Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-09-13

branches of The government that | sec is that
they woul temporarily hank upt the country.
CORRESPONDENCE what ?
The Presdcut-By ail1wicg Southern war
claims and damag tor property Destroyed dur
iup the war amounting to millions aud mons,
and by pcnsoning IF the Confederate soldiers.
Correspnndcnt-On what poss bly, plea could
they laks the latter step?
| The President (turniug round and looking
me full iu the lace) o. what possible plea ?
Because they will caim tha' these men fought
! honestly as Amsr cau ctZ3ns tor an hoo
es. purpose aud III as eooda spirit as The )rth
| ern soldiers who have been pcnSloned, ADD
that they were provoked and driven Into the
war by the North. There would even De dan
ger that the claim, for the value of slaves would
be considered aod paid.
| Correspoudent-Re pubi lean journals have
assaulted Tildcu's War record. Dbl II make any
Impression upon you while leader Of the Union
| army
Tic Prusdeut-No, it did not Ireu mher
| th. war record OF Scy luuur AMI the democrats
generally.
The President did not say bad war record,
but his manuer aud loue left little DOUBT as to
what ne meant
The President (rumiuatiDg)--l do not re-
member Tllden, though | haye a general re.
membrance OF him then, of course, as haVlog
been great light of the democratic party. b,
the way, doesu't Seymour say 10 his letter that
one rcas0n why Tildeu should be elected is that
the Senate will be republican anyway, so that
rho dcmncraric nar,v conIin't do any harm even
if it would
The President smiled maliciousls AID his
o,'s I,,a,rd ,s no m,Jo ,,.iliny ncot Of this
admi,.Inn,
The pr.siden.-Doesr,t that show that they
themselves confess that they are n,t 10 be trust
| ed with full c,ytro! of all the branches Of the
gnvrrnmcut?
rnrr..nopd,n.-But.M Mr., President, perhaps
the d. m0crats maY not acknuw I'd &c Seymour
~ tl,cr nroner mouthp,c,,,,
TIE President According 10 the Times u"ws.
Manor rho lnitnr vas semi t. Tiidcn ap:i revised
nv him Keenan, ard c!:lcr-, #ad thee, in lis
, revised farm. reaacr,cd BY Ss:naur, $, that
T.don and he uartv arr decidedly rrsvunsbc
, fnr rho Inttcr
, Carr, snondent-D, you know Governor Til.
dan
'rho pros;aao, n;,htlv nc th,u,h that was :,
matter ;ntn slch h, did not d.-,re % % very
ex,"rs;v1iv(-Yrs I have me! Mr.. fi!fen four
or 6yl ZINES. (Afrcr pause, durirs which
,hr pr.s;Gnn, lrnt rockins himself a,,lduouSly
il rho hurc rustic clair when he occupialj-
| 500 Mr. Iiten i going 70 explain Ills income
r.urn
rorrosropden,-Ycs an official staten, ut
ba, nncr n.omiscd Mr.. President. have y.,u
any. ;mn,,tant news IN oiyc 70 tie Head?
, Tnn prrsidcnt-I doT't know ANYTHING Jus
now Which would >pcciav interest the Herald
, lWuh a suile) I see the Herald sill puts 10 Ion
= General Crack. (Sneakiog 4 W, aod with
c care) Crook is uulou tcdly our best Iodau
fyh,cr AMI feel convinced that he will hualI,
ca,lo ,ir Stony 49, no did the Idahos. W.
! had no more trou;,!e with thc I,iahus after he
: wb1nnod rhom and 81 We snail have no mere
,rnuhlc with the sioux at cr the present cain
naiyn
Correspopdent-Most .. opic regard the car
f paign ~ over.
| The prcsdent-Thcy will fiud thcm-eye:
mistaken 10 81 lar as decisive results arr con
,rnr1, Cr,ok is rot poiug To pu. Himself lutt
2 position where he can be whipped h" is a
pruljcnt man. i}ut II IS thai tie Geld weather
wiII son tcglu tn Indians vii! fud it Uni posi-
bic to iod suslcuancc Tor their popivs, aod will
hav, 10 sue for terms. Crook is gong to d.
; with the Indians as did with Lee. when gel
+ after him ana when | did not give him tmt
; to rep ir damages.
The last wnds had faint touch Of pardon
, able pride, as though the Prcslieut recalled
a with glow OF pleasure those stirring mem0rle:
OF his splendid victories
CorrespoDdeut-Ih:n you see 90 danger 10
the situaioD in The Iuian country. Mr.. Pr:>l.
, dent?
{ The President-The oriy danger | sec Il W
is that the Sioux may aru upon the miners IN
the Black Hills auu destroy them. | don
t know whether they are strong enough for that
but they may be.
Corrcspondeut-Wh not send troops to the
Black Hills f,rthwith, Mr. President, 10 pro
tcct the miu4ys?
The preSldent-The season is 100 late, and
there's moi sufficient tmc lrti 10 ger troops To
the Back Hills before tIn Iuiian~ could al
tack them J.: b. sid s which wr could nave no
means of communication 10 suppl them The
,erms of our treaty with tny Sioux forbid
it also.
Correspondent The gold f var i considered
the cause oil the trouble NV ito yuu thnk,
Mr.. President that tie excitement Is justified
| b., Lo ,,r,.o,no ~ ,,olI Ia h R,rL RI I2