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THE PRESIDENTS FUTURE.

THE PRESIDENTS FUTURE.
President Johnson's record during the
last fortnight has not been written in
water" 1t has entered into the serious
consideration of millions of our country
men, who will not let it pass from their
memories. They will put it with what
has gone before, and with what shall tran
spire during the few months to come pri-
or to the assembling of Congress, so
that by that time, we have no doubt, a
conclusion will be reached which will ap-
pear in the prompt and effectual action of
their representatives. Thus far there are
two theories to account for Mr.. Johnson's
removal of the Secretary of War and his
threatened treatment of Gen. Sheridan
and Judge Holt. The one represents him
simply as a willful, angered man. and
swayed much more by his personal re-
seu.ments than by any motives Of pub
lie nature. Mr.. Stanton has touched him
in some sensitive spot, and so he is "kick-
ed out of Office" to use the Presidents
own memorable phrase. Gen. Sheridan's
letter stirred up his wrath, which will
not be appcased until the General is Of
fcially put out of sight. Those who hold
this view say that Secretary Seward, Mr..
McCulloch, or even the harmless head of
the Navy Department would be treated
in the same way uhder similar circum-
stances and that, too, without thought
of the public bearings of the result.
But there are others-and probably
their number is increasing-who think
they discern little too much method in
al. this madness. 1t seems to strike by
choice at those men who are standing pro.
minently in the breach against all dan
gers threatening the reconstruction policy
of Congress. OF such men, certainly, was
Mr.. Stanton at Washington, and Gen.
Sheridan at the South. 1t is believed by
those supporting this theory that the
President has determined to make ono
more desperate effort. even at the expense
of conyulsipg the Union, to arrest and de.
feat the progress of reconstruction. He
and his rebel instigators perceive that if
matters are suffered to go on as they are
now going, the seeded States will all be
reorganized with in two years at the fnrth.
est. and will be admitted into the Union.
with Congressional delegations Republican
for the most part. Against such a con.
the Presidents sectional pride
and pride of caste and poor white" big
otry are orrayed with all the bitter in
tcnsity Of his nature. But hard as the
lesson has been. he has still learned the
necessity Of some caution in carrying out
his programme in the short time and un.
der the deficult situation at bis com.
msnd.
Now it cannot but be that the mass Of
the people will have ample opportunity to
deci1 between these two theoeies before
the meeting Of Congress. If Mr. johnson
is simply making personal exhibition Of
himself, that which may be sport to him.
but is death to the good name of the
country. will continue to go on. But if
he ha, begun the development of wicked
and dangerous scheme, its true nature
cannot be kept much longer from the pub
lie eye. In either event we are not 90
cure but that the result will the same, 80
far as the Presidents future is concerned.
The people and their representatives may
become tired Of these Donny brook demon
STATIONS in their highest Office, and may
set their perPetrator aside, to give the
country quiet breathing spell. They
will certainly and swiftly and ignomini-
ously smite him into obscurity. if their
rising fears Of treacherous plots on his
part shall be confirmed. Nothing in the
future can be clearer than this. Nothing
in all the past of history could nave been
more righteously done than this will be ,
or would be surer to receive the accordant
verdict Of pOsterity .--Boston Journal.
Coop STORIES. - Messrs. Ticknor and
Fields have issued The initial Nun, hor nf |