Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-06-17
Hopes They will Have TO Wait a
I.Omn While.

AlOMD w AhAhOe Al
The Zanesville Courier Is troubled. IL
fears that Democratic Journals are endeav-,
oring to seduce President JOHNSON from
his fidelity to the Abolition party; but
hopes he won'tbe seduced. In this manner
It expresses itself in regard to him; Ia
''It is believed by some that the Demo-
cratic papers are amiably holding out in
ducements to President johnson to support
him and use him, If he will sell out to
them. -s.f
"We hope they will wait long time for
bid. Laying aside the question of princi--
pie, johnson would be very foolish to sell
out TO such corrupt, broken down and
used up concern as the Democratic party
No party was ever so used up before
johnson knows very well that there is.
nothing in the present Democracy In
character and ----- with the Democracy
Of the time when johnson was a Demo-
crat."
This Journal expresses the hope that
President JoHNsoN's Administration will
beeuch that the Democrats will have to
swat long time" before they can 'sup-
port him." What should be distinctly un-
derstood by the country is, that the Demo-
cratic Press is not endeayoring to induce
President JOHNSON to "sell out to" the
Democratic party. The Democratic party
is exceedingly anxious that the country
should bespeedily pacified, and so pacitied
that the Union will be strengthened
through the affection of the whole people
for the Federal Government. They be-
lieve that this can be effected through the
exercise of a humane policy towards the
late insurgents, and by strict conformity to
the principles enunciated through the North
Carolina and Mississippi Proclamations
and by refusing to compel, either by direc-
ton or indirection, the people of the South
to ferSuffrage on the Negroes-believing
that they are the proper judges of the pro-
priety of such measure. This seems so
just that it appears exceedingly strange
that any body of men who have at heart
the welfare of The country should array
themselves in opposition to it. Ifthe party
that elevated Mr.. JOHNSON to the Vice
Presidency shall give their support to it in
connection with the Democratic party, this
circumstance should not arouse suspicious
in the minds of his friends that the Demo-
cratic party had designs on his political
fidelity. On the contrary, the Democratic
party should ecomplimehted for not wag-
ing factious opposition to the Presidents
efforts to bring about a complete restora-
tion of the Union. The Democratic Press
commend the principles of the North Caro-
lima and Mississippi Proclamations not be-
cause the Administration party generally
refuse to support them-not because they
have longing for Government patronage
of any description-but because they think
them as nearly right as can be obtained
under the circumstances. ".'l
If the Democratic party is "a corrupt,
broken down and used up concern" the
way to keep it a a"broken down and used
up concern" is for the party that has for
four years been recognized as the Admin
istration party to pursue toward the South
ern people magnanimous course and al
low them to manage their internal affairs,
including the question of Suffrage, as to
themselves shall seem proper. Against
the enforcement of such apolicy the Demo-
cratic party cannot wage successful oppo-
sitiOn, ...