The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-04-10


Are quite without the sense of shame
wonder when he'll come again.
!
GRANT ON THE RAMPAGE.
HOW THE CAROLINA DELEGATION Go1
sNUBDED.
] a Tribune correspondent tells thi'
funny story: The interview between
the president aud the Representatives OF
the South Carolina taxpayers Yesterday
morning was in some RESPECTS remark
ial /, incident. None of the reporters OF
who usually haunt the
White House on such occasions were
present. and the accounts OF what took
place. ~ published this morning. are
made MP entirely lrom hcarsty. aud are
very far from giving "A correct idea o.,
what was really said. either by the south
Carolinians or by President Grant. The
truth j. that the President was in some
Thing like passion. IL clmr about in
this way. Among the delegates chosen
40 the recent taxpayers conventions
was n haruIii-~carum eX-conf,dcratc Of
ficcr named Gary. who pride, himself
on his undying opposition To the new
order Of things in the south. aud who.
Iilc enjoying certain per-onil pOpn-
lirity in his own county. has Tong been
the rnfint terrible of those Ca,olinians
who really want to see things set To
riel ia their slate on basis in harmon,
with congressional re-con>tructiou.
Gary. in spite OF the remon-irancc- o.
friends, who vaimly urged that the ia,-
PAYERS convention was "A strictly non
lparlizan and uon-poliiical concern. in
sisted on making u speech in that body.
in which. with bud ta~i" aud worse rhci
oiic. but with undeniable vigor. he
pitched into t.ramt congress. aud the
republican party generally. The con
,rniinn. ia rcbuke 10 the sentiments oi
tie speech. at once. aud 10y an overw he'll
ming vote, rc-commitfcd the report
" hi, II had been made the preicXt for IT,
delivery. aud The .nuhbcd orator sub
sided The local ring ia South Caro-
iiaa. however,. eagerly caught az Gary
rnull'iion "a. a proof that the complaints,
OF ih.. taxpayers Were ONLY rebel nlui-
tcrin.s IN disguise. aul foolish enough
in all conscience. they altered and gar
blcd some OF lis worst sentences ia q
way iu make il ten times worse. and. IN
that form. kept them standing for seve-
raj weeks in large type ai the head oi
their editorial columns. When the del
.cgaiion sent by the convention with the
memorial To congress appeared in
Washington several dlvs ago. there j.
rood reason 40 believe that the prc>i-
dent felt kindly enough toward them.
lie told Secretary Fish that. although
he was going 10 Philadelphia he would
make il "A point to give them an audience
before he went and the secretary twhO
was president general OF the Cincinnati.
cordially sympa,hizcd with delcsa,i ion
which included several members of that
old order. among them General Jamcs
Simon-. the vice president general.) wa.
probably rs much surprised n anybody
at the reception which the South Caro-
linians finally met. IL seems that sly
senator Patterson. who. for reasons OF
his own. did not relish the welcome
which seemed awaiting the delegation.
rot across 10 the president a few min
uIcs before the promised interview aud
called his attention 10 the garbled ex-
IIIac.s rom Gary's speech. lie timed
hi. visit 30 well that he came out of the
executive mansion Just rs the delega.
lion entered it. and they We're ushercd
into the presencc of Geu'l. Grant while
he was probably still smarling from the
yexaiion caused by the bitter and abu-
sivc words just read 10 him. Ills man
Iner during the ceremony of prcsenta-
llion painlv showed The struggle between
lill-supprcsscd anger and a desire TO be
lliyuiied and courteous.
The Hon. w. ID. Porter, the spokes-
man of the delegation, aud one of the
most polished advocates Of The Charles
,I,on bar. made calm and brief but strik-
lng aud very pathetic presentation of
the shocking condition ot his state. The
. President listened with marked aIlcn.
tion and replied slowly but with vigol
aud without any of that hesitation which
lhc il said usually 10 exhibit when max.
jnr n speech. His werds. which have
not. so Tar. been fully reported in any uI
The papers were these:
| GRANTS wgATHrUL SPEECH.
!, GENTLEMEN :--Attcr listening TO what
has been said. do not see that there Is
lanyIhing that can be done. either by the
Icxecutive or by the legislative branch OF
the national government, tobetter the
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