Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-03-08
A SoUTH,SIDE YIEW.
Governor Perry's Visit 10 the Presi-
denf-The~ Republican Party Crumb-
ling t. Pieees-President johnson a
Great pafrfox |


dent-The Republican Party Crumb-
ling TO Pieees-President johnson a
Great Patriot.
From the GreeAville Is. c. Mouutaineer.
We had the pleasure of receiving from
Gov. Perry a most interesting letter from
Washington of the 18th ult., for which
we return him our sincere thanks. We
learn from this, that matters are not so
gloomy and dark, altogether, as from the
threatening of the Radicals W emight sup
pose. Gov. Perry heard the opinion ex-
pressed-and coming, too, from very high
authority not likely to be mistaken-that
4" there was an undereurrent at work
which was crumbling to pieces the Re-
publican party, and they would separate
that the prospect was decidedly hopeful
and that the Southern members would
soon be admitted"
1t is manifest that President johnson is
coming up to the hiuhest standard of pa
triotism On all occasions his annuncia-
tons of sentiments, principles, and policy
are worthy of a great man, and of an
American statesman before the corrup-
tions of war and civil strife had prevented
the understandings and drowned the little
patriotism of inferior natures in a sea of
passion. What a noble contrast to men
of the Stevens type! Governor Perry, in
company with Messers. Treseot and BUST
of this state, called on the President first
on the 10th inst. ave found him (says
Governor p engaged with the Christian
Commission, andheard his address to them.
He stated that his policy of government
included all the states, and that he knew
No N1r4h ~ Cath No EaEt no NApst
that his religion embraced the whole
world, and that he recognized every hon
est man as his brother" He had, in the
morning of the same day, addressed the
Virginia delegation in the glowing Ian
guage of a patriot and statesman. Afte>
receiving the promise of an interview the
next day the party retired.
The President is looking remarkably
well and seemed in good spirits; his nan
ners are always kind and pleasant" The
President alluded to his interview with
Fred. Douglass and his negro committee
the day before; he knew, of course, that
the committee had been sent to him, and
he was guarded in his language. The Ill
ira Radicals-these political Pharisees-
are evidently watching everything the
President says and does with a view to
find something upon which to prosecute
him, bat the President is aware of their
purposes, and is equally guarded and firm.
Gov. Perry, with Mr.. Trescot, called
again the next day after their first inter-
view with the. President. While on this
visit, Mr.. Seward and Mrs. Daniel Web
ster called, and Immediately afterward
Governor Denison, Postmaster-G General.
Both the Secretaries met them very cor
daily. President ohnson requested them
to call on the Attorney-General and have
the United States Court for South Care
lima organized. This Governor Perry
was to attend to on Tuesday last. The
organization of a civil court of the United
States will be a great security to our citi-
zens in having every matter tried accord
ing to the strict FERNS and rules of estab-
lished law, with the right incident of APP
peal to the Supreme Court of the United
States.
Governor Perry alludes to the novel
condition of the negroes in Washington.
in going to the Capitol he was amused
to see ragged, dirty, black, lazy negroes,
sauntering over the buildings, takingtheir
seats in the galleries, and ditfusing through
the heated atmosphere of the House and
Senate all the odors of Africa's v~illainous
compound Having official business
with the Secretary of War, Governor
Perry called on that officer, and it was
satisfactorily arranged. "He found the
Secretary very kind and obliging-partic-
ularly so.' "Since grim-vissged wa hath
smoothed his wrinkled 'front.' it is but
meet, it seems to us, that all his ireful
agents should conform their tempers to
the more placid mood of that-tarFihle gAd.
The Secretary and great Generals of the
United States appear to be adjusting their
features to correspond with the times, and
are beginning to talk smooth things, and
are more civil than the civilians $50
called, Stevens, Sumner, Ct id 0mRe genus.
The speech of: Reverdy johnson of
Maryland, delivered in the United States
Senate on Friday, the 9th inst, Governor
P. characterizes as a very admirable one.
The speaker inquired "if the North was
afraid to meet the South intellectually p
The question was well put they cannot
be afraid of the South numerically. There
are too many Radicals, alas capable of
defying reason and knowledge, and they
need not fear intellect. Reverdy John
son was te present the credentials of Gov
ernor Perry to the United States senate on
Thursday last; what action may be taken
will soon be known.