Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-03-26

members Of that party he expects to fight it out
within the lines Of that organization. lie has ap-
pointed none but members Of that party to office,
and expects TO continue in that course. He adheres
firmly to the principles of that party, laid down
by its last national convention. and positively be-
lieyes that all his measures and views have been
and are in stricteonfOrmity with those principles
He said there had been no interference whatever by
any member Of the administration, so far as he
knew, with the canvass in Connecticut.
E. B. OWEN.
WAREHAM GRIswoLD.
Suppose the above statement is not distorted,
though II probably Is, what comfort can the Dis
uniOnists in Connecticut derive from It
No doubt the President desires the success q
the Union party IF the country Who does not u
But does he not regard the Star-Chamber congress
sional eabal and their tame and umd followers as
the DiSuHiOa party Of the country Dld ne not say
substantially in his great speech on the I'D OF
February
mo doubt he expects TO fight out his differences
with the present Republics organization within the
lines OF that party. He adheres TO the principles Of
that marty as laid down at the National Convention
He is now fighting the psurping and revolutionary
Congress within the Republican organization, and
the people are at his back including those who be-
lOnged to the once Democratic party. That people
constitute a johnson party, and they tciH rOtc as
the President desires, for candidates lrhO support
his policy Do the Republicans as a body do that
'On yesterday the fFeslueut stated 70 q ulstll-
guished pubCist that in respect TO the election IN
Connecticut, he desired that those cGHdidctes mlght
be elected trhO supported his measures and policy
and that those lrhO did not should be defeated.
TO other gentlemen the President said, that by
the Union party in Connecticut he meant those rho
supported the policy or measures ~ me AaH''H'S-
tratiOH.
And now, not to longer place constructions upon
the representations of the enemies Of the President
as to his conversations, much less to notice malg-
nant aspersions from uniformed and unrelecting
sources as TO our own eXpOsitiOns of his views we
put upon the record what fully and permanently
SETTLES THE QUESTION.
"For. as we write, a correspondence has been fur
nished Us by distinguished gentlemen Of Connect
cut. between Ex-Governor Cleveland, postmaster at
Hartford, and the President himself
THE CORRESPONDENTS.
"Posr OFFICE, HARTFORD, Conn.,
March %, 1866. !
SIR am now engaged in publicly advocating
the election of James F. English as candidate for
Governor Of Connecticut gentleman who IS openly
committed 10 the support Of your veto, to the de-
fence of your speech Of the 22d Of February and Of
your policy Of restoration in opposition to the Dis
uniOnists Of Congress.
Il am opposing the election of General Joseph Il.
Hawley, who openly diSapprOves Of your veto and
your 22l February speech, and declines to support
your policy as opposed to the Radical majority in
Congress
Ii my political action is not satisfactory to You,
beg you to receive my resignation as postmaster in
this city.
e. have the honor to remain, as ever your friend
and Obedient servant f. :. CLEVELAND.
His Excellency Andrew johnson, Presiden. United
States"
THE PRESIDENTS ENDORSEMENT.
Your political action in upholding my measures
and policy is approved Your resignation is there
fore not accepted, but is herewith returned
ANDREW JOHNSON.
Executive Mansion. March o. 1856"