Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-05-02
johnson and the Public Patron
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President johnson has begun to use the ap-
pointing power to strengthen him in his re-
construction policy. IL is several days siace
he sent 10 the Senate the name of Henry e.
Stansberry, of Kentucky, as Judge of the So
prone Court. This Stansberry is said TO DO
the author of the legal argument in the recent
veto messages, and be has been sYmpathizer
with the South and Southern views of State
rights all through the war. 10 selecting him
to be Judge, Mr.. Johnson shows that il /. hi.
purpose, So far as he has the power, TO make
the Southern doctrine of State rights control
IN all judicial interpretations of the Constr
tuition, ard thus, through the appointing
power, to do " bat he can to make Democratic
and Southern political opinions predominant
IN the nation
The President has also commenced n Penn
syl.anis the business of removing Radicals
and appointing johnson men to office. lie
appointed ono w ade Hampton (not the rebel
but one Of his ffiend-) as postmaster Of PitFe-
burgb, removing Radical to make place for
him. lie took this action without consulting
the Postmaster General and the fret knowl-
edge that official had Of the transaction, was
when the new appointee returned THANKS fog
the favor. Pres;dcn johnson has also removed
Col. John Fl. Taggart from the Philadelphia
Collec,orship 70 make room for civilian SD
a johnson m-n-in this instance NOT only
showing his hatred of the Radicals, out e. $50
his contempt Of his own recent order that
those who had served in the army should be
preferred in appointments to office
If Nr. johnson is fixed in the opinions
which he expresses on every possible occasion,
VIC do not regret that he Is carrying cut his
policy by removing Radicals from Office. In
doing this he will remove ell DISCUSSES and
disclose ms real political designs and then he
will have no followers except those wto gree
with his principles or banker for the loEvl-
and fishes 1T the pres Mt Republican par
ty Contains any persons belonging 20 either #
these classes, the sooner they are compelled 10
make open confession of their afinities she
better for the purity and efficiency of the
party. The Republican parry would be much
strengthened to-day, if every Republican, now
holding an executive office in the gift Of the
President, we're removed because he was Re
publican, and a Democrat appointed in his
place and looking at the matter III the light
of party advantage merely, We should be glad
TO see the Democrats and johnson men crowd
ing every Radical out of such positions.
President johnson. by pretending to act with
the Union party, Can corrupt and dcbauch it,
and thus perhaps seriously weaken 1t but
when he assaIl. 1t from without he will find il
compact, strong, resolute, independent and
confident in its principles and The justice of
It's cause We DO not, therefore, luok with
any concern, but rather with pleasure, upon
these evidences that MIR. johnson intends 10
bestow patronage only upon decided johnson
men. Ii he Will but act vigorously IN that
direction the country is safe. We prefer that
traitors, who attempt TO hire mercenares to
aid them IN their warfare upon Republican
principles, should open their recruiting Offices
In the Democratic and not In our camp.