The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-02-13
President johnson ON tho Political
Situation.


Of the President The organs of that faction
have commenced system Of attacks upon him
which bear unmistakable evidence of this fact.
The more Outspoken of this class of journals
have dropped all pretensions of claiming Mr..
johnson as a republican, and are trying to con-
vince their readers that he is bidding for popu-
larity in the South to secure his own re-elec-
ton. Systematic with Thad Stevens recent,
trade against the Executive OF the country,
the radical organs and radical writer's opened
out with bitter invective, as IL q movement of
that kind had been preconcerted. We need no
better proof that these revolutionsts are being
driven to the wall than the desperation which
The remarks Of the President to the delegations
who have recently called upon him are full
and complete refutations of these assaults.
The radicals now squirm worse than ever, and
seem to be sorely troubled to get out of the
dilemma in which they have placed themselves.
Misrepresentation Of the Presidents statements
and distortion of facts are the only things left
for them TO do. To this work they are now
directing all their efforts, but apparently with
very little result.
The Jacobin faction of Congress little ina
gined, when they were shaping their actions so
as to accomplish their object without giving
the Executive a voice in the matter, that
an opportunity would be presented to
the President for him 10 lay his
views before the people. This was
part of the proceedings which they did not
take into consideration when they marked out
their programme. They intended TO do all
| the talking themselves, and not furnish the
President opportunity 70 ontcr his
protest until they had so far carried out their
work that he would be powerlcss to resist
them. Encouraged by the success Of their
Committee of Public Safety, or committee of
| fifteen, they pushed forward in their schemes,
growing holder at every step, and seemed 10
| gloat over the idea that they were defeating
his efforts at restoring the country. In the
| midst of their boastings, and at the very time
when they considered themselves the strongest,
delegation Of mulattoes called upon Mr..
johnson in behalf of the colorcd population of
| the South, to whom the President in few
words disposed Of every argument of the rad-
cal negro worshippers, and that too in clear
| and satisfactory manner His statements 10
the gentlemen from Montana were equally n
REPUTATION and a settler TO all the charges of
| his being candidate for Office, while il pre-
scented to the people the fact that while he
| was working to restore the government and
cared nothing for parties, those who were OPP
posing him were laboring for party at the
expense of their country. This is the logical
conclusion of those brief statements, and such
will be the Interpretation by the people, which
the radicals in Congress will have TO contend
with when they return to their constituencies.
| The conversations with those two delegations
met the charges on one side Of the question.
| But there remained another phase of this
readjustment subject which IL was necessary
for him to meet, in order that his argument
might be complete. This he met in bis ad-
dress to the Virginia delegation, in a clear,
forcible, logical and convincing manner. His
language on all these occasions was simple, his
arguments comprehensive, and so stated as TO
carry conviction to the minds Of the great mass
of the American people. His statements bear
upon their face that honesty Of purpose, that
ardent desire TO restore, strengthen and per.
petuate the Union which the people have
worked 80 hard and sacrificed 80 much Il
preserve.
The arguments are, therefore, complete
Commencing with the danger that threatens the
blacks II the schemes of the radicals are car
ried out, taking in the great importance Of the
country over party considerations, the neces
sity that the men who have been loyal shall
administer the government Of the Southern
States, the effect that immediate restoration o
the South will have in the settlement Of al
our foreign difficulties and in the adjustment
| Of the currency, as well as in meeting tho
burthens Of our great debt, they are oil spread
before the public, and, what is more, these ar
guments have been sent 10 every nook and
corner Of the land. They will be read In
every family and discussed ct every gathering
Of the people. Thousands who WIN neve
hear Of TIE longwinded essays Of Sumner
and tens Of thousands who win not res<
eithsr bis ptterances or the Trades o
StstSHs, viii bec6lAs, familiar with thes
brief statements Of the President and they vii
be household words throughout The land. They
will thus understand The real positic6 q
Affairs, and this h alone SUFFICIENT 10 convincl
them. The great mass Of The people care no
thing for sbstracsions; they look st the genera
situation, and act upon sentiment rather thar
mere special plssdings. To this peculiarly o.
our people the addresses az We President ver'