The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1865-08-29

THE WELL known and popular correspondents
Druid" writing to the New York Nelcs from
Washington, under date of 21st inst, makes the
following statement concerning
THE PRESIDENT AND THE MAINE CONVENTIONS.
President johnson was not in tho least surprised
at the action taken by the recent conventions
Republican and Dcmocratic-in Maine. He has
taken measures to make himself well acquainted
with the position Of party politics in all Of the
Northern, Eastern and Western States, and lie
knew beforehand what the temper and spirit of
these two conventions would be. Ho knew that
his plan Of reconstruction at the South, and his
views in relation to negro suffrage, would be e..
dorscd by the Democrats and condemned by the
Republicans. And he expects that this will be the
case, 80 far as relates to large portion Of the
Republican party, in oil OF the Northern and West
is not blind to tho fact that the influence of
MIR. Chase, Senator Sumner, Ward Beecher, and
men OF that stamp, in the Republican party, is
very great; that they have been working assidlu-
ously for the last few months to induce the Re
publican party to commit itself in favor of negro
suffrage, and in favor of governing the South by
Military Governors alone for some four years to
Gomez of treating the Southern States as conquered
provinces, and not permitting them to be repre-
sented in the National Legislature at all; OF re-
garding the Southern people, in word, as par
eel Of subiugated rebels and traitors who have
forfeited all political rights, ard to whom none
whatever ought to be granted Such, repeat, the
President is well aware il the programme OF
large portion of tho Republican party, led by tho
influential leaders named above.
On tnc other nanQ, the president IL well aware
that tho course which he has adOpted-in appoint
ing Southern men to be Governors Of the Southern
States; in recognizing the continued existence,
and indeed, the ndestructibility Of the States i'll
making provision for the representation of those
States In Congress-, as formerly; and i'll setting his
face against negro suffrage, as he has done-has
endeared him to q largo portion Of tho Democratic
party, and has induced many of the statesmen and
prominent men of that party to array themselves
in support OF his administration Knowing these
facts therefore, the action of the two recent con-
ventions in Maine-Republcan and Democratic
is exactly what the President expected it would be-
The action and the threatening attitude OF the Re-
publican party does not deter him from his duty.
His policy on the subject Of the restoration of the
Southern States to the Union and in opposition to
negro suffrage, is fixed and settled and no consid-
Grafton css induce him to swerve from it. He is
one OF those men who would rather be right than
be President;" and nothing shake his convic-
tion that the Southern people our fellow citi-
xens, and entitled to the same political rights that
the citizens of New York and New England enjoy.
Those rights lie intends they shall have, in spite
OF all tho factious opposition Of the Republican
party am not prepared to soy that the Presi-
dent will go so far as to remove Gen. Palmer from
his command because Of his recent mWarrantcd
conduct in interfering with the freedom of cleo
tons in Kentucky. But believe that the manner
in which the elections in that State conducted
is not such as the President approves, or intends
to approve It is probable that the outrages per
petrated at the Kentucky elections will be inyest-
gated, and that where it is evident that the cit-
zens were prevented from voting by the military,
new election will be ordered. At all events, am
confident that the President is determined that
the citizens of the Southern States shall have their
rights, and shall not be molested in the exercise
of them.