, 1866-02-28
GOV. DR0WSLoW OK ANDREW
JOHNSON.
The Loyal Governor or Tennessee An-
Nouneea Nts Adhesion to Congress.
iErm The Knoxville WhIg, Feb. a1.l

noun<es His Adhesion to ConErcss.
iFrm The Knoxville WhIg, Feb a1.]
DO WE INDoRaE TIE PRESIDENT.
The rebel aatterers and newborn admirers
OF President johnson ask with insofence, II
such and such men indoFse the President and
his reconstruction policy? By this standard
they measure every mans patriotism md love
OF country. 1Fe are called to an account, aud
an answer demanded Of us upon this point.
to have some one say waat that pOlicy i, and
what Is contemplated BY il. We fndorse
all the orders, pfoclanaations and speeches Of
the President Us reported and published, while
be was Military Governor Of Tennessee.
Throughout that entire period he contendcd
that treason should be stamped With infamy
that leading, intelligent, conscious tFaitors
shonld be made odious, and the demands of
Justice satisfied by furnishing its guilty authors,
that all the GUARANTEES OF the Government, In
,tnet as we'll a. form. be placed beyond the
danger Of recall md that If there were but
5000 loyal men in Tennessee, they shonld con-
occupy the back seats- We are On this plat
form, and If the President is still on this plat
form we are with him. T. his reconstruction
policy proposes to reverse this policy and to
abandon this platform, .cs are moi tciAt him,
nor are the loyal and true men Of Tennessee.
Il he intends to pardon md turn loose upon
the country al the bad men that led of In
the late rotten Democratic party, and to force
upon Congress tho rebel delegates talking
tfeason, and boasting Of what they did to de-
stroy the Government, we are not with him
nor are the, true men Of the nation. If be
holds to the principles Of the Baltimore plat
form, upon which himself and Mr: Lincoln
were nominated, We are with him. Il he has
c1awled of Of that plntform, we win not 90
Of with him, nor will the loyal men Of the
country.
PRESIDENT 1ouSsoN's POLICY.
The traitors of the South have not accept
ed the kind offers of the President in the
proper spirit, OF In the spirit in which he
made them: His kindness has not been recip-
rocated. They have elected men to serve as
Senators md Representatives who were either
Senators or Representatives in the rebel Con-
gross, or were in command Of armed .regi+
ments and: trigndes in fighting to destroy the
Government. They are men who cnnot take
the Congressional fest oath, cannot be admit
ted to their seats, and ought not to be admit
ted. The Southern States have really treated
the President badly, and hare proven
cession still turks In their hearts. Their
papers, an over the South, are bold,
bitter and defiant, many Of them even
threatening another rebellion. We do not
claim to be competent to advise the President,
nor do we assume to do 80 now but il we had
been the President when Congress assembled,
we should have said to them that In all hou+
esty md kindness We had endeavorel to 70.
store the rebellious States that their bad
1nith and worse conduct had rendered our ef
forts failure, aud now We band tha whole
matter over to the peoples representatives. iu
Congress, to do as their wisdom and sense ol
Justice might dictate. and with them We
would pledge our hearty cooperation. This,
it seems to Us. is the only course LEFT for the
President. and this course Will be demanded
by Congress, who are united, 1rm, and reso-
lutte upon doing what they think Is right,
as between rebels and the Government.
There are thousands urgfug the President
to different course, but. they are that
clnss OF men who have no rca1 friendship fot
him, who seek to distract the councils Of the
nation, and divide the friends Of the Union
through him, and after they have done thai
have no further use for him or his policy. w
ure not able to say what the President viii
do, but If be shall play into the hands Of tht
enemies of the country he Is not that fn1-see
ing man, andsjudge Of men, that we had sup
posed him 10 be. Our mind is made np-.c
are .euh ths TAiaa party in congyfss, and pI1
u.esn ~ ias<nd to ink or sseim.. Tbs people ar
also With them, and for the country, ant
against its enemies, und the men who refuset
to vote men aud money to carry on the war
This l.tter class are the men most loud il
their praise Of the Preaident, laboripg day ant
hight to create q spit between him aud tht
patty that elected him and saTed the country
senator Norton and bis Gunstltnens.
d. [Ffom the ST. Paul {Ntnn-) Press, af'h.I
A few weeks ago It became our painful duty
to chronicle the fact that Senator Norton, o.
this State, had voted against the Civil Right
Bi1l-a measure which touched no moot ques
ton Of negro suffrage, bnt which simply plac
ed the equal civil rights OF all men, every:
where, white or black, under ths projection
Of the United States courts-a measure which
with this melancholy exception, commanded
the unanimous assent and received the solid
vote Of all the Republican members Of tht
Senate. For Cownn, who voted with him, Il
never counted as Republican Doollttle
place next dag to declare that il he had beer
present he would have voted for the bill ant
senator Norton stood, therefore, virtual,
alone IN detection from bis party upoII
clear Issue Of fidelity to its vita
and fundamental principles. We recosdet
the fact without comment, for the fac
indeed, wna its own sufficient commentary
but, remembering the earnest, faithful men
to whose impllclt confidence IN his sineerit,
and truth, he owed his accidental nomina
ton two years agu-a nomination which sur
prised even those who were Instrumental Il
procuring 1t, and which, it Is sale to say, va
Is against the wishes "a 1t was contra.
TO the expectations Of thzee-quarters .
the Republican party Of this State; remem
bering, We. say, how these tried IN
true men believed IN him md trusted him
I spite Of bis doubtful antecedents, how the
stood sponsors for his fidelity. to his party
and how their undoubtlng taith rebuked Oh
cold mistsust, We since1ely hopad and trusted
for their sake ns well al his, that h1. eztrsoi
dina.y vote against LIS party Oh this occa
sion might be Susceptible or some e9p1anasio,
which would acqnit him Of dalbersts T. +,
creancy to the pledges upon Whleo IN, -,
was elected. But no such c1planai1otno - AZ AZ
come to band, and We deeply reseL; ress;v 1lssI
| That his SUBSEQUENT course haa nos o. snt had
pated The hope that any Is PosS93lrr.s. v
| moro than confirmed our worst appb bIW was 4
I that his vote on the ClVn KEnG, taey @
| de1Ihefste act Of politieal aPo3si1as aorrnu
= = wtth shame and fnalgnaM.lout M ~ an Miocet thc
.1sa,, tor words. that We hase 70 piaeS ~
nsme AZ senator Norton upon tes ee.t astat y. ~
srp5ort of the Presidents ysto s 1 s.asae = 1os
~ Etata ~ hose tair fame tn tbs trial hour be
dishnnass Iy bis recrcaney TO tho sacred
tr1,4t shas conntitted to his bands; andlgna
tsoo uos m % %benaiT Of that party whose confidence
he I has "a 30 baseiy betrayed, and sorsow~dsep
.tnce-e. unaffected RorroW-fot = young mag