New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-09-14

proud, sensitive, and pugnaCiOus man of South
crn sentiment, little in sympathy with Northern
feelings and IDEAS aud brought into the very lead
ership Of those men and that train of principles
which he had all his life hated and denied. That
he was sincere and tenacious would make the case
all the more difficult. | thought | foresaw that
disunion between him and Consress would be the
worst disaster that could befal us. That the
practical test of true craftsmanship, just then,
was not to be found in theories and PHILOSOPHERS,
however sound, but in securing and confirming
Mr. Johnson in his then disposition.
On the assembling of Congress, went to Wash
ington. / found Southern men lying PROSTATE be-
fore Mr.. johnson, and appealing to his tender
heartedness-for he is man of tender heart
disarming him by SUBMISSION found Northern
men already utering suspicious Of his ability and
power, and threatening impeachment The men
who seemed alive to this, unfortunately, were not
those who had the management.
The North denounced and the South sued. Long
after Idespaired of harmony, / felt it to be the
duty of all good men to leave no influence untried
to lessen the danger, and to diminish the evils
which are sure to COME should the President, re-
bounding from the Republicans, be caught by
those with whom he was in sympathy before the
war. 1t shall not attempt to appOrtiOn blame
when both sides erred. 1t is enough to say that
unity secured at the seat of government you'd
have been noble achievement of leadership
Deeming the speedy admission of the Southern
States as necessary to their own health as indi-
recty the best policy for the freedmen, as partic
ulary needful to the safety of our government,
imprudent men are in danger of perverting | still
favor the election to Congress of Republicans who
will seek for the early admission of the States. In
this spirit, and for this end, drew up my Cleve-
land letter. | deem its views sound. l am not
sorry that wrote it, / regret the misapprehen-
sion which it has caused, and yet more any sorrow
which it may have needlessy impose upon dear
friends. ,.
AS Hook back upon my course, see no deyia
ton from that straight line which | have made
without deviation for nearly thirty years of public
life
The attempt to class me with men whose course
l have opposed all my life long will utterly fail.
shall chose my own place and shall not be moved
from it. | have been from my youth firm,
earnest, and active friend of all that were OPP
pressed. / have done nothing to forfeit that good
name which have earned. am not going weakly
to turn away from my settled convictions of public
veal for fear that bad men may praise or
good men may blame me. There is a serious
difference Of Judgment between men as to the
best policy. We must submit to the decision Of
the question, Acts will soon Judge u.s.
Mr.. Beecher concludes by temperate, chris
tan appeal to his congregation and friends to
accord to him purity Of purpose and fidelity to
civil liberty He will not, he says, become parti-
SAN but reserves the right to differ and dissent,
and respects the same right in others
An EDITOR LOOKING LIKE AN AssAssN.-It
would appear that the mysterious prisoner who
was carried from some point on the Mississippi,
ington, and who was at the time believed to be
John H surratt, turns out to be an Arkansas
ne 8spaper editor. The following card from the
Southern yindicator, published at Pine Bluff, in
Arkansas, explains itself:
The following extract is going the rounds of the
press, aud as it contains several slight errors we
Will endeaYor to correct the most important one.
We have not the honor Of being the editor Of the
Southern Findcator, we are only the junior edi-
+p,. Han jE tIta lTip1 ngit
Captain JnO. Geo. Ryan, the editor of the
Southern indicator, a trl-weekly paper published
at Pine Bluff, Administrative was a Confederate
soldier-thus says, in his salutatory, speaking Of
himself:
after my release from myEcaptivity, and re-
coyery from my wounds, was honored with the
command Of company Of Mississippi cavalry,
and in that capacity, served until was surren-
dered and paroled atJackson Miss. May H. 1865.
In July Of the same year started for this point,
purposing to inaugurate journal, but was pre-
vented from doing 50 by being arr .sted, chained
hand and foot, and taken to Washington supposed
to be John H. Surratt, one of the Lincoln conspi-
rators. After several months confinement there
and in other prisons. was released on parole,
without having explained to me why was so out
raged.n
When we have time and sufficient room in our
columns, we will give detailed account Of the
outrages heaped upon us, and thereby expose
more Of the Infamous acts Of officials at the war
department
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