Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1865-11-25
Special corresponlenro of tho Plcayun'
Letter from Washington.
WAsnINaroN, VI. ~, I5Ul

WAsHNdros, Oct. 20, 1863
Speculation in regard 70 the character OF
the Presidents message now begin to be
indu!gcd in. Some OF these are worth be-
ing communicated to the public ns they
emanate from wcll-informed sources. IL is
regarded MS certain, therefore, that the
message will set forth, in emphatic Ian
g,lagc tho following views among others;
First, the inyio' ability Of the right Of each
State in the Union to regulate and control
its internal aiiairs in its own way incIud-
ing tho right of suffrage, without any In
terference on the part Of the General Gov
crnment. Second, the principle that this
is whitc mans government instituted for
white men by white men, and that it Is
idle and futile to suppose that negroes eau
ever become citizens, either at the North or
at the Sou,h-thc Northern States having
taken decided ground against it, as is evil
dent from the recent elections in Ohio aud
Connecticut; and the Southern States hay-
ing antipaihies and views on the subject
which must be respected and not interGercd
with. Third, that the object Of the war
was The restoration of the Union, by break
ing down the military power Of the mon
who were attempting to take certain States
out of the Union; that that object has been
FULLY accomplished; that the Union is re-
stored, just as it was before the war, with
the rights OF each ono Of the Southern
States unimpaired; and that ne cannot re-
cognze as good citizens any men who deny
tlfcso facts. Such, have good reason to
believe, will be tho basis Of the message as
regards tie restoration policy Of The presi-
dent.
The fact that the President enier'sins
these views is well known 10 leading men-
bors of tho Republican party, and it hns
greatly modified the views which some OF
them entertained until recently. The adj
mission of the Southern Senators and kep-
resentatiyes to Congress, will meet with
far less opposition than there was reason
to fear some weeks ago, Hon. Henry j.
Raymond says, iii the New York Times,
"the denial OF suffrage TO the freedmen
canuos be made bar to the admission OF!
the Southern Representatives, for the rea-
son that it is no real denial of justice. =
Mr.. Raymond is n candidate for the speak
ership. But The able article, OF which ms
sentence is the keynote, is not regarded
here as q bid for the speakership. TN the
contrary, it is looked upon here as greatly
damaging Mr.. Raymonds chances for the
| spcakership If he intends to be elected by
the votes OF Republican members. 1t indl-
Gates, however, clearly enough, that Mr..
Raymond intends to support the Presidents
policy in Congress; and his example and
influence will be powerfully felt.
There are those here who believe that
! President Johnson viii 60 so far as to eX-
sress his conviction that the white race and
the negro cannot live together, and to re-
commend that the blacks be dcported 10
Liberia. | have no hesitation in saying
that such a recommendation may be eN-
pocted from the President before the close
of his term Of office. But it is probably
too soon to look for it yet, II is more like
" that the President desires that the abo-
| litionists shall be fully convinced of the
great mistake that they have made, Of the
great wrong that they have done to an in
nocent and inferior hut unolending race,
and of the great wrong that they have done
| to the nation, in imposing upon it the bur-
den of supporting 4,000,000 of poor crea-
| lures. who, as will soon be demonstrated,
are utterly incompetent to support them
selves as freemen
Representations have been made to the
President in regard to the state of affairs
on the coast of South Carolina, which IS
certainly not in accordance with his wish
es and Intentions. The negroes on the sea
islands are firmly impressed With the idea
that the lands have been given to them III
perpetuity, for themselves and their heirs,
and no white mans life is safe there. Yet,
they do not pretend to cultivate onc-fourth
of the land the corn crop is lost, and the
little cotton that is planted is ovcrSrown
with high weeds These lands ali belong
to citizens of South Carolina, and they have
applied to the President for the restitution
Of their property. Their application was
not made in vain. Ihey have been in Iorm-
cd by the President, that Gen. Howard has
zone 10 South Carolina to remove the griev-
ance of which they complain, and that the
President will see to it that their estates
arc restored to them. 1t is said also, and
believe with trath, that orders have been
sent TO Gen. Saxton, reprimanding him Tor
having taken possession of certain school
houses for the use of the Freedmen bu-
reau and ordering him 10 restore them to
the trustees Immediately.
KINDERu00K.