New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-26
4 TALK WITH GEN. GRANT.
PACKING rP-NO INTENTION OF RESIGNING-wASH-
NGIoN's BIRTHDAY N SOUTH CAEOLNA-No
yArrDICTDRY.
lGEEHkL PRESS DIsPATCHl

yA.EWCToRY.
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WAsuINGTON, Feb. 25.--PrCsIdcnt Grant re-
marked 20 the agent Of the Associated Press to-day in
DE couc of conversation that on saturday next he ana
HI family VIII leave the Executive Mansion. They VIII
temporarily soi5urn with Secretary Fish. They will visit
their home in thc West in April The time OF their con
tcmpateG departure for the West Indies and Europe Is
uncertain When the agent entered his Office the Pies-
dent was asserting and binding sucn papers as he H.
tands % retain.
IN response 10 question as TO what lie VIII do If there
be declaration Of the election Of President hc re-
Piled that tie matter rests entirely with Congress- but
be thinks Aat such q declaration VIII be reached as
those woo yesterday sought unnecessarily TO postro
TIE met with very decisive rebuke 1t would be
quite proper however for Congress TO pass law amend
atory Of the OF 1892 designating what person lthe
presiding officer Of the for instance shall act as
President ultl new election be ordered, IN case there
should owing acous opposition, be no declaration OF
Presden and yicePresideut, based OF the electoral
count
The Agcnt-I has been asserted, Mr. President, that
al arrangement was progress by which, in the possible
contingency above named, you would resign your Office
thus permitting the presiding officer Of the Senate 10 Nil
TIE vacancy thus OcclsiDned.
Tie President replied with a smile: d" So hear, but
the only knowledge l have Of such an arrangement Is
from the newspapers"
m more troops 10 Washington.
4Ae FresdentSuch is not my present intention, Dut II
they were needed should order them here. | THINK
however that everything VIII be peaceful, as there are
no Indications OF disturbances in connection with the
eectora. count tile declaration that be made.
The Agent-!t has been published that you have dis
tnctly said you would not formally recognize one Of
ue TWO Governments 10 Louisiana and South Carolina
httruei
Tie Presidential is, as Think IL would be improper
o me 70 tx Southern policy for my successor and thus
emllfrass him. II 1 were 10 recognize the Republican
Governors they would have be sustained 10y military
oIce and think the entire people tired OF the mill
afy beng employed % sustain state Government II
AAepublcan State Government cannot sustain itself
uen % vii have 10 give way II remedy is required,
AT Congress and not the President provide IL.
4he Agent-Aluch unirieDdly comment has been made
OF he Executive order prohibiting military demonstra-
uon In Charleston, 8. C., WGshngt0ns Birthday. II
you have objection, II would be interesting ~ learn
tbe reason for your action I'm the premises.
IAe Presdent-My proclamation heretofore issued,
commanding all Illegal unauthorized armed associ-
suous " disbsnd, II still 10 force. The who
song 10 parade we're nothing except armed political
bands They have never respected the proclamation,
and only seemingly dsbaDded. I must say that while
Believe the Democratic leaders would have done all that
wa possible prevent outbreak, yet on an occasion
Of that kind sometimes indulge too much In strong
drink and while under its influence might so express
themselves against their political opponents as possibly
provoke retaliation incite riot with ser
eas II not fatal consequences; and the disturbance
1Sht extend to other localities Therefore, entirely