The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1866-03-15
THE PRESIDENT AND THE Union
PARTY.
wha, lie Said to Colonel s,illwell.

The suspicion that TIE President Of the Union par
ty had gone orer 10 the copperheads is as so
groundless ana absurd, that have scarcely
deemed worthy q notice Tha: be heartily seorns
the imputation he been manifest N the dfguist 81
encs be So long ffts.in- and when LAST tie ma
lice Of Stevens and bis pestent faction drove hal TO
the wall he hurled back the lie ;n.o their teeta, s0d
deted them in al the record Of his lie 10 show where
and when he had ever been false. Doubtless e had
INDUCED the hope that policy Of reconstruction hal
lowed by the benign spirit whch distinguished the al
ministration Of Mr. Lincoln pcey irdorsed " his
entire Cabinet, the which had borne the burden
sn1 heat Of the day. was 50 commanded by il justice
and and its mercy-its sound sxpeiienev pure
esmanshp that Of all parties could rally to
its support, ami forgetting the unhlppy alienation Of
tie war unite for the common veal To
have inaugurAted SUCH an epoch an American poiues
a noble aspiration, and this If anything, Is the
head and front has offending. He conferred 20 Of
fees upon them He accepted their soft words and pro-
tsstatsns for just what they we're worth-no more
And we look vain for the slightest indlscretlon
which would indicate that he contemplated the
political haroiry which the low instincts of his enc
ME. have been quick to suspicion.
In this connection quote extract from the
Washington correspondence Of the Cineinnsti Com
neTcial follows
Eleventh Congressional District having Just returned
from the Indiana | mon State Convention, called an
the Pres ldent last evening - report progress. He
had protTacted interview with Mr.. johnson during
which the political situation freely canyassed.-
Mr.. Johnson sad, that far he Concerned, he
did feel in the least degree responsible for the
OF harmony which apperred exist between himself
and portion of the Union party in Congress. He
had done nothing to merit tie bitter denuuciatIon he
had received from Sumner and Stevens during the
very first week of the session He came into power
determined follow IN the footsteps Of MIR. lincoln
far they had been Iul0Tssd by the psopie, and
be believed he lad honestly done 90 The issues upon
which he and the Radicals differed. Ones lie
NIFTY OF opinion IA the ranks OF tae party toa elected
hsm. As President, SAID he. ] must h judged BY
my HaaereEce the principles u the Cons
the candidate OF ina Republican party, I be
Judged By M adherence & tins platform upon "hleA
Colonel StiiIwell then referred to the charge so
Literally iE1ulge,i iu that he MIR. Johnson had de-
serted tae aoa parly and g0ae the Copper
beads. The President said thsti false Ia toto.
They have tried 70 drive away, said he, but
cant Do IT, can not be driven away from the party
that elected me II they leave ii will not lie nv
fault. As 70 the Copperheads, have invited
them t. my support If they to Join the mon
party, all right it they willing indorse the Bal
tlmor- platform OF 1854, much the better; bur If
any % think gong to the Copperheads
they wall fH3 themselves mistaken"
Before the Interview terminated, Mr.. johnson
pressed the hope that the little breeze blow
would he over, and that the great mon party
would again unite and keep together solid column,
until the work for which il formed WAS fully
completed. In the meantime. said he my only
TO keep stra ght on. honestly dscharging my
duty 10 the whole country and the party that elect
ed me As Ia negro suffrage, he thought that before
the Radicals came here to abuse him that score,
they ought to make the issue at home and fight il