, 1866-05-16
PRESIDENT J0UAS0N'S POLICY.
Interview BetiyGsn Pre~I.1ent 3nriuynu
and the Correspondent Of the 4.0uds u
Ttnleh-The PFcHItlentss Foi,cf Ex-
p,aisa.1l by Himself.

Interview Betsyc.a Prc~l.1cnt :5n1,nsou
nitd the Correspondent Of the l.0s1dSu
Tinleh--Thr PtcsItlent,s Poilcf Ex-
p'aan'd by Himself
tWa.hineton (April 16) Correspondence OF the
London Tinles.]
pah!.c I'd ose alisn Il Is Innos's,s sr rnn nia ~
seud 5ou any Information more important or raua-
bic than The particulars ol IN interview which had
T @ M optaops se o.
cia!y WITH reference 10 lhc freedmen have been 80
w'l1uily T1erFpresented ID tie tdient press Of this
bic pervertion. that Nj. Johuson's own czpI1un.
tous on both thcse subjects may have sonse WeIght
syen with those who ase noet cnbitscred against
The President first edverted 10 tho condition in
which be found the country on his aecca.iou to
tie Radlcal rary, which now has The control over
Congress. had been preparing for the issue forced
upon him; Their object was manittst, and 1t was
scarcely be blsaled lor pursuing 20 eagerly. They
knew perfectly ucll that when the South came
hack INTO Congress thelr day Of power would be
unit; they would probably foll into alliance
again with The Democraflc party. the old issues OF
sfaycry urd State toverei.n'y Wouid be dead and
stripped Of its r3wer. Their talk ahout phllan
throry mad tHneyolsnce to the negro Meant moth
tEg mute .lan desirc to work upon the feelings
OF tho North> 50 that they might be enabled
TO carry everything their osu way. It was
reneTst Of IN old connlet. The two sections
Of Of .ae e2unt srs S., ready to 60 10 waI
slavery. The other 10 destroy It, Each eide was
willing 10 sauause the Government In order to
gain its on3ect. The South struck fist; the rebel.
lion MAS subdncd at tho Southern end Of The llne.
and now II Is Fwfn.1n. round to the other eud.
THESE ncn," continued inc rre:iden,-and he
ty-sass almost ready 10 70 Into rqbeiilon sam
rather than have their e1psemacv destroyed by the
1e-ant.enueuon Of The South. They know noih1n,
man pho had d1a"n uo The Glvll Rights nili. whst
art hEs means ot judstng! left Al9 in the senate
dasn: the ~ W. and went ont to Tennessee and
Mse7<, :ataS, no II: eatS II ite s1S !. aa1 e III M
late on tdtdi mhict ht Aaz neotT put to ne kest''
The President then went On 10 speak OF slavery
and the negro. He had been brought M, ue said,
nndeF tn very shadow Q! sht Institution of slavery:
always 'seu tor abolIshing slavery upon any b1.is
which could be adopted wi:h safety to the country.
y hen II came to the question whether rlasesy
he ne.er had doubt .. 10 the course which he
and ne a6llcd by that dccieIon. Dut the South
Than he North II il Wese let aonc and moi . cEas
i,nucd ,he President tod k9oss my hear.
which these men are preparing, for him. see
that end clearly enoagh-thsy ans going
%en at oseur, &c We s1pfs s Enoa Sor Ct i M
,arc With the necfo. how has snch contest ni-
Ways rnt.d! When the time eomes there viii be
70 etEusslv. Tbs scsalt viii be decided without
thai. NOR. then, what do ne ind! The very
thing which ne raid 1heso Southern States could
never do. which we fought these four years 10 pre
sent s aoD hse en s a5@ taa .lex 6ays
The Southern States ata ready to come back upon
unr tessns, take lo5al oatAs- and acknowledge tssr
Il fhcJ bad offered TO CONG oacl Of any OF them
d1rtn: the rebellion, should ws have turned them
away On the elou1d that they had placed them
receive The whole Icee.atusc u Richnond- rebel
LccistatIre-and would have welcomed thcm With
open arms. ;Wond be hare refused to receive these
sta,cs now that they bare fuIly submit tcds'' =
The President ue1t referred 10 The mlsrepre+enta.
tio9s OF b. policy which hare M bcca 20 iudaztrt-
ons1y nhs spadt seFosd ,,. rne9s ,1, sa had for
md bad poured lnto It whatever they pleased
Now 1t had become f1ctusied as It were; but once
let shas tncrnetailon be broken through, md the
truth would BEGIN to ind Its way. ~ am not dis
ccuEaged,H added the President: "ef,her these
5tats r1as; be brought hsck, Or they must BE- kept
9ai; IL se doln snm IN sums
g. r. ;sswsE 81 hut believe it will al come oui
tatI upon the operations of the Freedmeas Bureau,
and .aid that its machinery was now being used to
eel NEGROES conveyed from The North hack to the
south by the yep men who were asserting thar the
They had h'red or bought hands- they wanted lanor.
sod thsy Eot 1hcis nes.oes tsaesportel a: tho e.
compelled the negroes to 60, Of they stopped their
subsistence allowance. It was little better han an
other ton It siasely> only that Il vas sosey con-
wou1d not assisl Southern man in getting negroes
| from the North, where many thousands OF them
bare taken refuge dn.tuc the war. A gentleman from
President Rald, only few days ago, saying that be
bad cent 80 negroes to the district (of Columbia)
ior i security dctia. lhc mar: tIs now w,sdea 70
obstacles. and would give no help IN transporting
them; whereas the Government railroads werc
placed At i9e servtce Of other apscaInrors. In all
proved some plan for protecting the negro and CIV
iDE him srss2r. hnt 'tat he eonstdeted The admin
, tsrss.on q The FTeedmea's Bureau was n9r all
true object for which It was founded.
f4ssns rom th!s snhlect, tne President said fliat
The Haocal party in Cou.ress talked to the people
| as If they bad to fesr ZONE act or Oppression On
Dnl had been vetoed. s'Bnt the VETO power" be
f9na enr sf 1.s sds e sngoi 81
unconsii.oloual lceiitaiien attempted: Nov stop.
SS1slae1 taia tnlng lille further. Pass tic
5sn 7ss an s4 opportunity e & thi1E % err
and it will no, Be lonc beioFe Indgc il arrested
FOR earring ont tbc, laws Of hls Stale. Then the
cate will be brought to ihe Supreme Court, aud
| the people Hl1 soon sec which vas ffght-Coucress
diesuade them ffom IL Herr, asntn the Presi-
dent Distinguishes between the principle on which
the bill II rEofesecdly based and The bill 1t-elf the
sermes he WAS snxious to zee carried our, but the
mean. proposed he considered objectionable and
hazaldons,
"CoDgreea,' the President further said, s.rcpre-
'eEt3 the states, but The tnco who Totcd for them
Individually al voted IN my eaect,on. am like
the ir1bunes elected by the roman people, sr to
& s,and M and represent ihe,1 interests. And what
screets,,tc interests osmr ceuniryf I have no
pa1ty oej=ets to sesseno eel1sI1 Interests to pro.
os eoaS IN gs. ran @ 5s DO gsosa nSt
Lave gone ths Whole ciddy ronHd, from Aiderman
os e1 e1a he op Preeea aes .n, .Dase {,s ths
ioF thc good which it may enable me 10 do.
/ *apt but corner Of lbts house TO hye In, and
resi-. Let me- bnt see the country n. harmony and
rcace, how gladly would gire up nIls Isuppo.e
lmny ny that hare done enoneh 70 tatfsfy any
nigh nm. These men want pn7er; have enough,
ard an, indifferent 10 whstI hare. .'1Fe think,'-
be ss11 these words With = t.nl&e-sFwe think this
to do So; but cao assu7e you that am often mere
that an iresldsh,." il elderly meant Hlihaat
'.fhe.c men, he also ta1d. "basa fatsed the cry
Of mad dog at me, and the pcopie eeem to he get
1!Lc afta1d, They Hll understand ne better by snd
| by, and understand thea men too. could not eK-
pecr to get through Without struggle" Yet il was
most extraordinary, he continucd, to think Of the
coure which +'ihete uen'' were purfutng. by
respected In the eyes ot he world. II WAS now
llboffrg under the sy1ls Of IN inflated Currency,
being kept IN uncertafnsy-an clement O! danger In
the s.atc--euch esiJs could not be corrected. Yet
there were signs that people were heeiuntng to he
alive to lhe truth. ''Look 1t peorfa.'-snd lie
mentioned several other towns where meetings II
support Of The Presidents policy have lately been
held srce The passaee OF the c1sif Right: Bill ..lt
Jobnsop. Yor can see tic damp place. here and
therr, and ron know that Il will gradually spread.
It viii tsku tir1e but, after al. what good ean
he accomplished without tttat aud dn4cQuy! y
/ mt nSkt1{ I will hone