The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1866-02-16
President Johnson.
lie Declare Ilimsctf in hcooid ith ia
Great onion Party.


the Boston Adcnfs9, Dixon gives
the following as the substance OF
conversation which took place on the
morning Of the sth inst, between the
President and distinguished repre-
sentative. concerning the Presidents
speech Of "Wednesday TO the negro
delegation which called on him:
WASHINGTON, Feb 9.
The representative sand some per-
sons felt. and others would probably.
for personal or f4ctious ends ondeav-
or to show that the President was talk
ing sides against the colorod people
OF was at least more iavolably disposed
toward them than hc had been.
The President responded that no
one could fairly and truthfuAy do
that He was now what he had al
ways been, the friend OF the poor and
the lowly lie had never broken filth
with anybody and il his past course
and his former language were not "a
sufficient guarantee that he meant
we'll toward the co.orcd people and
"ouI4 on"e"'or 70 secure 20 'heih "
do now would give any such guaran-
tee He thought however that it was
best to speak plainly, and he did not
peilelo may 'ne el,o' Is no" ln'Al"S
oy So,"o VINO can tAe ihS'tNo' inc ne.
s'oeS sP'e-ai iflcnaS' 70 lofce unlFei-
sal Nunlr"5c upon lue 'o'9ies' was WISE
OF J"uicioHs' re thouGHI u len"eo
~ o'i',''''i io'iii'eS' " me our oloI' -
'ho'u.' we 20 c'i'il''V GUINNESS an"
commence. ne "eneVed IL would re-
sun IN great INJURY 70 me prospects
OF the colored people. lie oId not
Know whether Mr.. douglass and ms
trends expected hlm to tax TO themi
but ne thought IL best e. take the 81
Poftuih'y 10 S'We nus Vows, liz
Wound repeat that lie was Il he knew
ms own heait' the eolorcd man lIieud
lie iiad great iHth Iii the people aiie
would cnoeaNor 20 carr oUd thtlf VIII
$ me representative men sad tna'
some persons might take on profess
to take, the PRESIDENTS speech as az
indication 'hat ne was al variance
Wlth ms party Itlchds' ana thaI soii'
: others might cndeavor to found upon
Il II inc charge mat he was preparing tl
i 50 over
The PRESIDENT Smiled and an
sWercd mat II thc party when op
II posed ms election INDUCED III an,
o great expectations on That score, the.
IS were hheiY TO ue disappointed. II
h hlSht diiler WIN lhdlVidnals OF VIVA
Iv WIS caAcu 'he union party as 70 III
= means 70 oe used' out ne conSloefc
" iiihsel Ia general accord WI Il Una
III p"riy' a. " "hoie' III lhe ehu9 10 .
Is reached nc was nor parry ihal
le ana ne meant 10 s'hN ne PllllS''h
IN me pa'riol- but SO IiT as ne uhde'
j., s'ood lne sentiments OF inc u4lo
- parry He was ID general accord Wlth
5 ne representative many ailC
st iur'her corEctsatIoA' F1ld someth'h
n. about the distribution OF ohces, aDoi
~ executive patronage
- me Iiesident remarked that u
," was the servant or the Whole pcopl'
ed but he could not eniireiy. forget b
en- What party he haa been placed IN b
nd present position ana supported IN I'd
administration OF the duties lhui'stc
10 nm. lie proposed to i9ht h
~ pattieS "lthin inc HneS OF Inc part
Of winch elected INN to Office. lie mlgt
to dIifer WIN some ei bis friends, and !
no should feel wholly at Liberty to SO d
Ter, and to state the ground OF his cGi