Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-12-13
PRESIDENT GRANT SPEAKS
AGAIN.


i; listers with respectful attention to
what be has to say upon the Southern
Question. A few days ago. Abraham
Hewet., the man who is Samuel j.
Tilden's supc.serviceabie iacto;um,
having caused it TO be known that be
had had Az audience OF the President,
caused tina, fact to be USED rs circum-
s,s.tiai evidence in support OF his
statement tina: Grant had made con-
cessions to him to avoid the threaieneC.
Impeachment. Just how Grant ob.it-
crates this Reformer's lying and glib
bets him IN presence Of tbe country, i1
illustrated n report Of late CONVEX
salion had by the President with u
representative of the Associated Press.
We quote f-om that report IS follows
" N response 20 question: the Presi-
dent said he had nsver instructed
General Roger 10 place troops in tie
State House. but that WIS the way
General Rucer understood his orders.
The troops were in South Carolina, the
President repeated, IN obedience 10
the call of Governor Chamberlain, to
suppress an instruction toe formlda-
bic for him TO control, and, had il not
been for these troops, Chamberlain
would be a refugee to-day, as Gov
ernor Ames now IS from Mississippi.
The Prcsiaeu. said ne locked OH the
siius;'or rs embarrassing TO say the
least. 4 great deal Of bad temper had
been shown on the Democratic side,
and many were acting un-easonah!y.
They seem to fear that he was not do
ing what was right, aud were abusing
everybody for not yielding TO their
views. This struck him As strange,
considering the scenes through which
they have passed. Governor Hayes
represented the party that carried in
the late election all but fou~ Of the
States that furnished the means for
the suppression Of the rebellion, and
Governor TilGen carried sll but three
of those who sought 10 destroy the
Cn!on. In an allu-ion to frauds, he
said tho majority for Tilien in the
city o. New Io:k was larger than his
total majority in the entire State, and
in whicI. city much crime is perretra-
ted, and where there is large NUN
Ter Of mon who have very little inter
est In tho State or Republic. In the
same way frauds were committed in
the States OF New Jersey and Connec-
sicut. While It VAS trrc tha: those n
the Southern States which gave Gov
erncr T.lden a majority were voters,
many CT them voted moro than once
but nobody claimed that Tilden did
not carry such States. The same party
that perpetrsted the frauds i'll the
Southern States for Tiidcu complain
of frauds in FLORIDA, Louisiana and
South Carolina; but if there had been
no frauds in Mississippi, North Caro- |
lima and Arkansas, these States would |
have gone for Hayes ami Wheeler. !
The President justified the exclusion |
Of Laurens and Edgefic!d counties |
from the returns, on the ground that |
Georgians voted in them frequently, |
and cas-. moro votes than there were |
voters for the Democrats, Much las !
been said about the use Of troops, but |
considering the mum Der Of lives sacr!- !
feed, and the many political murders
IL the South, it was necessary 10 afford
the required protection, though al
WAS quiet new in the South. So :Gr as
he could he would protect every one
from violence. All the steps taken to
this end had been duly considered.
In reply 10 u remark that it seemed
the Democrats had abandoned the idea
of impeaching him, he said he would
advise them not TO attempt it, for il
might bring out evidence which they
would not like 10 see spread on the
records. lie would rather trust the
rebels than their Northern allies, and
had tried TO say as much in his annual
He did not receive all the
IcpcAtS AAOih khc AZ sitliS
and therefore he was obliged to leave
out of his message many subjects 10
which otherwise he would have al
|uGcd. He said, in response to ques-
lion, tina; he would answer the House
and inform them why he
had sent troops to the South. Among
,ther things the President said there
we're 600 or 500 troops in Washington.
II there should be any necessity for
moro he would order them Li.her.
We should have peace, if we have TO
light for it. Some days he received
i've or six letters threatening assassin
tior. but no paid no attention to them. I
\ crazy man once followed him six
months, threatening to take his life,
nd this person, he believed, was
laced in an insane asylum. When
o first came to the Executive Man
ion he found a military guard there, d
ut he caused it to DO Withdrawn and /
INT into barracks. Referring to the
ol:ticaI CON, 1icotiorc ba SaiJ bo had .