Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-12-12
A HAs his SAY.

GRANT has HIS SAY.
The President in one OF his mellow
moods, which are said to be growing on
him. coudescended to allow a represent
alive of the Associated Press to inter
view him yesterday. He seems to be
dissatisfied with his message, and adopts
this as his best means of exposing his
true inwardDess. he expressed himself
in a most vicious ard partisan tanner.
A ward politician could not have acted
or spoken in a more undignifed and
reckless manner. The time has passed
when he could say or do anything that
would shock tie public. II he we're to
ride bareback down Pennsylvania ave-
u on a wild colt it would excite no
great surprise or remark outside Of the
Mackerel brigade. Having told Mr.
Hewitt that he would recognize the Dem
ocra,ic House Of the South Carolina
Legislature when sixty-three members
had certificates from the Secretary Of
State at a time when he did not expect
that number could be secured, be now
bubbles over bis pledge, and says
he meant that not less than sixty-three
would be enough TO organize. Then be
takes the benefit Of the baby act by
claiming that Hewitt. abused his conf
dence in repeating a conversation they
had. as if such a conference could De
strictiy confidential and kept a secret.
He assumes that Chamberlain is a pure
man and Hampton impertineni, and
seems to feel that he was under obiigs-
lions to place troops at the command OF
the former. Had it not been Tor these
troops, he says, Chamberlain would be a
refugee to-day from South Carolina, as
Ames is from Mississippi. Aues is a
beautiful refugee, somewhat as BullocA
was from Georgia. lie got away t.
escape impeachment, and probably the
peniteutiary. for pelpable violation o
the law. Yet Grant holds Ames, th,
carpet Dagger, up as a martyr 10 Demo
cratic rule, a refugee we presume irou
violence. He showed that Hayes carrieC
all but four Of the States that fur
nished the means to suppress. th'
rebellion, but seems to take no accoun
of the heavy Democratic vote in Ohio
Illinois, Wisconsin. Iowa, Califoraia
Oregon aud the various other RepublI
can States, or Of the fact that New Eng
land shows a greatly reduced Republican
msjority since he was last elected Prssi
dent. Then be says that frauds wer.
committed in Connecticut, New Jersel
aud New York. How does be know thi
except upon partisan assertion? n,
court has declared any such frauds, DO
has any good evidence to that eject beeI
submitted othe country. Then be bold.
says that frauds were committed in Mis
sissippi, North Carolina and Arkansas
oth@wise, these States would have gonI
for Hayes and Wheeler. How does b
knoY, except upon unsustained rumor
BE is certainly reckless and unscru5u
Gus. Here IS the Chief Executive q
the whole nation taxing it upon himse.
10 charge whole States and conmuniiie
with frauds. It surpasses belief tha
any sober man should 80 disgrscs hi
position. BE Is for peace IL he has I
fight for it, be says, being exaspara,e
no doubt at the temperate course Of u
Democrats IN adording no possible pc
text for a rumpus. he has received le
ters threatening assassination A Graz
man once followed him six months
take his life. No doubt he imagined Il
Democrats had hired the man to NAL
MIN a martyr, although this i~n.eryie
which the Associated Press furnished
a yind.caion Of the man IS a most pi
able exhibition Of weakness, bitternei
egotism and bigoted prejudice. It is
credible that such a man should Be
the head OF the government. Yet t
intellectual giants Of the party b
down to this Moloch for one brief he
OF authority and recognition at court.