Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-02-03
The Snnth-The President.


In these days of conflict Of opinion and clash
of prejudice, there is nothing, scarcely, about
which, as in times Of repose, men are agreed
when there are no common standards, no re-
cognized. decisive arbitramcnts, when laws are
as mutable as the tremulous leaves OF the as
pen, and constitutions are indrm and unre-
vered-when the highest Official Of the nation
utters his solemn and wcil-considered conyic-
tions only to see those utteranccs distorted by
malice and spurned by malignant factions "hot
from hell"-Oo quote the language oil tue
leading Radical Of the House OF Representa-
tives)-it is pleasing 10 know that there Is one
subject upon which all right-mindcd Southern
men are in perfect accord. This subject is that
treated Of in the following resolutions, offered
in the Virginia Senate, on Thursday last, 10y Mr..
KEEN, Of Pittsylvania, and unanimously
adopted They were published in our Legs
Iative report, but we reproduce them here in
order to give them the conspicuous prominence
they deserve
"Res0lued, by the General ASSembiyQf ITgiRia,
That the people Of this Commonwealth, and their
representatives here assembled, cordially approve
the course OF policy pursued BY ANDREW JOHNSoN'
President OF the United States IA reference % the re-
construction Of the Union. We abide the issue oil
the late contest We DO not desire 20 renew what has
been 50 conclusively determined; nor do we mean
u permit any one subject 10 our control 10 attempt
its renewal OF 10 violate any OF our obhgatiOls Ia
the United States. In the wise. hrm ana just acton
that ANDREW JOHNSON has commenced We mean 10
cooperate with all the energy and powers which
we can devote 10 what is obviously the cause OF lib
eTty and repOse in all our borders.
"ReSOiUed, That knowing, as We do know lha'
the above declaration represents the UNIVERSAL seh
ment and purpose Of our people, We perform du'l
10 ourselves and To the people OF Virginia Mheh We
denOunce as criminal aud cruel assaults upon our
character and our interests the efforts OF those who
promote evil designs by representing our views and
intentions 10 be different from those which We here
assert That We have i'm our midst persons who nuu
their interest temporarily promoted 10y such course
Of Misrepresentation, Is one OF the mSotunes oil our
present political condition.. To the Intelligence ann
the integrity Of those who rule the powers Oi Tue
United states Government We look for our safeguard
and protection against these maligu influences.
Such is the rancor OF Radical rage that those
who announce their determination 10 stand by
the President in the maintenance OF his con
sentative and patriotic policy are denounced
as men Of doubtful loyalty. 1t is even said,
and said by the Richmond correspondent Of the
New York Times, whose allegation We recent
" quoted that in this city there is faction OF
one OF two hundred men who have organized
in the interest of RadicaliSm, aud in antago-
nsm TO the President and General GRANT
Under the cabalistic and popular cry Of
"Union, they are said to be iomentiug fac
tious opposition to the policy Of southern resto-
ration and when they talk Of Union meetings
TO mean a union exclusively of the Northern
States, with the Southern States as degraded
and powerless territorial appendageS, and tomean
further-the ostraciSm, as far As il can be eff
fected of President JOHNSON and the conserv-
atiyes who sustain him, and the surrender Of
the whole country to the tender mercies Of
Radicalism.
If we are to be denounced for sustaining
President JOHNSON, we court the deuunciation.
With him and his wise and statesmanlike policy,
the whole SOuth-with the exception ofthe fac
ton referred tbs ready ''to live OF die, sink or
swim, survive or perish" We ask no better
fate than his.
1t is consoling to believe when these epheme-
raj and shortsighted politicians pass away, no
more to be remembered, the name of ANDREW
JOHNSON will be honored and reverenced, and
his policy will be pointed out as one Of the
proudest triumphs of American craftsmanship.
1t is fit that just now the Virginia Legsla-
ture should announce TO the country its senti-
ments in regard TO President Johnson and his
policy, and at the same time declare and make
known the spirit by which it is animated-its
TO faithfully observe all its obI-
cations 10 the Government, and to see that all
these obligations shall be-iu the same manner
observed by all subject to It's control. 1t is tit,
also, that the Legislature should enter its
solemn protest against the aspersions and
IL criminal assaults upon our character and in
terests" by those without and within this
State who q" seek to promote evil designs" by
and constant misrepresentation Of
our views and purposes. All OF these points
are covered by the above resolutions.
Denounced by the Radicals for his liberal
policy, the President should be sustained by
all of those designed to be the benefciaries of
that policy, and by all those in every section Of
the country who would rescue the ConStitu-
ton from the irreverent violence OF Jacobin
The war that the Radicals are now urging
against him was commenced by Mr.. SUNNEE,
in the Senate, when he pronounced his special
message transmitting General GRANTS report
On southern affairs, 4 white washing dOcu-
ment. He was itching to call it false, but at
that time was too timid To use language SO
harsh. Rebuked in the Senate, hc sought the
columns of the New York hd.pssdeat, aud
lnder pretenee of praising tbs deceased IL.
WINTER DAVIS, he attacked ihe President over
the shoulders of one of the Kings of England,
and by means of CHANLES JAMES Fox. q On
one occasion, 4" says Mr.. SUMNER, '' this great
b. Parliamentary orator exclaimed, state 1t
' to be my fra. opinion that tAere IS not one
.' tact aSscrted N his NgeStgS Spseea ,rhich Is
'' not false, nor one assertion or iRSjaudtioH
'' ,chjch is not ,Uto,udsd.'
What is this but sneaking and insdiOuS
way OF assaihng the President He was, rs
everybody will $40 at glance, thinking Of tbE
Presidents special message, which he had
CnfIacNci lAcN a. . ~ WultC-NaSlluW message
when he made tins quotation. A.. SAYS thst
Fox did not hesitate To call things by their
riyht names" 1t is very evident that Mr. Sr,t
SER was, Just at that time, afraid tn ,al thin...
by what he may consider their right uanes. II
is plain that he was burning to say " the Pr,si
dents message what Fox said 81 the Kings
speech. His next quotation WAS more pointed.
He saws of Fox On another occasion lac said,
in words which 1 Sse1a almost 10 hear from the
the late representative IF Baltimore, oh fOg the
good old parliamentary word Jealousy, instead
of its modern Neutrality-suspicious..
Mr.. SUMNER was evidently ''willing 20 wound,
sut vet afraid to strike" THADRECs STEVENS
is holder, Drawer and less SneakiDg. With sub
lime audacity, he arraigus the President al the
bar of the country for "usUrpatiOn,' deelar'
ing that such a usurPatiOR by British King,
hundred years ago, would have cost him hi
head. This snspariDg old Camanche heads the
crusade agaist the President, and the timid bui
willing spirits around him follow where he leads.
The breach between the Radicals and the Presi