Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-09-06
THE GOvERNMExf OFFICIALS MUST
BE ITS FRIENDS.

There is no doubt that President JOHNSON
and his Cabinet advisers have determined
on a general system involving extensive
changes among the ministerial Office holders
under the Government The opponents Of
the Administration have endeavored 10
weaken the influence of the President, by
attributing this course 10 sordid personal
motives on his part, and have made great
clamor about the alleged abuse Of Executive
patronage for the purpose Of building up a
Presidential party. The United States Sen
ate, which is the ratifyiEg council in the
duty Of appointments to Office, commenced
the work Of detraction in this matter, and
set out to defeat the Executive preroga-
tive, by wilfull refusal to confirm nomi-
nations, and by the passage Of laws forbid
ding the payment Of salaries to officers APP
pointed in the interim Of its sessions The
Radical press and speakers taking the cue
from the action Of their Senatorial leaders,
have rung the changes on bread and but
tel" and other catch words invented to cast
ridicule and odium upon, and arouse popu-
lar feeling against the policy. But the
President sensible Of his duty, and aware Of
his power in the premises, has proceeded
unmoved TO the business of removing from
public offices men who obstruct the Govern
ment, and filling them with those whose po-
litical course affords evidence that they will
not use official position to weaken and en-
barass the effort to promote national unity,
or impair confidence in the President in his
labors for the welfare of the whole country.
In regard to this question an exchange
justly remarks:
Nothing is more common with the Radi-
cal press than to speak Of removals from Of
fee by ANDREW JOHNSON as the most
heinous Of his Offences. Nothing can be
more false than to say that he has yet made
any removals worth naming. He has been
forbearing and forgiying beyond power Of
description has bespOken for his mortal en-
emies in Office under him the operation Of
the sober second thoughts and has, against
notorious facts of an iRdurated hostility to
him like that Of fends, indicated, by alien
ADitituhSg lidt3 WIN EfCu LAiOoC VIM
have so despitefully used and prosecuted
him, returning justice might yet lift aloft
her scale"
ANDREW JOHNSON has waited for the
people to act concerning the policy Of his
Administration as assailed by hostile Con-
gress, and has not sought, as charged by his
slanderers and libellers, TO build up party
by the bestowal of Office. The people have
how acted. However small maiorities in
States may affect results in the election, it Is
certain that from three-fifths to two-thirds Of
the white men Of the country have united
under the JOHNSON banner, have alb
jured old party names and defunct is
sues, and adopted a creed suited 20 the
present political necessities Of the eoun-
try. Unquestionably the new party, for
the sake of success to the vital measures
they are supporting against the fendishness
of baffied fanaticism and the inducements of
the corrupting class interests Of the East,
expects that the public Offices of the country,
for the support Of which the conservative
classes contribute fully two-thirds Of all
revenues 10 the Government, shall no longer
be the lairs or strong places from which
perpetual forays shall proceed against the
very vitals of the Government. Otherwise
eofices will be Businesses within the camp
from which missiles will be hurled from be-
hind upon the party of the Administration
while moving to attack the common enemy
in the front