The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-12-13

Iwned BY an English company, but Is al
most entirely IA American hands.
Ny health is excellent, aod feel that il /
.annot be otherwise IN this charming eli
nate. Direct your letter 10 me at Cordova,
Mexico, and in conclusion let me beg You ]
10 excuse this horrid and disiointed letter,
rs it was written in the midst Of a crowd, !,
half of whom we're continually talking TO |
me, and compelling me 70 talk 10 them.
Very truly your friend,
IsHAN G. HARRIS.
British Opinions of President john
sons Policy.
POLITICAL WISDOM And BOLD LBERALITV.
From the London Times, Sept q.
We think Mr.. Johnson, in his liberal
treatment Of the South, shows political WIS
dom and 8 true appreciation Of the differ
euces which have divided the two sections
OF the republic. The principles which he
enOunced IN his speech 10 the Southern del
egatiOn st Washington the other day, are
consistent both with his former acts and
p esent policy. They are simply that the
Union must be maintained st all hazards,
by any means and againstany men or party;
but that, the Union once secured the rights
and political Independence Of the States are
the best guarantees Of national pr, sperity.
Slavery is gone and the rebellion is over.
This being Ihe case, the restoration Of 8
the States 10 their former relations with
each other and with the Federal govern
ment is desirable This theory undoubtedly
tends 10 give the South an earlier and larger
posses sion Of political power than is thought
safe even by moderate men Of the republi-
can party. But We think that the conf
dence Of the President, and the bold liber
ality Of his policy, are not likely 10 be in
,aiT
The worst evil the FEDERAL Government can
lear is th8t the SOutherners, in their politi-
cal intercourse with the North, may become
facti0us and peryerse. This, indeed, is not
unlikely but it is an Inconvenience that
can well be borne, and which is sure % de-
crease with time. Al the better instincts
Of the people Will be against carrying on q
war Of words OF Of votes when the war Of
weapons has failed, and they will surely
| find their interest ia submitting cheerlully
| 90 the destiny which has linked them iOi-
ever 10 the Northern ates. After all, it is
no grieyOus doom 10 form part Of the Amer
| lean Union, even though State patriotism
may be Yexed by the insignificant part
| which Virginia and South Carolina must
play in com parison with the time when they
we're leading republics in the Union. Presi-
dent johnson probably sees that both ne
cessty and interest bid the conquered States
| 20 be loysl, aud Tor this restores 10 each o
| them its institutions, and 10 its citizens then
liberties aud property.
tbs PRESIDENTS REPUTATION AT HONE.
New York oct 2l9 correspondence London Post
/ ] think there has never, since the founda
ton OF the republic. been a President snC
Cabinet which eniOyod such freedom u ac
ti0n on ala questions Of foreign politics a
the present. The causes Of this are various
| Among tho principal are the high idea
which everybody or nearly everybody en-
tertains OF their skill and experience. Ihei
| reputation is such as none Of their prede
cessors since Washington have enjoyed, an'
| It would be hard 10 deny that u is wei
earned. But, whether earned or not, tn
fact that the country has come cut Of To-
late fearful Struggle 20 much better thai
even its most san EuIue frienus yeutured 4
hope has, no matter o. what com bination @
cIrrum5IauGss IL may have bern ewing
placed IN, men who bad charge OF its affair
during that period in position sEch IS p,
American statesmen since the revolutionary
period ever held.
HIS sAGAcGTY AND PRUDENCE.
Frsm the Loni0nNew-, ,ei.toral,) Nov. e.
We have not had to wait long for a justif
cation of the belief of the most dispa-sionati
observers. that the restoration of the Amer
can uHio. % going on as well as the diff
Guilty Of the case admits, and as the sagscitl
and prudence OF tue GOveFumGnt may fairly
encourage the world 10 expect.
lyo knew before that Mr.. John7on was u,
party Ean and. ifsome Of his sayings al,
oiur looked rather like bis b ing see
t.onal man, doubt yFs presently thrown OF
! DIS haFing any iWist from his Southern ori
| ElH by some word q wisdom dropped SOM
Glance sf insight disclosed, which revive,
The hope that be really was more uesrh
adequate 10 the position be holds than any
other known msn Va the country,
MERCANTILE yIEw.
From t.c London shipping Gazstta, Nov. O. :
| President Johnson is pursuing a tempe
| rate cour,e in the reconstruction O tn,
south, which b. viguing him golden opin
ions from the representative Of every party
! % the country, except only the eKtrrm,
RADICALS, who gdyoca1e negro suffrage be
cause 10 would throw into their own handi
an amount Of political power 20 which they
have at present 70 deieusib.s claim.
The Presidents Task ONE rsAr neHr HAyi
ruzzLSD mCHELHU.
Fra.s tae London Telegraph.
Mr. johnson, may in one sense, be said {,
have had "grcamUss thrust upGu him,
rather than % have achieved il but be na,
| already shown that his powers arc worthy
of has Stallion. Aud it affords, indeed, both
. cru hing lobgEg 10 tbe believers in On out
| warn diplomacy, ana h splendid encourage
meut 10 those who believe 90 tie capacity
Of d free people % selra. "a Iul,Fs, when VI
see that this relf-unught tailor ct Tennessee
by virtue of his direct sincerity Of purpose
and his homely mother-wit, bids fair 90 sue.
coed IN a task which might have sore'y
/ l-ifi the statecrait OF a Richclieu.
For. - Us note, Is is not merely moral
excellence that h. displays, not merely the
self control which has eLaAlei hun b con
/ uuer passion and resist temptnkou, nor
| merely that kiudliuess Of temperament, that
| generosity 30 a fallen foe, which go fire.
| Quently chGractgyizes men OF the Anglo
! saxon race. What We hsye also 10 admir-,
| in him is The Saxon shgeEdpess, tho ready
! appreciation of existing circumstances. tht
| preference Of fat 10 theory, the sigrlily
| practical spirit Of his craftsmanship.
rRlIsE IRON THE ENGLISH roRFs.
/ From the London Herald, Noy. O.
To turn Sc ding into reverence, curses
into blessings, and 10 conquer the good
1 gpiAion Of the world an despite almost Of
| itseif, Is q EqsE not given 60 many men
There are a few gr4ua samples in history
and but q few. Therefore. when Ee find a
ulgr whose elevation seemed to presage 8
raign 90 terror, and whose sntecedenl,
pointed him gut rather as en- avenger than
q healer Of sociai disor der, SHINING bis way
IA ths worlds esteem by c,cmepcy, TIE
| spectacle makes deep imprassian 90 our
] n a D. g.. L.
eruus than just President Andrew gnhn.
son has agrcoably d'sappainted at leas one
half Of the world by wise and statesman
like policy that viii give him q high place
/ "a the Pantheon Of American WORTHLESS
I Quite 10 arDth n way Co that CONTEMPLATED
I by the raputlicsn tsnatics, he is the man
I tor tie time, and while Wa bington has the
credit Of establishing bis c9uutry's indepeu-
dencs sui settling It's foTIa Of F3vernmrnt.
| Andrew johnson may YET 20 down 10 pos
/ terity as the statesman who, by o wise
clemeucy. reconstructed the cdidce when il
had suffered blow that shattered ID to is
/ foundations.
oFIMHy on Az ENGLISH c,rrAlsr.
81, Nc 20 P'.ss sperea a Bristol, England,
one Thing which very much g,aphe4 Re
/ IN my visit % America Vas ay interview
/ with he President ] was With him for
some mc, and } viii say % once that he IS a
/ man who, once seen, is ueve forgotten, for
] he is one 90 uaturt's true uobility-fchte rs7
] "A mab-O no not only has taleat ana mind.
/ but who, thaak God, has "a heart Andrew
| Johnson was himself 3 Souiherner, aud vas
not very we'll treated by his couulrymen
/ there from his determination q uphold the
| cause Of the Union. But 10 is well for them
! that Andrew John on knows how 60 forget
| arj 4 rEive. lie has met his brethren of
| tho south il he only way that thew could
| be met o. be c1neiistory. lle does not make
| them sacrincc their self respect IN passing
/ them back % his caDndtuos. 4 man coes
to him and says, al am very sorry Tor what
/ ] have done. I SIN perfectly Wiling b take
| the cath" His reply Is, "Ay friend, you
! are Ta'doued.' / myself read one OF those
| paTdans, sud the only condition is tins. if the
! person So pardoacl ever %. sesses o save or
| ane.s avery tha- pardon ceases. ,Cheers.l
nae had uo fear ut the South, aud he would
| tel them why. IL was that the South were
not handed over 10 attorneys and middle
men, as Jamaica had been, bus the owners
OF the estates we're looking ailer their own
Worsmen, 90 thst they would be trestei
| tairlN, and % they were not, she President
/ had constituted a cotnmissior ip tbe s,,,th
add 10 that eommtssi q every question -
1 referred. With regard 10 soma me, -,
complained thst certain masters aid moi -.
/ them sufficient wages, q uotifcsti,, -.