Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-03-28

Chronicle, by MeSSrs. JAMES Z. BABCOcK ana
F. W. SMITH, JR., Of Connecticut, on the 22d
Mach, but which, in CONSEQUENCE Of the-re-
fusal of the Chronicle to publish it, was pub
lished in the New York Times. The Chronicle
had claimed the result of the New HamSphire
election as q rebuke and condemnation Of the
Presidents restoration policy, and by anticipa-
ton interpreted General HNwLEY's election in
Connecticut in the same way. This letter
warmly protests against such an Interpretation !;
declares it to be wholly contrary to assurances
given by General HAwLET, publicly ana Pn-
vately alleges that he cannot be elected Win
out "the aid of the friends of the President
and his policy" and AYERS that II such use Is
made Of that election, its effect will be "inju-
rious 70 the union organization" Such en-
b.rr.ssments and contradictions are the un-
avoi,l,ble fruits Of this allianee-nOr do we see
how that alliance can long cOntinue, since every
vote the conservatives cast under it isa vote to
defeat themselves. The concluding portion of
tlas letter is so germane to the ideas expressed
inthe beginning of this article that we extract
it as follows:
I've are also firm in our belief that the President
prefers 10 settle this contest inside OF the OhIo"
Party giving those of the opposite side VINO aIe %
cere in their professions the opportunity OF
their sreng 9th where il most properly belongs nancy
inn that norton of the Union Party which IS con-
fessedly in harmony with their views
There can be no doubt, We presume, that the
President does desire the support Of the Re-
publican party-radicals and ALTO his policy.
lie would be pleased for the whole country to
rally to the support of his policy. If g this
oontestn could be settled " inside of the Union
marty" it would save him world of trouble.
Il is precisely what he has all along wanted.
Thus far, unfortunately for him and the
country, the conservative Republicans, I'M
mindful of his wishes and preferring to co-Ope-
rate with the Radicals, with whom they do not
agree, to cooperating with him with whom
they DO agree, have failed to support his policy.
lie has borne this patiently up to the present
time, in the hope that " the second sober
thought" would prevail, and that if the Radical
elements should ObStinately refuse to cOalesce
with the Conservative elements, the latter
would be attracted to him by q community of
sentiment and sympathy. Thus far he has
been disappointed.
No man with the least acquaintance with the
springs of human action, and the smallest
of politics and politicians, need be
told that the President, no matter how much
he may prefer to " settle this contest inside of
the Union party" will not, and cannot, in the
face of his solemn asseYeratiOns before the
country, cling to that party when it repudiates
him and his policy. He has announced that he
will not be governed in that policy by friends,
or intimidated from pursuing it by enemies.
The Conservatives can break with the Radi-
Gals without being amenable to the charge of
betraying or deserving them. They are COM
mitted only to Republican, not to Radical
and when the extreme men in that
party undertake to change its character and
objects, making them extreme and revolution
airy, there is no obligation on them to follow.
This is an abandonment of them, and not by
them. All they have to do is to stand still,
and if the extreme men leave them it will be
a happy radiance, and they viii then be in a
to support the Presidents measures.
Instead, however, of standing still, they have
been steadily, though reluctantly, following
the leadership of such men as SUMNER aad
and every step in that direction has
been step from the President. A continu-
ance in this course will speedily force the Pre-
sident to break with them altogether and
place himself at the head ola new party.