, 1866-11-11
THE PRESIDENT ON THE
ELECTIONS.
Hc will so on In the Patti already
Marked Out.

Marked Out.
Ixcsldentlal Opinions through News
paper and a Cabinet HIlnlster-Sln.l-
lar Hnlfuc1natton-Experl IL a
Dear School, but Fools VIII Learn in
No Ofher-E1ectlon HesEs In the yE hite
House-The PEeatdeut ON tlae Returns
Scraps Of Secret Is1stosT-HoGan's
Defeat, ETC.. ..
From onr Own Corretpoudcnt-l
WAsgIxoToN, November Z, 1SG6.
About three weeks ago. in commenting
upon the October elections, the National Ia
tel'iyenc.r, of this city, said, ''We do not
think that the late elections prove that the
majority OF the Northern people hvor the
Constitutional Amendment" It Is well
enough known here that the editor Of the
Inttuigt1eer Is nearer to the President than
any other newspaper man in Washington;
and, In so far as he has an organ, this paper
may be considered as speaking bis Views.
-Four or five days after the InttNtgtnter used
these words, Mr. Secretary Browning pub
lished long letter In which he said: II do
not regard the recent and pending elections
as Indicative OF the Judgment OF the people
the Northern States upon the Constitu-
tional Amendment" 1t has been said In
oomo " t1e papetS ,u4s -" Do" o'uE pso'
palso '1,o 1s, .e.'.t at lae 1nstaace .. lnI
usnt, ' e,a'suens 70 ~ Wy to... -
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son m fo- he,ser;nr MT th5s VA m. the caxc
and for think,n that tbe editor Of the NIL.
1fqtnce7. either Rad the letter before it was
printed or sawt.e President after the docu-
mcnt had been read to him, 1t ali events.
as Mr. Browning used the idea OF hi. letter
IN q prfynte conversation more than 4 veck
before that was made publfc. am willing to
eiyc him credit therefor. That argument.
in b1fcf. il that the Amendment has not rca1ly
| been an Issue in the campairu. that II has
! not been fully. and d1rlv. and candfd1v dis.
| cusscd that the elections have been carried
| bv exasnerntine annea1s ia nassfon and nre.
| fnd,cc. Ec. If ron saw that there is no sense
in this argument I shall Quite acree win
| ron. hnt yst he ~. 1rma;ns that Il vaz thc
nrcumcnt o5 the President three weeks aro
II Is the arrnmcnt or tho President tno
| nnu ~ o1sa b,5 r,t h.ar nt srch wine -
.,,c1t Thc 1,c4oh.r s,cctgona torr,,t him
roth,,,1- on5 fr,5os fsr,-, Irh,, lea--, ~ -
~ Nnra,,hor aiar7ton, .~o ~ Iita1. -
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.., aus eea' Aau t1"a ~ ~, ~ SonAa' 1ue
Doon11e' aesu'eu nnu tnat ens ue.vuet e.ec
.,uns WIZ nos 1ptessiSe y, ~ 10.s Asn1 y :,
! .ne fe"p's-.nes sea'Ay ,nsS.o tns ae"'snse.a
map oeiiese tnAs not ONLY Aa1s1ano ana LEI
aware, but Now York and Missouri @e1'
going Tor him, and that he would gain Con
Ercssmen IN Illinois, Wisconsin aud Aschi
gan And As he never reads the newspaper:
II happen to know from three naeu to whom
be has at different times 80 stated, that hs
thinks newspapers aren't worth decen
mans notlcc"-as he doesn't read the news
papers, he was just simple enough
to belieFe what these men dAily tott
him-that the November elections wonli
show large gains against Congress.
have had some conversation with gen
t1emau who spent part Of Tuesday eve
ming at the White House. He says that ths
hrsf telegram 10 the fresioeat> aHe9 cafs
vas from Governor s@Aan, announcing Ina
NAT iana E'Hcs tFens5 tnonsano aot seu1
policy, ano me aaaicais arc badly oe'easea IL
bA1'mofe'' 1he ftes'oent "as mocn pleaset
Win tnts news az aaa oeens ns etA'ee
greatly troubled aooal Aars'ana' Inc 1os
efnef had ocen e5eeeahsss anSsous 70 has'
troops sent up 70 BALTIMORE nc a1'nsetl nat
been entirely wiling 10 send tnefn' ont Gen
csal 6nns mad ADVISED acains1 aoinE 60 i1ou
me oes'nnns' NC o'u0 nAe ~ lun ss4'us
ofaul' oa' we .tnops Aa'e eesu Aeps u
feaainese' aao eoo,a n4.e oeea .nso*a my
na1anofc ~ an now tne tsaoasas nas
fh1kco MOD; nc tnousnt the .'osetno
GOT caots 1anAeu "nen oo''0 ~ sno1 np ~ ~
eosn'nlsa'ones LUG nose1no9 "as Vess M
EV .ooe. .a.t, auo "ne, ue Gms o'e
mere oa saturuas esenlns ne *ao1eo !aal
.ia "a" oseiafeu n enee etan. AeP. Ao'
ing aeaahst any mlntat1 n'es'e1snee
"au stae aeeetEs sa'o tne hau,cais "ere oeunl
uooeI eolot ol law nc conan ! neip 'aasa
'ng as s"ann because ne oAo oesu 80 Jul
eenesaaea' ous nc aao oeea oaaeh "ost7e'
aooat Aualfs N na'umorc, ano vas selo'ee'
10 nea1 t"at inc nao1eA's naa ocen os,ease'
auo ta&t .he sta1e snsta4neo hls pohes 81
nanos""elS.
Another Of the earlier dtspstches of Ii
evening Tas oue saying that New 1osh an
Brooklyn had given about s11ty-oue thou