The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-04-24

The Future.
ANDREW JOHNSON enters upon the du-
ties of the Presidency with much better
prospects of tranquil and prosperous
administration than were presented be-
fire Mr.. LINCOLN on the fourth OF March.
The military power of the rebellion is
almost entirely destroyed it is not prob
able that there will be any more great
battles or any necessity for fresh levies
of troops. The authority of the Federal
government will soon be re-established
in every State and its final triumph Is
rendered sure. In addition to this, our
relations with foreign powers are behev-
ed to be upon better footing than here
tofore. The new English minister ex,
nresses the most friendly feeling and
cordial sympathy with tho United States;
the Canadian press and people have
shown their good will by vieing withour
own in expressions of profound respect
and sincere grief for our lamented Presi'
dent; the Portuguese government has
made an ample apology for the insult
given in firing upon one OF our vessels
of war, and now no danger is to be APP
pretended in that quarter; the indlca-
tiops are that MAMMALIAN will shortly
abandon his throne in Mexico and return
to Europe, thus enabling our government
10 avoid the humiliation of an aban-
donment of the Monroe doctrine OF
the alternative of foreign war
We may add to all this, that there
are fewer dissensions in our own midst
than there were month ago, and that
the opponents of Mr.. LINCOLN standing
in the shadow of the great grief which
his untimely death has caused, are will
ing to give Mr.. JOHNSON cordial can
did and conscientious support, free from
party prejudice and untinged by parti-
san malice Ofcourse, we would not be
understood to say that the Democratic
party is going to forsake all its time-hon-
ored tenets and abandon its political
creed We do not mean that we are now
prepared to endorse all the political
measures which we have earnestly and
honestly opposed during the past four
wears. But we do say that, Mortified by
the atrocious crime that has been COM
mitted and drawn closer together by the
great grief that has come upon the ma
zion. there will hereafter be less thought
for party and more for the country than
heretofore, and whatever criticisms may
be compelled by Mr.. JoHNsoN's admins
tration of the national affairs will be tenn
pared more by sorrow than by anger. Il
Ia the earnest dtsire of all those who late
iy opposed Mr.. LlNcoLN's administration
that henceforth there shall be less crimi-
nation and recriminstion than during
the unhappy past four years. Upon this
snbiect an exchange remarks wisely
and week
"In very short time we must all, as in
a,,ty bound. "throw 10 o'rUII V-..V- Cop
va;,;,y VICE. and address ourselves to
Az. ast,.s which devolve upon the liv-
49, 1t will be the fault of our rulers if
there does not spring from the common
sorrow of these days. a forbearance to.
wards each other, hearty union of feel
ing thought and action, which willmake
the labors of the President pleasant and
his sue cess in we'll doing sure and speedy .
It will not be the fault of Mr.. LINcoLN's
political opponents if party lines are
again drawn with infeXible rigor until
peace is restored to the country. we
have all had an opportunity of seeing
within the past few days that in the
presence of any great danger there is no
antagonism between us. We all love our
country; hardly any of us have any
earthly interest distinct from it; we are
all alike concerned in the restoration of
peace and in the maintenance of law
It is surely not too much to ask that
policy will be pursued that will give us
the former, and that will secure to the
humblest of us the guarantees OF the
latter Above the body of our murdered
Chief Magistrate, surely no man can
doubt that return to former tranquil
ty il alike the interest of those who gov
ern and those who obey"
The Pestilence.