The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1865-08-16
Tho Policy Of President johnson

We have on more than ore occasion given free e1-
preston to our views the so-caled aDnetv Proch
nation of president Johnon, and particularly on that
portion which e1cepts all Conteatrates o" nj twenty
thousand dollars an exception which IL already operat
not only to the serious ii jury of the soati, By re-
ariiug .he work Of refrigeration, but to the great
damage OK the eral prosperity OF the north, OF
interfering With The development OF southern RESOURCES
asd the resascisaton OF trade throughout me whole
country This was grave EBatake, and the Chief
magistrate who has stated that be will deal with evente
as they arise should recty she error BY issuing
anosher Proclamation announcing general amnesty,
not pardon, for that is word peculiarly offensive
the sensitive feelings OF every who loves free
dom. g -. .ss
Mr. Johnson is regarded eTen By enemies AZ q nsn
of great ability and of original mind. We believe he
is inverately opposed to the pocY of the radicals that
his principles in direct conA CT With theirs that be
dcspies theunas time.eeFvers who hare in.erur. ted
patriotism rs profit" and WHO, while demanding
sacrifices of Others were themselves wax; z tat and
wealthy on the punder of the public treasury So far
ia he from the prevailing viee of "ayarccn that not
even his gresteet enemy can accuse him of having
converted the war into means OF money making
Such N an must therefore have sihctiyg feeAnC
of aversion the 1arpies that farm apol his, for
official iavors and AXE eiaant and oseEsncious pro-
LESSONS of their devotion to the Union" He knows
well that il the Of resto ing social ordr ne Ill
receive 10 assistance from theHl, aud shat il they
permitted To control his policy, tie country 1Ii 10
plunged into irretrieya lie anarchy.
Now while We have not hesitated to speak our mind
With regard 10 certain OF the administration, We
have not failed readers are aware 10 cali at en-
toa to every step which taken IN the TgnE alrrcA
ton: that is in the ri 5ttab suent Of Law, and the
supessedre OF tie military power by the civil authori
~ While have been called upon oF the obligation
of every American citZen a. . freeman 10 condemn
the cruel and inhuman treatment OF jefferson DaSts,
Clement G. Clay and others; Hhiie VIC reprooate the
action of the author tiles in the of John Mitchell,
uy,A IN of
read With feeling of relIef and pleasure, that the
pr sdenr ordei ed, on "Wednesday, tue 2st OF June,
tao prisoners who had been c0nvc ed IN New YORK,
by military tribunal, TO b. turned TO the civil
courts for triuA Il also gratifying to learn
that the president caDROt be moved troin his position
On the question Of negro suffrage that the wol
reducing the army TO peace footing is rapidly going
on and that he bias announced hlms i It
gifts than The deega ion which rec nGly visited
him South roinA Il the report OF that inter
view in reiahs, have doubt Of the truth OF big
assertion Whatever, .pEa were not III e surprised
read the &pinous oil OF the delegates, Nbo re-
arked that ''Ihe Old not Of state rights has cesed
TO exist, aud that the deluslon hal cotton Gn has
vanished Ia mist" Now believe that n,i.Eer
the other of these statements is correct and
venture TO ASSERT a4t pre eut ohhsol 10 Of und
upon both those points viii king 80 long
il sought for in the OF tue eois wotd;
fer state rights beng detnct, the enElemap WAC
made that assertion w, trust, live Iong enough TO
tive said IN expected he better state rights
than Of those now Present"
We fully realise the difficulties Of Mr.. JohHson's
position ana knowing that he has regarded the south
as being IL rehcIon, We would not Iat,e has policy
by the srict standard of these VINO, Like ourselves
have always i%i<;ed that the southern people mad
right to the Of the principles OF segoser
neut To he iogic OF the AMERICAN revolution WAS
conclusive in their easethat II three iniliiouz had
right 70 sever the that bound item political
association with population of taenty mihous,
more seven eigUs HiIiuns had eqla: right 10
Withdraw from Union established By the voluntary
of all the contracting parties IhIs bsEet we
still hold and shall continue ho,5 70 the end
we're vi the oly ho held the principles among
the Thirty millions Of population. W. cannot
nit that is criminal bt eve in The right OF sl
government, AID tak this view OF tie caae hold
snt the Un4:ed States government, hic owes very
existence the "treasoD Q. the thirteen colonies
to the ''rebelIiou" o. less than three ulione
utabi.ants guilty or the gEOssest Inconsistency ID
Furnishing tue Traitors" Of TO-DAY by conf,ca.iou
AID the rest of odious macne OF TIE old world
despotsrn. President Jonnsua knows well that thls
republic is exceptional case among al the uatio
OF the earth ad that its found, dgnthpd .treaso
and de "reuesIon resp ctabe; tie ell
that no country refuses refuge TIE political offend
il does TO the wretch WHO has comniEted murder,
or any ether c ime against tne lass Of society. Ko
suth his arrival here received or3.Ion; uId
G.raldi; and it has always bsrn the boast OF Amel.
presse d rom every land. Il Is ohy sae p rseIted
reason OF the ghOlionIS.s aIo the Radicals
tends against this woalG- vide principles only they
who glory the old PoItcal TncendlarY and b-eOrand
JOHN Brown, As martyr, whLle they cIsaor tor
rial and OF such IS jeff rson D avis aud
Robert e. Lee, the one the representative OF seve
millions of Amercan>, the other OF The greatest
generals tie ord has We accept The TACT
not that the principle OF et ov ernnicnJ has ceased
to exist but Laat IN The conhlc between tHo powers
Gi~atly IN
interior, defeated, We trust presde. Johnson
" Il bear this in mind when dealing with the dlhcut ies
of the case the treatment OF which has fall to his
lot We him III t in loyalty The cons i,u;ion
the srebel' OF this coanGry surpassed by The
floet loya thAL they favor 9f every one OF The
provisions OF the great charter OF American frecdun
nabeas corpus, trial b. jury, freedom OF spe, Gu liberty
OF the press, exemption IRON unreasonable .rchrs
and al the other rights enib3di, in Magn, CI.t; Ii
his speech 10 the South Carolina del gaton he has
nouneed those great pinelpi forming his political
creed all s that he will that they constitute
the groundwork OF his policy We earfes y ho,re
that thu principles viii eventually govern president
JohEsons whole course, aud accept the good he has
already done, guarantee for the lu,nre.
7. Aetropoit IN Record.
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