview with him
was Just so much time thrown away. | might
Us we'll have talked to q stick"
Aud with this the Governor stalked off ill.,
dignantly.