The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1866-01-12
President Jshn.oH's st-,sssA n ma

One Of our recent Washington Sis.
patches infoims us what rspublicaD
senators are considered booked for
opposition 70 the radical programme OF
sumner, and oonseQuenty IN favor Of
the Presidents policy, On the rsassen-
bling Of Congress. The Senators
named are Doolittle, Morgan, Harris,
Cowan, Stewart Trumbull Dixon
henderson, Anthony and the two
Lanes. Bssing our calculation upon
this statement, the President win have
70 begin with twenty one votes cut Of
torty-nine--that is, these eleven SsnA.,
tors named sild the ten democrats, sto
VIII undoubtedly sustain his recon
struction Poliry.
There are twenty-five States repre-.
serted in the Senate, but there Is one
VatAncy from Iowa, leaving the total
number Of Senators forty-nineL There
are two Senator's from the new State of
Colorado waiting 10 take their seats,
but as al the necessary preliminsriea
have not been game through for the
admission OF that Stats these Senator
Will not takesny action in the proceed
lngs OF Congress at present It is clear
then, from the appearance Of things
just nov, that the Piesidsntc can BY The
veto power, II By no other means, de-
ieat the radical opposition To over
come his veb0 there mnst Be thirty-
three votes, or, in ether words, be re-
quires only seventeen votes in The Sen
ate to defeat the radicals. Nov, &C
cording 70 olir calculation, based on
the despatch referred 70, he viii have
tWenty-one votss-f1ur more than he
needs.
We think, however, the President
viii have more strength than this.
Our classification Of the Senate, from
the best information ct command, iE--
Total number Of Senators. .49
Democrats.. .,..........................
Radical repuhhcans......-.................l2
Moderate republicans. ns............-........2
Out Of the tWenty-seVen modersts re-
publicans we think there will be found
more 70 sustain the administration than
the Washington dispatch indiestss,
Many Of these men are on the fence,
ready 70 take any side their interests
point out As shrewd politicians, they
viii see the utter hopelessness Of oppo-
sition; they must see that the PFesi-
dent viii be able 70 carry out his resto-
ration programme and negative the
radical measures Of Sumner snd his
confreres. We should not be surprised
If the President should have . clear
working majority of the Senate in sap
port Of his restoration policy.
We remember once seeing . medal
which was struck in honor Of William I
Pitt, which hild for its emblem rock
in the midst Of the ocean, against
which the waves and storms beat ia !
without moving it The cool,
steady and 6Im attitude Of Mr.. John |
son reminds US Of this. Congress
opened with u storm, when the fierce
Iacobin el ments ragged threateningly |
against the rock in the White House.
de stood unuloved, however, and now
he storm HIS expended its strength,
he winds are subdued, and the waters
lre becoming calm. The prospect is
hat the ultra radicals will be left out, /
. small faction, in the cold, poHerlesa
o do more harm, and that an over
Fheiming nBW administration party /
will be formed Of all the conservative
elements Of old parties --N,is YORK
Herald.