The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1865-10-25
GFrom the Cincinnati Enquirerl
L'Gae Ai:miEsistEats0n and the Exec
siO2ss--Ifse Views Of the presi-
dent.
WAsuINaroN, Oct. 1e. 1865.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10, 1860.
Political wire workers are swarming to
Washington. to ascertain what are the
opinions of the Administration upon the
recent elections. They are all at fault
Mr.. johnson has decidedly announced
bis platform, and he rests entirely content
that the masses of the people will approve
it. He goes on reconstructng the South
crn States, and bringing them into line,
and the Radicals who proposed to fight
his policy are now trying to conciliate.
little while ago they hooted at the idea
of admitting representatives from any
Southern State which did n OF adopt negro
suffrage. Connecticut took this starch
out of them, and they proposed to com
promise, ON the adoption by the Southern
States of laws giving the right of suffrage
to all male adults who were citizens, and
could read and write Now they are will
ling to compromise by admitting all the
representatives who can take the Congress
sional oath, from such States as have
placed the negro on an equality in the
courts, to sue and be sued, and appear as
witness.
Straws shows which way the wind blows
The President has simply refused to al
low the patronage of the Government to
be used by the Radicals for electioneering
purposes, and down they come to his plat
FORM They may try to raise row in the
next Congress, but they can not make
any headway against Mr.. Johnson's con-
stitutional position that each State has
the right to decide for itself what shall
be the qualifications for suffrage. This is
the cornerstone of the policy of the Ad-
ministration, and Northern, as we'll as
Southern men who come here, admit its
propriety.
For the last few days there has been
but little done here except to watch the
progress of the elections.
i 1t is regretted that in some of tho
Southern States men have been elected tc
Congress who cannot take the test oath
land will therefore be excluded, as it will
that far weaken the Administration
party.
The President is busy in the prepara
tion of his message. 1t will be devoted
chiefly to the restoration Of the unity o
the Confederacy. This is with him th
: vital point of his Administration. 1t i
his highest ambition to be able to selec
National Cabinet from the whole coun
try, and to present to the world reunit
ed nation, as the fruits of his Admins
tration.
The details of the department buis
: ness will be left to the heads Of depart
ments.
The Secretary of War has under con
! sideration the awards of the rewards of
: fered for the arrest of the assassination
i, conspirators, and has promised to promul
gate the award this week.
1t is now doubtful whether JEFF. Davi
will be brought to trial at all, or if h
l should, it will not be done until the uni
ty of the nation shall have been complete
, ly restored.
7 Washington is full of distinguishe'
Southern men, who express surprise a
the Kindness and generous feeling mani
tested toward them even by the official
of the Government.
Many of them say that if they ha,
; known how kindly they would be treatet
: here, the war would have ended before
!, did. They attribute the continuance o
the struggle to the misrepresentation 0
the radical newspapers in both sec
tions.