Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-09-27
! Return Of President Johnson
EFFECTS OF HIS TRIP.
Fenians and Irish Vote.
RADICAL PROGRAMME.
misunderstanding. Davis.

Correspondence Of the Baltimore Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Sept 20, I866-For some
days the hotels have been filling up, and
Washington has been giving increased evil
dences Of life. Place hunters are here in
plenty. The impression is gone abroad that
Mr. JOHNSON is determined at last 20 use
the power Of his patronage, and that, now
that he is returned from his campaigning
tour, he will carry out policy which his
supporters have long since urged him to COM
mence, and replace those Government officials
who support the Radical Republicans by his
own friends.
There is much discussion among the back
ers Of the President "a 10 the effects Of his
trip, and Is to the prospects Of his success.
As far as the former is concerned, he has no
doubt made a useful impression in many
parts, and GRANTS cooperation has been
Of some service 10 him But then again
he has stirred up very bitter luminosity
in many Of the places which he has visited
and this win scarcely be quoted by the time
the elections take place. At other times he
has rather shown disregard Of that proprie-
~ which The man who fills so high a station
should al least assume. 4
As for his prospects Of success, the strong
opposition which has been manifested toward
him does not encourage the belief that bis
trip has been a very advantageous one, in an
electioneering point Of view. In Pennsyl-
vania, Governor GEARY will probably be
elected and If Pennsylvania goes for the
Radicals there will certainly be a strong
Radical majority in Congress There are
many who think that the returns from
Maine are not solely indicative Of increased
Radical strength, but that the large majori-
ties there are owing 20 the dissatisfaction
caused by Mr. JOHNsoN's Fenian policy. 1t
is very well understood that among the Irish
population throughout the Northern States
very great feeling is manifested upon the
subject. The Fenians and their friends as
seri that shey were encouraged to the last
moment, when they were suddenly betrayed;
and very many of the Irish Of the better
classes, who had no sympathy at all with the
movement, had sympathy with their mis-
guided fellow countrymen, and were indig-
nant &C their being led as il were, into a trap.
II is very certain that a large Irish vote will
be thrown for the Radicals which, with a
little management, Mr.. Johnson might have
controlled himself
What is to be the result Of the success of
the Radicals il is hard to say. They are de-
termined 20 force through the constitutional
amendment which places the negro on an
equality with the white; which DISTINGUISHES
Southern citizens who lave been at all
prominent during the rebellion, and which
distributes representation according to the
voting population. They disregard the fact
that go Southern State will ever accept
such conditions willingly, and they either
ignore or brave the dangers consequent up
on forced Submission. They feel that they
have the power, and they are determined to
use IT, The impeachment Of the President
1. IL
cur soon after the opening Of Congress
Arms will probably be distributed by act of
Congress, and the Governors Of these States
have already held meeting, in which they
have pledged themselves to sustain Congress
in any emergency which may arise. All
this certainly looks very threatening, and
unless President JOHNSON shows himself
more ola man and strikes faster and harder
than he has done, the days Of his power are
numbered.
ID is considered most extraordinary by
many, that on the eve Of crisis like this,
when il is evident that the President must,
as least make preparations TO defend the |
Constitution and the country by means of
military power, that he should be willing |
10 leave control Of the war Office in the |
hands Of a man whom he actually dislikes. |
aud upon uliUm lac Reels ne cannot rely IN /
case Of emergency. That Mr.. STANTON |
should be condemned in the Cabinet, and /
that some others should be permitted TO re-
main in Office is a mystery TO many. The /
only plausible reason given, and that is
pretty generally believed, is that these men
have some secret hold on Mr.. JOHNSON,
which, 20 some extent, places him in their
power What this is, is of course not known.
But Mr.. JoIuSsos's course certainly gives |
good ground for the belief that there's some
thing Of this kind by which he is con-
trolled.
The success Of the Radical ticket will |
probably bring a sad closing 20 the long snf- |
iering Of Mr.. DAVIS. The Radical voice |
calls aloud for his blood and Congress would |
not DC slow, in violation Of ell law, and JUS |
tioe, aud deeency, to order a trial by a mill |
tary commission There are others, too, |
who wonld not oppose such a measure. The |
bitter feelings Of Mr.. SLwARD are well |
known. Il is he, more than 10 any other, 10
whom Mr.. DAVIS still owes his incarceration. |
His painfully distorted countenance, marked
with the gashes made by the knife Of PAYNE |
remain unchanged lie sees himself the
effect he produces uTSn stranger, and he
knows that he will bear these terrible marks
to his grave. This renders him exceedingly |
bitter against all those whom he can, even
by the force Of imagination, connect with
the assassination. Mr. DAVIS he places in
this category. Mr.. DAYS himself is quite
alive 20 the dangers Of his situation, and,
with intimate friends, who are allowed 10
visit him, discusses them calmly but freely.
When these views are entertained by lead
ing member Of the JOHNSON Cabinet, as
wen a. by the whole Radical party, there is
at least some ground for apprehension.