The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1878-06-13
The President.
HIS VIEWS ON THE sITUATIoN--No FEAR
Fer THE TITLE-THE SOUTH
UNGRATEFUL.

Washington Telegram to N. Y. Times.
Washington, May ia gen.
tieman in the confidence Of the
president, and having perfect
knowledge of Mr.. Hayes views re-
epecting the recent proceedings of
he Democratic majority of the
House. said this evening that the
president, while maintaining his
natural equanilnity of temper, was
not inclined to look lightly on the
situation. He did not think it was
matter to treat with Indifference.
Great events in history had sprung
from smaller beginnings.
Tracing the movement from its
birth, the president has been struck
with its rapid growth. He points
to the significant circumstances
that such independent ard infu-
ential men as Alexander H. Ste
phens are already powerless to
stay the caucus mandate. What
ever the result OF the investigation
might be-whatever disclosures
might result therefrom-the presi-
dent entertained no fear that any
Thing could be brought home to
him. If any person made any
promises on his behalf, or entered
into any bargains, they did SO with
out bis knowledge, and he hoped
their acts would be exposed.
The president regards the action
Of the southern Democrats in sup
porting the investigation scheme
as ungrateful in the highest degree,
irrespective of other considera-
tions. When be assumed the ex-
ecntive Office he found the South,
or at least large portion of IL,
distracted and torn asunder by po-
Iitical strife, almost bordering on
revolution. He gave the South
peace. South Carolins, and espe-
eially Louisiana, were restored to
the rule OF the native population,
aud carpet-baggers ceased to be
an element in southern politics.
The president, of course, acted
from "a strict sense of public duty,
and claims no reward at the hands
of the South for doing what he was
bound in conscience to do, but he
cannot avoid being a witness to
the ipgratituds eyinced by repre-
sen.atiyes Of the South to . man
who above all others has had their
welfare and happiness, in common
with the rest of the Union, sincere
ly ut heart.
With reference to his title, the
president conceded that it could
be contested, but there was only
one way to test the question, aud
that was by writ Of quo warranto,
which was the only remedy pro-
yided by law when he became
president. The act creating the
electoral commission specially de-
c!ared that nothing therein was to
be construed as impairing or affect
ing any right then existing under
the constitution and laws, to ques-
ton, by q proceeding in the judi
cial courts of the United States,
the right or title OF himself and
Mr.. Wheeler, ii any such right nt
that time existed.
The president admitted that Mr..
Tilden's only remedy at present
was by writ OF quo warranto, and
that such q writ was a prerogatiys
writ, and not obtaipable as 4 mat
ter Of right, but only In the discre-
ton of the conrt, and he doubted
whether any court would grant 1t.
The president also comedies ths
power of congress to pass retro
active law to provide other means
Of testing his title to the prssiden-
cy, as the Office can never be said
to be in the past, but is always in
the pl esent,
As to bis impeachment being
ordered by the House, the presi-
dent has not the remotest idea
hat such ap occurrence Is even
among the possibilities.
The president is fully alive to
any exigencies that may arise, and
will see to it that the public peace
. mpintained and the laws en-
foyoad Of wbafayaf cost He Arfl-