The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-10-31

We have read uttentvelv Mr.. Stesrps'
report Of his conversation with Pres5lsrf
johnson, but We can ind nothing IN i thai
modlhes our opinion 81 the Presidents Do \
icy. Ar. Stearns is mistaken in sunra-
sing his letter viii inspire the North With
eouidence On Andres Iohnsou's Admin.
traiien- We're il far mare favorable thsn a
a, stlll aprivate conversatiou could not out-
weigh public sets, aud the President would
have to stand o. isll on the record which h.
makes for himsef BY bis ofieisl utierauess.
The conversation SCARCELY demauds q crit
ieisin m detail, bal We will take one OF two
Instance s
The President says. in substance. eThs
south must have tinae 10 understand their
heE position yen cannot expect them %
accept Equal suffrage al once. We oppose
70 ms opinion the statement 81 very uot0-
rioas rebel, Nirginian. q journalist un-
aouhtediy we'll scquaiuiea with southern
sentiment He said eli the President had
imposed negro sufifuge en- the Southern
States IS q condition precedent % their a3-
mission, az any ume during two months.af-
Ter Lees surrender, g 'eoHl3 hauc BcCa az
etpfed iCithoaf niuTatur." We an know that
= trae. But the President you'd not. BY
ms policy, and By b. ooqueiting with the
psmoeratic party, he hiss built uP PARTY
A~t'A-A-t aAANA~ EAANM.A ID UAIaa AEtLaiN
ler me States, gnd 20 put the negro arain Z
under the heel Of tyrauuicsl aristocrs1v. !
Il Is dishonest In Mr. johnson 20 SAY that I
4 he interiered with the vote in the rebel /
States be might DO the same ia Pennsylva- /
aia- 10 is not merely dishonest, il is insult I
ng. Is loyal Pennsylvania % be compared /
with rebellilus North Cardinal The Pres /
dent has appointed q Provisional Governor Il
or North Ca -oiina. Dare he attempt % put 1
. Provisional Governor over Pehnsy lyania /
Bus the same right which he had 10 nomi-
late Mr.. Holden, he had to say who should
'lect Mr. Holden's successor.
Mr.. johnson says he would favor negro
mirage in Tennessee. Almost il the next
enience be says The negro would vote With
rs old master. Are we to infer Mr.. John
on wants the cid master restored 20 power
q TENNESSEE he adds that universal suf-
rage would create war Of races. As negro
uirage must result in universal suffrage. !
re we TO infer the President approves a war
& raeesf What ave we % infer As COM
monty happens when a man tries to talk I
Quad a subject. be ends By running against
imself
Mr.. Stearns referred to the aIifsnce be-
ween the President and the Democracy,
nd Mr.. johnson turned the conversation
y laugh.
We can tell Mr.. Stesrns something he
riil not laugh at-that the President refus-
d pointbl3nk q lend his name or hia iniiu {
nee in any way ~ carry Pennsylvania for
be Republicans. Elected BY the Republi- I
ans, he would not allow Il % Be Understood
e desired his own party should succeed I'd
be polls. Let Mr.. Stearns 20 20 the lead /
lg Republican po iticians Of that State and
. viii hesr nothing bus curses Of Andrew | I
ohnson for his tfrachery. " We carried
be State without himi we eau keep 10 with
at him''-that is the sort Of talk which the
residents t0rtuous policy INDUCES his
lends 10 Indulge in. Our authority for Il |
a United States Senator, whose name is
. Mr.. Stvarns' service
Il is she same thing in New York. The
resident was invited, We are assured. 10 l !
tend the Republican meeting at Cooper
lstitute lsst week HeWould not evenan- {
yer the note Of invitation. lie does not :
ant the Republicans 20 carry New York.
he Republican leaders IN New York know
e does not. The men who are stamping y
he State know he does not. They mean 10 {
'rry il in spite Of him, aud there Is good {
Iason 10 hope they viii then demand that J
Ie President shall renew his allegiance to 1 I
le principles Of the party, or alow the c
,rty 20 renouuee its allegiauce 20 hun. q
And We assure Mr. 8tearns that the Radi- q
ls mean 90 smash tho recons ruction poll o
Of the President, aud believe they can
} il IL their friends aud the true friends Of
. negm will stand By them.