The New York herald., 1866-03-30
The Views Of the Prssislsns.


that stanch Unlonis General James T. Pratt TO Hon.
Prssdsnt Johnson Tie ns Of the copp.rhsa visitors
othe white House, that Mr. johnson "wben no says
possd iS .psasinS Of the Union ysr,y" say. The
General "he uniformly refers 70 the party which
tanned the gov ernmcni during the rcbelon The litter
not Intended for pubicstion but II contains
much of valuable interest In the present state ~ political
airirswhsa eopps.beadIsm Is doing u utmost % lie
hs campaign thsough"-wo prevailed upon Mr. Hall 70
WI aas's T hcss,. ss wA-uso,or, March % issa
know at an early momsal afer my snivai hsss the
s,ase q ieo.int paMe.ly iasen 70 ,ay that ,he ali
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sey particulars Of which you have douete~ seen In ihs
psper ere this reaches you go2d deal bear said
Rish1 ssn Thss he VIII veto sss bill or not as his
honsst convietlons psy demand, no one who Knows
Prssid n, this morning he Is overwhelmed with ias
ness bat rsceives his friends cordially, and
with eommsnd.blc freedom and frankncss In relation
o. once dsnihed and patriot HIS earnest Do.
sire for the success Of his restoration policy s
fathers. II would do you or any other true Union
good 70 hesr him talk He feels that remarks Of his
s 70 %s ~ Ss.s
veried some~hai for partisan purposes assured him
that u no, my purpor 20 mako any improper Of
anyih NJ he might say 20 me aud here permit TO
say you IN all frsnkncsz that 10Y ycws expressed
10 you The other day regrdns the exciting political
Guc~tonr WHICH nov Tue pnDhg ulln1 essen
Tally he views OF Pesfen, Jol3son a. ulicrstand him
Thai he Is w.nz his policy should have the support 81
tue sestyled dem0crltc Tary, - i n such support
may honestly be extended no Que on .ht 10 doubt But
that be capable Of dlsn1u sbng between real and pre-
tended friends oas acquainted with the viii
question for a moment
The idea thrown o1t by Mr. InFcrloIl and Mr. Burr,
hat he regards ths party eaIiny iIscif democratic
the Union party u sheer In spoakny Of the
Union party he nnies smly refers 20 The pary which
ta.Dcd the government during the rebellion. wll any
sanc man believe for a moment that Andrew johnson
sympanzes With party which symIsthizoi With Jen.
Davis and his followers when VA arms against the gov
of their counirjf To believe this would b. to
bcevc hin false 20 his r-cJrd No man knows and
u1fcr ands the character of The osders ~ the "yai
hnd gbarn woods Go y" pirty better t.an the Ircsi.
dent do.~ lie knows vherc tAeiT . mi aihhs
wh-n foIincrn rebels lighting our Guni's and
murdcrug our ssatncn Tire high sks. when they
we're cOncocsnz those hellish schemes Which cams
wei-nigh laying cities in ashcs exciting their
friends and allies 10 violence and mobs Nh ch w0pd,
bit for The timely nerfcrunce of evil authority hare
caused the s of the loyal North 10 have teen drencaed
with the blood of ,bsss whose oDiy crime their eyes
knows sell to-day how 10 discrninste between read
doubt bat that Il he were citizen of Connecticut aud
had n cast understanding do the real state
OF parties In Conne-.Irut, no world give hs vote,
shall the nomness % the linton State Convention.
write hur ediy being IN haste 10 through vitb
business hero ana return home possible Not
uni Kelly rnay rcnch Hartford nearly soon
cation may reach y0u.
Yours Truly and respcc.fuly.
JAMES r. PRATT.