The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-11-18

Hon. A. X Mcclure, prominent and in
/ huential politician Of icnnsylVauia. sends
70 the Franklin Repository, of which be- i
editor, a ak-tcE Of sn hours inierYiew vita
President Johnson, which ws copy belos.
Those portions Of it which repeat the Pres'-
dents views are Of general interest. lie
says
However seticent the President NAV be
on some ISSUES, he seeins 70 have no reserve
as 10 the policy he conceiges 3 be the true
one 70 bring back the insargent States. He
discussed the positisn Of those States, and
/ ineir people Nith great interest and occa-
sional warmth and with frankness that
len do doubt as 10 his purpose. lie holds
I that they we're never out of the Union that
secession however accomplished, e. fact,
cannot be accomplished in law that the
supreme authority Of the Governmaut in
those States uga not ovcrihrowh by tha re-
oeilionl but SIMPLY ia abeyaness sud OF
eossFe ii logieilly f1li0ws hIs PREMISE. that,
since rebellion has crased, the states BE-
sume their pr,Per place in the Union. ana
restoration is accomplished. This, IN brief.
vas me stand poInt from which the Frcsi-
uent discussed the question of rccnuslrue-
ton Tor more than an hour, aud answered
suggestive Questions at times with an earn
estness that demonstrated how ardentIy b.
is Worhing 10 give success % his poiiov.
oq haze added. '-given us on evesy
hand the nations monament Of Mercy
I Nhere sth BE- is monuments Of Justiae 3
/ Davis h q proclaimed aasassia. e. we'll a. n
traltor-nis agents have died, another " ifsJ
vii loilow-how are the pTincipals ta atoue
q the people doubly bersayed IN thsi
homes asd IN their chief sanctuary Of pow
er y To this the Presidents ansserpd with
much animation, that the measures Of and
time for atonement were yet f8r the future
% determine. I shsu not soon forget ~
emphasis with which be declared that t1e
soulh must come back 10 bs part of rs.
''aud, be added, at must come with an its
msnhood. dou't want it % come evisce-
rated Of its manhood"
The President said that such NAV be ths
measure Of punishment, that he Ead par
d0ued but few who would come under -,
8 rule that there are exceptions toail rulrr.
and there we're both civil iunctoaarias ana
army officers who might be pardoned with
pfopriety- he said t0at he had noe yea
gone IS Tar 10 his amnesty, either general
or special, as Mr. Lincoln proposed Haor
planned, what j. not generally kuouu. thrt
ha paraons are mainly Ct business me..
many Of when were uuion men. " ho 1nust
have pafdons % enable them u sell 3r iliori-
gsge their lands, OF 70 get credit Ia their
business opetati1nai and added that he hal
not yet reached the eonsiderafion OF such
eases as Lee, stephens, Longstreet. Beaufo-
gard, and Others of that class.
He apoke freely Of the proposed Trial Of
Davis, add said that a. yet the Goveranent
had not taken any steps IN the matter N
ne u % De tried in Riehmopd, the trial must
nccessarily be postponed untH The civil an I
t1orIty d fully restored, and then II will A. I
3 question oi c9nsiicrel on under che -rr.ii. l
ton Of aiisirs which may 10 as ti,r,e e.f.i /
AZ firgiHia j. stili practicaily under n,.rfi,i
laW--csrtainiy wholly under mlirarv -. 1
- Jeesr that many HgJ1a may sar snf
y, .ape oeiofe we can have great State tris /
sefe gong e gees on the subiaet ] I
~ ~ mat DAVIS = more likely o. b I
tried, sad IL b. j. ovsrhanfed he Tn.,.i n, 4. !
himself 't 20 p I
The President ia clearly avsrse 10 eocfs
ealens and thai question IS rrnrfieaif,,
:, e-lls1- hnstsTer might BE- The ris.ss 81 1
-on tcssi eonhscation j. nos possible with /
an hHecutise deierminediy hostile 10 K
ana With The pardonias poEeg in h.s
On the future Of he freedmen The Pr-si-
Seat talks Wen. He displays more sense
.hen sentiment on the question, anf meuus
% solve the pfobism iairly. a. denaandcd bg (
iiFilizaiion ard humeuity. Qf Their ability
10 via position that vii enable them 20
D. incorporated into car system Of govern
nc1t as citizens, be is ucL elnirentiy hope
ui, bus fesis thaf it must b. iairiy tried. E
Tilh an ousn Acid f0r The uerf1. Irat fall
ng, be looks upon 'coionisation Is the oaiy
.lternzfYs
It lsouid BE- fooiish % ditguise the fi-t 7
bat The Prssidsnt, beth by aoFf end deed
isclaims TIE positiou 81 q partisan Erera- !
i've, and that be j. not insens. bie Il ~.
STEERING approval Of The adm .sirat.oe IL,
be Democratlc party Z % not mean L. =
lis thsi he . IN syuFzihy and fslioesbi,
- tAem bat d mean ihst he i -
a9iiy ~ 20 sImP1thy assinst thsI1 sud h. q
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