The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-05-14
President Johnson,s Policy.
Interesting InterUie1u Bet,oeen President Jobt
and The CO7reSpOndent of The Ln1dnn .tTi,

President Johnson's Policy.
Interesting InterUie1o BetIoeeR President johnson
ana he Correspondent OF the London Times"
The PRESIDENTS Policy Explained by Himself
In the perplexed and uncertain state into winch
pubic affairs have fallen, 1t is impossible for me 10
81 nd you any lnformatl on more important or va u
ad aD,e than t9e particulars OF an interview which
House. The Presidents opinions, especially with
reference 10 the freedmen. have been so wifuy
msrepresented in the Radical press OF this country
and hls general policy towards the Southern states
has been exposed TO so much unjusthaole perver-
slop, that Mr.. Johnson's own explanations on both
these subjects NAV have some weight even with
those who are most embittered against HIM.
lhe Preldent first adverted to the condition in
which he found the country on his accession to
Office and pointed out that ever since tina time the
radical party, winch now has The control over Con-
gIess, nad been preparing for the issue forced upon
him. Their object was manifest and it was one
winch from their point of vIew they could scarcely
De blamed Tor pursuing so eagerly. They knew per-
tectly well that when the south came back into
congress their day of power won be over-the
they would probably fall into alliance again with
the Democratic party the old issues of slavery and
State sovereignty would be dead and buried, and
the larry which nov ruled would be stripped of
its EoWer. Their talk about philanthropy and
beneyolence to The negro meant nothing more than
a desire 10 work upon the feelings OF the North SO
that they might be enabled 10 carry everything
their own way.
1t was q renewal of an old conflict The two sec.
tons OF the country were ready to 20 to war before
the Rebellion broke out-the TO preserve slavery
the other to destroy it Each side was Wiling to
Sacrnce the Government order to gain its object
lhe South struck first; the Rebellion was subdued
at the southern end of the line and it SWING
ing round TO the other end. "These men," continued
the Presldent-and he always used these words TO
denote the Radical party-"are almost ready to 20
INTO Rebellion again rather than have their supre.
macy destroyed by the re.introduction OF the south
They know nothing practically OF the real state of
the south. The very man who had dra wn up the
Civil Rights bll what are his means of iudgIngP 1
lett hlm in the Senate during the war and went out
TO tennessee and saw 1T all, and bore my share of
the troubles He stopped at home. and no v endea-
Vors TO make his theories lquare the events of
the var and ieglslate on ideas which he has never
The President then went on to speak of slavery
and the NEGRO. He had been brought up, he said
under the very shadow of the institution of slavery
He had bought and owned slaves, but still he mad
always been TOR aboishing slavery upon any basis
winch could be adopted with safety to the country.
men IL came TO the question whether slavery should
be abo lshed or the Government broken up he never
had Goubt as to the course which he ought to pur
sue; de decided TO give up avery, and he abidod
by that declslon. But the South now would treat
the negro with greater kindness than tne North, if
OF justice TO the negro" continued tle Presidents
"God knows my heart yearns towards him when
tmnk Of the end winch these men ara preparing for
him see that end clearly enough-they are gong
the way for conf CT OF races.
when that occurs we all know how II will fare
win me negro How has such a contest always
endedE When the time comes there will be no
struggle. The result will be decided without that
said these Southern States could never DO which
we fought these four years to prevent them dong,
these men affirm that they have actually cone |
are ready to come back on our terms, take loyal |
Oaths and ledge their allegiance, but these
men say they shall not Why, If they had offered to
come Jack, or any Of them during the Rebellion, |
should We have turned them away on the ground |
hat they had placed themselves out of the UnionH |
oil hichmond-a Rebel Legislature, and would have
welcomed them with open arms. Would he have
refused to recelye these states now that they have
The President next referred to the mIsrepresenta-
IONS ol nus policy which have been so industriously
had the pubic mind opened to them, and mad poured
IN INTO u whatever they pleased Now it had become
be broken through, and the truth wodd Degin TO |
m ma i.s way - am not discouraged" added the
back, or they must be kept out Il is ike doing n
sum n adOihOn-sOme sums want figuring up more
than others before ou can get the answer but De.
heye 1t will all come out right in the endj
Mr. johnson then ENLARGED with considerable
detail upon the operations of the Freedmen's |
Bureau, and sad that ITS machinery was now beng
used TO get negroes conveyed from the North bacx |
to the South by the very men who were asserting
South. They had hired or bought hands. thev Ssr9
wanted labor and they got their negroes trans.
ported az the expense OF the Government The
Ereedmens Bureau compelled the negroes to 60 or |
they opped their subsistence allowance IL was
little better than another form OF slavery only that
Freedmen's Bureau would not assist southern man
IN getting negroes from the North, where many
thousands OF them have taken refuge during the
gentleman from Falkland county, Virginia, had
Deen TO him, the President said, only few davs
ago, SAYING that he had sent three hundred negroes
10 the District o CoumbIa) for security during the
war; He now wished to hire them. but the Freed
mems Bureau interposed obstacles and would give
no help in transporting Jhemj whereas the Govern
lent railroads were placed at the service OF other
specnlators. In all that he said II was evident that
ne resident approved some plan for protecting the
negro and giving him succOr, but that he considered
@ sne aMHuiinstratl0n M am OF the Freedmens Bureau was
MOI o. an that 1t could be desired. II did not accom-
pnsh s Ihe true object for which IL was founded
tbs from this subj Ct the President said that
Ihucai party in Congress talked to the people as
tney nad 70 lear some act OF oppress ON on the part
~ Ihe executive because the Civil Rights bill had
Deen Vetoed. But the veto power" ne said 'could
never pc made an engine of oppression IL has only
= negatlYe iorce-t originates nothing II can Only
say when 1t sees unwise OF unconstmtionsI ieaisis
.ioh ,i.1 aiemptedi Now stop. Consider this thing a
tt1 lass the bill II you win by your con.
20 gVe yoO an opportunity TO think over Il again.
Ihey nave passed the Civil Rights BILL and il viii /
WI ~ IQpg eeteTe JEdge rs arrested for elrrring