The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-11-30
99ashrille Sluiun.
WIZ. OAMERoN 8 oa. PubII.her.-
THURsDAY, NOVEMBER 80. is65-
English opiniOn Of President John
Ao The Liberal view.

The Liberal view.
We take the following article from Il,
London Daily News, the leading hbera
Journal Of England, and one Of the staunch
est and ablest in Europe;
s. We have not had 70 wait long for Jus.
EnestiOn Of the belief Of the most dispss-
sionate observers, that the restoration OF the
american Union IS going on as well as the
n aii1e1lty Of the case admits, and as the
e sesaeity and prudence Of the government
nay fairly enc urege the world to expect.
, We nave lately seen how the President has
} expressed himself on vsrious public Oecs-
sions, 70 white men and black, to men in
NE public service and 10 workinzmen who
nave only just obtained leave 70 earn the
Dreau Of their own children; and with every
desire 70 gather IRON these addresses some
evidence OF what the head Of the govern
meHt thought snd intended, readers Of an
|. | haFties could ind no point clear except that
me moral adyice vas sound, snd the spirit
q the speaker calm and kindly. Bsyond
ms, everybody found something alarming
, OF distressing in Mr.. Johnson's utierances.
he did not engage TO do what was wished
, oy any one party; and the consequence has
Oeen that we havsheard within two or three
weeks more talk than ever about the South
0eing lets victorious, and about impeach-
ing the President, and about the prospect
Of another civil war to secure the negroes
rights On the Sd Of last mouth, however.
AT johnson gave 70 an old friend key to
te me anlng OF his present utterances, and
70 the aims Of his future procedure. He
eonVersed openly with Stearus on the sub |
leet Of reeonstruetion, and hss stree au-
thorized Mr.. Stearns 70 publish the sub |
stance OF the conversation. He doubtless Il
sPo6e more freely than on former occasions,
Oeeause ms audit0r was not politician, nor /
party man, nor rebel, nor a negro, nor A
man with any sort Of personal interest in the
case but simply New England citizen, rep
resentlng the state Of mind Of the most ad-
Faneed portion ofthe community. Mr.Stearns
/ rightly believed that good would be done by
me e0nVersa.ion becoming publicly known;
/ ne s1Oinitted his notes Of the discourse To
me PRESIDENT for authentcntion, with a
view 70 their publication; and we have
them now with the Presidents endorsement
Of them as substantially correct It seems
70 US probable that we shall hear no more
y ,or some time TO come Of impeaehing the {
fresldent or Of renewing the war. or Of the
Sonth being in fact the victorious party. |
We knew before that Mr. johnson was no
party man and If some Of his savings and I
doings looked rather like his being a sec z
tional man, doubt was presently thrown on !
MS having any TWIST from his Southern !
origin by some word Of wisdom dropped. :
some glance OF insight disclosed, which re- '
YiVed The hope that ne really was more near a
ly adequate 10 the position he holds than apv \
other kno"n man in The country. b
The hrstthHg % be observed Is that he | q
holas 10 the doctrine that the Union IS inde s'
strucuble while the nation chooses that il n
should exist. The attempt to destroy II 4
having been foiled, the next task is 10 re- n
store the parts that we're broken up in the B
attempt. . he Southern Gtstes have Ia he :,
recon fufan in d L g. I =.
psnions for the loyal ones henceforward n
4 ne question Is, how and by whom IS this TO "
be done. As we have seen ali along. Mr.. NJ
johnson believes that the inhabitants Of the .,
respective States are the proper persons to
undertake their regeneration. Then the p
question eomes-EThIch Of the inhabitants Al
are ali the three classes % act-the gentry, "a
VINO nave hitherto had all the political sc- Il
ton to themselves the poor whites, who / n
have been excluded when convenience re- n
CURED III and the negroes The President re-
assumes that all the whites will exercise n,
their constitutional rights, and that the me- =
sroes viii acquire them, under Limitations | W
which viii equally affect the mean whites. Or
And this brings the inquiry to the point O
"hleh IS perhaps, the most important touch Ia
ID upon in the whole conversation. n the ! n
go wrong be SAYS, the power of
s IN our hand, and we can check them at OF
my stage 70 the end, and oblige them TO be
correct their errors." This avowal ia ALL In
important. Il dIsposes Of the charge that ve
le Is bent on giving the Southern leaders hs
heir own way, after their defeat; and il re- th
'ukes tne proposal 70 impeaeh him al a de- an
erter from the natio5al cause. Atthe sans Of
ime it renders necessary the inquiry. pot | "a
ret pressed upon him, what cheek he relies co
lpon to secure truly constitutional sctiou. II
Nobody doubts the ascendency of the Re tic
'uoiiesn party in C>ngress nor that Con su
'ress has power 10 impose conditions in re- II
ard % the entrance Of Southern members sb
nto the national council The apprehen- su
ion isy that Southern promises viii be ha
sken for more than they are worth, aud les
nat there will not be sufficient determine in
ION about a due provision Of safe guards eal
{ Is undoubtedly required by common prt1- | on
ence that the Supreme Court should be in 10
estsd with authority 10 protect the rights Tn
hat the Southern states may promise to as- ss,
ign to the people, 80 ss 10 leave 20 means ms
escape from the fulfllment Of pledges "a
lis whole policy Of Teconstruction turning
n the point Of the power Of the govern 49,.
lent to check the States IL they 20 wrong. ~.
is not conceivable that the President could -.
oject 70 the Supreme Court being made the -.
uardiau Of the political claims Of every -
rder Of citizens in the restored States. "
" Next comes the question-What viii ~,
hose claims bel Mr. johnson leaves no - -
oubt of his opinion about the suffrage. He ~.
lys the elective franchise is not a natural ~ ~
ght, but political right This declara- -
on may be denounced by & good many peo- ~ ~
le In all parts Of the Union but it is sufi -.
emily supported by the actusl experience ~.
the republic, many Of the component -.
lates having limitations on the exercise Of g.
le franchise-in the form Of conditions Of -
iueat on snd property, as well IS color III.
be President holds that there ought 70 be "a =,
ID must be conditions but be would hsvs az, a..
lem affect ali classes Of the inhsbitsuts -,
ike. This is smother Of his great points. -
Nv irrsversibiy declared. Il involves an 80
lyocacy Of negro suffrage az complete as II -
} had not gone on 10 avOw that advocaov
ID here is an end Of all question as TO bis
yalty b the Republican principle, aud
5 justice to the blacks. II he were nowa =
atesmsn in Tennessee, he says, he would a.
? 70 introduce negro suffrage there gra- M
lally-giving il fret to soldiers Of color, tbs
d nextto men Of certain amount Of : n
ucation, and next TO possessors Of a Ger 80.
in property quahEcati0n. such a course ~
would now approve IN the respective t.,
atss: but be cRnnot ordain it, nor insist -
on it. II be did be might as we'll inter -.
-e with the suffrage in any northern stste -
auy supposed good object. The only ree,
fety, be insists, is in leaving each State 10 ss,,
m its own constituency Of representatives -
y -
vernment 10 control any offending sta e, f,-5
her by legislation OF the army This sep,
lst mean, case Of any offence against me
e State Constitution. As 10 forming such 80
would be impossible, ne for
iisVss, 70 compel universal negro suffrage fsat
tho1t becoming auswerabie for r. war Of gro
sss. The hostility between the mean can,
lites and the negroes % such that uniyer- stun
access % The polls would breed such I'd .
tafrnreIH rrnH
posed on both alike which would IN them tbet
YES confer title % vote irrespective Of the
.e or color. Mr.. Johnson has, for many had
ars, ttFiven in his own State for 3 quail bv I
4 franchise and be is satisfied that, 10 renf
sure the continuance of the republic, the kee
lot must be elevated and purified. This .be
Isl te done, he insists and not by ex- ,-,ff
ding negroes who are worthy Of fuii citi- OF 4
ashiD, but BIZ excluding the unworthy, isv
iether blacks or whites. Conhdeut ss be 20,
that the republic viii endure, be expects an
see negro suffrage established as one Of -.
E Necessary couditious, while he also an ",
the exclusion OF those Of any com m
exon who 90 o. can degrade the ballot -
their ignorance or their poverty, ia q -
lutry where none but the worthless need vs-y
paupeTs- n60
fTbe South must, however. have time. -,
reminds us that the topic OF negro suf- -.
.gs could rot have been discussed. with /, Il
nous and practieal aim, in The northern fion.
Ites; aud The southern people have more cher
get over aud 20 learn. lt ia remarkable nlss
. the DEMAND o. Af. se-ns9l : oIliies - port
Q Tor time = deiay- ne ailefenee e And
n thu President wants che southern lead So.
aud active citizens 20 have time TO learn veil,
{ lessons Of the crisis, while his northern me
tics desire that the loyal part Of the ua- Raw
q should Be SLOWED % take up The task ve-v
recensfructioa where the var len if, aud ser't
deliberate upon it without being restrict al =
or more or iess pledged By anything the men
esideut nav have done While awaiting
. assembling Of Congress
3 PrEetiesIlY, the interval has not been Al
s.e5 in either section Of the republic. In depa
! kerth the state Of parties hsa been 80 just