Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-12-12
GRANT.
Interview with the President by tae
Agent Of the Associated Press
What the Chief BulldOzer
A Mass Of Stupidities and Contradictions,
Proving the Ignorance and IncOm-
potency of Grant for His
Present Position.

WASHINGTON, December 11.-President
Grant, in the course of long free converse
ton to-day with a representative of the Asso-
ciated Press concerning political affairs, SAID
that recently he received a dispatch from
Governor Chamberlain, informing him that
it was currently reported in Columbia that
the President had. in his interview with Rep
rcsentative Hewitt, of New York, week ago,
remarked that when sixty-three members of
the South Carolina house of representatives
holding certificates from the secretary of state,
should convene, he would recognize them as
the legal house. The President, in reply to
Governor Chamberlain, telegraphed him that
if Hewitt had sent, or authorized the send
ing OF such dispatch, it was untrue that he
had so expressed himself, The President
says he had free and agreeable conversation
with Hewitt, in which he said that in his
Judgment not less than sixty-three members
were eligible to organize the house and trans
act business, including the determination OF
the qualification of its members. This was
the view he then held, but it was merely a
private opinion, and he might have been
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
a note addressed to him by Hewitt, dated
house of representatives, December 9th, as
follows:
To the President:
l have received reliable telegram from Colum-
bia stating that the sixfy-third member holding
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, as follows:
| have have just received later dispatch saying
that the supreme court OF South Carolina has pro
nOunced It's Judgment, and declared the house pre-
sided over by Wallace 10 be legally constituted house
of representatives and that Mackey IS private per
son. not the speaker, or iD any respect officer OF
the legislative body.
The President said, with reference to these
notes, that he did not think, after his free
conversation with Hewitt, that the latter
would make use of what he said for the pur-
pose of defeating the party which he 1.-THE
President represented; that when Hewitt and
Senator Randolph called on him, several days
ago, he informed Hewitt Of the contents Of
the dispatch he had received from Governor
NldllDcELIIis anu lliS itplg AC Hlatuc " ~
and intimated TO Hewitt that he thought his
confidence had been abused. Hewitt denied
that he had sent to Columbia such dis
patch as that mentioned The President then
repeated TO Hewitt the substance of the dis
| patch i4 reply to Governor Chamberlain to
the report cSsrent in Columbia. Senator
Randolph then prcdEcad a dispatch from
General Hampton, in which Ls said that II
the President would recognize the Wallace
house. and withdFaY the troops, he would
do everything possible 10 pyoserye peace. The
President said that he looked upon this as d
piece of impeTtinence on the part Of General
Hampton in telling him what to do; that the
sending Of troops TO South Carolina was ID
obedience to the call Of Governor Chamber
lain, the danger there being too formidable
| for the authorities Of the State to control
that organized rife clubs, representing Cen
eral Hampton. EeIa in the city of Columbia
and that # the Federal tseops should bewith.
drawn there would be peace; bGt u 4 Guild be
| the rest Of death. Senator Randolph ti3eI
! explained il.gt the President should not thinl
| that General Hainfasn sought to advise hin
| what to DO, and that the disiatch which wa
shown u The President was a reply TO ss.. ia
Senator Randolph bad sent to General Hamp
| ton. IN response to 3 qsestlon the President
said he bad Rsyer Instructed 9enelL Rugel
! TO place troops In DIS Stateh0use, hut that VA
| the way General RugeF understood his orders
The troops were IN South Carolina. the PTesi
dent repeated, in obedience to the call O
Governor Chambsbsin, 10 suppress nsurree