The Red Cloud chief., 1885-05-15
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~ CAtas~s n~~~ss
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Ihs ss>rrttca that Cea- h
n.ses bern . prxssans man. - mSN1
on genera as ~~r~. Rae r~censiv
illustrated sy snseicscs showing sAss
be rvfraine5 sram swearing nnder vssv
srytng circumstances. never heard
the geicral swear. SAYS . writer Ia The
Washington cassias. bot tc~rsasnl, ssv
him mad enough to make ,hlass blus U
be had hrok.n out
In III. spring - 1874 . dc.exssisa
came here srcsu = taSpsyrrs' eoaseuftsa
IN South Carolina TO .spcssaiase against
the in,osershle ~esiravsgsner. folly. and
fraud of their ssatr g~ovssnmrni Frask
Aoses. ''shs scsag native Sov-sDos."
~ he had b~srn dabtsd hy those Who
thought caspet-hagg~r. the sam 1t al
evil. who had shown them that the Gas
gsr 81 Moscs wAs heavier than the ls,ns
of Scott. was nearing the ci,se os HE
term. To prepare foe . desperate e.
fort 10 r-iecm the state. Q non partisao
laxpsy-r convention wa called. so6
The result was ''An srr~aI 10 Cesar"
A delegation al twenty Of he moss
distinguished mrn of the state canso
here. Ten. James Chestnut. Who did
rrcca,ly. was at H. head. went With
them. by sppoinimcst. t the white
hou>e 10 prcssD, The hill AZ g~rsevaacesL
As Nc were passing up the stairway %
the p-~s.drnt's rrceptson room senator
John j. Patterson. the carpcf-bag rep.
r..eniasive - the Palmetto state. psssed
down. He had . grim oa bis somswhoe
s.rdoaic face. which wss indicative e
disaster so those he grinnsd 81
Gen. NJ 4. Butler. nov senator. CO.
ssis'y construed II ass danger signal.
for he said To me: Nov. woudsg
y ha, Patterson has be~n up tor" Tho
delegation 49, not long In Adding oae
When they filed into the rrcepsioe-soo0
Grant wss standing 10 receive them.
% chnehed hand rcssing N the ssblA
an sngry fush uron his fsce. and -
expression IL the csc filter Tor lhe bet
tie-teid than for the reception ruom.
lie went through the crrvmony of intro
daction coldly. and then said ''Whas
can ] do for youp' VI. ID. Porter,
Cbari.ston's most famous lawyer. pm
sen,ed the resolutions of the couveo-
,iou and the protest IL the taxpayer q
south Carolina against the contisoea
existence ii the state government NJ.
Ls,hers unrsllci three long psoof-sheses
Of an individual protest. which be woald
have procssicd 10 read hsd not Grant.
with an impatient gesture. Interrupted
him. Gentlemen. said he. ''shaS I'll
you have Ia say concerning the prsaseo
governmen, Il sossth Carolina 10 srss
do mol admit or deny. he edmssissssp
ton II AFFAIR." IN that stats y in 10
hands of iho.a who we're eiscss4 - .
isrg. majority 81 the people - ssprs-
sent them: you must fad your reus~3y
IT the balIotbcx: but evso II hAd Il q
my power "a proven, the evis IL Wiki
YOU complain ] do nos think am hpaod
90 do y. Why should I help thass VIE
.shsmefully aba.e maj The conyesuoO
which s~n, you here even dssgrri IL
name u my wife into iss debAsss ssA
made her the subi.ct u falss ssa eao-
daIous accuszfions."
The delegation was dumhfo~sdal.
The member. bad not expected soy
very warn - mpashy. bus tas susntae
at the table. was too sud3rn 70 hed
them prepared. Tboss Who bad n0&iesd
the exit 81 ~'-fiop~st John pasessSpa's
wrre. however,. not 80 mach suypgssaA
II Grants familiarity vish The prpcss1.
Ing. II the COO s~piiou. The sly polj-
tie.an had prtfn~d Grant fos ths reuep-
tiou. and 90 the table Gloss IN GsasSo
hands was . n~~sPsp-s cispping-tts
svror os Gen. Mart Cary's srsseh -
the ~eoavspibon-
Gen Gary. ~ chairDas II tAs Co.,
mites on federal relssssns. hsd oppunsA
an appeal To Gnnt lie desnuscsd ht0
" . drunken syrssf. sos . whit hesasg
than his fsIlow radicals 10 Syush Cac.
olina. while Moses and ks fellow.
thirses." said he. "sW sokhisg Ne 80
pie IL south Carolina. 0fsst sod hie
fesIew-shs~yes are rubbing IL vho1o
II The Csis~d SsstsA Will
negro hsrsoss srv peddissg egtshflvU
pay certificates 10 the ssssses a Ca5smr
baA. The vi1s 81 Grsss b sel1isr ~ -
srstA II ihs Treasury 70 - Uahisss g
Wall street"
SO the isxpsyen dsaeeneSoa vue
ausy sorro.ful. n Csas3 bad ksso
calm eDough % lisaee 70 s1ajanncss -
would have learned that 6MA 0ssy'o
reposs and sppech hsd h<so nsstG11y
rebokea - IL ensyenstoa. vh8rt ~
lesred the rrposs baek so HI esnoietA
Md ADOPTED - sddruns ssmpessss. soar
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