New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-12-09
THE PRksIDENT,s FRIENDS.

OurC City is blessed with two morning journals
which claim TO be organs Of that Democracy
whereof Caste is the basis and the right Of
part to make laws for all the ruling idea. One
of these-The Daily Neos-impugns President
Johnson's Reconstruction policy as radically
wrong and baeful, being based on the worst
hereses of ancient Federalism. Says The Mars:
Under all these circumstances the only Constitutions
al mode OF adjusting the relations Of the States TO the
Central Government subsequent TO the submission Of
the South was. after their repeal OF the ordinance OF
Secession the readmission as was proposed more than
during the Of her Senators and Representa-
tiyes 10 their legitimate places in the general para
ment OF the Union.
MIR. johnson saw proper TO hold the war wagcd by
the General Government one waged upon the Southern
States Arrogatng for tho central power all the rights
OF conqneror those sOvegeigDties he began the
work Of reconstruction by act Of usrrpation. He
overthrow State after State. until he had virtually
duced one half Of Union OF coequa sovereignties to
the condition Of conquered vassas OF the other half
| "He has presumed 10 dictate TO Lcgis
latures; has in fact set aside the restored govern
ments, which certainly never held existence otherwise
than by the exercise of his will The Provisional
condition into which he had flung the political Organza
tons OF the South he claims right TO extend at his
own good pleasure; and. while cajoing the mockeres
he has set up gives them to understand that they may
become realities under some hOoas poems process
tngent their adoption Of the socaed constitutional
Amendment. Now, the said Constitutional Amend.
comshed fact Of the freedom Of the Southern negroes;
the other enactng principle reyoluiOnizng the
relations Of the States OF the whole mon to the central
power The right Of Congress 80 lcgisate specially for
the local government Of class OF people within the
jurisdiction OF State of this Union. is right which
striking at the very form and Of the Union in.
wolves revolution That right underlay the policy
adopted by Mr.. johnson in his overthrow OF the South
ern soveregnties; and violation OF the Federal
principle which has been limited 10 guardedly In the
Constitution. is one which, we hope most earnestly
will be sustained under any specous promises
whatever by the people Of the South"
The World, on the other hand, finds Andrew
johnson first-rate Democrat-nominatcd for
that reason by the Republicans--electedb y them
because he was not Of them-and now Illus
trating Democratic principles so thoroughly in
his treatment Of the States recently in revolt
that those who elected are bound to quarrel
with and array themselves against him! Nay,
it coolly assumes that tho President is already
in direct antagonism 10 the party that elected
him, and proceeds TO "improve" the circum-
stance az follows:
"Mr johnson finds himself opposed by the party
that elected him; but he cannot accuse himself OF hay
ing failed TO satisfy every just party claim lie has
forborne TO select bis own Cabinet retaining that
Of his predecessor He has filed nearly every vacancy
occurring in other Offices by the appointment OF Repub
leans The party has separated from him question
on which his present opinions have been consistently
proclaimed by him on every suitable occasion These
opinions too Of such nature that no could not re-
nounce them without degrading admission that he
formerly exercised the Office Of Senator from Tennessee
and now that Of President OF the United States with
out any legal title Painful 1t may be to separate
from the party which gave him their votes man OF
integrity and principle he has choice. Freed from
all party ties. he will belong wholly TO the country;
which il the best position for President called 10 deal
with questions Of such gravity those which follow
the war"
Let The World rest assured that the President
and those elected on the same ticket with him
to Congress are not in antagonists, and do not
intend to be. There may be incidental differ.
ences, but there is no discord and little fear
or hope) of any. While Washington was full
of tRebeI pardon.seekers and their crafty at.
torneys, and few strangers beside, it was pos
sble to SOW distrust and dissension between the
President and those by whose votes he
was elected; but, with the assembling
of Congress, the opportunity has fled. Hence.
forth, the President and the overwhelming ma
jority Of Congress are in intimate and friendly
communication. and no art' will suffice 10 en-.