The Portland daily press., 1866-09-06
The Evening Pos. ON Presidep, Joh-..

The New York Evening Post, a journal |
which has always sustained many of the theo-
ries on which Mr.. Johnson's policy of recon-
struction processes to be founded, which APPROX
ed his veto of the Freedmen's Bureau bill |
though it severely censured the rejection oftbe |
Civil Rights bill, and which is now the ablest |
as well as the most honest of all the advocates
for the immediate admission of the Southern
representatives, has become so disguised with
the recent conduct of the President that it can
keep silence no longer In its issue of Saturday
it uses the following severe but truthful Ian
guage:
Does Mr.. johnson know that by his indeco-
rous language and injudicious conduct he is
seriously increasing the difficulties under
which the country already staggers? If he does
not, it would be well if some judicious friend
if he has any such left-wonld tell him this.
With his desire that the loyal representatives
of the Southern States shall be without furth-
er delay admitted to their seats in Congress, it
is known that we, with considerable and most
respectable part of the republican party, strong
ly sympathize But this result is to be brought
about by reasoning, by persuasion, by proving
to the country that such q course is the wiSest:
1T cannot be attained by the course which Mr..
johnson has so unwisely chosen to adopt and
follow. 1t would be well for him to know that
GUS. The loyal people of the Northern States,
those who stood by the Union when it was at
tackled by rebels see with dissatisfaction and
alarm which is no longer concealed, that the
President whom their votes elevated to his po-
stion surrounds himself by his own choice APP
parently, with men like Tom Florence, Garrett
Davis Salisbury and others who, like these,
during the war never concealed their sympa-
thies with treason. They see Mr.. johnson,
further, removing from office men of ability,
and of undoubted fidelity to the Union, and
putting in their places not war democrats, not
Republicans who agree with his views on the
question of representation, but Copperheads,
sympathizers with treason persons whose course
during the war made them forever hateful to
the loyal people.
They have seen him but lately in Louisiana,
violate his own often declared policy in regard
to the Southern States, and violate it in favor
of boastful rebels, and to the injury of men who
were known as Union men; and they ask why,
if the law is to be stretched, if what the Presi-
dent asserts to be the true policy is to be vio-
lated why is it only in the interert of men who
are notorious as haters of liberty and Union?
They have seen him pardon the most fragrant
traitors-such men as Mayor Monroe, men of
temper5which makes them bad citizens, and
whom it would certainly be more judicious to
leave unpardoned. Finally, they are alarmed
and hurt at the indecorous language which MIR.
johnson uses towards Congress; they are dis
gusted to hear him on every such occasion de-
nOuncing Congress, among whose members are
many men of spotless honor and long tried 10y
atty, as traitors, rebels, usurpers, Hanging on
the skirts of the government" They hear him
speak of Subsidized press" and they ask,
''who subsidies it, when Mr.. johnson has all
the patronage?"
In sorrow more than anger the Post adds:
His language and acts show not wise, tenn
perate and conciliatory spirit, not a desire to
produce harmony, and to effect his ends with
| the general concurrence of the nation; they
show petulant spirit harsh temper, whose
inevitable effect, when used towards an intelli-
gent people, Jealous ofdictation from their pub
lie servants, is to arouse passionate feeling of
| hostility and opposition