Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-05-29
The Speeches OF Cabinet Ministers aa
indicative of the Sentiment OF the


[From the Springfield Republican (rep.) May PSI
Ihe speeches by Secretary Stanton and other mem
Seward at Auburn, throw much light on the political
situation. They make more clear what thoughtful
observers OF events have for time felt that there
can De no such eXeommunlcatlon OF the President
from the party that elected him, no such hostile line
drawn between his supporters and the Republican
party as some have supposed. Secretaries Seward,
Stanton, McCuoch and Welles do not stand for sim
gle supporters of the President. Thousands of the
most intelligent and reliable Republicans all over tho
country agree with them and in spite of all attempts
to manufacture public opinion and obtain snap udg-
ments upon public measures, this fact is a stubborn
itself
Secretary Stanton seems to us most adequately to
represent, in his speech, the general opinion and
feeling among the intelligent and leading Republi-
cans of the country. The mode of recon-
structing the Southern State governments adopted
by the President he sanctioned, as did the entire
Cabinet, and indeed substantially the entire people
at the time he at first thought the President should
give suffrage to the freedmen, but finally concluded
that it could not be done. H. thought the Freed
mems Bureau bill and the Civil Rights bill in the
general line of the Presidents avowed policy. and
right and proper in themselves, and approved them
thus vindicating his personal and official ndepends
ence. He disapproved the disfranchising proVis on
Of the joint committees scheme, and points OFT ts
obvious evil results As to the readmiSsion Of the
Southern States TO representation By loyal men he
agrees with the President. A 40
If vote could be taken to-day the--a 10 M dorbt
that large majority of the Repub can psrty would
agree with Mr.. Stanton. The peopIe are far tb5
oSt ample p[otecti?n TO the freedmen in all their
sion of the South to rc,nresentat5o IN -; +be G"varn
m9nt gn py Ioyal senators and Represent atives.
5us R l!ya People of the country are not TO be dl-
Ylded into Congressional and anti-C ti-Congresional,
JohhS9A and anti ohnson parties. The line does
lot rest there at all; cannot by any means be made
TO, and the the politicians find this out the
better for them. and the less turmoil and illtemper
will they create by their laundering The recent ac-
ton Of the Connecticut Senate illustrates the real
state of the case. They unanimously adopted res
olution in favor of the immediate admission of the
Tennessee ators and Representatives to Congress-
which means in effect the admission of all loyal
members from the Southland then they elected
OrriS S. Ferry. stauDch radical Republican for
United States Senator, giving him every Republican
vote.
Whoever supposes these two acts to be inconsistent
thereby shows his ignorance of the real situation and
the bearing OF pending questions. As to the future
the events we have noticed indicate the certain and
not distant triumph of the Presidents reconstruction
policy, and at the same time more rigorous repre- a.
sion OF dlslOyal tendencies in the South and n ore
earnest and enclent protection OF the freedmen than
ne mas been understood to favor of late Ard these
three tnlngS, with amendment eQualj7 ing repre-
sentation cover all that the necessities Of fbe case
and the popular Judgment now den and if the suff-
ceded. WA
The Connectlc'yat Legislature having de-
Giueu tnat "eD Ferry shall be the of Mr..
roSter J. ene United States Senate, large party OF
" - Ferrv's friends called upon him at New Haven
! on wednesday night, and after serenade he made
a speech. He was quite moderate and somewhat
rstcept in which he showed good sense. He did not
take any particular pains to express his opinion upon
the prevailing issues of the day. but said he
to the same school of politics Mr.. Foster and Gov
| Buckingham. his competitors for the Senatorship,
He also said he hoped for an early FestOraOp Of the
national unity.