Daily Mississippi clarion and standard. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1866, 1866-05-25
The Presidential and Radical Policy,
One Of the gadde.t reflections Of tn.


gogues and place hunters-to men who
make every thing else bend to theil
own selfish ACCOMPLISHMENT.
IF there were more politicians like
Andrew johnson, who looks not upon
the next Presidency as the chief bust
ness Of the numerous officials who
throng the seat Of government, il
would be better for the country. That
great man, like Henry Clay, had rather
be right than to be President. He is
honestly laboring for the restoration
Of the Union in spirit and in fact He
is not fretting away his valuable time
in sapping and mining for the next
Presidency. He listens not to the ava
lanche of Radical abuse, nor tothe Sc
ductive wooings Of the sachems of the
"Copperhead party" $50 called } ex-
cept so far as they come squarely up to
his political faith. He swerves not to
soothe the one nor to concillate the
other; but pursues vigorously and
boldly his great PoLIcY for the true
welfare Of his country and the happi-
ness of his people.
He is occupied by no petty schemes
Of hedging and ditching against this
or that party; but frankly lays down
his programme and invites the true
men, of all parties, from every section
of the country, to come to his sup
port. If it be necessary to his future
success that he should pander to this
or that extreme sentiment, or to fall in
with this or that sectionalism, he would
rather forego success than employ such
base means for its accomplishment.
The President stands out in his true
character. He resorts to none Of the
arts Of the political trickster He at
tempts not to shield himself by invok-
ing Northern or Southern prejudices in
his behalf, He occupies a great half
way ground of Cancellation, mutual
tolerance, and honorable compromise
of long standing differences between
the North and the South Instead of
keeping alive the flames Of discord and
hatred, he would quench them alto
gether, and plant in the Southern and
Northern heart a sentiment oflove and
respect for the Republic. He would
rule by reaching the hearts Of the PEG
pie, without respect to geographical
lines, instead of arousing their fears.
What a contrast is there between the
conduct of such man and that of
those time serving members of Con
gress who would hazard the actual
overthrow of the government rather
than incur even a chance Of defeat in
the next Presidential election Ofm en
who hesitate not to shut out one-third
of the States with view to place their
success beyond peradventure, With
them party stands higher than the
country. The preservation of the
loaves and fishes to themselves, is a
far more potent consideration than the
preservation of the nation, for the
benefit of the people. What to them
is a great country, a prosperous, hap
Ply and united people, if they are not
privileged to check, without stint, up
on the peoples bank at Washington F?
What care they for the lives and wealth
of the people, if they are not entirely
devoted to their service?
These same political angels of dark
ness, in 1862, plotted against MoClel-
Ian, 10y which it is said that his army
was weakened with a view that he
might be defeated, and his popularity
and prospects for the Presidency de
stroyed. They stopped not to con
slider that this was the means of pro
longing the agony of the Republic for
perhaps, two or three years, destroying
the lives of half a million of our peo-
pie and billions of treasure. These
soul sickening and revolving caIam-
tiles were not enough to check them
in their foul schemes for the Presiden-
CIV. And now, moved by the same
bloody spirit of rule or ruin, they
do not hesitate to invoke again the
horrid dogs of civil war, and to plunge
the country into another civil conflict
more dreadful than that from which
we have just recovered, if this be
found necessary to secure their con
troll of the Government Golfers.
Such is the character of the political
war now waged between the President
and the Radicals. 1t would be strange
indeed if Providence permitted the
triumph of the latter. In such an
event we should embrace the Europe
an theory of government and consider
Republics a humbug, and pray for the
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