The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1876-12-07
WashingtGn NJ attera.

ASluNGTON, Dee. .:
| The sensation here has been long interview
which Congressman Abram $. Hewitt had to.
| day with President Grant. OF that meeting
| Mr. Hewitt, i'll an intcry lew with your CORES
| pendent At late hour Tonight said IS follows :
| II did have long interview with the President
| today. 1t was an interview between two pri-
| waite gentlemen, which neither intended to make
| public. have no right to make it public with
| ont the Presidents permission. and have NOT
| that PERMISSION. | am free TO say, however.
| that the interview was il very satisfactory one
| so me. feel free To say that the President re-
| ierated what he has before said publicly that
| he was anxious simply to do his duty that he
| ana not think any man who was lit TO be rres-
| dent would take the Office under Il cloud; that
| 1t was no part of his duty 10 decide who had
| been elected, but only his duty to preserve the
| peace and see that the laws were enforced: that
| those who said he was plotting to remain in Of
| flee himself after his term expired or to stir M
| any cominOtion which should force INN to hold
! over did him cruel injustice; that he onged to
! get back to private life. and WAS counting the
| hours to the time when he might lay down the
cares of Office
rresspondent-ls it your own individual
| opinion, Mr.. Hewitt, that the President WAS in
genuine earnest and meant just what he said ::
Mr. Hewitt am free to say that | have no
words but words of praise for the attitude of
the President as he declared it to me. OF course
he will have sooner or later to decide in some
measure who has been legally elected. OF
course he views the situation from Republican
standpoint No one can blame him for that OF
course he may do wrong through an error of
Judgment, but am free to say for myself that
do not believe he is Intentionally plotting to
do any wrong. | think that much ought to be
said in Justice to the President.
Correspondence shall be very glad to say it.
MIR. HeWltts manner was earnest, and it was
evident that he believed fully that the Presi-
dent meant what he said There is a rumor
that Grant has iSSuaJ q order n tn
port Chamberlain, but no basis for the rlmor
can be found.
New York Correspondence of the Springfield Re
publican.
1t is the settled and growing CONVICTION in the
best circles that 1'lden is honestly elected that
it will be impossible to count him out or prevent
his inauguration, and that the action of Grant
and Chandler, Chamberlain and Kellogg has IT,
retrieyabIy demorazed and disgrare,l the Re-
publican party. IL is sufficiently intimated
here, among those who ought TO know, that
Senator Conklin is thoroughly Disguised with
the party managers He has the utmost con-
tempt for the ring that runs Grant now. He
has not said that Tilden is elected, but would
much sooner Tilden in the White House
than have the Presidency filed with piece Of
putty which Blaine, Chandler a. Co. can mould
at will. And, as the leader of the Senate and
far the ablest man in it, he will not risk his flu
ture by sanctioning the recent unpopular out
RACES on the spirit of our Institutions, and will
do nothing toward crowding in or counting in
IA candidate who allowed his canvass to be con
trolled by the worst elements of the party, and
whose elevation through the measures that
have been resorted to to compass it would
bury the Republican party where it would
stay till the day of Judgment. You may be
pretty sure that Roscoe Conklin will not lift
his hand TO make Blaine Secretary of State
And it is confidently asserted that he is not the
only Republican Senator who will protest
against making President by force and fraud.