National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1866-10-12
THE PRESIDENT AND THE
SOlTM.

The friends Of the Presidents
policy, like Mr.. Bcechcr, ella i'm that
it will conciliate the South, and res.
tore the spirit If amity and union.
But Northern men living at the
South are far better judges Of it's
actual workings. And the testimO-
ny of man like DR.. Newman, Of
the Methodist church in New Or
leans, ought to open the eyes of those
who are not wilfully blind. He
says:
When Lee surrendered, the spirit
of rebellion was subdued, and q
wiser, firmer hand than Mr.. John.
sons might have destroyed the mons
ter; but, under his tender, fostering
policy it has revived, and to-day it
detics the nation. Living in peace
ful, loyal atmosphere, you of the
North can scarcely realize the fact,
but we of the South, who live amid
perpetual turbulence and brazen dis
loyalty, have experienced what we
write. Mr.. johnson has icasted the
spoits Of 'car. Such charges could
not be brought against the Presi-
dent of the United States without
abundant proof. But the proof is
not lacking. lie has exercised the
executive Glen. ncy and an indiscrim-
ination at once reprehensible and
dangerous. He has pardoned the
worst of rebels that they might be
inducted into the highest civil Offices,
after they had been elected as a re-
ward for the services they had rem
dered the Confcderacy he has ex-
tended the Federal patronage to
those recommended by traitors,
in preference to those recommended
by loyal citizens; he has studiOusly
rejected the testimony of Union men
on the political condition of the
South, as partisan and prejudiced,
and lent Il willing ear to the reports
of those who have betrayed our
country. and in whose interest they
We're made; he has turned deaf
ear to the petitions of prosecuted
Unionists, and was slow to avenge
their death by the hands of murder
ers he has withdrawn the United
States troops from the most turbu-
lent portions of the South, and ex-
posed the lives and property OF
Southern UniOnists to the fury OF de-
feated traitors ; he has permitted
the courts of justice to he held by
the sworn enemies of those who had
maintained the government when
their Judges were III arms against 1t /;
and, finally, he has interdicted his
Generals from interfering with the
civil. authorities of the Southern
States, when those authorities had
conspircd against the lives of loyal
and pcacrahic citizens. Nor is it
the least Objectionable feature of his
administration that, having with
drawn the greater portion OF the
troops from the several garrisons,he
has collected in these selt-same gar
risons immense quantities OF militia
nv stores and ordnance sufficient to
equip large force. There is today
al Baton Rouge, Lo., ordnance Of N
Kinds enough to eq, p an army OF t,eo
hundred thousand pon, ,eith buta sim
ale rcqimentto prot ct them. Although
Officially notified of the fact, he has
paid no attention to the notification
of the danger involved. The South
,cas ncrer better armed than nor.
The riots in New Orleans are the
logical results of Mr.. Johnson's mis-
taken and wicked policy. Hisjrtends
are the rioters. His name was their
war.cry when they murdered Chris
tion ministers and crushed to death
The puues, patriots in the lande4
freedmen whose freedom had y :.
secured by the victorious arins Oftnc
Ronublic. A word from him, and
tLe Convention would not have met I; !
= word from him, and Mayor Mum
roe would have halted in his mur-
Jcrous conspiracy a word from him
and Gen. Baird could have spared
the cfIusion Of blood. But the riot
ers counted Oh his approval and pro-
lection, and they were not disap
pointed. Every telegram he sent to
New Orleans was n fresh inspiration
TO the m,lrderers in their deadly on
set. In despatch dated Washing .
ton, July 2sth, he forbade the mill
tary from interfering with the plans
of the conspirators. Two days there-
after he placed the U. ). forces IN
New Orleans in the hands of Attor.
cy.(iencral Heron, an exsrepei
General, and thus made the gallant
Sheridan subordinate to rebel Tno
cannot practice in the y. 4. Courts oe.
cause he cannot take The sesfoam'