The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-02-15
Why We Support President Johnson-Pro'
Slavery Doctrine.
from the National Intelligencer. ]

From the NatlOndi
In respect to the following views, so well
and conscientiously expressed, we may say
that sentiments of like character are sinking
deep into the hearts of thoughtful people, and
the day is not now distanC when earnest
thoughts will have their appropriate, act in
spontaneous movement of the people in sup
port of the President, his policy, his admins
tration, singly and alone considered, without
respect to past traditions, platforms, or
names. A Johnson party may be formed that
will make the issue direct before the people,
whether Radical destructi veness Is TO prevail
or the reign of I" Union, n ow and forever, one
and inseparable."
From the Cincinnati Times (Republican).
We support him because he is from the peo-
pie, is most essentially one of the people in
sympathy and philosophy; while the Radi-
calls are above the people, and look exclusively
to the interest Of spectators and monopo-
lists.
We support him because for twenty years he
has been the champion of the laboring classes,
and can be relied upon in respect TO the many
great questions in which they are now deeply
concerned; while the Radicals are his anti
podes on this subject, except in respect 10 the
negroes.
We support him because he is opposed to the
concentration of power in the Federal Govern
ment; while the Radicals are aiming TO sWal-
low up the constitutional rights OF the States,
both by amendments to the Constitution and
by usurpation-a policy that will prove more
dangerous to the Republic than slavery itself
We sustain him because he believes the world
is governed too much-especially too much In
the interest of the few at the expense OF the
maryland that the sole function of n free
government is to protect the people in the
enjoyment of their natural rights, in making
an honest living, and pursuing their happi-
ness while the Radicals hold that govern
ment may sweep over the whole realm OF
human relations, and in every conceivable
way in which the influential shall suggest,
may restrict the privileges and hamper the
industry of the masses by special privileges to
the few, and by such complicated system OF
indirection that the common people may not
perceive how they are plundered.
We sustain him because he is opposed TO
drawing the interest on, and the prlncipal OF,
the war debt out of the soldier class, butts In
favor of levying it upon the surplus income
and surplus wealth of the country; while the
Radicals seem determined to so adjust our
revenue system, and keep IL so adjusted tAat
the soldier class shall pay fully seven. ten ths
of both the interest and the principal, as well
as the ordinary expenses of the Government:
We support him because he is not disposed
to leap high and dry over the public sentl-
ment of the loyal people OF the Nortn In
respect to unlimited outrage 10 tnose VINO
were but yesterday slaves, and are to day only
the wards of the Government, and thus en-
danger more fatal and bloody civil strife
than that through which we have just passed !;
while the Radicals are not satisfied with SUI,
frage to this class as far as they can read and
write or have served in the army, but must
bring them all in at once, Notwithstanding
they outnunber the whites in two, and pro-
bably three, States, and in spite OF the fact
that it will req uire an army of. three hundred
thousand men, and perpetual despotism, TO
preserve the peace through seven hundred and
twenty five thousand square miles of terri
tory
We sustain him because there is no doubt
that he will take the peoples part in the cur
rency question, and the payment of the pub
lie debt within ten years, while the Radicals
are opposed to the best currency, in favor OF
speedy contraction, and, in sh ort, of system
of EXPANSION and collapse, under which the
few grasp so much of the peoples wealth and
keep the laboring classes poor indeed.