The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-07-01
THE PRESIDENTS POLICY.

Interview Between tho President and
Generai Logan-The President's Views
and the Burned Tobacco I'm Richmond-
French Cotton Claim, DC.
Correspondents e. the Chicago H'Ru publ
General John A. Logan passed through this city last
vssk without the knowledge Of most Of our leading
Cvcn him reception worthy Of his name and fame had
hey had an opportunity Of doing SO.
nj Iorsn called to p.v his respects to Premde6t ohn'on
~ most cordially received am able 70 give the
following synopsis Of the conversation which took place
me interview. through tho poteness Of gentleman
General Logan commenced by congatulatng the Presi.
ssd which was already productive Of such excellent re-
sulta He said that tho of was necessarily
closed, and that Of and Cancellation opened and
that essential to peace that the passions OF both
sections should be alayed BY kindly and consider
ss yet firm action on the part Of the Executive and he
licked upon the Presidents a. such.
President johnson replied that he desired TO have
he ded States return back to their former condition
: quickly possible. Slavery had been the cause Of
the That cause was now most happily, removed,
snd consequently he desired 70 the Union restored
- WAS previously to the war, or as the President
aughingy remarked democratic friends used TO
Ry-"the const tuition a. II Is, the Union was-
always saving and except slavery that had been abol
ished. The war had decided that and forever.
gentleman present spoke Of negro suffrage and sug-
gested that In reconstructing the Union, 1t would be
ssossssry 70 dlsransh,se some gsadng rebels and en-
The " the Virginia Legislature assembling would
be repeated over again. The gentleman strong advo-
Tho Pres dent replied that the case Of the Virginia
Legislature easily disposed of that had power
legislative body, and that 1t could do nothing any.
how. With regard to the extension of suffrage the
tment Of the country at present appeared 70 tend to-
wards restriction rather than extension Of the right
General Logan endorsed the Vows Of the President on
the above, and then sad that 1t might not be polite
thought that IL might be found advisable at rst 70 hold
them in sort Of puplage by military force. As
they could be trusted then give them the same power
they possessed before The General remarked that
the wheel Of reconstruction large and pondcrous
one and thai many who would take their stand upon
would be ground 70 powder He had been fighting for
four years 10 save the Union. He proposcd that
those who desired TO reconstruct II might 60 in and
what they could d. For his part he felt Inclined TO be
rather ookcron than active participant In the con-
test which wsud naturally grow out Of II.
The President said :-"Gsneral, there's such thing
reconstruction These States have gone out Of the
Union. Therefore reconstruction 10 unnecessary. do
not mean to treat them inchoate States but merely
nents provided always they loyal men, The doctrine
Of coercion to preserve State in the Union has been
Wind Gated by the people It the province Of the Ex
ecutve to that the will Of tho people s carried In
the rehabilitation Of these rebeous States once more
under the authority - well the protection Of the
Union.
General logan responded, "Thats sou %
The President then passed on 70 the question Of the
public debt he said that the finances Of the country
sibie 10 resume specie payments Immediately, were IL
not for the commercial distress would through
country, lac in favor Of paying TO the last dollar
and would never countenance any man. party sect or
MEASURE that even squnted at repudatan in any FORM
The debt was incurred TO save the country. II
legacy Of the war bequeathed 70 for good evil II
wss Lot possible TO shirk it. On the other hand, the
great quest on would be 10 make IT, II possible an in
strument OF good, not evil, to the public generally.
The above Is the substance OF the conversation between
these two distinguished men, brought up in the same
- the loyal masses OF the country On tho question OF
negro suffrage the President appeared TO be somewhat
noncommittai probably, like Mr. Lincoln, emancipa-
don, waiting TO feel the public pulse upon H. and then
nctng as he thought they would desire him 70 act Al
any rate he AID not utter word in opposition 70 IL e
those hav the right 10 pass upon the question acted
- they saw At
rrIx owSSRs TOBACCO BURNED AT ucmorp.
learn that General Singleton In In his state
mont 70 me In my letter Of the 10th instant that tho
eacco burned at Richmond belonged the arm of Pierce
OF this state or at least If IL belonged to that
nin " Vas not that OF the same name with which VIM
Butler q our late State Treasurer is has been
nec.ea VIM Butler, ESQ.,, Of this city, has had
any INTEREST," az am informed In any tobacco whatever,
nor DO ne Know that Mr. Pierce has had Of him.
m s, nus' pe some other irm Of that name In the
oorios oAsks IN rnE STATES DISTRICT couRr-A
FRrNCH CLAIM
In 'ns court last week the arguments In tho cotton
CLAIM Of whenburg Doyle to nine hundred and thirIy
hyc bales; VIM NJ Springer and Judge Logan the claim
Of G. a. LeMore Co., of Havrc France 70 eight hun
dred and thirty and three hundred and twenty three
bales; L. Weldon District Attorney for United States
and :. Eames, ESQ, counsel Tor captors The argu-
exhibiting much learning and research and received Tho
closest attent from the bench Aud bar generally Sc
vNa other Of similar status VIII be controiicd nv
Che decision IN these Further argument on them was
postponed I'LL september next
the AccTpENT RUTLAND AND BuRsncTur RAIL
npAD = ADDITIONAL NAMES PERSONS IpIuRKp :
The following persons were injured In the disaster on
CHS road on Tuesday morn M, near Enumeration Yer.
mont Colonel Meade, OF the Eighth Vermont consider
ably injured superintendent Calhoun OF the Shore Line
Railroad New Haven and New Londonl spraned ankle
efm Of Vast Ra
head bruised and mind wandering; Joseph NJ Calhoun,
q the Tenth Vermont, thigh fractured; ID. NJ Woods,
- the First Vermont cavalry, collar bone broken Ser.
geant Warren T. Bliss, Of the Veteran Reserves. heed
hadly out add hb side lamed