The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-12-05

CEssARY-NO PROMINENT SUPPORTER OF
GRANT TO BE ADMITTED no THE NEW
COURT.
by telegraph TO the New York Herald @ III
CINCINNATI, December 3.-The Enou;rer
published yesterday dispatch from Colunl-
bus giving at some length rather curious
story about some expressions OF Governor
Hayes in relation to his policy II he should
become President. The story has not at
tracted much attention or belief here be-
cause OF, the quarter in which it appears,
and because, also, OF certain details which
are incorrectly stated.
am In position to give you 4 correct and
accurate account of the whole matter, which
was intended by Governor Hayes and, his
friends to be kept secret. As il has leaked
out through somebody's indiscretion, some
OF the friends Of the Governor now think
IL best to make the correct story public. i
~, THE CORRECT STORY. -. 80, Il,
The Governor has never been in sympatby
with those Republicans WHO pressed the 4
southern issue, and he has no sympathy at
allWith the carpet-baggers and adYenturers
like Governor Chamberlain in South Caro-
lima or Governor Kellogg in Louisiana. He
has waited impatiently for an opportunity
to let honest southern men know his real
views, and assure them that they need not
fear, n he should become President, that
the abuses in the South, which General
Grant has tolerated and encouraged, would
be continued. "
MR.. LAMAR DECLINES.
Alter consultation with two or three of
the safest advisers he concluded that il
would be well to see and confer with Mr..
Lamar, Of Mississippi, and that gentleman
was written to by Mr.. Halstead accord
ingly, and asked to stop in Cincinnati for q
conversation on his way to Washington.
When he got there Mr.. Iialstead in
formed him OF Governor Hayes's desire
TO consult with him. Mr.. Lamar was at
| first inclined to go to Columbus from here
and meet Governor Hayes, but ON considera-
ton thought such Il meeting at this time I'M
wise, as possibly committing both him and
the Governor TO matters which altered cir
cumstances might make inconyenent. He
said that he did not Mt this time wish to see
Governor Hayes's hand, nor was lie pre-
pared, nor did he fee! the time had come to
talk over southern questions with him. He
therefore declined i'll II courteous note, and
went on his way hence to Washington.
! THE GOVERNORS PROGRAMME.
! Colonel Roberts, who Is, believe, manaS-
| ing editor OF the New Orleans Times, and a
gentleman OF ability and reputation, was
thereupon asked to so and see Governor
HAYES, with view to get at tho Governors
ideas, so as to be able to communicate them
| to Mr.. Lamar. Colonel Roberts went from
here to Columbus By appointment Of Gov
ernor HAYES and had long conference
with him ut the Governors house, and Gov
ernor Hayes explained to him very frankly
his political programme. e
The conference was private, OF course,
and was intended to be kept so,, but as al
incorrect story has got out it is now thought
best by the friends OF Governor Hayes tc
let the public know precisely what was said
1t should be promised that the Governor /:
very we'll informed on southern affairs, has
made them study, has friends in some
southern States, and did not need informa.
ton from Colonel Roberts.
WHAT GOVERNOR HAYES SAID.
He said to Mr.. Roberts that he wished
MIR. Lamar and also General Hampton ant
other southern men like them to know ant
to be assured that he believed himself fairly
elected to the presidency; that he meant t.
be President, and to be his own Man ant
have his own policy; that no person wht
had been prominently concerned IN the Ad
ministration Of General Grant, whethe
in Washington or elsewhere, should hav'
any Office or power under bis Administra
ton. He thought reform absolutely neces
sary, and impossible except by calling j
new men and dropping the men now il
power and place. About this he spoke, as
it is known he feels, very positively.
HAYEs's SOUTHERN POLICY.
AS to the South, the Governor said tina
he desired to consult with such men as Mr.
Lamar and General Hampton; that h
thought Hampton had acted noble part il
recent events in South Carolina, for which
the country owed him thanks; that il ht
became President he should wish to call Dir
Lamar into his Cabinet, and should not ask
him, in that event, to abandon his present
poirical relations that he meant to frame
his southern policy on the advice o.
these two gentlemen to, make tht
Federal appointments in the southern
States upon their recommendations
and entirely OF Southern men, con
siderins this the only proper disposition o!
these offices. He said, frankly, that carpet
bag government had not been successful:
that the complaints OF, the southern people
were Just in this matter; that he should re.
l uulTc 1DSOlutC JhSbACS akio A<AA Pbky w ths
negro, but that he was convinced this could
be got best and most surely by trusting the
honorable and influential southern white;
and putting the responsibility on them o.
maintaining peace and Furnishing outrages
SYMPATHY WITH HAMPTON.
He expressed his strong sympathy witt
Hampton in South Carolina, and his opin
lon that the President had acted down there
in very ill-adyised manner. Finally, Gov
ernor Hayes said that as soon as the electo
raj vote was declared and his, election thus
publicly assured, he wished to have . pri
waite conference with Colonel Lamar anG
General Hampton, and would take measures
to that end, believing. that then, they could
gee TO objections to = consultation which
had for its object the good OF taeirown sec
ton and the harmonizing Of differences
q which had gone so far that reconciliation
was absolutely necessary for the good Of
the whole country. W s.F.-s,.,.. /, Il
This is true account OF what Governor
HAYES said. 1t comes from source thor
oughly informed, and it presents What those
who know Governor Hayes intimately have
known to be his views as to the necessities
Of public policy when he becomes Prest
dent.