The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1876-12-21
Whatl Grant and Hayes are Report
ed to Say.

NEW YORK, Dec. Is The Tribune re-
ports President Grant as saying yesterday
afternoon that lie has so far received no
official information OF unlawful move
mentS in Indiana or elsewhere; that he
has been informed that efforts to inilame
the people there met with Il very faint re-
Sponse, and he believes the loyal senti-
ment OF the people there and elsewhere
will prevent any outbreak. He expressed
qualification at the conservative spirit
shown y Southern leaders, and is glad
to know that conservative men OF both
parties are opposed to any but a peaceful
solution OF the present complications. If
any emergency does arise the President
said he should not hesitate to execute his
constitutional authority. Whoever is Tor
mally declared by the President Of the
Senate to have been elected will be rec
ognized by General Grant; to that person
will he surrender the reins Of authority
1t is not his desire to force upon the peo-
pie any particular person, but he will see
that the person declared to be elected US
his successoris placed in possession Of the
Government. lie is not Judge of the cleo
ton. When the question is determined
his duty will be plain.
Gen. Grant says that before and since
the election he had used his executive
power only Tor the enforcement Of laws
and the preservation OF peace, and such
IN exercise OF the power conferred upon
him he would continue until the last mo-
ment of his responsibility. He does not
think that u Government which has with
stood the shock of four years battle will
now fall before the clamor OF q mob. The
power of the President to call out the mil
tia Of the States in the event Of any at
tempt to resist the inauguration of the
President legally declared to be elected
is one which Gen. Grant will not hesitate
to use should any occasion arise He said
that it is his recollection that during the
riots in New York in 1868 portion OF the
National Guard of the Empire State was
called out by the direct authority Of the
President and co-operated with the regu-
lar United States troops in the suppression
of the disturbance. The World reports
the remarks Of President Grant yesterday
the same as in the Tribune
Correspondence of the New York Herald
CHICAGO, Dec. 10th, 1876.
1t is positively stated here to-day, by q
gentleman of unquestiorably trustworthy
cHdTdcler, lldt republican leauef OF great
prominence in the Western States, and
who is known to maintain strictly conf
Dental relations with Governor Hayes, is
now on his way to Washington, with the
sanction of the republican Presidential
candidate, to propose, and if found practi-
cable, conclude an arrangement. in the
nature of a compromise, between the most
influential members of the republican par
ty and such prominent conservative South.
ern democrats as Congressman Lamar, OF
Mississippi, and Ben Hill, of Georgia, on
the basis of the assent of the latter to the
unchallenged declaration Of Hayes cleo
ton and the Inauguration of Hayes as
President with the assurance of q satisfac
tory division Of Cabinet officers and Other
positions OF honor and profit under the
federal administration.