Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-07-10
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News comes up from the South that 1ns-
tifes the conclusIon that the South VIII be
fully represented IN the l4th OF August
Convention at Philadelphia. They VIII 90
into that Convention for the purpose of as
certaining whether tine friends of President
JoHNsoN's restoration policy in the North
cannot come to an understanding whereby
that policy will be carried through to a sue
cesssul conclusion. The future Of that sec
ton Of our eountry-=its prosperity and
happiness-is wound up In the success OF
that policy. President JOHNSON UNDER
stands this He wants supporters OF MS
policy sent up into the next Congress
steadfast supporters Of your hot and
cold blowers. In the outset he did not
want to break with his party. He wanted
his party in Congress to do right, and IN
his annual message in December last
he told them what would be right
for them to do to work out com
plete and lasting restoration. lie
told them in direct aud positive language
Nothing like equiYocation was there about
it; and from the position he then took ne
has not budged. Unsolicited and unfalter-
ingly, the Democratic members in Con-
gress have supported his policy! : They
have done SO because they thought 1t near
est right and the best under the circum-
stances. He has cause for modification
that the Republicansin Congress wouldpot
do likewise. 1t is a reflection upon the
patriotism of the mass of the Republicans
Throughout the country 10 suppose that
there are not among them considerable
numbers who, believe the President Is en-
deavoring toicarry out the policy best cali
culated to promote Cancellation and Union
and that they want to give to that belief
practical turn. Such practical turn they
eAhuoJgive it by refusing to vote for Demo-
cratic candidates for Congress on the ground
that they were or are whatthey are pleased
to call ''Copperheads." Itwill be necessa-
nv for them to Danish this prejudice. Fed
eral officials will not be long tolerated in
Office who profess JOhnsOnism, and yet cry
out they can't and won't vote for friend
of his policy, because he happens to be
Democrat. Ifhere in Ohio asingle Repub-
lican member in Congress could be pointed
to who does support the President, Demo-
crats with some propriety might be asked
to vote for JOHNSON Republican for Con-
gress. Wherecan you put your hand upon
an outspoken JOHNSON man who has such
commanding influence that he could draw
after him support for Congress that no
Democrat could secure? We have been
taught lesson in Senator SHERMAN. de
affected Johnsonism when working Tor re-
election to the United States Senate. 1t
was given out that it was the pleasure OF
the President that he should be elected
Federal office-holders labored for his nomi-
nation and election. In what has Mr.. SHER-
MAN supported the President since his cleo
ton? In nothing whatever. How with
the Rev. Mr.. GADDIs? All through the
session of the Legislature he pretended to
be a most devoted follower of President
JOHNSON; but no sooner did he get his
commission than he became slang
whanger for the Radicals. For that
class of politicians we don't propose
to pay any premium. Men should be sent
to Congress who can be reliedon, lfthere
are active and influential Republicans who
believe in President JOHNSON let them act
with the Democrats-vote the Democratic
ticket-and the President wills that they
are duly cared for in the dispensation Of
office. II they shall not see proper to dc
this, by the aid of recruits from the ranks Of
the Republican party, the Democrats will
triumph, and the johnson Republican
politicians whose stomachs are so peculiar
lly sensitive that they can not swallow
Democrat will find themselves left out in
the cold with nothing to warm their shins