The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-09-01
sourHEKN REoONsfRrcrIoN.
Views Of the President.


Special Cores pondsnee Of the Chicsgo Tines
WASHINGTON, August q.
Ny letters viii bear witness that /
have INDUCED the belief, founded on
reasonable probabilities, that President
Johnson would ultimately shake OF
the trsDmels Of the Republican party,
and taking his stand upon . truly
national and conservative platform,
would look to the Democratic party for
support ] still hope that such viii be
the case. But Il grieVes me TO be COM
PEELED 70 say that the indications are
that there are no prospects that this |
will be done soon. fear that party /
trammels are too strong for Mr. John |
son to break / fear that the influence |
of the radical leaders Of the Republi- |
can party over him is too powerful 70 |
be shaken off l fear above sll that he
leans too much upon Stanton, and
is guided in his policy too much
by him. ] hope am mistaken, but
that Is the way 1t seem 70 me now and
need not tell you how reluctantly
| have come to this conclusion. at the
same time it is equally evident that
Mr.. johnson does not Intend to be
ruled by these men in all things, or TO
4 the extreme extent His influence on
the subject of negro suffrage will be
exefted in stern and Incorporating
hostility 70 that measure; of that there
is no doubt But in regard to the res
tOration of public rights to the people
of the South, ! fear he is allowing him
self 70 be guided by such men az
Schenek and Ward Beecher, who in
sist that the South is still disloyal; that
the spirit Of treason is still rampant at
the South; and that the Southern PEG
pie ought TO be treated not IS equals
and felloW-citizenE, but as a conquered
and subjugated race, with no political
rights Whatever.
I have had detailed to me CONVEX
sation which took place recently at the
White House, between President ohm
son and gentleman from one of the
Western States. prominent in the Re-
publican party, which have every rea-
son to believe expresses the determine
} ton at which the President has arrived
in his treatment of the Southern peO-
pie. AT this interview the President
said, in subsistence, that he was satisfied
of the impoliey of making any further
reduction in the army, ana that the ne
cessity existed for as largo an armed
force IS the present military establish
ment; that be doubted the genuineness
Of the loyalty professed by majority
of the people Of the South; that trea-
son and rebellion there, although caush-
: ed and repressed, still existed and
that this fact was sufficiently made man
) ifest in the recent election in Virginia
that he would be glad TO restore 70 the
! people of the South all their political
: rights, but that he would not DO it IN
. til he was certain that they would moi
3 abuse this privilege by the election o.
r rebels and traitors 10 Office; that the
e recent elections in Virginia made il
quite clear that the people of thai
/ State are not heartily loyal, but would
). if the opportunity were offered tC
them, elect rebels and traitors 10 ofhct
70 in preference 10. Union men; that a
4 soon as ne is convinced of the .unques
d I tionable Loyalty of any State he vii
I withdraw the troops theretrom, and al
> low it the utmost freedom Of election
y &c. but until he is so convinced, h'
= intends TO keep the present mihtaT,
j. force in each Southern State, and TO US
y the military power in order ia proven
n the election of rebels and traitors. h
= did not say, but it was clearly TO be in
4 ferred from what he did cay, that b
], was satisfied with what has taken plac
at the elections in Virginia and Ken
81 lucky, and did not mean to interior
2 with the action Of General Palmer ant
e General Turner