The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-08-26
From the New YORK Hsrald
The Boston Radicals once More on Ne
gro suffrage-Their Lecture to Pre-
sident johnson.

From the New YORK Hsrald
The Boston Radicals once More on Ne
gro Su1frage-Their Lecture to Pre-
sideRt johnson.
We make room in our columns to-
dAy for what is called letter, but
which IL, we may more properly call,
lecture from the Boston Board of Trade
70 President johnson on the subject of
negro suffrage il connection with the
reconstruction, and restoration of the
late rebellious States. In looking over
the LIST of the signers Of this mani
festo, we infer il Is the work of the
same parties who got up and did the
work Of the late Faneuil Hall negro
outrage meeting. These Boston. ira
ders in Goldfish and spectators in
stocks and cotton, it viii be observed,
address the President in very patron
izIng way, and undertake to instruct
him upon this thing Of negro suffrage
~ an act of charity to a poor, beWild
cred man, grouping about in the dark.
Having spent all his life including q
long, active and eminently useful pub
lie career, under the institution of
Southern Slavery, aud having a. q de-
votedly loyal Southern man in the
midst of Southern traitors, fought
through the late terrible war, from the
beginning to the end OF the rebellion,
and is moving cause.-the institution
Of slaVery-the American people gen.
orally believe that Andrew Johnson
knows sc well how to deal with the
difficulties before him in this great task
OF Southern reconstruction as any other
man in al the world. The abolition
fanatics, however, including this Bos-
ton Board of Trade, are evidently sat
isfed that President johnson is a per-
feet ienoramus touching the past and
present relations existing between the
white and black races Of the Soulh
and hence this special letter of instrucs
tions defining the line Of policy he Is
called upon 20 pursue He in their
superior judgment, is sll wrong in his
reconstruction programme In referen, z
TO negro suffrage; and they, therefor,
have deemed it prudent TO spare the
time required for their daily avocations
in Goldfish, rum, molasses and cotton to
set him right Their main, purpose,
they say, is 10 request sufficient delay
Ia the final settlement Of the mode OF
reconstruction until the country,
North and South, is hetter prepared
than It ROW can be to determine Wisely
and safely the various Questions pre-
seuted, especially ID the matter of suf-
frage" La other words, these Boston
traders have made fortunes from the
war, and they are stu coming money
from the present political condition Of
the South resulting from the war, and
they have, moreover, from the rebel
lion, secured o footing Of political pow
aer they are fearful Of losing with the
restoration Of the late rebel States, and
go they plead the safety Of delay.
Add what is their argument? They
contend that the emRncipated blacks
of the South are fairly entitled to the
suffrage; that this right Of theirs can
not be rusty turned over to the dis
loyal Southern whites, giving them
double the political power which they
will otherwise possess; that such in
equality viii not be endured in the
North and West; that it will hes dan
gerous concession, especially in re
gard 10 our great debt, which the late
insurgent Southern whites must feel
mot as a burthen only, bat burtheE
q thousand fold heavier because II wa
incurred for their defeat; that Justic'
Is always the most expedient thing w
can do; that hereafter we shall nee,
the ballots of the Southern blaeks 3
much as We have needed their bnllets
that we must beware of leaving 10 ia
future abiding and disastrous conflict
and probable convulsion5 that dels
and negro suffrage, rs the frst esser
tial 10 Southern restoration, are impeI
atively demanded, and that in SD
meantime. the States directly concerf
ed ought 10 be Kept under the n
Btrainls Of military power, after tn
fashion Of q subjugsted foreign peopl,
This is the reconstruction rogramm
whieh this Boston Board Of Trade az
vices President johnson must be sui
stituted for that which he has adopte
If he desires to be successful A iei
words, we think, viii dispose Of TIL
precious bit of Boston radical impI
dence. President Johnsenis restors
ton policy gives general Satisfaction {
the country. Ii is working well IN th
South. ana satisfactorily to the gres
body Of the people North. In givin
employment 10 She Southern Is0lit,eiaE
il Is deVelopirg the actual state {
Southern opinion, which il is desirabl
% know. Moreover, as the Presiden
according 70 Cen. Sehenck, has q,
clared that these restoration NOV
ments are experiments, and that the
vii be subjected 70 the closest tests
loyalty rs they 60 on, and, finally,
they must be passed upon BY the "
houses Of Congress, State By State, b
fore any of them can be recognized u
der their new organization, We are pu
Eled TO account for au this Boston n
roar upon this disturbing question
negro suffrage. There is neither rkyyr
nor reason in this clsmor; but il is Ga
Of the combustibles OF another roArir
sectional agitation, menacing war
races and the complete depopulatis
and des0laJion Of the South, in fulfi
ment Of tho radical abolition pY
gramme of reconstruction.
These Boston traders recognize 1
blessings OF . military governnento v
the South, although il involves the CO
tinued reign Of military authority !
over the country. They End IL D,
haps, a. good for their trade as for ths
political schemes But the masses
the American people, ike Preside
johnson, want &c get these provision
military State governments Of Ia,
hands rs fast as possible, because lth'
tendency Is towards permanent mi
tsry despotism- Sensible and patrio
Americans had no desire 70 repeat
this continent the transformation
the Roman republic 10 the Roman q
pure, nor tho Transformation OF Fran
from republican 70 3 despotic form
government. sustained by a miIlil
costly bayonets Against the desig
Of the radical abolition faction loolri,
ia this direction il is well for the count
that We had a man 70 conduct
through the war Of the old Roman pa
riosisna; and il il veil thatwe have a
other Of the same type TO hold the hei
in navigating the ship through d
shoals and reefs Of reconstrnctio
With The accomplishment Of the wo
these disappointing Boston fanatics "
be ranked il the same category ri
: she traitors end eanguinary seoessio
isb Of the South and their copperhe
allies and sympathizers in the Mort
TIE couatFy wi stand BY Andr'