Shreveport semi-weekly news. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1865-18??, 1865-09-03
Letter 1ren New York.

Correspondence OF the y. u. Picayune.
The democratic convention of this
state has passed resolutions which
the Times says "must be seen to be
appreciated" Of course, it doesn't
like 'em. yet what are they? What
their tenor! They endorse the Pres.
ident and his policy; they declare
the great democratic party to be still
the real conservator Of the nation;
they congratulate the people on the
return OF peace; they call for relax
alton of military rule in the sou,l' RI
states. md the cessation of arbitrary
arrests and trials by drum head
courts. martial; they ask tina, TIA"
rights enjoyed by the south before
the war BE- restored; they rlnphati
cally deny that the national debt is
a national blrssing;" .l:rv advocate
the enforcement of the Monroe doc
trine; they thank the soldiers who
fought aud BLEED for the republic. and
they call for the exercise of a ust
aud in"gnantmous consideration Of
the southern p.ople. The question
of negro suffrage they leave 10 IA"
states ,heme-lvcs-,icSc being alone
the righttul arhitrrs upon the sub
jrct. The resolutions are good. pure.
patriotic, aud have clear and forci-
Die rinG-and it matters not whether
the abolition paper, like them or not,
they will be- endorsed 10y conscrva-
tives everywhere.
But the fanatics have some com
fort. for on til. same day that the
New York democracy laid down their
first platform snc- the war, the re
publicans of Minnesota laid down
theirs, and III il went the Who'll" hog
on suffrage tor all classes. a ujggcr
was just a. good as a white man. and
n niger should vote, if h- wanted
TO. aud should do so whether ~. wan
ted to or not, if the nIgg.y'e friendly
was to be voted for. But the con
v-ntion Wen; further. and threw a> d..
:, resolution tia, had been introduced
sustaining the policy of Pr-sid-n,
johnson. The assembled wisdom Of
Minnesota would no, approve that
policy. and why! Because it was
no; radical .noush-in short. was
not radical at all.
This is the first bold opposition
that has been offered TO the res ,ora-
ton" movement Of the new pr.si-
dent S4ngl. handed, some Of III.
.aste.n d-magogu-s have flung their
venom into the face Of the Exrcu-
tive. but II" state convention. save
that of Minnesota, has gone 80 far as
that. The act may be regarded as
III. opening Of the radical war--a
war which is to ""clips. anything in
tn. past" for the radicals swear tina,
"rui. OF ruin" shall! te the watch
word!
What has the President done! II"
has refused TO encourage negro SUIT
trasc. He has restored the southern
churches TO their owners. H.. has
refused to try tn. t"nf"d-ra,. -X-
President Lr'"rc n council Of shout
d-r-s,raps and brass buttons. II"
has allowed III" importation "i arms
into the south. He has reduced thu
army to l2I, 900 men.
He has been too free. with his par
dons, aud has patt"d on the back
many who should have been hung
He has hobnobbrd with --c---ipni.ts
fresh from their d-n- of treason. " hiI-
turning his back upon the Hon. Chus
sumner IL" has appointed traitors
a. provisional GOVERNORS AZ the south,
when til" philan,hropists ~ Of New
England should have been his first
and only choice.
Al these the President has done.
and more. and upon thes. will he be
arraigncd b. the marp!o,s in congress
80 soon a It's doors shall be- ~ uug
open. They even 60 So far a. 10 de-,
clare their d-t-rni nation 10 Jim
peach the President, but III This
att"lnp, they Will a>-ur~dly fail
he Tribune l. palmiuc of r.
ported expression winch Mr. Johnson
! said TO haN" mad" to "a prominent
New Orleans journalist, that H." j.
in favor If negro sutirag". Now th"
writer OF tbs knows III" Journalist
alluded 10, aud /. we'll aware that the.
president dIi make Il remark that
might BE- construed that way. but Inc.
made il with "a wink ri tn" ey" and
AN expression Of coUnt.nanc. tuat
showed II WAS a JOKE. In tact. Lr
gave II 10 b" understood that h. was
not Ia earliest in the u-,. of b.. ph-,l.
walton, nor would he, Vt his own tr-,.
viii. advocate the policy Of negro
-u.tras". "Ihr states must sct,l..
This 10. themselves" i his constant,