The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-08-24
WASHINGTON NOTES.

President Grant, on the last day of the ses-
sion OF Congress, permitted himself to be inter
viewed by the New York Heyalds Washington
correspondent According to the report of the
interview, the President stated that there many
Misrepresentation made in connection with
the official communication between himself and
ex-Secretarv Bristow and ex-Solictor Wilson.
As an illustration of this, he said he never
asked for the resignation of Mr.. Bristow, and that
that official resigned voluntarily, and contrary to
his (Grants) wishes. g AS for MIR. Bristow, the
President added, notwithstanding the doubts
and expostulations of my friends, always re-
garded him with the utmost confidence, good
will and respect but my friends laughed at me
when gave it finally as my opinion, from the
facts and information brought to my knowl-
edge by persons whom thought reliable, that
there was a conspiracy on foot in which he
took part, pertaining to the Presidential candi-
dacy, and regret the conclusion forced upon
me that there was mere than seeming
truth in the supposition concerning himself"
The President, reports the Herald interviewer,
''s said the question of his integrity or probity,
as it might be judged now or in after years,
never gave him an emotion of concern, at
least in the way of doubt because he knew
that he had ever been impelled by proper mo-
ives, and he did not believe there was the
slightest thing to the contrary on record.
earlier times, there were many things that he
could see now which he might do if again
necessary, in q different way but they per-
tanned more to the matter of discretion as to
individual than to questions of policy
Among the prominent bills pending in Con-
gress which failed of passage were Lawrence's
Pacific Railroad bill, BANDS Silver bill, and the
Geneva Award bill.
The President, through the Secretary of
War, has addressed the following communica-
ton to Gen. Sherman:
WAR DEPARTMENT.
WASHINGTON CITY, Aug. Is, 1876.
To Gen. W. T. Sherman, commanding United
States Army:
SIR: The House of Representatives of the United
States the 10th inst. passed the following pre-
amble and resolutions, viz:
WHEREAS, The right of suffrage prescribed by the
constitutions of the several States subject to the
Fifteenth amendment OF the constitution of the
united SJateS WnlCL Is DIS IOlOWS:
CART. Is, SEC. 1. The right of citizens of the
United States to vote shall not be denied abridged
by the United States or by any State account of
race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
" Sec 2. The Congress shall have the power to
enforce this article by appropriate legislation ard,
WHEREAS, The right of suffrage so prescribed
and regulated should be faithfully maintained and
observed by the United States and the several States
AID citizens thereof; and,
WHEREAS, It is asserted that the exercise of the
right of suffrage is in of the States, notwth
standing the efforts of all good citizens to the
try, resisted and controlled by fraud intimidation
and violence so that in cases the object of the
amendment is defeated; and,
WHEREAS, All citizens, without distinction of
race, class, color entitled to the protection
conferred by such article; therefore,
"Be 1T resol0ed, BY the House of Representatives,
that all attempts by force, fraud, terror intimida
ton otherwise to prevent the free exercise of the
right of suffrage in any State should meet with GER
tain, condign and effectual punishment; and that in
any case which has heretofore occurred or that may
hereafter occur, in which violence or murder has
been or shall be committed by one race or cls SIS
upon the other, the prompt prosecution of the
criminal or criminals many court having jurisdiction
one punishable by fine imprisonment, or one
demanding the penalty OF DEATH
The President directs that in accordance with the
spirit of the above you to hold all the available
force under your command, not now engaged in
subduing the savages of the Western frontier, in
readiness to be used upon the call or requisiton of
the proper legal authorities for protecting all citi
zens without distinction of race, color, political
opinion in the exercise of the right to yote guar
anteed by the Fifteenth amendment, and to assist
in the enforcement OF &c certain condign and If
fectual punishment upon all persons who shall
attempt by force, fraud, terror, intimidation, or
otherwise, to prevent the free exercise of the right
of suffrage as provided by the laws of the United
States, and have such force distributed and sta
toned as to be able to render prompt assistance in
the enforcement of the law. Such additional or
ders may be necessary to carry out the purpose
of these instructions will be given to you from
time to time after consultation with the law Off
GERS of the Government. Very respectfully, your
obedient servant,
(Signed) j. D. CAMERON,
Secretary of War.
The President has gone to Long Branch.
The joint Congressional commission to in