Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-06-21
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Organized OPposif lion TO rIr. sBoIin-
sons .AdminisfratiOn-Rsge Of
the Radicals at the eAppointnienf
of Judge SIIarIseyAA Powerful
Party being Formed Among the
Radicals 10 Control The Govern
ment in Opposition TO NIr. .Bohn-
sons I'oIicy-They arc Deterinin-
ed 10 Secure the Control or flfe
Next House Of Esepresen IA tives. Fl"
''i' tFrom The New York Ncwsl y 'N
-o'H"'ii ,'. WASHINGTON, ~ ggne,1 is, 1866! %
The Opposition to the - "a on ae-
countof the determined stand4Vbioh he has
taken on the question of negro suffrage in
the South, is rapidly assuming an organized
form; and it promises to assume quite form
liable proportions by the time Congress
will assemble in December next. Solar as
! have been able to learn, no extra session
of Congress will assemble before that time.
Practically, therefore, this opposition will
not give the President much trouble before
that time. Fortunatelyyinf this case,. the
powers possessed by the Executive are am
ple,to enable him to. carry on the Govern
lHCUb 'ullIll JIIClI, III sDlJC vi JUC UdNlS anu
growls of the malconteiIts. y The ranks of
the latter, however are now swelling and
receiving new accessions every day. ..... , ..
The North Carolina proclamation, they
thought,,was hadsenough. In other South
ern States. they hoped that different sys-
TEN would be adopted; that the Governors
appointed would be Northernmen, and that
measures would be taken which would not
only disfranchse, nearly all of the Southern
citizens, but which would also open the
way at least for the negro to vote. But
now that.even the State Of Mississippi, the,
home of JEFF, Davis, is reconstructedn and
brought back into practical relations with
the Union on the same principles as were
adopted In tile case of North Carolina, their
rage knows no bounds. They are convinced
now, what they were 10th to believe at first,
that the President has cut loose from them,
and is determined to carry on the Govern
ment without them. '..'' b. .f
Butthey, on their part, are determined
that he shall not do this. They know the
hold that they possessed on the late Presi-
dent, how they compelled him to yield to
"pressure," anG they are determined, if
possible, TO acquire and maintain u similar
Iascendency over the present Executive.
They have found out already that Andrew
Johnson is a different man to deal with than
Abraham Lincoln, and they have taken
their measures accordingly. They have a,
two-fold object in view, relating, first, to
the form and manner of reconstruction,
and. second, to the treatment of Jefferson
Davis, General Lee and other leading men
of the South. The basis of their plan OF
reconstruction is the appointment of North,
ern men as Governors and Judges of all the
Southern States, and universal suffrage for
the blacks. In this they have been signally
defeated by the policy which the. President
has adopted in North Carolina and Missis-
sippi and which will be carried OUT in every
other Southern State. t9n n.y., 'o
The indictments for treason which have
been framed against General Lee and thir-
ty or forty other distinguished officers of
the late Confederate army, is triumph of
this Radical faction, but it will avail them
nothing, tor reasons mentioned in my last
letter. They are convinced of this ,now,,
and they have, therefore, as | ifitimated
above, organized a regular opposition to-
the PRESIDENT in several of the States, and
measures are on foot to extend this organ
lied opposition to every State in the Union.
Newspapers and presses have been bought
up and subsidized, orators and lecturers,
male and female, have been hired, and ever
ry arrangement made in order 10 open a,
vigorous campaign against the Presidents,
policy. Ttis warfare will be CARRIED on
until Congress meets, with the following
objects in view: first, to influence. public,
opinion against the Presidents policy and
in favor of negro suffrage in the South,
and the punishment of death for all trait
ors, as they designate the leaderso of the late
rebellion; and, second, to secure the coop.
Grafton of the next Congress. in their oppo-
sition tolthe President, by bringing to bear
upon the members elect the force of strong
public, opinion in the same direction. ,.
- In regard to the latter point it is probable
that the Radicals reckon without their host.
tbs said on good authority that Mr.. john
son does not trouble himself about any op-
position in the next Congress, because he
believes that when that body assemblies, it
will cordially support his policy. 1t is
true that a majority of the members elect
of the new House of Representatives have
been supposed to be rather radical in their
views. But they were elected long before
the end of the war; at a time when the reb
ell cause looked anything but desp0ndent
and when the passionsiOt men atthe North
were heated by apimoSity against the rebels,
These harsh feelings exist no longer. Of
all the members of Congress who were
elected last Fall, there is reason to believes,
that there are very few who entertain any,
feelings OF hatred or resentment toward the
South, and who Will not cordially unite
with Che President III his policy for the dec'
veiHpmentof Southern industry and South
erni resources. M aal a r,fdu- eaf o1 opfI
Ut is in this direction, however, that the
strongest efforts of the Radicals are to be,
aimed. Their policy will be to secure the
control Of the Legislative branch of the
Government, as they believe they haveHl-
ready secured the control of the judicial
branch, in the, person. of Chief Justice
Chase. There VIII only then remain op--
posed to them the Executive branch, and,
their design is torender, that branch of the
Government powerless. q Such, is the Radi-
cal plot, 1t remains to be seen What meas
ufes Mr.. johnson will adopt, eitherto de-
feat it, or to render its Vaccinations harm--
less! sai 10 .adIuuI" & ogrf' MALGQLM.,
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