American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-12-16
CFrom the Yicksburg Herald !


From the YicksbIrg Herald
President Grant, in the course o
long and free conversation to-da.
with a representative of the New
York Associated Press, Mr.. L. Gu
bright, concerning political affairs
-aid that recently he received dis
patch from Gov. Chamberlain, in
.osming him it was currently report
I'd in Columbia that the Presiden
had, in his interview with Represen
tative Hewitt, OF New York, a weel
igo, remarked that when 63 mem
bers of the South Carolina Hous,
IF Representatives holding Ger
ifcates from the Secretary o
State, should convene, he woult
recognize them as3jthe lega
House. The President, in reply t.
Gov. Chamberlain, telegraphed bin
that if Mr.. Hewitt had sent or an
rhorized the sending of such a dis
patch, it was untrue; that he haG
not SO expressed himself The
President says he had a free and
agreeable conversation with Mr.
Hewitt, in which he said that in
mis- judgment not less than 60 mem
hers were eligible to organize the
House or to transact business, in.
ending the qualification Of lis mem
hers. This was the view he then
had, bat it was merely a private
opinion, and he might have been
wrong. The President then further
his views with regard to
the grounds ON which each wing
Of the members of the House re
speciively claimed their seats, and
in this connection the President
showed a note addressed to him b,
Mr.. Hewitt, dated House of Rep
resentatiyes, December 6, as fol
lows:
To the President-I have receiv-
I'D reliable telegram from Colum
oi;s stating that the Sky third
member, holding certificate from
he Secretary of State, has beef
sworn into the House presided oven
by speaker Wallace, which is there
ore organized IN accordance with
he requirements of law as states,
~ you
On the same day, 3Ir. Hewitt
ent him another note, as follows:
have just received a late dis,
.atch saying that the Supreme
Court of South Carolina has pro
bounced its judgment and declared
he House presided over BY w. III.
Wallace to be the legally constiiu ed
House of Representatives, and thai
dackey is private person not
speaker, or in any respect an officer
f the Legislative body.
The President said with reference
o these notes, that he did not think,
fter his free conversation with Mr..
that the latter would make
se of what he said for the purpose
t defeating the party which he
When Mr.. Hewitt
ud Senator Randolph called upon
i'm several days ago, he informed
fr. Hewitt of the contents of the
ispatch he had received from
and the reply he made |
, it, AMI intimated to Mr.. Hewitt, |
e thought his confidence had been
bused. Mr.. Hewitt denied that
e had sent to Columbia such dis
ttch as that mentioned. The
resident then repeated to Mr..
levitt the substance of the dis
aich in reply to Gov. Chamber
lin as to the report current in
Senator Randolph then
reduced q dispatch from Gen.
in which be SAID if The
resident would recognize the Wal
ce House. and withdraw the
oops, he would do everything pos.
ble to preserve the peace. Thu,
resident remarked that he looked
bon this as a piece of impertinence
the part of Gen Hampton in tell ,
g him what to do; that the send.
G of troops to South Carolina was f,
obedience to the call of Governor /
the danger there be {.
2 too formidable for the authOri f
3 of the State to control; thai II
ganized rifle clubs. representing +
N Hampton were in the city of :
and that if tie Federal h
oops should be withdrawn there ri
uid be peace, but it would be :,
} rest of death. Senator Ran !
Iph then explained that the Pres r,
ut should not think that Gen. RI
mptOn sought to advise him Ii
at he ought to do, and that the a,
patch which was shown TO the q,
.sideut was reply to one that II
Iator Randolph had sent to Gen n,
mnton. In response to a ques ri
., the President said lie never n,
tructed General Ringer to place r.
troops in the State house, but ,..,
t was the way Gen. Ruger under No.
ID his orders. The troops were al,
south Carolina, the President re. RI
ted, in obedience to the Call of th
: Chamberlain to suppress in 81,
rection too formidable for him 10
ontrul, and had it not been for he
,e troops Gov. Chamberlain "