The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1865-09-26
PRESIDENT JoHNsoN's POLICY.


, Murches-A General amnesty.
The Washington correspondent of the Phil
adelphia Ledger writes:
The President will fight this radical war to
the bitter end Within one month after the in-
auguration of our new President, l advised you,
on high authority, that in no event would the
radical element be favored, and the whole course
of Mr. johnson since has proved the correctness
of that assertion. There is no colder quarter of
the city to the destructive faction than. the
White House. Representatives therefrom have
called and called, sent in card after card, but
in most cases the President is too "busy" to at
tend to them; he is 'engagcdp' Their calls
are less frequent, and they have opened the war
outside.
1t ciU be futile! though not without prob
able serious embarrassment to the President in
carrying out the work Of "restoration' he has
50 noby commenced. This is the "new danger
that threatens us" AS long ago as the 14th
OF July, the Executive saw the cloud of opposi-
ton TO his policy rising, and then used the
above words. His sagacity-far seeing and
penetrating it all. To meet the contest
he armed at once and planted himself square
upon the bulwark Of the Constitution. To
well known Southerner, last week, he said,
"My chart is the Constitution. shall not de-
viate from it hairs breadth if can help it.
On that Constitution the States must be re-
stored, and the privileges which it confers must
be theirs. They are entitled to them and they
shall have them"
The President is firmly anchored there, and
1t is because he has SO fast hold upon the helm
OF the national ship, that the of fanaticism
and discord dash about him. They would beat
him from his position, but it will be "thus far
and no farther" and they who think otherwise
do not know the pilot they are dealing with.
The list of radical complaints thus far made
out and to be presented Immediately after the
opening of Congress is as follows:
LIST. Refusal to extend segro suffrage.
I'd. The appointment of secessionists as Pro
Fisional Governors.
Sd. The free exercise of the pardoning pow
er, wherein were included many who should
have been hanged.
4th. The introduction Of arms into the South
ern States.
5th The disbanding of the coored regi-
9th The refusal to order sweeping confis-
cation
7th The restoration of the Southern
churches.
8th. The refusal to arragn Lee the leader of
the rebel hosts, after be had been indicted for
treason.
9th. The refusal to try Davis by military
court.
10th. The apathy shown in the enforcement
of the Monroe Doctrine as applicable to
Mexico.
Such is the list so far, and there is no dispu-
ting that it is quite formidable; but | repeat,
the President is ready, not only for the opening
gun, but for all the terrible fire that is expect.
ed to follow. That the conservative masses
those who love their country and their who lie
country-will sustain him in solid column, there
can be no question, and this is all the President
asks. Grant him this support and he will hand
his name down to posterity second Washington.
The time is not distant when there will be
an entire reconstruction Of the Cabinet The
members whose slime will have come" are
Messrs. Stanton Harlan, Speed and Judge Ad-
vocate Holt You may rely on what assert
1t is the Presidents wish that bis Cabinet shall
be perfectly harmonious one, or as nearly 50
as possible, and when all is ready the change
will be made and the new members duly an
nounced
OF course, nothing is known as to when the
portfolios will be rendered nor is it likely the
names will be divulged until made public by
the President himself
Rev DIR Newman has had an interview with
the. President with reference to securing, if
possible, one of the Methodist churches at New
Orleans for the use Of those who have attended
upon his preaching during the past two years in
that city. The Doctor, hear represents the
number of said attendants at zone hundred"
and he thinks it no more than right that one Of
the three Methodist Episcopal churches in that
city should be set apart Fsr their use in other
words, that the edifce shall be known as the
property Of the Northern Church But to this
Mr. johnson most decidedly objected He con-
sidered the churches the rightful property of
the trustees, and if the Methodists of the North
were anxious for "one church" at the South,
4'the best way was for them to come together"
The proposition of Bishop Ames to submit
the question of 'tite" to the Chief Justice of
the United States is ludic rous one, when it is
considered that there IS, by the decision Of the
President restenng the churches, no such ques-
sion at issue. Perhaps the Bishop had not then
heard of the restoration
Rumors of probable general amnesty by
proclamation of the President are still current,
" and it would not surprise me if such a procla-
nation were issued AS matters now progress,
years must slapse before the docket of rebel ap-
plicants is cleared, and the best part of the
Presidents time during the hole of that period
must necessarily be occupied in hearing the in
dvidual cases. | cannot believe that he will
much longer continue the present system, but
that an important change will be made at an
early day.
CoNFIscATIoN AT AN END.-Our readers
will no doubt be gratfed to learn, as they will
upon perusal of Mr. Chambers remarks, made
yesterday at Dinwiddle Court House, that all
confscation is at an end. Mr. Chandler stated
that he had received orders to suspend all con-
fscation. This is pleasing intelligence to the
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