, 1876-12-13

ul&+fEH810N OF HIS REGENT tHTEHYI&W WITH
r. ~ THR PRESIDENT,
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 12-The following
is furnished by the Hon. Abram s. Hewitt, al-
dressed to the Washington Agent Of tho Asso~
ciated rrcss:
In yesterdays papers find dispatch from you
1rftfug conversation with prcallcnt Grant In
rctffencc to tho unfortunate stale Of Affairs In
Softh Carolina, and my interviews with him In
reference thereto. 50 fas as South Carolina was
concerned, tho President enjotncd no conadencd,
hut expressly stated that wA. at liberty to COM
municate his yiows to the public. lie did cnjon
confidence In regard 10 what he said Of Louisiana
Affair.", and tint confidence have respected, a.
though. ~ hayo already stated To him, believe
tho publication Of his statements would do
much to tranqu!lixo tho public mind. In
regard 10 South CaEo1na, the President stated that,
In his Judgment, not cls than sixty three mcnbcfs,
having eeri6catcsfrom tho Secretary Of state, wero
eligible to organize the House and transact bust-
mes. fAs this view accorded With my own, aud as
no conadcncc was enjoined, tclegraphcd 1t In tho
following language:
IA. q. Ndsk<li. Chairman, Ctarf<ston, s. C.: /
an able to say that neither House will DO rccog.
nlzcd BY tho prcadent until Il gets sixty. .three
!uchcta holding original certificates from tho Re.
turning Board. ABnAx 3. HEWITT"
My object in sending ttJs dispatch was that
thought 1t would tend to allsy the excitement In
South Carolina. and prevent collsa!on between
tho people and troops, Of which We were apPEe.
henstvo on the 9Th Of December. 1seesIyed 70.
ply which Induced mo to send
THE FOLLOWING 1ELnonAns TO THE PRES
IDEkT:
''To he PT<stden4: haso received a reliable tel-
eRraM from Columbia stating that tho sixty third
member, holding certificate from, tho Secretary OF
State, has becn into tho House presided orer
By Speaker Wallace, which II therefore otgnaixed
In accordance With tho requirements Of law u
stated bY you"
"1o tn Prestdsns: l hare inst received 4 later
dispatch saying that the Supreme Court Of South
elsred the 1louse pre4ded ovas hv ". II. Wallace
to b the legally constituted Io1o of Representa-
tlves, and that Aackeyts private person. not
Speaker, OF III sny respect IN officer Of tho leglsa
tive body"
On tho evening OF tho same day senator Randolph
suggested thst ha and should call upon tho Pfes-
dent and ask him whether, under tho ClrcumstanccE
he could not sec bis way clear to order the with.
draWaI OF the United States troops from Columhis,
snd socoSnizo tho House Of HcpFcseutatlvesRoeo con.
stitutcd wlshslxty .three member. Thu President
granted us m Interview, which began by my saying
that had scnt him two teltgtsHs FROM tho liouss
In reference to South Carolina afSafrs. The Presl
dent It once replied that ho had received them.
and TINT very 1ate on the preceding evening hs had
Fectlfeq telegram IF6m Columb!4 eAy1n$ shAt !
had Informed parties there that the President
would recognize n the legal House thAt body which
should have sixty hEee taembess with theceFt'dcate
from tho Secretary Ut State, The President said
that ha lad replied that ha had
NOT MADE ANT suCiI sTATAAHAT;
that he did not believe had said he had dons 70.
and that Il my rate ii was not ttus.
Iteplted that had nnt sont any telegram to TINT
effect, hut had sent ono ~ nearly ss could secol.
lect u follows: ~ am able to say shat the PFes!
dent will not seco2utzo any House thst does not
eontalA st1ty.thrse members with tho original car.
tidcatc4 from tho Returning noard."
Tho President replied: "That il correct 1dld
say 10. That was mJ private op'nLon; but did
not say that would recognise Housa that had
s!xtY.thsen mcuabers."
IFepllo, '-That IL true; bat think It il Implied,
and we hare como 10 ask you to do co."
The President replied that, ~ pEosopt advised,
he must decl!ns 10 rucogn!xe tho Nouaa containing
sl4ty.thFee members, and ho did not know that hs
would recognize Tho othor Eou4e, that Chamber.
lain was Governor until some ono Waa regularly
taaugursted In h.s place, and thst he shontd saa.
tain him. Tbs President did not ssy thst had
violated hls confidence in Any particular, but he
said lt,mould have bcen violation Of BIZ eoua-