The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-07-28
ME Fresident.l
EIis views Of the Uemina POliticAi
- Crisis-Hfs Policy.
From the Boston Commercial, July 81.

From the Boston Commercial, July q"
A gentleman who had free converse
finn WITH President johnson short time
s;nca informs ms that he found him nope
fni IN GOOD spirits, and unhesitatlng IN
49, ax5ression of his views. he docs
u vn anticipate anything like democrat
:" u,aiority in the next House OF Repre-
ssntatiyes. though the number OF repre-
sentatiyes of that party will doubtless
be considerably increased. put ne uoes
count confidently on the re.urh %
majority Of moderate men, Wno WIZ. Do
prepared to deal with the people OF Sns
South asall honorable ana hl On mlnaeu
nations deal with their antagonists aite,
having beaten and disarned them; any
ia districts and States where the hepuo-
lican party fail to nominate such men,
he thinks Democratic candidates will De
likely in majority of cases to be electea
over Radicals. RI
The President is unhesitatingly OF the
opinion that the only safety OF the ma
ton lies in generous and expansive plan
of Cancellation, and the longer thls Is
DELAYED the more difficult will 1t be 10
bring the North and the South into bar.
mony. If the suspicious, tyrannlcal
policy is too long pursued, the popula.
ton of the South will become as hostile
ip time to the North as the people of Ire
land are towards England, adding to this
evil of hereditary and growing animos,
ity an ability for revenge hundred fold
greater than Ireland possesses.
In regard to the blacks, the Presldent
saws they will find work enoughS and for
mary years to come probably better To-
enumeration than any other class OF ag-
ricultural laborers in the country. The
competition of capitalists and land-own.
ers will insure good treatment and good
nav from the planters. That there will
be much discord is to be expected, but
there will be no more than there would
be at the North, we. the number OF
black laborers is sufficiently numerous to
enter into serious rivalry with the white
| laborers.
| The President is confident that moth.
ing can be safely and permanently done
in regard to restoring the currency, di-
minishing taxation and establishing the
prosperity Of the country on sound and
enduring basis, until Representatives
from all the States are present in Con
gress The idea of legislatipg for one
third of the population of the country
aad passing constitutional amendments
without allowing them any voice in the
matter, or paying any attention to their
wishes, is full Of danger to the future
peace and welfare of the nation. They
cannot be treated as subjugated people
or as vassal colonies without germ OF
hatred being introduced, which will
same day or other, though the time may
be distant, develop mischief OF the most
serious character
With regard to the basis of represent.
alton, he denounces this as a mere bug
bear. 1t cannot and it will not be repre-
sented, and no increase in numbers Of
representatives in consequence of the
emancipation of the slaves can in any
event occur until GAA census of 1870 is
taken, until which time, or vv,.rss. the
three fifths provision is in force under
the last census. There is therefore am.
pie time to settle this matter between
now aud 1870, and it is unwise to agitate
IL until other matters which cannot be
delayed are settled
The President does not admit that be
has been inconsistent. He Is as much
opposed to treason and traitors as ever
no was, and for Furnishing them severely
But there is no treason and no traitors
NOV The enemy has fully and fairly
surrendered and is powerlsos, and foe
thus situated should he magnaniinously
treated A generous and selfreliant
warrior always restores his disarmed
enemy his sword and trusts his parole OF
honor
The idea of muzzling the press aud
tying the tongues of the people of the
Suuth, after the manner of the suspicious
tyrants and the holy inquistion of the
old world, he denounces absurd. A peo-
! pie should be allowed to grumbe who
have suffered so much and they weuld
be unworthy Of the name of men if they
did noJ respect the officers who have
suffered with them, and honor the mem
DRY Of their gallant deed who sleep or Il
hundred battle fields around their homes