The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-05-21
DIR. Bellows the President and Con
gress.

CONGRESS TOO RADicAL--fHE PRESIDENT REPRE-
sgNTiS0 THE MASSES or TIE PEorLE-aIsE OF
IMPERIALISM IN WASHINGTON.
DR. Bellows delivered lecture the 7th inst the
President Congress aud the DEPARTMENTS a. his church
in the Fourth avenrc giving the results Of his obscrva
tons duriny:a days tho national capital He
said that the popular idea Vas that Washington
o sink OF niquity but he happy to say
that he had found II did mcri, that reputation.
-eminenty church going city. and the
y sace OF residence ef 4 large number OF superior
pcrsons--retred naval officers, Of fortune and
government officials. who preferred the quiet dignity OF
public employment to the noisy competton Of business
the profess ons--mcn OF tue Charles Lamb stamp,
who preferred clerksap for the leisure IL Afforded Tor
self cuilv alton Referring the Senate he said It
composed OF noble body o. with few c0nspicu
the intelligence and opinions Of the better class
OF Americans NOR, than Of tie majority or
the people. There were no prominent giants
among tbcm--no Wsbstefs Gays sg Caihouns--but
there p.rnios. The House OF Representatives
composed of men more widely representative. In.
fer.or the whole to the Senate, bus siil splendid
egiatisc body The LIE OF member Of Congress
3 sy one, instead cf the Idle one some supposed
Il to be some IN mbcrs had two more
70 attend TO their correspondence This was
q Congress. and IL must be- excused for not
correctly estimating the drfs Of the popular mnd in
VI peace. II had been accustomed ~ pass strong
measures and 10 pursl an exceptional policy and II
natural tn, should still cling power and strive
dent were II Issire Respecting southern representation
II mt disposed 10 admit, without probston 70 tho
ng compass IT, destruction Congress true
to tho pr,nsipo Of sman liberty but ia advance
OF tho people ts reconstruction policy II represented
the higher intois ,nce Of tho country than the
popuisr sentiment N ~ measures The President,
on tho other hand, took tho view which tho groas
mas a the people disposed to take He assumed
that the fouhern state. had n,ver heen out OF tho
Union and that therefore toey couldn't come In aan
s argued that the and that all the Sstes
equally enti,Ied 10 representation Tho country
not DO checked in It's career OF progress
~ eibsr party idea. \, was " the
interest Of the entire nation tha, Their, shoat be
reri well political reunion OF North aud south.
Tue North wa even more an xous Tor this a
cal point Of view than tho south Hence the strength
OF the Pre.fents position and notwithstanding MS m
some part cuars apparently rcfosrcsaive po'tsy no tDt
Bellows, believed u would prevail over that NJ Congress-
wheh basing Il, acts upon mere principles o. right
rising energy and mpulsivs strength Of this great
| II will no. brook the delay which Con
gross proposes aud u Wa rhaIs, well that
Southern members should be admitted 10 Congress under
stringent oatis Mr.. johnson was man whom lac had
found honost in hs opinions aud Convictions, and acting
be believed under -ironS sense o. public dh'y hs
thought he knew betisr than Congress what the South
needed ADD what wold be best for the govern
msnt U pursue. He was much naiigned ny bis enc.
mics, and a false impression had gone abroad OF tao
character Of hts private life. He r Fellows. had fire.
| Ing. and be bal formed tue opinion ths, Mr. John.
son was very temperate and we'll conducted
man He was quaint and homsiy IN his mann :
impossible % speak with him without feeling conf.
! s.s ~ N IL ;s y. q ,sss;a ss1 ijsl
| ing up Warrington. II with Mr. JOHNSON al With
Mr. Lincoln Cabinet meetings held seldom and al
irregular Intervals the President sctef for himzelf
without consultation with his Cabinet In his pher-
and the heads Of departments were ticia,ors IN their
particular spherea This dangerous feature
There TOO much Of the power about H. and
u called for reform. On the whole Washington was q
very pleasant and avsrsgeiy moral city Congress
It'll. too radical for the people and tho times and the
sentiment and interests q the nation were With The