The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1865-10-25
The Lozio Of President IohnsoI,s Position.

Of fact matters of record subjects beyond denial or
indeed dispute
No pretends that the seeding States seeded
because they desired to quit the UnIon On the con
trary, they all admitted the immense advantages OF II
They claimed to have been virtually driven Off that the
free States were not willing to allow It 10 exist as he
Union of equal States; but that they made dlstncuoh
between States account of their internal social sruc
ture Nc matter whether they were night OF wrong III
that belief, 1t was their belief
NOW, what was the beef OF the tree StatesE II Nasi
that they had not exercised any power which they no
not the fullest Justification for No matter whether
they were right or wrong, the majority IN every Tree
State put Ne" Jersey SO held ana OF course Douho Tue
minority NC
The quarrel therefore was not as III the nulhcatoh
question, between the fedefal government ana STATE
but between states;
The election OF MT Lincoln upon the platform OF MS
party was held by me south as preach OF the Whoe
spirit ana intent o. inc cousttulohil compact.
Having thus got at the cause Oh lhe quarrel Iet us
see the position OF senator johnson ia Io6V-6I was
this Secesslonls not remedy PROVIDED by compact
1t Is revolution revolution Is not per Sc unlusthabe
but to be unsuitable all other remedies must nave oeen
exhausted and there are remedlcs Whlch are not eN-
hausted Trust the sober second houghtof your cou-
tymen and them If you must fall back upon the great
oyerrung law OF seldetense you VIII have the fight
on your side.
Senator johnson did not put the original wrong upon
the southern side, but upon the northern side. The
position OF senator johnson the position of Doug
las and OF the great mass OF the northern democracy
There are indeed, few men in the northern States
who believe IN the absolute right of secession; but they
are one IN thousand
When matters stood thus, and war and reconciliation
hung in opposing scales nearly balanced somebody as
you pointed out the other day determined to force the
ISSUE and Maj Andersons move INTO fort Sumter made
war almost Inevitable lie; -. 49,. ..-.,.a
pei the seeding States to resume their Federal rela
Iohs #lt ,,e otiGr 90 NJ ana
retar Of State informed foreign powers So the hearts
of men determined. To that end senator Johnson CO.
operated. After ouT years OF war me power OF the
aSSSoiis3 S+-o - -
States which attempted to establish their independence
and the other States was compelled,
ad oo tbe ' of o s ~ ~ @
Johnson in Complete accordance with all that he had
said and done four years before aided in hereconsruc
ilon OF tg 1 system ol eita 2tae 50 a'
t;ons Thnrannon tba mon whom he had held origi
nay as the wrong doors insist that the whole theory of
the war shall be dsreSarded that the right OF constltq
ola Gf .ts =? eao slion
a1e. and that in reality Grant and Lee equally headed
armies against the Union. There is nothing at all
traordinary IN this for the chiefs OF the republican
parry were Ieati os ~ u
The great Caronian held that State could nullifv,
but Mr. Seward and his disciples held that individual
could nuihfy: = &c.,.
o+ , g cn o 500 sccaSson cannot see
the higher law vet this is precisely what is making its
appearance in the speeches of Mr.. Stevens and Mr..
# has been nretty costly experiment this higher
law business and men feel that they have pad for the
revival OF the NTH monarchy men oil qfof"e1I tne
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president TO parooh Ar. Davis
The president, in reply said that there was no dspo
;tio o tba mart of the government To exbibit thirst
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Tor olood-sheedihg OF 10 lolioW persecution poilcg
But if treason has been committed against the ma
ono Government there ougbt to he some test by which
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20 oeterlAe the power Oh tue government 10 'iooS'e
seand punish crime, even latter pc pardoned
after a conviction is obtained
II bo orJorirc, business nc in many other human
~ "o pa e
De exercised in examining into and deciding on, the
yarous cases as they arise and the matter must be
,rooodod viii, or,J,ou,- and ,ooor5irI- os c;rc,,
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stances may ole'ate'
Judge Nardiaw, one Of the delegation, then asked
he president for permission for Mrs Davis to return to
so,,tb coroli,o from, Conod.
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The delegation then requested the president to grant
he release of ex-Gov McGrath, from Imprisonment;
'"' He "i" o' I've " maj ueelsioH vi Si" punt
HENRY \" ALLEN CANDIDATE FOR 6oYERNoR.-Ne
zee by the New Orleans papers that the particular !
riends of Henry w Allen have announced him rs n !
NJ,
"u0loAIe lol governor az the ensuing eieo'oh' Inc
crescent, IN speaking OF the TACT says:
We deeply regret to see the announcement made by |
ONE of the friends Of this gallant gentleman present
ng his name to the public as candidate for the office
# governor of Louisiana
We yield to none in admrntion of the noble qualities
# governor Allen as a statesman and soldier and in
of his virtues man: but we would consider our
dyocacy of him as candidate at this time as any
hing but of friendship to him or of duty to the State
rom our knowledge of his character, and from his well
nown patriotism we also feel confident that if governor
Ilen were now in the country he would unhesitangIv