Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1866-05-17
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An absurd sort of vascillation forms
the groundwork Of President john
aon's character, and this has been dis.
played most remarkably in his wind.
ing and turning. and backing and I'LL
ling. upon the great question of what
party he should belong to. When he
found that his first coquetting with
the rebels last summer WINS unani-
mousIy disapproved of by the Repub.
hcans, he made up his mind 10 go over
to the Democrats, and Op ned argotia-
tons for the purpose with the leaders
If that party in New York. TIL is plan.
however, was abandoned after their
defeat ia the election of last ia aud
then il was determined to job nson.
ise the Republican party. and stay
with it, But after the meeting of
Congress had proved that this cou ldn't
I've done. the plan of setting up a new
party was conceived, and arrange
nents for that purpose were set on
foot. This scheme lasted till the
speech of February %, when it was
abandoned, under the universal scorn
and disgust which that performance
awakened. The Democratic project
was now taken up again, and Mont
gomery Blair and Dean Richmond
were selected to engineer the transfer
Of the President to that organization.
The Connecticut election and the pas.
sage of the civil rights bill ended that
cntcrprize, and left Blair and Rich.
mond in a very disagreeable position,
as contractors who were not able to
deliver. The scheme Of third party
ia now on the carpet again, and, for
the moment. great hopes are enter.
tanned respecting it.
The President, who in reality is not
only the most friendless but the most
ignorant politician in the country.
since nobody relies on him and the
truth never reaches him, fondly fam
cies that party may be built up on
the basis of his policy and his person
al iabors and sacrifices in behalf at
the Union. But the persons who sur
round him and manage him. so far as
a man of his uncertain and capricious
temper can be managed, understand
very well that the johnson party can
never be anything more than tender
to the Democracy, and that the only
success it can hope for is to weaken the
Union ranks so as to insure the cleo.
ton of Comprehend candidates. This
is what they are after. and in Penn
sylvania. where the experiment is TO
lie tried with all possible aid from The
National Administration, they profess
70 have expectation If accomplish.
ing their purpose. In order TO over.
throw Gen. Geary. the Union cand,.
date for Governor, q semi-Copperhcad.
like Senator Cowan, is to be run ty
the johnson party, SO that Ciymer,
the Copperhcad. may have a chance Of
being elected. For this end loyal Re
publicans are being removed from i'm
portant Offices, and Johnson men are
being appointed IN their places, and
the process thus begun will no douhi
he kept mp till the end.
We observe this action Of Mr..
johnson with some satisfaction. 1t
has the air of decision, and leaves ~
place for the disgusting falseuess and
double dealing which he practiscd in
Connection As for the result. W.
have no fears. The people Of Penn.
sylvania vii not he head iy il to in
trust power - those who throughout
the war. have proved themselves the
enemies of tileir country. Mr.. John
eon's new pAIty VII prev" itself as
impot.ut fYr the owl u" designs i; to
perform, as cyuciioncc has proved
that h. is n,nsc. - Chicago Republican.