The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-01-11
GRANT,S WEEKLY BULLETIN
His Views OIL the Political 81 uation-
He Claims the solid south for the
Republicans.-.Defend Chamberlain
and Abuse Hamptyn, Z .-r,
WAsH1SGroS, December 81.

The President to-day in an interview
with the agent of the National Associated
Press, among. other subjects of>conveNa-
tion, alluded with particular! emphasis
and detail to the political situation in the
so.caled contested States S1uth.
He observed that he had received no
letters orHteiegrams from there for ten
days, which INDICATED to him A most sat- -,
factory condition of things in reference !.
to the results of the recent elections.
Neither Governors Chamberlain, Srearns
and Kellogg, and the constituted author
tiles of South Carolina, Florida and.
Louisiana with them had made requsi-
tions in that time upon him for aid or
assistancein any shape. whatever; which
was efficient evidence in his mind they
felt implicit confidence in the continu- j
ance of the present status of affairs.
Speaking more SPECIFICALLY he said,
that while he had heard nothing directly
from the authorities in those States, he
had beenfiilly advised of the progress of
events, by persons who had been re-
quested to go there and who had but just
returned. In regard to South Carolina,
he said that the result so far as tile Re. I
publican electors were concerned, seemed
to be conceded by all parties, and that
the facts elected in the case of Edgefeld5
County were sufficient to vitiate the cleo
ton there, and that tile casting out Of
those returns was justifed:in the fullest
degree by the law of,the State. :,ii; iaa'
In this county, as officially reported,
armed bands, non-residents of the county,
took possession of the voting places,
posted their pickets, voted as often as
they pleased and allowed any one else TO
vote who would vote their way, and had
good time generally. That when the
returns were made up and sent to Colum.
bia and canva sed by the State Board Of
Canvassers, they showed about twice as
many votes cast as there were residents
in the county. -;
In regard to Florida he said he was
informed that on the face of the returns
originally shown the majority was for
Hayes and Wheeler. but ON aStt!,sequent
examination an addition was discovered
which WAS promptly corrected and which
gave Tilden and Hendricks 1873 majority.
Az the examination being continued it
was discovered 'ir the returns of one
county that there had been Mo regiStra
tion nor 'ther legal measures taken to
hold an election; that the returns showed
over 24O maturity for Tlden and Hen
dricks which were under the exact pro-
vision of the election laws oi Florida.
These were discarded. leaving majority
of over 100 ior Hayes aud Wheeler.
In regard to Louisiana it was the 0pin-l
ion Of all who had been there, and who
had subsequently conversed with him on
the subject; that the action of the board
is final, aud there is no appeal from it's
decision. He said hat there always.had
frauds committed at elections. That it
was a fact that the electnrat vote of Lou.
isiana had not been counted IN any Pres
| idential election since 1860. .,.
. In speaking generally. he said be did
mot think there had been fair election,
where the people could not go to the
polls and vote. AZ they pleased, as. they
would in New England or in any Of the
Southern States, except perhaps Della,
ware. That iii Maryland, # there had
been free election at least three 'Repub::3
lican congressman would be elected.
THAT in Mississippi there is & Republican
majority of at least $4,000, instead of
i which at the late election there was O
Democratic majority of about 5S 900.
That. in Alabama and Arkansas there is
also legitimate Republican majority: >
F.: BY way of comment upon the Intensity
!. of the political. sentiments entertaiped BY
a large portion of the people of the South,
be said that if, by any means, the contest
should: finally result in the choice of Mr..
i Tilden, none of, the Republican govern
meuts. in the South could stand twenty.
four hours. =
T lii; reference to the Democratic coptes.
| tants for authority in;South Carolina and
| Louisiana, he thought. they!would: con
II tinue to. hold out. until the Presidential.
I,contest was finally disposed Of: and if
favorable to the Republicans they would
4 quietly idis6and, bnt'if on the contrary
T favorable toithe Democrats they would
under the auspices of the Nation&l Coy,
ernment, doubtless make q summary dis.
= positibn 'of the Republican authorities,
4 and:they might consider themselves for.
sunate If allowed dto;leavei att all. y.
/. In speaking of. 4Hampton's letter TO
Governor. Hayes. he bad seen it printed
4 in the Newspapers. and he thought twas
Fin Keeping with tile 0ther acts 'of That
/: person. !. He Observation-Disclosures matters
.lnow, stood in South. Carolina that they
could he legally reversed. He; thought
that the act of the Leegislatu!re, which q
was:einpowerpd By law e tanVas$ the
a vote for Governor and other State OIL
| cials could not be--ses aside; and it
SEEMED to.himIahat the Question Hf add
ministratiou iu that State? las been def.
fintely settled. ~, :9w,.g.,.a.. 9.
ann, tile aPresideiit: ;tti,,es MT Stare in the
,llbelief:tl,a there wiIIi1ber trouble .,in the
meeting of the Legislature, and the:in-,
suguration Of Gpysrnpr BACKYARD: Imtllik
Goniiettinn, it has been ;rsrertalned that
d The orders issotd to the military com.
4 matdant in, 1872 have i,nt been'H@Gf1ed'
! in any particular. land in case 'hi trpu,le,
the military will sertainly injtserterej nljts tnr
4 the purpose of projecting liteapd .pr"perr-,
4 ty, and the preservation Of the ipeace. :.
,.; The President, ,inretertitigt ta The Pres
it,eutial question il. tong,vs-. xndntlre7
| existing Differences. helween the:,1two
+ 'Hnu>es ;.s to tll.. mnd' of, .,.npnfing the.
cle.i5faf .v,de:: tinh 4: ,,"@tlisir resiiectiye
4. tnv'ers and iirtrnguives, AHtl titatiie lihd
no Observation-Disclosures. but, ASA
:, matter otopinion. it, appeared to him as
if the question of his successor wloGpld loG not
be disposed OF By tie time Of expiration
at hi1 !rarm of,"ffice' Il, sin6i, iin the 18th
day of. March. 1887. sa,mhifi, .timei all
power and authority vested inhiu, wopl6
sta>e;; s., T'I To his mind Tbs aM and tse PRE-,
the p6weEto npen and ct'tht the votes.
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1o;.-A -A,man.e.tn take a jbkeibest a4ter'he
has ;akep. bis s4 sa4nEsaE:a EsaE:a. - a&m sli, ;os Z;
IT, Matt gArpenterr, according ding e g J.. the
Baltimore Gaseae, regards the actien, e9,,f.t Of
]sJudee B6ild fl 'reIeasfHg the South Cairtoa.:
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