Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-12-15

yerSetcn, To-Day, Win Representative OF
the New York associated press, Concerning
political aGairs. said that recently he
received despatch from Governor Cham
berlain informing him it was currently re
ported IN Columbia that the President hal
IN his interview With Representative
Hewitt, Of New York a week ago. remarked
that II SO members Of the South Carolina
House Of Representative holding eertif-
Gates from tac secretary oil state -h3ulI CON
vene he would recogaizs them
as the legal House. The President in re-
ply to Governor Chamberlain ,elcsraphei
him that il Hewitt had scn.. or authorized
the sending of such dispatches it was IN
true; that he had Lot 80 expressed himself.
The President says he had tree aqi gree
able conversation wish Mr. II wit, in
which he said tina: IN rs illgIel; 10. ess
than 60 members were eligible TO organ q,
the House and transact business. iucludiu-
the determination oil the qualification 90 as
members. This was the view Ee then bold
but 1t was merely 2 private opinion and tc
might have been WronE. The psc-iieat
on that occasion further rzirc---I
his views with Tcga-I - the grounds ON
whicheach wing OF the members ot O.,
House respectively, claimed th,lr ..--
lnthis connection the president produ,eItls
note addressed to him by llcSitr. da-sf
House OF Representatives. Dec as g.
lows: 40 the President. have r.caiy
reliable telegram from Columbia. stain
that the sd member holding ce-tid-lre,
from the secretary OF state has been ~ ,ru
into Tie house pres.d 4 over by Speaker Wal-
lace, which j. therefore organized ~ 2c,1r-
dance with the requirements % lIw rs state
by you. Ga the same day Hewitt sens
him another note as follows. 81 hgte lu--
received later despatch saying taa -l.-
prsme court Of South Carolina has rr-
nOunced Its Judgment anu declared ,a.
House presided over by v. r. Wallace o.
be the legally constituted House q Repre-
sentatiyes, and that Mickey l. pr.y.t-
person and not speaker. n IN any Wv n- ir
any respect an officer OF thc legislature
Inc President sad WIKI s-f.rl-c. o.
these noie-, be dil not tsuk ar
his free convcrsati0u with Hewitt Jh--rl.
latter would make use OF what he s4iI i.-
the purpose OF debating the patty wai.1
the President represented When lieNl-
and Senator Randolph called 0c him. -eg-
tral days ago, be Informed Ilswir- ef tho
eontenis OF the dispatches he hal
received from Governor Chamber am
and the reply he made 70 il, ald inti-
mated 10 Hewitt that he Thought aI- c .n-.
htence had been abused llcVi-- t-ai
that he had sent 10 Columbia such o. o..
patch as that mentioned The Prj-.i.r-
then repeated T. Hewitt the substance - t..
despatch in reply t. GOV Chamber. 4iiast.
the report cgrrent in Columbia. Senator
Randolph then pr0d-ced che despatch l.,..
ten Hampton IN which re said BE- Old.
President w0uli rccosu p the W-..l..
House and withdraw the troop be- would do
everything possible to preserve the u.-...
The President TemzrStI that he l.s.
upon this q piece ID imper;.neae- .n
part Oi Cen Hampton - telling h,m what
to DO; that the senling ~ troops @, s .a,l
Carolina was II Obedience - the .-
GOV { lGmbcrlain, tie tG1-lr there a-
to !uTmiia5le tnr tie aat-l-.-..-
the state . control. tllt ar-au
RE club, rtg-es lt4ng CEN l. Al
were IN tbs cliy I'd Columbia, ami tl--
the ie1era. t--ops should be wttlaVa
there would be peace. ha- It wla.1 b. la
rest Ot death. Senator l.auie.fh i-..- ts.
planned that the President -hou.I ultr....
that Hampton sought u advise wlt- ra .
ami that tie despatch when Va --e41 g..
dolph had sent u Hampton.
Ia response u . question. the Ir--.-.rt
said he had never Instructed General -..
ger to place troops In the STATE House ..-
that was the way kuscr uui-r,tl11 his .--
GerS. The troops were 10 -f- t-r I...
the President repeated, in oh Z 1859 g. t-
call u Governor Chamb. RAIN e. supp.
instruction too formidable .lr -.li O.. ...-
troll, and had II not been t.r these ir...
Governor Chamberlain would Pei r.il-.-
to-day as Governor Aacl utw l- ir
Mississippi.
The Pre>iden. said IN tie -5lr-. .. it
conversation that re .0.k- oa rae -.-l.....
as embarrassing, to say ;ae lsl--. -I..
deal Of bad temper tad been shown on ne
democratic side and many Wcrc ac;In- -r-
reasonably. They seem % i,ar tllt Boz Vl-
doing what was right. arl were aIl-..-
every bsdy fox MT yielding O. t.--- fl-a-
This struck hIm Us ~,ri1-e. c.u-.-
ing the scenes through which -
have passed. GOV Hayes represented O. plrty
that carried IN the late election 81. tlI Sos
of the states that furnished the mean
Tor the Suppression OF the rel-.lIr- .ri
Gov. Iil1en carried oil h-. three 90 -LI..
which sought to destroy the ilc. ina.-
fusion 70 the frauds Le SAID fLe ma -Ii.
Tor Iilten in the city % NV / * W
larger than hi total maj jri,y in Jlc entire
state, AMI IN which city mach cs.4c is Ic--
petraIci aud wAcrr tt,-c i- % large Ram.
OF men who have 5ofy little ia-.---, c.-.
in the state OF N ,ae rs9la.r. ir fl.
same way frauds were committee %. t.c--lt
OF New jersey Gat C-rrc-t.--- "l
1t was true tbat Jl-s' DO tt- --.
states that gave I.--l % m..rt.
were voters, mluy %. then st.l
more shan once bus 1e-y c4H
co that Tiiien dt U1- e-iry -a.-
states. The same plTsJ tIGt ra-1 .--..-
frauds IN the southern >;ate- iI- 10 %
plain Of frauds IN FilTila, Llli-i-r- .-.
s5utf Carolina, but Il there ul1 1.el OIL.
frauds IN Mississippi, North t4r.4nt la-
Arkansas. these states would iafr -arc
HAYES and Wheeler
The President justified taa lx-4-t.
Laurens anu EIsth..4cJI1- c-l -ln OBJ.
South Carolina returns. Ou tie -ra4i.- -l.-
the Ge0rgians voted in tt,m i-,sle.ty
and cast more votes than tl.-- V-I-
voters for the democrats Much l-i
been SAID about the use OF troops. hut cla-
slderlng the number Of lives sacrificed, aui
the many political murders in the south, it
was NECESSARY % atlri the re illrc1 pro-
lection.
The President thought all was qaic. naR
n the south, ard 50 far as he could Dr.
would protect eI ny one from violence a.
he steps ken to this end had been llly
considered. The President in reply { irr
emalk that it seemed the dem0cr.-- tli
bandontd the idea CT impeachlnE lrr.
AID be would advise them not u attempt d..
or 1t might bring out evIdcucc Whic1s,h.y
would not liSc " see spread on record. o.
you'd rather trust the rebels ta4n t1tlr
oIthern allies, and tried % sag Is much ,-
rs annual message. lie did not ,aiyc
be reports from the department 90 aa...
M therefore be was Obliged % leave o-t
is message many subjects 90 NhI.t n.r.e-
Fise he would have alluded
He said in response to 2 question that
e would answer the House Restitution aHI
nfOrm them why be sent troops totlc l;1
ImOng other things the President -i
here were now tx az eight hundred r-l.l-
D Washington. II there shout ieaHg
ecesslty for more be wouli a-f-- ta.l
ther- We SHOULD nave peace % v- .Ft-
D fight Tor 1t Some days ne receive. t.r
r SIX letters threatening a~~t.s.r rsi.1. r.r
e paid no attention 90 them 4 r1-t
IAN once bliowed him * months tarcutf-
lg 70 take hi lie, AMI thi> person va- .r
elieved placed IN an Insane asylum H..u
G hrst came 30 the executive mansion
e found a military guard There, bus be- im-
ledIately caused II to be withdraw. a-i
snt into barracks. The Pre- icr- Referring
, political complication, san hc t-I
blding .aith in the people. 4 we have
al one rebellion he did 10. believe tae
eOple were anxious Tor an4taD-. art
fought there would DC sO1lc way -.l
IT present. difficulties.
south Carolina.
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