The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-11-11

r VIEWS OF The PRESIDENT ON THE
ELgor1oN. Tie President, since the
results Of the elections of Tuesday
have become known, has converaed
freely with number of his ultimate
friends as to the causes whiuh pro-
duced such revelation and unpopular
verdict. Some Of the views expressed
by the President may be given with
ont any violution of confidence. He
in OF the opinion that tho Democrats
were as much surprised by the over
wheiming successes Of their purity az
we're the RrlicAls, and he unreservedly
admits thut although he fully expected
Hapublican losses. he was not prepared
for the crushing defeat which has oome
upon The party. He does not for one
moment sauctiou the idea that his po.
hey or his personal acts have CON
irIbutrd i'll auy degree to the party de-
leat. SO fur Us LouisiuDa is concerned,
he says that he took course which he
believed was his duty to take, but that
he twice called the ntteution Of Con-
gress to affairs in that State. and re-
qucsted that body to Indicate its OPT
nion as to the proper course to pursue.
Congress failed to express any opinion,
aud there was no alternative but for
him to adhere to the line Of action he
hal initiated.
The President Thinks that ut the
door OF Republican Cong, css alone
! may be laid the defeat of the Rapubli-
eau party. He does not lay much
stress upon the neglect Of Congress at
It's last session to present Il financial
measure which would rcslnrn CONT
donce mud revive declining trade, for
III the nature Of things this Was next
I" az imposaih!ity. a proper adjust.
men! IT Huunccs was not "a matter sus-
ceptlble of party control, as the diff
terent sections Of country had diverse
, interests aau diverse views, superior
to and ovrrrowcring ;tll mere party
clasIs aud uil mere party cousidefu-
tions. The President thinks that tile
great element of dlscora in the party
was rather the nnwisc attempt to furce
upon tho American people the imprac
tloa0le and l'topian theories of Scua-
tor Sumner rs embodied in the Civil
lights Bill last spring. It was al
thoritA,iycly stated in these dispatches
that the President didu't favor the
Civil lights Bill. 1t can now be said
that his views Ill opposition to it have
0ecoma much stronger by The recent
elections. lie is firmly convinced tha,
the Civil Rights Bill had more to do
with the defeat of his party than all
other causes combined, aud he bns tx.
pressed himself in such u manner as to
!euve 10 doubt upon the minds of
those with whom he had convelscd
that if the bill Shall be passed ut the
next session he will interpose his veto
The President is not desponleHt.
He gives his friends 70 understand tia.
he IL not by any means utterly cast
down by the recent elections. lie Ie,
lIeves that the Republican party hus
yet before it glorious future. and that
1t may retrieve the errors OF the past
In time to march to the music oil tri-
nmph IN 1876 as significant aud AS de-
clslve as that Of 1872 He believes
that the Republican Congress, which
comes together in four weeks from this
time, can, in the three months Of life
which Is left to it, so act ns to heal all
dlssenslons within the party and to
WIN back the confidence Of tho people
ut large. 1t is not improbable that in
his message to Congress in December,
the President will set forth some OF
tue views herein given. He has not
so tnr. IN any conversation on cleo.
tions, indicated that he considered the
third term agitation has anything to
do with the result. After Cabinet
meeting. the elections were discussed
In the course of The conversation. the
President expressed himself more on
the third term than he has coDdr-
scended to do heretofore. Without
TouOuncing any such idea on his own
part. he said thnta careful examination
OF the returns from the different States
showed, conclusiyeiv, that the people,
III rendering their verdict, were not
ihilacnccd by wild aud senseIess cries
on this subject which had filled The air
for months past. Ho pointed to villa,
he considered two noticeable iustu,.crS
III proc! of his assertion. Tie Son,h
CArollna Republican Convention has,
cmplntica!!y prononnc, fuc ii;n .uy :.
thil! term. AID Its candidate Tor Go
vernon hn.: bcrh triuMpiinut.y c.c.t"l
In TIE lace OF til" rnorinous uG,l,
against him. On the other huad. ~
the t'ica District. where the l:.nnhu.
CANS had always had an overwhelming
prcpon'icrIEce. Alr. l:,brrts insisted
upon the Congressional Convention
which nominated him pronounc.i. :,
against third term, and Mr.. Il ,bcrts
, MIA ,lpf.at.J