The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-07-28

In van-t ht golden key
OF Gods rich treAsur--house Of love q,
Thine own will never be.
PRESIDENT johnson.
HIS VIEWS ON THE POLITICAL sITUATIoN-n1s oPIN-
, IONS ABOUT THE NEGROES, TAXATION, RECON-
srRUC1foN, ETC.
In recent conversation the President express
ed his belief that the next House of Representa-
tives would contain q majority Of Conservative
men disposed to support his policy towards the
South. He also gave hs views regarding negroes,
taxation, the currency and the basis of represen-
tation, which he denounced as bugbear.
NEXT HOUSE. T.
). [From the Boston Evening Commercial, July all
gentleman who had free conversation with
President Johnson short time eince, informs us
unhesiatng sit % in the EXPRESSION q foSi his tieWs He
does not anticipate anything like Democratic
majority in the next House Of Representatives.,
party will doubtless be considerably increased.
But he does count confidently on the return Of q
majority 5 70 Of mo moderate men who will be prepared
: BILE and high-minded nations deal with their an
tagonists after having beaten and disarmed them.
And in Districts and States where the Republican
- party foil to nominate such men he thinks Demo-
cratic candidates will be likely, in majority of
cases, TO be elected over Radicals.
The President is unhesitatingly Of the opinion
'that'the only safety of the nation lies 'gener-
ous and; expansive plan of Cancellation, and the
lOuRer Is QolayeU more QlttlCut Will be
to bring the North and the South into harmony.
Ii the suspicious, tyrannica policy is too long pur
:: sued, the population OF the South will become u
hostile, in,tme, to the North as tho people of Ire
land are towards England, adding to this evil of
hereditary and growing animosity ability for
!. sesses. ~ IL, :, r. 1-~
"a il..i nas nEeASass aIy Iy
other class of agricultural laborers in the conn,
Try. The competition OF capitalists and land own
S tIsre w 5s ppd 9eS s0SS
Is to be expected; but there will be no more than
n dRerg re would be at the North, were the number
into serious rivalry with the white laborers.
MI . TAXATION.
safaIn s 1ssiaent ls confident that nothing can be
sasoey ssay ana permanently done in regard to re.
st ss2ng the currency, diminishing taxation md
ova1hsning eennd the prosperity of the country On
from all the States are present in Gopnra
nf OF iegisang for third of the population
ments thy and passing constitutional amend
matter, s,n or paying any attention to their wisbes
tnl OF danger to the peace and welfare of tbs
people or as vsssa BE- treated as subugated
natred being introduced, which will soma doH o o.
Osnef, though the tme may be distant. deSson o
ese'i = q! !ne m most serious character,
nEpREsEsTAFtoN.
With regard to the basis Of Representation. be
denounces this as a mere bugbear It cannot
ana will not be permanently settled until all the
states are represente d, and no increase In the
ema;Inepaton OF the slaves can in any event occur
until the census Of 1870 is taken until which time
OF course the three-fiths provision is in force nm
fHr ;mo the In t Last There s therefore ample
and 1t IL unwise to agtste it until other matters
winch cannot be delayed, are settled,
NO TREASON OR TRAITORS
The President does not admit that he has been
inconsistent. He is as much opposed to treason
or traitors as ever he was aud for punishing them
severely. But there is no treason and no traitors
now The enemy has fully and fairly surrendered
and is powerless; and foe thus situated shouid
be magnanmously treated. A generous and self.
renant warrior always restores his disarmed ene-
my his sword and trusts his parole Of honor.
FREEDOM FOR THE SOUTH. Il
The idea OF muzz ing the press and tying the
tongues Of the people Of the South, after the
manner of the suspicious tyrants and the Holy
Inqulsition Of the Old World, he .denounces as
absurd. people should be allowed to grumble
who have m suffered SO much, and they would be
unworthy the name Of men II they did not respect
the brave officers who have suffered with them.
ana honor the memory Of their gallant dead who
sleep on q hundred battle fields around their
homes.
WITHIN the last week or So there has been |