The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-09-11


and capable men, the committee shall
call a convention of tho people. to con.
slider the propriety Of making othe /,
nominations.
This action shows the dnimus of the
Convention, and nothing could be
fairer or more considerate.
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The New York Herald correspondent
from Long Branch reports the Presi.
dent as utterly disgusted with tho ap-
plioations for his interferepos with the
affairs OF the South. on political
grounds, by political bummers, who
thronged all the avenues of approach
to him. The President waved them
away, and treated directly with Will
liams, who had the quintescense of
their complaints nicely extracted and
ready for his approval. We give the
Herald gossip OF how it was done:
How the programme happened to
undergo change embraces little
Presidential anecdote not generally
known, but the details Of which cane
from an entirely reliable source.
When the Attorney General arrived
here few days ago be brought With
him good-sizsd portmanteau, and
calculated upon enjoying the present
lovely weather at the Branch-the
most delightful. by the way, of tue
season-for about week. The pio-
neers only of the carpet bag and scala
wsg forces were then on hand, and the
body OF the army was not expected
until yesterday. Patterson and the
rest had been kicking their heels on
the beach for some days; but the Pre-.
sident was absent, and when he re-
turned they were put off on some
trivial excuse or another, and denied
an interview until Williams arrived.
It is said that the President prolonged
his trip to Martha's Vineyard, &c.,
purposely 10 avoid this pertinacious
gentleman. When the Attorney-G
eral reached the Branch he was at once
admitted to the Presidential presence,
aud something like the following con
versntion took place. To ease the
mind of the Bethnal Green bellows.
blower, who hedits the horgan of the
hadministrRtion in New York, 1 will
state in advance that the conversation
is not literally given, although its
spirit is faithfully preserved:
President Graut-What in heavy ar
tillery do you want to bring all this
political rifi.raff down here for at this
time?
The Attorney. General-W Mr.
President, these gentlemen bring star
ting accounts OF tho outragea of the
Ku Klux aud White Lsagners in the
South. and they wish to ask protec-
tion for
President Grant,. don't care can
non ball about their stories or their
wants. You and they onght to have
sense enough to know that it won't do
to give any political complexion to
whatever action may take to help our
folks in the elections in the Southern
States. Why. bullets aud bayonets,
don't you see that the proper course
| would have been to have ullo owctl inform
alton OF troubles to have reached me
from Democratic sources, if possible,
or, At least. in strictly official man
ner? With this horde of loud IN outhed
Republican politicians hanging about
me, with their demands for protection,
it will go forth that the whole thing is
partisun nance lVre. designed to in-
troduoe Federal troops into the States
to control the elections in our interest.
want them all to leave at once. want
Jou to get away as quickly as you can .
And want you to stop ull the rest Of
the gang and not to let any of them
come nenr me or Interfere in the matter
at ali.
The Attorney General-But, Mr..
Pres,dent, there is absolute necessity
that something should be done, unless
you desire to lose the solid voto of the
South.
President Grant-Well, all thut can
be managed easily enough. I have not
seen one of these &C. called delegations,
mind, and l have already made up my
mind, before your arrival, to order tho
movement of troops for the purpose of
being prepared to protect the laws and
preserve peace and order in tue South.
II must be gicen Out that all his has been
done toitlom any reference To hese poliH.
cal appeals. aud without my having
seen any of the political lecches who
are SO ANXIOUS to fasten upon me hero.
[ repeat, you must keep them all away.
The very report OF their intended visit
has already done mischief enough. and
il you had al ounce of political dis.
cretion in your head, you would have
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