The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-12-12

and fraudulent voting In the cities Of New
York, Philadelphia, Brooklyn, and Jersey
City. Adopted.
On motion OF Mr.. Goode, of Virginia,
the Judiciary Committee was instructed to
inquire and report on the legality Of a cir
cular-Ietter issued by the Attorney General
during the late presidential campaign TO
United States marslIals inrelation to their
powers and duties on such election. y
A resolution offered by Mr.. Spencer, OF
Louisiana. for inquiry into. intimidation
practices on Government employees during
the late election to compel them to con-
tribute to election funds, was defeated for
want OF two-thirds vote! - II
Interview with General Grant on
South Carolina Affairs.
WASHINGTON, d. c., December 10.-Presi-
dent Grant In the course OF long and free
conversation, with representative Of the
New York Associated Press, Mr. La. Go
bright, concerning political affairs, said that
recently he had received dispatch from
Governor Chamberlain informing him it
was currently reported in Columbia that
the President had in an interview with
Representative Hewitt, Of New York, a
week ago, remarked that when sixty-three
members of the South Carolina House Of
Representatives holding certificates from the
Secretary Of State should convene, he would
recognize them as the legal House. The Pre-
sidenI, in reply to Governor. Chamberlain.
telegraphed him that il Mr.. Hewitt had
sent or authorized the sending, Of such dis
patch it was untrue; that he had not so eX-
pressed himself. The President says be
had free and agreeable conversation with
Mr.. Hewitt, in which he said that in his
Judgment not less than sixty-three men,
bers were able to organize the House and
to transact business, including the qualif-
cation OF it's members. This was the view
that he had; but it was merely private
opinion, and he might have been wrong.
The President on that occasion further ex-
pressed his views with regard to the matter
on grounds on which each, wing of the
members OF the House previously claimed
their seats, and in this connection the Pre-
sident showed a note addressed to him by
Mr.. Hewitt, dated House of Representa-
tives, December 6, as follows: "To The Presi-
dent: have received n reliable telegram from
Columbia stating that sixty-three members
holding a certificate from the Secretary of
State have been sworn into the House pre-
sided over by Speaker. Wallace, which is
therefore organized in accordance with the
requirements Of law, as stated by you."
On the same day Mr.. Hewitt sent
another note, as follows: " have just re-
ceived a late dispatch saying that the Su-
preme Court OF South Carolina has pro-
nounced its Judgment, and declared the
House presided over by w. Ell. Wallace to
be the legally-constituted House of Repre-
sentatives, and that NIackey is q private per-
son, not Speaker or in any respect an off,
Ger Of the legislative body" The President
said, with reference to these notes, that he
did not think after his free conversation with
Mr.. Hewitt that the latter would make
use OF what he said for the purpose of de-
feating the party which, he represented.
Mr.. Hewitt and Senator Randolph called on
him several days ago. He informed Mr..
Hewitt Of the contents OF the dispatch he
had received from Chamberlain, and the
reply he made to it,, and intimated to Mr.
Hewitt that he thought his confidence had
been abused. Mr.. Hewitt denied that Tic
had sent to Columbia such a dispatch as
that, mentioned. The President then re
ported to Mr.. Hewitt the substance Of the
dispatch in reply to Governor Chamberlain
as to the report current in Columbia. Sen
ator Randolph then produced a dispatch
from General Hampton in which lie said il
the President would recognize the Wallace
House and withdraw the troops he would d.
everything possible to preserve the peace
The President remarked that he looked OF
this as q piece OF impertinence on the par
of General Hampton in telling hin
what to do; that the sending OF troop
to South Carolina was in obedience to the
call Of Governor Chamberlain, the DANCE
there being too formidable for the authQri
ties Of the State to control; that organized
rifle clubs representing General Hampton
were in the city OF Columbia, and that
the Federal troops should be withdraw
there would be peace, but it would be th
Deace of death. Senator Randolph then ex
blamed that the President should not thinl
That General Hampton sought to advise hin
what to do, and that the dispatch which wa
shown to the President was a reply t
one that Senator Randolph bad sent t.
General Hampton. In response to ques
ton the President said he never instructed
General Kruger to place the troops in TIN
State House, but that was the way Genera
Ruger understood his orders. The troop
were in South Carolina, the President re
peated, in obedience to the call OF Governor
Chamberlain, to suppress lnsurrectlon TOT
| formidable for him to control. Had it no
been for these troops Governor Chamber
lain would be refugee to-day, as Gov
ernor Ames now is from Mississippi
The President said in the course o
the conversation that he had looked on TIN
situation to be embarrassing, to say tn
least. A good deal of bad temper had beer
shown on the Democratic side, and man.
were acting unreasonably. They seem tt
fear that he was doing what was not right
and they abused everybody for not yieldin!
TO their views. This struck him rs strange
considering the times through which W.
have passed. Governor Hayes repre-
seuted the party that carried
the late election all but four q
the States that furnished the means
for the suppression OF the rebellion, ant
Governor 'Tilden carried all but three o
those which sought to destroy the Union
In allusion to- frauds, he said the majority
for Tilden in the city Of New York wa!
larger than his total majority In the whole
State, in which city much crime is perpe
trated, and where there is large numbe
of men who have very little interest eithe
in the State or in the Republic. Some fraud
were committed in New Jersey and Con
necticut, while it was true that down II
the southern States many OF them Votet
more than once, but nobody claimed tina
Tilden did not carry such States. Tn
same party that perpetrated frauds in tn
southern States for Mr.. Tilden complain o
frauds in Florida, South Carolina, and Lou
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