Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-09-25
The President and lhe RaaIe.ls.

The Washington correspondent Of the
Cincinnati Gazette gives the following
statement of an interview between
President johnson and New England
Senator, which We have every reason TO
believe expresses the true feelings Of the
former toward that portion Of his politi.
cal friends who entertain fears that bis
reconstruction policy is no. the best that
might be adopted:
A few days ago q distinguished New
England Senator, noted for his plain
ness of speech, told President johnson
that IL was published aud extensively be-
lieved that be (she Presidency intended
in bis future policy 10 ignore the Radi
cal element, and asked II such was the
case. Mr. johnson, in his reply, declsr.
ed that be never, At any time bad even
intimated or intended to cut the Radi-
Gals; that be allowed the largest latitude
Of opinion on the right of the colored
people TO vote; that ell be had done or
was doing toward the Reorganization Of
the South was "a experiment, that might
be successful, aud might not be. II il
was unsuccessful none would be more
ready TO alter his course than would be
That one thing Of which the Radicals
and all others may be satisfied was, that
the freedmen Of the South should be
fully protected in their freedom and
rights.
Nor is there any sach hostility to the
President, on the part Of the Radicals,
as the Democratic papers state, and
would be z I'd to have believed. Major
General Butler is supposed TO be about
as radical ar any man who belongs TO
the Union parry He spoke of Presi
dent johnson in the following terms Of
respect and confidence, a. the Massa.
ehasetts State Convention, recently
held at Worcester
Speaking Of the Democratic endorIs.
ments Of President Johnson's poiisy,
General Butler said:
"We, the Union men OF Massachu-
sstts, all endorse President gohnson's
policy, as We understand it. We aided
to eieet President johnson. We know
his aniecedents He accepted the plat
form apon which we helped to place
him at Baltimore. He dsclAsed over
and over again, upon his accession to
the chief power, his political conyic.
tions, and they were, never ceasing hos
tihty to rebels aud rebellion, and pun
ishmeut to chief trsitcrs With hanging
By the neck, [appIause, and We have
seen that he has hanged all that have
as Jet been convicted LRsnswsd aP-
while We may difFsr from President
johnson as to whether the time has ar.
rived in which il is safe TO reinvsst reb-
els with political power, and ALLOW them
10 reorganizs themselves in arms, or as
10 the effect Of their former constitution
upon their present political rights, yet
there Is by no means q necessity that
this difference should be q disagreeEaent; I;
certainly not until it is seen BY results
that some vital principal is involved, or
some detriment to the Republic is pro
duced. We look a. the attempt TO re-
construct the rebel States, as We believe
the President looks upon It, as expert.
mental merely, bat al experiment well
enough to be tried"
That the Unioa party does not intend
to commit suicide for the grati6cation oi
the Copperheads who voted the war 8
failure, is sufficiently demonstrated 10
the late elections in Maine and Yer
mont. The reaction Of which so much
has been predicted, was not Percepsibls
in those States, except upon the Demo
cratic organization, which was worse
beaten than in 1854, when the wbirlwiDd
| Of the peoples wrath broke thas oBce
| defant party in pieces