The New York herald., 1866-05-28
Tho Speeches OF Cabinet Ministers ~
Indicative OF tho Sentiment Of thc

From the Springfield Republican (rerl Nay Is.
Tbs speeches by Secretary Stanton and other mem
bers of the Cabinet at Washington and by secretary
Seward at Auburn throw much light the political
situal on They make moro clear what thoughtful OBJ
of ev ns have for tine fc that there
be such excommungation OF tho President from the
party that elected him, such hostile line drawn be-
have supposed Secretaries Seward, Stanton, NcCnI
Loeb and wees do not stand for single supporters Of the
President Thousands OF the most intelligent and ro
liable rcpubl all over tie country with them,
and In spite OF all attempts 10 manufacture public
opinion and obtain snap judgments upon pablo mas
this fact ID n stubborn that will stand aud will
aud moro reveal Itself
Secretary stanton seems to most adequately to
among Se intelligent ana leading Republicans ans Of tho
country. = The mode of reconstructing the
Southern State governments adopted by the President
he sanctioned, did tho entire Cab and ndecsub-
stanliay the entire people at tn time. He at first
thought the President should give suffrage TO tho freed
men, but finally concluded that II could not be dono.
He thought the Freedmens Bureau bnl and the Civil
Rghis bill In the e. neral line of the Pres dent ayowed
them tbs yiSdeapr his prsona md 1S
independence Ho dsapproses the disfIanch sing pro-
vision Of the Joint committees scheme and ponis out
southcrn States TO representation by loyal men he agrees
with the Pr sident
II could TO taken to-day there s no doubt that
large majority the republican party would agree with
Dr stan,or Tie people are Tor the most ample protec-
on to the freedmen in all their rights; and they
sentaton In the go ernment BY loyal Senator's and Rep
rescntatives
Tho loyal people OF the country are not TO be divided
into congressional and an gress onai johnson and
antJohnson parties The line does there at all;
carnot by any means be made 10, and the sooner the
politicians find III out the better Tor them. and the less
turmoil and Ill temper will they create by their blum
dering. The recent action OF the Connecticut Sem
alto illustrates the real state of the case. They
unanimously adopted r soirtion In favor Of the
Immediate admission Of tho Tennessee Senators and
Representatives o. Congress which means In effect tue
admission OF all loyal mcmbcrs from the Southland
then they elected Orrs g. Ferry, stanch radical re.
publican, for United States senator, giving him every
rep blican vote. Whocvr suproses these acts 70
be Inconsistent thereby shows his ignorance OF the real
situation and the bearing OF nd NJ questions A. to
~ fuute the events have noticed indicate the GER
tain and not distant triumph OF the Presidents recon.
structlon policy aud Mt the time more rigorous
repression OF dsoyal tendencies in Tho south and a
more earnest aud efc mt Jrotcs ton Of the frc rnen
than he Las been understood 10 favor OF late Ard these
three thing, with an amendment cquaiizing represen-
taop cover all that the necessities OF the and the
popular judgment demand, II the suffasc question
Is to be postponed, as Is generally conceded