The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1867-04-30
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uu manhood mu.t rs erae tlrre
IS rejecting mon thc character 81 An
drew johnson Poltical rpoleaute lke
himself bate hi. car CLAIMS aaents
managers of johnson clltb4 the maien
g ~ tle supreme Court, ax-rtbca III
sll e~l4ssss Cuhse94at l>e Republicans
tiiose gain lanHtlhnce and 8 hearing
Through some Of thesc dueJtl, mndi-
rcctle. q man mast work Tie heads of
a partmouis have power at canr.
though but four sloop % use il as pal-
tisaus MeCuloeh. Staubtry Browning
and Seward SIN tne President has
often 81 i8te, given thoso mon 10 mdn-
stand that he considers them as his
cleras and clerks alone Is be consulted
regarding appointments under them, or
not as his mood or purpose may be.
Once appointed Che candidate must
run the gauntlet If Tie Senate, and II
he has bowed SO low at tho other end Of
the avenue as 10 have attracted alton
iou, sometimes in 4 sudden burst OF I'M
dignation the Senate rejects him pal
aca@rly if he ~ found III the way oi
some Senator particular friend
n the whole mntter, from ftstto last.
Che question Of fitness is one seldom
asked The President either appoints
those or for those who )ilatter him
those who fought with him through
last summers campaign; those who ran
for Office against Republicans aud We're
defeated those who have denounced
impeachment; those who with them,
yet stroye 10 delay, and were always I'M
derminng the Union party in private;
those who SWING around the circle,
those Who attempted 70 corrupt the ar
NY these are the classes from which,
or for which, Mr. johnson selects when
left 70 himself n good sound Union
men are appointed, il is ON some per-
sonal ground, because some conserya-
tive supporter asks it rs n favor, or be-
cause none other can be confirmed OF
it may be tho result Of d bargain,
III BARGAINING.
OF all the disgraceiul operations com
hectod with this Administration, this
deliberate trading with Andrew John
son for Office is beyond All question the
most contemptiblo Instead Of tic
Union members Of tue Senate, who can
control the whole matter, SAYING delib-
erately to the President by theit votes
you shall send good men here, on your
offices shall remain unGlled, many sen
ators and Representative have entered
luto q regular agreement That 1 case
they receive a certain share Of Che aI-
~poinhnents, they viii see lhat those the
President selects from lps friends, are
confirmed. Aud this has been carried
to such IA extreme that IN one district,
a man Known to be q gambler, and
Otherwise corrupt, ard olo notorious
iQr ,le pcrnlclous influence no had eX-
erted upon bis neighborAood, Was de-
IibQrately confirmed through the inAu-
ence OF a certain senator who had
agreed that the thing Should be done il
a purity friend RECEIVED ccrtain other
office IN the same distElct. And TINS is
a key to What is gong on IA the DATED
States Senate chamber; N the depart
ments to which relereucebas been made.
and at the White House.
The country has. wondered how the
continuation Of certain men, who have
gone TO all the lengths which unadulter-
ated johnsonlsm requires, has been
brought about, and the answer Is found
in the above; and many Senators Who
vote the Radical ticket are as deep IN
the mirc Is any yes, deeper, because
their constituents have ariglt 70 oXpotL
better things 81 diem.
Massachusetts y an example Of what
Senators can do in tins matter. Meth
or Mr.. Sumner nor Mr.. Wilson have
been near the President, they have en-.
dorsed such recommendation as they
choose, in q business way, and rs the
appointments came in they have rejec-
ted Objectionable Democrats and John
son men as fast as sent Ia, until the re-
suit proves that nearly every Office ia
the State is filled by Republicans. Mr.
Wade has never ASKED johnson for an
Office anywhere.
But it is useless TO 20 over the roll Of
States to show how these things are
managed The eonGrmatons already
before the country indicate most clear
y that no rules regulate the Senate in
its action but chat it depends IN largo
degree upon personal considerations
alone. Aud for this action, sooner on
later, the Republican party VIII call its
leaders t. account or, failing TO do SO,
and thas endorsing them viii suEely
be destroyed through its corruption.
When Messrs Ticknor Il Fields issu-
IA tho F4aet gglnptc ~ shot4s IfraN.,eI