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REORGANIZATION AT THE
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Gals and the President.
Especial Correspondence Of Cincinnati Gasette.]
WAsHrxcrox, July o.
Absent from the Capital, land practicall,
buried, in the South during the two month
which President johnson has been devotin,
to Reorganization, have naturally devoted
the first hours of my return to Inquiries as tt
the workings of his experiment for lex
pertinent Mr.. johnson and his friends call it
and experiment | am sure nearly all VIII,
elected him will prefer to regard ii.
THE PRESIDENT RECENTLY COMMITTED TO NEGRO
SUFFRAGE.
Mr.. Johnson's position on Negro Suffrage
has been happily illustrated by the old refer
ence to Ensign Stebbins' position on tn,
Maine Liquor LAWN favor of the law, bu
agin its enforcement That the President i
unprepared to do anything for fits enforce
ment," any of the recent reorganization proc
lamations sufficiently show. That he is new
ertheless in favor of Negro Suffrage is fac
resting on as clear evidence as that other fact
that he believes treason to be the highest o
crimes" | say ''is in favor of it. for two
months can hardly have wrought fundamen
tai change in his views on this first of al
questions connected with Reorganization ant
two months ngo / lnor that his personal pref
erences were for Negro Suffrage Many evi
dences of this cannot yet be given to the pub
lie without breach of confidence. but the three
following are abundant:
l. He replied to an elaborate conversation
al argument in favor of Negro Suffrage By
Senator Sumner, in thepresenee of witnesses
by saying, Il think as you do on the subject
| quite agree with you" Subsequently Mr.
Sumner showed him letter from certain
North Carolina negroes, asking what prospec,
they had for being enabled to defend by the
ballot their newly acquired liberties. SIN &C,
cordance with what you have told me, Mr.
President said the Secretary. II shall write
to these people at once, saying their right to
the ballot is recognized by the Administra-
ton, and whoever interferes with it becomes
a disturber of the peace, and must be put
down.
The President again cordially assented, and
the letter which has subsequently appeared in
the newspapers was forthwith written.
2. Similar assurances were given about the
same time to more than one other conspicu-
GUS Administration Leader
3. A distinguished gentleman was expressly
authorized by the President to say to any
Southern Unionists inquiring about Reorean.
ization, that if they would immediately or.
game on the basis of Universal LOYAL Suf-
frage, he ,could personally be re,y qlad of it,
and iro,sd officially gice them all the aid IN his
porer.
THE PRESIDENT DECLARES HIS POLICY AN ~
PERTINENT.
Since these declarations were made. how
ever, he seems to have suddenly grown appre-
hensive as to his power in the premises The
North Carolina proclamation marks a feeling
of the way toward different policy. and has
justly given rise to the gravest apprehensions.
fact which seems, thus far, to have escaped
the omnipresent reporters and inventors here,
may nieasurably allay these apprehensions.
Gen. Carl Schurz has just received his final
instructions from the President, and is to sail
In day or two on tour of observation along
the Southern coast. He is charged to notice
mnutely the temper of the people protesting
to be loyal, and assuming control in the reor-
ganizing State governments, to examine into
the condition of the blacks, and in general.
to report on the workings of the President S
experiment. s. But asked Gen. Schurz,
when these instructions were given, lam to
understand, Mr.. President, that your policy
is not vet fixed If it is not. shall be glad
TO make any observations, and contribute anv
facts that may aid you but if il is. decline
TO undertake useless trip to report on the
good or evil workings of a system already de-
termined upon The President replied that
his policy was not settled, that he desired to
see how the present experiment was working,
and that for this reason he wished Gen.
Schurz to make the trip. The Generel will
accordingly sail from New York in day or
two.
HOW THE PARTY RECEIVES THE PRESIDENTS
COURSE.
One hears here much of the spirit with
which the President party receives these ex-
periments. Scarcely any agree with their
policy. Mr.. Dawes, believe, stands alone
among the New England members in oppos-
ing Negro Suffrage and among Western Adj
ministration men | have heard of none Of any
prominence as yet, excepting Mr.. kasson, of
Iowa. Members here who have canvassed
the next House say it will be largely in favor
OF Negro Suffrage and a leading Senator tells
me he thinks there will be nearly, if not quite.
majority In the Senate on the same side.
But 1t by no means follows that there is
any disposition to cut loose from the Presi-
dent. A conspicuous Senator said, day or
two ago, after an interview with the President,
VI N willing to trust Andie His instincts
are all right, and by the time Congress meets
he'll have had enough of his experiment.
Others regret the experiments very much, be-
lieving that they tend to demoralize the Soutb
and destroy all the advantages we have gained
by conquering them In the field; but still
hope that Mr.. Johnson will see what they re-
gard as his mistake, and retreat before retreat
becomes impossible. Still others regard him
es merely heartiess intriguer for the Presi-
DENTAL succession, striving to place himself
at the head of a great Democratic ssconserya
tive anti negro party, and are for making
war upon him OF once.
Meantime those known as the ultra Radical
leaders are more full OF buoyant confidence
than have ever seen them before. They say
the country is largely with them now: that
they have still FIVE months to work and that
by the meeting OF Congress the feeling will be
SO overwhelming, and the rebel virus in the
recognized States will have been so clearly
shown, that no Administration will be ready
ior their ADMISSION on the present basis
They have, they say, no fears of johnson, and
no expectation OF haying to make any breach
with hum. And besides, they add, they be-
heve MN TO De at heart sincerely on their side.
AGATE
PROBABLY RECOMMENDATION BY THE PRES
IDExr.-s'The belief is gaining ground h.
that President Johnston vii rasa.s.--S