Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-06-17


fol. peace, and to establish the peaceful
system Of arbitration, but We will go no
further in this case than We have gone.
Correspodent-On England, then,
rests the burden Of rejection of arbitra-
ton.
Pnesident-If arbitration should be re-
/ iected-yes. We have nothing further
/ to do with it than to send our arbitratOrs
| to Geneva and let them follow out the
| line of events.
CorrespOndent-Do you think England
will reject arbitration? and in case she
does, where do we stand2
President-Just as We did before. I
| see no reason to apprehend war in either
case.
/ CorrespOndent-Th Mexican revolu-
tons are exciting considerable comment
President-FOr all my information on
that subject, l must refer you TO the
press. 1t contains all the news l get
from that quarter.
Correspondent - You have noticed
probably an account Of the recent
sailing Of three Cuban expeditions.
President-Yes; and although the At
torney-G General doubtless has some COM
plants or affidavits in relation to them,
I must confess again that have relied
mainly for my resume Of the cases also
on the press.
Correspondence Regarding the Hou-
ard matter, what may l say about that?
President-You know We have de-
manded him.
COrrespOndent-Yes. VIII they give
him up?
President-We talse1t for granted that
they will?
CorrespOndent-Wh if they do not?
Here Mrs. Grant becoming deeply in
terested, turned earnestly toward the
President and said: "Then you'll take
him, won't you?"
President-Ahl that's a question that
doesn't come up for discussion yet.
q 1t is for you to protect American cit
liens abroad, % persisted Mrs Grant.
There's a better way TO do it, re-
spOnded her lord, than TO demand pro-
lection at the hands Ofany nation where
they may be threatened with abuses. AS
to what we shall do in case Spain refuses
to give DIR. Houard up, that is a matter
that the Cabinet has not discussed at all,
and both of you ought tosee plainly that
it it is not for me to discuss it here"
Correspondent-Wel Mr.. President,
what do you think Of Mr.. Greeley and
his chances?
Grant replied at once, "I don't think
I underrate Mr.. Greeley's chances at all.
They all lie at Baltimore.
COrrespOndent-DO you think Balti-
more viii nominate him?
President-I think it an even chance
whether it does or not. 1t is likely to
put up a straight-out Democratic ticket.
Correspondeut-Then there will be
three tickets in the field.
President-For my part 1 think Mr..
Greeley will withdraw if they do not
nominate him. I do not believe that he
will remain in the field hopeless can
didate, merely TO give the Democratic
party better chance for victory.
COrespondent-In case Baltimore in
dorses him?
President-I hope it will; we will then
know who we are fighting. 1t will be
an open Republican and Democratic
battle, and 1 prefer that sort Of fight.
Correspondent-How do you like the
substitution Of Wilson for COlfax on your
own ticket?
President-The idea seems to have
been to have two candidates from differ |
ent sections Of the country; otherwise
there is no preference between the two
men. Personally, have a great affec-
ton for both Wilson and Colfax. Mr.. |
Colfax, so far through our terms, has
been a firm friend, and we have always |
entertained most affectionate relations |
toward one another.
AS the correspondent bade adieu to the |
federal family, the President said, in re-
gard to that Houard matter, rememb mber I
that it is not our purpose to discuss what |
we shall do in a contingency that is not |
likely to arise. We do not admit the |
question whether Spain will give him
up or not as a debatable one yet. The |
Cabinet has not discussed any steps
looking beyond our demand for him.
The correspondent thereupOn drove
away.
CLAYToN's TRIUMPH.
The report Of the majority of the Clay
ton Investigating Committee, made the
last day Of the session, is not final, but
a more complete review of the testimony
will be made at the beginning of the
next session. The majority Of the COM
mittee did not find the charges against
him were sustained in any particular.
and thought it unjust that such judg-
ment should be withheld six months. |
Mr.. Norwood, the Democratic member.
did not disagree with the conclusions of
the majority report, but had not had
time to read the testimony, and preferred
his report till next session.
The majority report, after referring to
the charges in detail, concludes in gen.
eral as follows: "In our opinion the
charges, if such they can be called, are
not sustained, the testimony fails to i'm
peach the Senator's official conduct or
all Of which we shall take oc-
casion to show by fuller reference to
the testimony and records when other
duties will permit, and it may be the
pleasure Of the Senate to receive the
same"
SCOTT AND FoRNEY.
Mr.. John w. Forney has gone to Tex
as with Tom Scott. 1t is said he has
taken this trip to get away from the
canvass for the State cleo
ton in October, the ticket for which he
cannot indOrse. When the two distin-
guished gentlemen reach this city
hey viii be teted by the Chamber Of
Commerce.
REBEL ARCHIVES.
Secretary Belknap is not able, by rea-
son of want of proper appropriations, to
nave the rebel archives in the War De-
Dartment searched in order to produce
evidence for the government to use in
resisting the Southern claim pressed be-
ore the commission.
SOLDIERS HoMESTEADs.
Instruction from the Land Office to
Is agents under the soldiers homestead
aw are in the hands of the public prin-
er. The law was so modified by sup
elemental Legislation that soldiers can
lie applications for land through anoth-