The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1866-02-27
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"He stated that his policy simply aimed
at the earliest possible restoration of peace
on the basis of loyalty. No Congressional
policy had ever been adopted, and therefore,
when he entered upon the duties of his Office,
he was obliged to adopt one of his own.
lille hal in some sense inherited that OF
Mr.. Lincoln, with which ne thought he
agreed and that vas substantially the one
! he had carried out. Congress had no Just
cause of complaint at what he had done, for
they had not seen fit to declare their views, or
had they adopted any measure embodying
what could be called policy of restoration.
"He was satisfied that no long continuance
of military government could be tolerated
that the whole country would properly de-
mand the restoration of truly civil govern
ment. &c. One central idea had controlled
| him in the whole matter and this was, that
the proper system of pacihcation should be
adopted, which tended everywhere to stimu
late the loyalty of the people Of the South
themselves, and make it the source of loyal
conduct and proper legislation, rather than to
impose upon them laws and conditions by di-
rect external force. Thus in the case of the
Freedmen's Bureau. He was not against the
idea of the Bureau in toto. He had used it,
and was still using it, 1t might continue for
period of more than year yet he had
contemplated, either by proclamation OF his
own, or by some action OF Congress condl-
ton OF peace, 10y which the technical end of
the rebellion would probably be declared at
some period, perhaps, not very remote and
as he understood the present law, the Bureau
might continue year from that time. Mean
while, he could say to the South it depends
upon yourselves to say, whether the Bureau
| Il. Il rtfar1 ENr
will put an end to it Just as soon as you, by
proper action, for the protection of the freed
men render such government unnecessary 8
Thus, said he, ''the hope of getting rid OF
the institution stimulates the South tosdo
what is right, whilst they are not discouraged
by the idea that there is no hope of an end to
what they may regard as sort of military
government. If, on the other hand, the Blu
reau was to be made a permanent thing, by
legislative enactment, which, on its face, APP
| pears az a fixed law of the land, all the objec-
tons he bad urged in his message applied i'm
| tull force to it, and Instead of encouraging
the South in loyalty, you would drive it into
inevitable hatred to the Government"
| He said in the course of the, conversation
! that Ibis whole heart was with the body Of
true men who had carried the country through
the war, and he earnestly desired to maintain
a cordial and perfect understanding with
them; aud this sentiment and purpose he re-.
garded as entirely consistent with bhis deter
mined opposition to the obstruction policy Of
those extremists, who. as he believed, would
keep the country il chaos, until absolute ruin
might come upon us" setslpq q s. fssig II, i
The following dispatch has been received in
4 Washington from Secretary Seward :-sf
| Neto York, Feb 23.-It is all right and safe.
The Union is restored and the country safe.
Inc rresldents speech Is triumphant and the
country will be happy y e,.....
(Signed) w, II. SEWARD. s,s,.
Washington, feb. 25.-Prcsideilt Johuson
has received the following telegram .,5
Keohuk, loaod, Feb. 24--An immense mass
one hundred guns your vet,I message and adj
ministratien endorsed unanimously
THos. w ClAaETr.
Cincinnati, fe6, 24-The steamer Hillnan,
came in collision with the steamer Mamie
Byers, at half two o'clock this morning
near Madison, Indiana, sinking the latter YES
Sci almost instantly. 1t has not yet been as
certaned exactly how many lives We're lost
by the collision. Some reports say twenty
four and others sixty The collision occurred
while all the passengers were asleep, aud The
boat Went down in four minutes. The cabin
roof became detached and hoateds down as
far as Madison, where it was recovered. The
Hillmai, picked up about thirty persons, and
| brought them to this city. 39iI6 *#& 5hs
Nelo Ko,4, Feb 24.-This morning Major
General Grant visited the 'Swamp"--the bus
mess headquarters of the leather merchants
IN Ferry, Gold and other stfeets--at the invi-
tation of the merchants. This evening he
will dine with Mr.. a. T. Stewart, and to-
morrow with Judge DAILY IL
| On Monday General Grant will visit Brook
Ign as the guest tits understood, of the
Bro 'klyn club; and in the evening he will be
| formally received by the twenty-third regi-
ment, National Guard, at the Academy of
Music General Grant viii leave for Wash
ington on the II o'clock train on Monday
night. r~ BIO 1870 tB
Indianapolis, Ind, Feb 24.-The Democratic
county convention, held here to-day, adopted
resolution fully endorsing President john
sons reconstruction policy and The veto of the
treedmen's bureau BILL fla4 ~
baltimore, Feb. 26.--The names Of the I'M
fortunate victims who Were burnt, Or rather
smothered 10 death by the fire Oh Saturday
morning, are t1ehry llama, senlor,i his mar
RED son and wife and infant child and two
young girls, sisters of Mrs. Hanna, aged ten
and eighteen years, respectively. The two
latter we're residents of York, Pa, and We're
| ON visit to this city. Five of the parties |
named were dead when their bodies were ex-
treated from the building. Mr.. Hanna, jun
'or Is still living, but is Lot expected to recov-
err w
Mc'apais, Feb 24-The billiard tourna-
ment closed last night. The first prize was
won by Foster of New York. the second by
Myers of Memphis and the third by Brown
of Nashville. In the game between Roberts
of England, and Kavanah of New York,