New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-02-09

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The songs 81 ths South. teach onr children to sing
The lars Of The land which gave them their birth
no love them, ana stal with devotion to cling
III prias 10 their hofie "a NE dearest on earth.
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Especial u shs New Orleans icresesnt.l
LETTE1 ER0A yV4AsHINGTON.
-tss wAsHrxerox, Jan.lary sist 1855
The President adheres firmly To his policy. He
disepnrages the idea IF further amendmentso the
Constitution. This III gall and NORWOOD to the
rsdiaala but. 10 M, they take IT out II & curses
not ibad but deep. a great many Who desire The
breach between thu President and Tho radicals
wonder impatianfly that ii docs not come, but The
radicals wish III avoid he breach ~ long a pos
sibIssa ii ths pfssidehts policy ~ pnt them
u much n TIA wrong as possible Every day
hoSeTer, IN Frssdeat sSsiIs 10 take his position
iirmar. II the papers of to-day, prominence y
giYen u yary recent ion DIT hs, in which
IL takes decided ground against die mania exist
IND here fora sndiag ~ Demonstrations The radf
Gals ind difficulty ii ppon the favorte
amendment III The Consultation il regard to limit
ing representation ID ths voting olasses. II is
derstood by HE knowing ones that It cannot pass
IT 1aast ii til present forn. Tha objections TO it
on The part 81 disseminated radicals are various
Some say ii does moi secure negro suffage; that
the south WIN readily consent ID diininution of
Representatives in The House TO be left in control
Of the suifags question that The South viii the
more readily ID ths III lid Senate viii DO open to
them and their strength III Tho Senate, especially
when Texas ii divided into four States, backed up
by q very small reinforcemento f Northern Demo.
Ute. neither set insist that9Do State should be-
permitted tosxclude negroes from voting, and that
principle and justice require that security should
BE- taken Of the South III this particular. N.
One thing ii very curious, the radical leaders
arssyary mines They my they will fix up every
thing as they want III before the adjournment Of
Consr esa. Oh the other hand the Democratic
leaders appear delighted with their interviews
withathe President. and speak confidently Of
sweeping everything be fore them at the next cleo
ton The President has the wonderful art of
mailing every body pretend to he pleased with him.
he sisundoubtedly an extraordinary man, in some
respects He8understands human nature remark
abb position Il very curious. &c cannot
count with certainty on one. third of either House.
It isin tlep power of The radical party to impeach
I'M and pnt him out Of the Presidency. There Ill
no doHbt but tbat Till idea las hasn ia some of
their minds. Hence tho President has to play his
cards with infinite tact. One false step and be
might be at the mercy of hia opponents, It il
evident too that he has no cordial support In his
Cabinet Recretary Harlan h speech q few nights
sinca shows shat he Ii d radical Of The deepest
dye He would rather I'D says, trust political
powss ID ignorant ne gross than ID wise rebels. |
Harlan has been elected 70 tho Senate, and feels
Mr. Wells, DR. MI. Speed 81 Nh. stanton are d
particle more conservative than Mr.. Harlan. Sec
retasy McGnlloch is nuaerstood 10 bea hnanciers
and not politician IL would seem then that MI.
Seward II the oily conservative III the Cabinet,
from whom the President can get active sympathy
on his iine OF pocy.asI believe Mr.. Stewards
opinions decidedly incline him Id. d conservative
direction. But Nj. Seward il very unwilling Ia
violently antag with his own party. The
more Ne examine theR RESIDENT position the more
W ars Impressed with its delicacy and difficulty.
7 hare met 4 gentle man returned from Europe.
He Aga ths Fresdent' policy and message have
created favorable Ypinion Of lhis statesman
ship, He aays bis po vas univ rsaliy dis
cusssd with the greatest admiral ions n
I The violent sentiments manifested BY the Sol
diers, yention M session here, the resolution
Galng ZOE NJ. laws lEhl before Az cOlnT
mission and the general tone of the proceedings,
have createda very painful impression here among
conservative men. But while these malignant
passions were pandered I'd by certain speakers, 1t
Is worthy of observation that neither Gen. Grant.
nor sherman; though ID the city gave any conns
tenailee to this religion of hatred ia the strug,
giles at parties ii the future Dol Grant and Sher,
man ase destined to exert q great and happy IN.
fuenne il advancing the policy Of Cancellation.
Sherman, who has no admiration for Stanton, il
very soutspoken ana refers 70 Stanton as & . set.
ting sun. SpeakiDgsof Stanton. was there ever
hing ~ worse taste than Mr.. Seward 3 desig-
natian IL him As thess divine stanton2n Some one
ougAt4o can on M. Seward for an explanation Of
his meaning. When Sheridan III his ce.ebrated
apee&ts against Warren Hastings, spoke Of Gibbon
as 8 that luminous writer, 4 some one asked him
why he used that term in regard 10 Gibbon. He
Z instant repliad. ~ Did Lay luminous Ineant
roluhaspus, b Perhaps Nj. Seward might also
explaFnakis compliment. sss II Il.
IheS commissioners from Canada are still here
4 on ~ subject " arenewal DC Tie Canadian reel.
proeits treaty, hut theg orc not likely 10 accom-.
plish anything' q lsaf NOW that ssn,mes viii beii
tried and thong saae against him Il really
! weasb his coaviqtionm ay VI asalousy urged. sl
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