Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1865-04-19

For the third time in the history of this
Republic, the death of the President has
raised the Vice President to the Executive
From the mere presiding officer of delib
erative body yesterday, without political
power, he is raised to-day by the act of an
assassin to the control of the executive
power of this great country, and the Com
mander-iu-Chief of its army and navy, in |
vast civil war, which places extraordinary |
power for good or ill in the hands of the |
President.
There is probably no man in the coun-
try who is better hated by the irsurgent
Southern leaders than Andrew JOHNSON
and no man who understands their cbarac!
Ter to inJG :" better qualified by observa-
tiha tS.1. Juage Of the best mode of dealinp
ifSlent hs5 'nsn va ne. And while public sem
g for Iss S,!ely !stely dealt dnmercifully with
- pole fault, 'dlsplsyed unier cir.
'fs4mstances which caused national mora
acation, without taking into t6aeiderati lion
possible physical conditions whicb NAV
naVebroHght about the misfortune in The
absence of present indulgence or want of
respect for the occasion, they will. .remetn-
Der, now that the great responsibilities of
the executive rest upon him, that he ia a
man who, as Senator of Southern State,
resisted secession when to do SO was to
meet the hate of the power that wss shso.
Lutte in the South, and had aipays ruled
the country; when it was to put all polit.
ical prospects, property and his life in
Jeopardy.
OF all the States that were carried into
secession, Andrew Johnson was the only
Senator who remained faithful to the Ma
tional Government. This could not have
been it he had not been well grounded in
principles antagonistic to those of tue
southern ruling class. That these were
principles of real democracy, as distin.
guished from those of the aristocracy which
ruled the Democratic party, we have cor
roborating evidence OF in the fact that he
alone Of all the Southern Senators, voted
for the Homestead Lsw-that measure
which, by making the public lands free in
small parcels to settlers, placed an obstacle
to the acquisition Of the large tracts which
slavery requiref; settled the country with
white laborers, which slavery is in conflict
with, and thus created natural barrier
against its extension into new territory,
From its inception he has fought seces.
sion with all his might, periliug everything
he had in life in resisting it. No man knows
better than he the necessity for reorpan.
lzlng Government in the South upon diff
terent class than the aristocratic element
which carried it into rebellion; and no man
10 less likely 10 compromise away the blood
shed tor national salvation by restoring
this class to power over the South. His
measures for reconstruction of civil gov
ernment in Tennessee have been straight.
forward, determined aud radical to the end
of establishing loyal men in power. His
, address, just as the Tennessee State Don.
Vention WaB about TO adjourn, and to leave
toia future convention the reorganization
otthe State Government, checked It's n.
resolution, and urged it forward, unmind-
full Of technical Irregularities, for the sake
of the great end of establishing civil gov
ernment. ....; ~ -, - =,
Andrew johnson has given the best ev-
idence of his patriotism. He is a man of
remarkable natural talent and force of
character. He comes into the Govern
ment at time when the overthrow of the
rebellion is assured, and when he will
have sll the experience of the past and the
aid OF those most experienced in his Ad.
ministration. We are confident that the
executive office is safe in his hands, and
that his course will at once bring assu
rance oft to the cOuntry.-C Cincinnati Ga
Retfe