The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1866-06-07
Tne LiacoIn-John Policy of Restora-
tion-What il i, and What il Is Not.

If the open undisguised, and Oft reit
Grated sentiments of President Johnson,
touching the restoration OF the rebel
States to their proper relation to the
Union upon the simple basis OF return
ing LOYALTY, left any doub: in the minds
of candid men As to the true intent and
meaning of the Johnson policy, the let
ter of Judge Cooling, of Indiana, on
the occasion of the late popular demon
stration in Philadelphia is its full ex
PLANTATION and vindication. His intimate
relation with the Executive as the Mar
shall of the District, while it may afford
small minds the opportunity TO measure
his motives by the contemplate base
ness Of their own, viii be conceded to
give him the best means of Information
as to the views and sentiments of NJ
Johnson He SAYS in the letter which
we published yesterday:
This sole object of the Government
is now accomplished, excepting only
representation in Congress, in all these
States but Texas President Johnson
can do more in this regard than he has
already done to save and restore an i'm
periled government 1t now devolves
upon the Congress to give peace, har
mony and Union to the country by the
admission of all loyal members elect to
their seats as they may present them
selves, each House being the judge for
itself of the elections, returns and quail
fcations, including loyalty, of its own
members This done the Union will be
saved, and the States restored to their
proper, practical relations, which Presi
dent Lincoln declared 1.-THE sole object
of the government, civil and military
Why not do it at once, and unite the
Union party, and what is far better,
unite the country? Let no one be de
ceived Neither President Johnson nor
his friends ask or desire the admission
into Congress, of a disioyal member
but he and they do insist that those
members elect to Congress, whose loyal
tv is not questioned, should be admitted
to their respective seats upon taking the
legal oaths That our good and great
President Johnson will outride the storm
of passion and prejudice, let us not for
a moment doubt. At all events he is
right, and we owe it to our country to
sustain him, and thus sustain the Gov
eminent
This is the policy Of President John
son as again and again expressed, and
when the malice of his foes has spent
lJSell anu the IIesititllitl IlOllclo III Ht
National capital shall have been unmask
ed before the people as the political
tricksters that they are, the wisdom and
expediencv of the Lincoln Johnson plan
of restoration shall have full vindcation.
This is the policy which Seward the
great Statesman approves. This is the
policy which Stanton, McCullhch, and
the great minds of Mr.. Lincoln's Cab
met whose fidelity. zeal and ability
guided the Ship of State safely through
all the perils of war, indorses as the
highest duty Of patriotism. We rejoice
to he found in such company, and when
time shall have removed the mists of
ignorance, prejudice and misrepresen-
tation with which this benign and judi
cious policy has been obscured the true
men of the country will repent of their
participation in the crusade against
President Johnson as sincerely as the
defamers of Mr.. Lincoln came at last to
mourn the undeserved censure, which
they heaped upon him Lafayette Cou-
Iier, May 3lst.