The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-10-13

English Opinion Of President JobD-on's Po,i-
iioa Towards Congress The struggle for
the Succession.
LINN tho Llxerpnol Meranry. Sent. 20


frrom tho Liverpool Mercury. sept. 20.
President johnson has completed hs unfortunate tour
through the northern States pnd has rrnsd 10 wash
ington On all sides u ~ admitted that Nj Johnson has
has greatly weakened his position by his late speeches
and that The next Congress which meets W Deecrnber
viii contain large majority q radca- VINO WIN Wholly
South Each party ciutchng u ssrs-s to can the nd
Vantage and the Fen organization V son- or angry
from the Liverpool ilmes Sept 2el
The ecsns ntegenc- from America Is importantly n.
show ng that the tour q Tie fteHden ~ zen la-
IRE and that lar from stren2ibeuing ri aeqcfalic
party, his ndi-cre,ion has considerably week ued it
m oox,TIFr,rS.L orssT">
fsrou the London Times. sept. 81
Two years ago when the American r1vii war, though
nearing ia END was sil raging With undtmnished fury
the majority 81 the Northern people rsse 70 tne second
place Va the Union man who Was lniFetsMv loosed
upon A. is Incarnation of the nafeest psirotc spiit
The federal cause had single minded advocate
no more active anu re.olaie champion ,san Andrew
Jobpsou he was nominated for the
No., ~ vice Precedent and the general sp-
and his success was TAKEN = remarkable proof
= %ss s1 s1s.s..s ss .sess Ne
40 soon 10 the highest once 10 the state they would
have hess.ed before They chose onc 10 whoss cLAser
energy almost 10 sieeaee was tue principal
feature But ~Aeu The assassin weapon deprived Inc
republic Of - late chief snd u was KNOWN that
Andrew Johnson was President q the United States.
there perhaps not ons among those falliops ~h0
anticipated tho policy which has revealed Itself
On toe contrary thrill or anxiety passed through The
mQdcIAfe tn0n OF me vlcDfous parry Wuc-sE
ard when one Of these lay desc and Il was thought
Scarcely possible ~. lLe other should survive, man
feared TO sec ths hyh handed Governor o. Tennessee
invsrsi ylQ power almost npTene Oaiy ihe
HSfM aSy5. atos Of punishment and conhscstion ~
the pgosgrse sou,h ssrs incline 70 rrioos tha~ fhs
genial Lincoin bat found stsr' and re1sni 81 sue
ce.zor
opinion i every daY setting Nrns.s taa stronger
Irpslasnt Iohnson i ongef ysfsi agaIn@ "a The
sorth but he republicans y Nsw England ana
ihe west hays hardly AZ vzfns barsh enough 20
The men whose sifrEts gsve him his present
hand 10 =. ~ rs'hsr ,li fsw weeks
ago The hops 3f lhsss whos rsprllson he hsd De-
nounrsd shl uDlIy strven arstat Vet there q no
reason IL suppose thai the Pre.ini has chaassd HE
modify MS cauigti Tos sitentFe observer ne y the
sans Andrew JobGa0a whD carried mat'efs with 80 nigh
hand against ts fesls ant these we're 70 rae ara
he would shaw bsmsslf uuspsrng - ever Tbs
truth seems u thai hs belong. party which has
scttei a0cIns 9Th rersrd 10 ns rights or Amer.
States and CITIZENS. and ihat ne nathan.
that doctrine ~ithout regard 70 TOE .irrum
Stances og ne tine Or the changes q pgb
wui this theory that though stat
has right leave the Union. may be coerrsd
attempts 70 do 49, ret ihere a NJ federal authority,
not even "a Congges@ issef nleas With the internal
ths fedsfai government " enliet ~ OIL - fortne'
rishts Int "a ought 20 be esideni % any American
sia'esusn, obserysnt forugnsfs, fhAi one q
ths rhtcs results o. the past var " ~ 2rgsf in,n ~ ~
frs o Ae water % snch h>y md 10 ~ Jsdpat gsrerH
~sn Before the the most rcmxkable feature ~ tax
American polly vas the o. the central author
~. Ehs constitution unchanged u The letter, bot n
spirit and practice no longer lhs ZANE Amid "a
ronvulsgns ~ four years controlling
sssy fer NC ssy II NE resysc AL csssrrss ..snes