Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-12-16
The PRESIDENT'sAPOLOGYAND
PRONuNCiAMEhTO.
HEWITT UNFAIR, HAMPTON IMPER.
TINENT, AND THE SOUTHERN
STATES REBELLIOUS FOB
VOTING FOR TILDEN IN
STEAD OF HAYES.
More Troops for Washington.
We .hall hsv ePeace II we have Go
to Fight for It-Let US have

We shall hive Peace II we have Go,
to Fight for It-Ler US ave
Peace.
wAsHrsGroS, Dec. l0.-President Grant, in
the course Of y long and free conversation to-
day With = representative Of the Associatedfress
concerning political affairs, said that recently he
forming him it was currently reported in Co
lumDia that the president had, In his interview
with representative Hewitt. OF New YORK. q
week ago, remarked that when sixty three MEM
bers OF the South Carolina house of representa-
tives, holding certificates from the secretary OF
stale should convene, he would recognize them
rs ths legal house. the president. in reply to
Gov. Chamberlain, telegrsphsd him that II ne:
Hewitt, had sent or authorised the sending OF
such dispatch, it waS untrue that he had so ex-
pressed himself. The president says he had =
free and agreeable conversation with Hewitt, In
which he said that. in his Judxment, not less
thar sixty-three members were eligible to or
ganizs the house and transact business, including
the determination of the qualification OF Its mem-
bers. This WAS the view he then held. but II
was merely
APRIvATE OPINION,
and he might have been wrong. The president.
on that occasion, further expressed his views
with regard To the grounds on which each wing
or member OF the house respectively claimed
their seats, and in thIs connection the president
produced u note addressed to him by Hewitt. da-
ted at the house OF representatives. December 3,
rs follows:
10 THE ~PRrs1pKxT:-I have received q reli-
n0IC lSXI6 1TOh OluWul ob1b1uk kAok Su0
sIxty-third member holding n certificate from
the secretary Of state, has been sworn into the
house presided over by Speaker Wallace. which
is. therefore,. organized In accordance with the
requirements OF law"
As stated by you on the same day. Hewitt
sent him another note ~ lollows:
II have just received = later dispatch, saying
that the supreme court OF South Carolina has
pronounced its judgment and declared the house
stiluted house Of representatives and thst Mack
ey is 3 private person, not speaker, or in any
f* ine p ar g%set 81 said tde with ansI' r.isren es'I ~ these
notes, that he did not think, after his free con-
versstIon with Hewitt, that the latter would
MAKE USE OF VIA HI HAD SAID
for the purpose of defeating the party which the
president represented. When Hewitt and Sens-
tor Randolph called on him some days sgo, he
informed Hewitt OF the contents Of the dispatsh
reply he made to it, and intlmAted to Hewitt
that he thought his confidence had been abused.
Hewitt . denied that h. hs hsd sen5 to T 90. np. s1ch
then repeated to Hewitt the substance OF the d,s-
patch in reply to Gov. Chamberlain. as to the
then produced = dispatch from Gen. Hampton.
in which he said thai il tn. president would rec
ogn,ze Wallacs's House.. and withdraw the
serve the peace. Tho president remarked that
he looked upon this asa piece OF impertinence
On the part Of Gen. HAMPTON In telling him
Carolina was in obedience To q call from Gov.
Chamberlain, the danger there being too 1Orni-
a.vls Tor The autnorlties OF the state 70 control;
Hampton, were in the city Of Columbis, aad
that ii the federal troops should b. Withdrawn
there would be peace, but 1t would be the rest
Of death. senator Randolph then explained that
the president should not think that Gen. Hamp-
ton sought 10 advise what to do, and that the
dispatch which was shown to the president, We,
= reply to one til 1t Senator Randolp had rent to
General Hampton IN response 10 = question.
The president says he had never instructed Gen.
Ruger to place troops In The stste-house. put that
WAS The WAY Gen. kuGer Understood his Oruers.
Tho troops were In South Carolina, the president
In obsuIrnc. " the call of Gov. Cham
h=rIain, 10 suppres, any insurrection too iorInl-
usble for him to Control. and had 1t not been for
these troops. Governor chamberlain would be y
The president said, In tue courss Of
the conversation. that he looked on
TIE As kMBARRAssINe.
Tes say The least Of it. y good deal Of bad tenn.
per had been shown on the democratic side, and
many were acting unIessonably. They seemed
10 fear that he was doing what was not right, |
heir views. This struck him as strange, con-
the scenes through which we have
passed. Gov. Hayes represented the party that
states that furnished means Tor the Suppression
Of the rebellion, and Gov. Tilden carried all but
'hrss Of those which sought to destroy theUnion.
IN ALLUs1oH TO FRAUDS,
ne said the majority for Tilden, in the city OF
New York, was larger than his total maj in
he entire state, in which city much crime Is
and where there Ia q large number
- $500 WAS e - AANS AAaSAOSs ~ ~ IL |
tate or In the republic. In the same way frauds
Eere in the states Of New jersey and
states who gave Gov. Tildsn q majority
we're voters, many OF them voted more than
'nce, but nobody claimed that Tilden did not
larry such states. The same party that psrps-
rated the frauds IN the southern states comp. ain
y frsuds in Florida. Louisiana and South Car
but if there had not been frauds in Mlssl.-
ippi, North Carolina and Arkansas those states
would have gone for Hayes and Wheeler.
The president Justified the exclusion OF Lau-
,sturns on the ground that Georgians voted in
hem frequently and cast more votes than there
we're voters for the democrats. Much had been
aid about the use of troops, but considering the
lumber o: lives sacrificed and the number Of
murders in the south. 1t was necessary
Q AFFORD the rsquiret protection, the president
All was quiet in the south, and so far ~ he
;ould he would Protect every one from violence.
All steps taken to this end had been duly consid-
red. The president, in reply to . remark that
: seemed the democrats had abandoned the idea
impeaching him, said he would advise them
Iot to attempt it, for it might bring out evidence
Vhlch they would not like to see spread on the
ecord: He would rather trust the rebels than
heir Northern allies. and tried to say ~ much
sports from the departments in time, and there
pre- he was obliged to leave out of bis message
subjects to which etherwite he would have
iluded.
He said in answer to a question that he would
the house resolution, AMI inform them
ny he sent troops to the south. Among other
uiriss that there were now ak or eight hundred
TROOPS IN WARRINGTON,
there shonld be any necessity for more, he
Iould order them hitner. We should have peace
We should have 10 light for 1t. 6ome days he
sceived five or Six letters threatening a~ssassi-
alton, but he paid nc attention to them. A
ray man once followed him six months.
to take his life, and this person was,
e believed, placed in the ins ne asylum. When
. first came to the executive mansion he found
military guard thele, but he Immediately caus. !
! it to be Withdrawn and sent into the Larracks,
The president, referring to the political com !
eople. As We have had one rebellion, he did .
ot think the people were anxious for another, !
Id thought there would be some way to get out :
our present di0deultiss. !
w. II. Swift was acquitted af = charge OF per- j