Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1866-05-03
FROM WASHINGT TON.

d. WAsHrNGroN, d. c. April26 1866
1t has became well settled convic-
tion, that an uncompromising and irrecon-
cilable political difference, now exists be-
tween President johnson and the Republi-
can Party as expressed through its repre-
sentatives in Congress-, upon questions vi
tally affecting the interests Of the loyal
masses who yielded cordial and ungrudg-
ing support to the administration of Mr..
Lincoln in the suppression of the rebellion,
in the permanent settlement Of all the issues
direct and collateral which operated to
plunge the Country into the terrible ntes-
tine war through which we have just pas
sed The nucleus of new party based
upon the Presidents reconstruction theory,
has been made up here. to promote in all
its ramifcations throughout the Country, the
organization of general political move
ment by the professed adherents Of his pol
icy.
Before proceeding to build up centre
around which the friends Of the new party
doctrines are to rally, it became necessary
to call into council at the National Capitol,
some Of the chiefs in this grand scheme to
capture President from the party to whom
he owes his election, and betray him with
the interests Of the Country into the hands
Of the enemy The grand council after sew
eral appointments and postponcments, came
off few weeks since, and such an exhibi-
ton of fossilized, defunct politicians as it
brought together was meyer before Witness
ed here or elsewhere. AS the head Of the
central organization which they have named
(or rather misnamed) THE Central Nation
al Johnson Union Club" stands Montgomery
Blair. Penn'a was represented at the first
grand demonstration of the organization 10y
Ex-Gov. VIM. T. johnson, and Senator
Cowan, both Of whom made speeches on
the occasion. The avowed object ''is to save
the President from falling into the hands of
the Coppcrtcads." p" ........
This new party though its machinery is
to nominate candidates for state, district,
and county offices, to be supported at the
approaching election In Pennsylvania it
is understood that Col Richard Coulter Of
Westmoreland county, has consented to offer
himself up as a sacrifice, to be ground be-
tween the upper and neither millstones of
Rcpublcanism and Democracy as a can
didate for Governor, to run between Gen
eral Geary and nes.ei Glymer. It is the
intention OF the new party to place IN nom
nation candidates for Congress in every dis
trict; without hope of election, they know
the effect in every case where republican
is defeated, will be to confer success upon
the Democratic party, The President by
the power of ofpatronage is TO manipulate the
elections in every Congressional districtby
demoralizing political sentiment, and divi-
ding the Republican ranks as far as possi-
bic. by the promise of official favor to all
who support his policy, and by prescribing
all who do not. The Presidential guillo-
tine has been set actively at work Sew
eral instances have come to my knowledge,
where Republican members of Congress
have asked the appointment or continuance
Of their friends in office upon the expressed
wishes of the people interested, and have
been refused upon the ground, as asserted
by the President, that he would appoint no
man who did not support his policy Il
might give the names Of parties, and in one