The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-01-04
GRANTS CHRISTMAS GIFT.

.aGRANTs CHRISTMAS GIFT. -
PROMISES TO, Do THE SQUARE THING
BETWEEN TlLDEN AND HAYES. El,A
81 i, :WxsH1NefoN, Dec. 24s1s76. :.
The President to-day accorded another
intereiew to Mr.. Gobright, the agent Of
the Associated Press: The conversation
was of: a social and Somewhat 'explanato-
ry character. Gen: Grant ssidj 'in:ireply
to question, fiat helhad'ha knowledge
of a Democratic armed conspiracy ir the
South or West, as had been reported.
He had information merely Of the exist
ente Of organized rife companies. in the
South outside of the militia. He was
not apprenticeship of. armed collisions in
connection with the Presidency, no mat
ter what might BE the fears Of others.
All the people desired, be- Thought, was q
f,ira count Of the Electoral vote in the
Southern contested States, in order to be
satisfied of the result, The reports of the
several committees now there on the, true
condition of affairs would, he believed,
have tendency to solve the existing
political difficulties. It was certainly:de-
sirable.t to establish the actual fact Of. the
election Of either Hayes or Tifden, for
neither of them would feel satisfied II
any. doubt remained of his election, be-
cause; in such a case. his position as
President would not command the gen;
eral support required for that station.
The President remarked that no one
could suppose that he had any ;connec-
ton with or relation to the declaration as
to who was elected. That must be de
termined BY the; legislative branch Of the
government, when he'woild gladly make
way. for his .successor!l' He was now
ahxbus for the coming Of the, 9Th ol
March, when he would. be. freed from
official cares. Before re-establishing
himself at his home in Galena,, Illinois,
where he owns house, he proposes
making "a voyage to the West Indies, Wis,
itipg' Havana and other. points of interest
He has deferred his, voyage to Europe
tin June, for the reason that his Youngest
son, Jesse, will not graduate until that
time, and he is desirous of.taking his son
with him.: The, President said that
during his Presidential terms his health
had been very good, and it was now ex-
cellent. = Recurring to the, 'recert elet-
tipn, he remarked that heshou)dcpEmpt:
ly recognize whoever should be-. DECLARED
his successor. With this his political
feeling would have nothing to do. II
must be 'recollected that several years
ago.. during the gubernatorial contest in
the State Of Arkansas, and! when both %.
parties represented their, respective. cases
at Washington, he Recognized the Demo:
Gratis in preference ITO. the! Republicans
because by legal representation the dor
mer were eptitIed to the position: While
it was true that the Presidential term
commences by law on the fourth o1
March; it did not necessarily follow that
the President elect should. d.idefer taking
the oath of office until that time.s III
might take it Immediately. after The
DECLARATION of his election, and enter or
the performance of his duties 'as iPrcsi'
dent on the fourth of March,a the day o.
the retirement of his predecessor, The
President intends to reply to the House
resolution calling for information as Il
the sending oftroops to the.South, 'allt
the authority under'which he did so.' Ii
all SUCH proceedings he endeaxored: ,te
keep within the limits of the law, having
always, previous to acting, consulted the
attorney general, his legal adviser ,and
besides, the Democratic House, of Rep
resentatives, during the: former session o.
Congress, emphatically declared that all
citizens of the United States should 'be
protected in their rights. He further
said, with. regard to the sending Of troops
to the South, though it was for the above
mentioned purpose, it would be rehem.
bered that Gen. Frank Blair wanted
| troops sent there for different purpose
saying iu his, letter to Col: Broadhead, in
June. 1868, that there was but one way
to restore the Government and the Con.
stitltion, and that was for the President
to declare the reconstruction acts null
and void, and compel the army to undo
the alleged usurpations at the South, and
leave the white people to reorganize. .theil
own governments. Surely. said the
Pre- id nt,,T"if the army, according tc
Gen. Blair, could ''be used to wipe iou1
governments, it GOULD yin my opinion, be
used to support them. :, The Democratic
National Convention, alter this letter was
written, nominated Gen. Blair for Vice
President, on the tic ct with. Governo,
Seymour: The Republican State Gov
| ernments at the South had nothing to ex.
pect from the Democrats: Under theil
rule all such governments: would fade
out, as in Mississippi; where Gen. Ame'
was. legally elected Governor, but wa:
forced to yacate the office, and. is. now, q