Washington telegraph., 1865-07-12
WASHINGTON, ARKANSAS, WEDNESDAY, JULY H. 1865

campaign against the Presidents policy
This warfare will be carried on unlil
Congress meets, with tw0fvld object in
view: lst, to influence public opinion
generally against the Presidents policy
If reconstruction. and in favor of negro
suffrage in the South. and the punish
nent of death against Jeffe son Davis,
Gen. Lee, and Ill the leading men among
the rebels; and 2I. to secure the co-ope
ration of the next Congress in their op-
position to the President, W bringing to
Dear upon the memb-rs elect tile force oil
a strong pub ic opinion in the same Ii
rection. There is good rea -on 10 believe
that In regard TO the latter point tn. rad
icals reckon without thsr host. 1t is
said, on good authority, that President
johnson does not trouble hiinsalf abou.
any opposition in the next Congress. be-
cause he believes that, when that uody
assemblies, there will be working ma
jority in favor of his policy 1t is tue
that a majority of the members elect OF
the new House of Representatives have
been supposed to be rather radical in
their views. But it must be remembered
that the election for the n-mbe of this
congress took place long befo., the tnd
Of the war, at time whe the rebel
cause looked anything but respondent,
and when the passions Of men at lie
North were heated with aninosiiy :
against the rebels. Matters are vrry
much changed now Strong orts have.
been made to foster and keep alive this
animosity by the manufactured testimony
before the ridiculous military commission,
now i'll SEES sioa here, but il has nearly
died out. The people Of the South are
pretty generally recognized BOW as our
f,.l!ow-citizens, who have been punished
quit, enough in the sIticrings they have
endured, and in the downfall Of the
cause for which they fought And the
fact is pretty gen. rally rrco -Eized, too,
that the interests of The North lie IN
kindly treatment Of them. and in bring
ing about. a; as early period a. posi-
BILE, the former cordial and kind relations
between the North and South Of all
the members of Congress elected last
fall, there are probably few who will
not cordially unite with tue President in
his policy Tor the development of South
ern industry and Southern resources
1t is in this direct on. however that
the strongest efiorts of tn rad Gals will
be aimed. Their policy will be to Sc
cure the control Of the legislative branch
of the government. a. the, believe they
have already scared the coltrol of th..
judicial branch i'll the person Of , hrt
Justice Chase 1t remains 10 be sr,.,,
what steps the President will take III
dealing with this opposition. have no
doubt he will show himself equal to ilIr
occasion think he has bee cons ious
all alo e, ever since he decided upon the
general tone of his policy. that he cannot
count upon the support of the radical
faction. and that he conf s.lily looks
for the support OF the Democratic party.
AMI for that of the conservative men OF
the Republican party.
There is one FEATURE in the Mississ 'ppi
proclamation which. + course, Demo
crat statesmen will regret to see. But
] need only allude t. it, The peculiar
circumstances OF the case alon- Justify
it. Ultimately Y. of course. The primci Il
Of State Sovereignty will be vindicated
in Mississippi
The n status Of the negroes in
America-,hat Of free men--is now fixed:
and it remains t. bo seen whether or not
they are capable of making good citizens.
i is too early yet TO decide this les
tion But every fact that throws light
upon it is valuable. and ought 10 be
gathered up. | VIII call the attention of
our readers to two o three The disin-
clination of the negroes to work is uni
versal. all over the South, with few rar.
and honorable exceptions Every trav-
eler from the South corroboralrs this.
and it is confirmed by the newspapers
of Richmond. I.ynchburg. New Orleans
and Macon. White labor has already
begun to be employed to large extent
III Virginia, and there j. every probabil-
ity that it will be- largel, employed in
a few months. in all tile Southern -tatrs.
in consequence of the unreliability and
practical worthlrssness of free negro
labor The quarrelsome disposition of
the blacks. intoxicated with their newly
acquired freedom, and with the privileges
which they enjoy in this city, has be- IL
amply illustrated by the riots thar have
taken place here for week past
And, lastly, how unwi-. il was to
make soldiers OF them, has Just been
most forcibly illustrated BY MOST Tor
midable wu;iuy whicl, has taken place
in the 25ih "orps at Fortress Monroe,
1t is TO be hoped that this affair will
Serve as warning. and that the govern
nlent will disband these cDlurud br,gadrs
and get rid of all the negro troops a.
quickly as possible.
There is delegation Of negroes here
now. from Ricliinond; waiting % src tie
President. Their complaint is, thar
heir condition is no better now than
when they were slaves! T..
The Fortress Monr.c correspondent o,
the Philadelphia Inquirer, 3.h, say,
that for some time ,nutino,s enirit La.