Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1867-10-04
nR. 1oussos.s rREAcnnRY.
interesting Statement OF Han n. 4
helIeY.

In a speech 10 CIae.nasif ias< week, Hon.
Wm D. Kelley, Of this States spoke as ioi-
My ieIloa citizens. hid Andrew johnson
begn : true man, and nor q tricky dema-
g5eue, had i,s been , parrot and not tai
tor. the Union would hge been rec0nstTuc-
ted. ana the seats Of ticBggess would have
been filed ere this, and Te would have been
prepared TO engage IA discussing questions
Of banking, Of tariff, and al The various con
Germs that relate 10 cur daily lite. But
these are not the man questions to-day.
We are 70 settle in the roElag October elec-
tions IN your State an3ln NINE. and Ia New
YORK, whether Grant surrendered 70 Les
aud Sherman 10 ice JthEston, Og whether
the Stars and Stripes EeTe tue emblem ot
the victorious army AZ tha esose q the last
War. Believing III the p2tuotlsm o. AI-
johnson, | FASTENED 10 Washington unine-
diateLy after the death of Abaham Liuc1lu
and while yet Mr. johnson vas residing
under the hospitable roof 3t the Hon
Samuel Hooper, OF Boston, -loidlng MS
executive sessions in room oithe Treasury
building ere the widow Of ourzte .zmeIted
President had left the White House, and
there, with patriotic geutlaaan from Ar
Kansas man who, though be had fallen
iaco the rebellion soon droPpe5oat, aud had
devoted his energies 70 promoting the UnlOn
cause, and [ had q full aE1 tret conversation
with Mr. johnson. He then raiolced that
eight months would elapse, ornearlF elEati
before Congress would be calsd together.
In the meantime, said be. i, as Presl-
dent, have nothing to do but l0.d that ter
ritory under military goyeruuent, and see
by the poEer Of the army that the Union
men, whether black or white asd the Amer
lean citizen. whether OF NOEthaa OF South
era birth, shall eUj0y life in safety 10 all the
conquered country. Ii Is vel tGst SO much
time must elapse, said he, oat9re Con
gTess come together, for the esiabllshment
Of governments over that c0aaty belongs 70
Congress, sud IN eight months the people
Of the two sections, IBteruIBgiIlg With each
other freely. WI. come 70 understand each
other better than they ever hate done, and
8e viii al. get 70 understand the colorcd
people better thaB We do, au3to know how
tar Il would be safe % invest taem with pO-
.ilical power | was reioicsi % hear sueh
assurances as these The President did NC
the honor 10 say that he sp0S freely 10 me,
because ha wanted the people TO understand
that these were hIs views, auc be thought 1
had opportunities for making them known,
[ had en- Hon Charles Sumner the night
before and he told me that n Q c5uTersa-
si1n which be had With the President that
day, Mr.. johnson had made similar state
meut 20 A5u. Said AIr. SauueE EroYI-
deHce seems 10 ba7e taken ca-s OF Us aud 10
have inspired Ir. johnson with the truth
beyoud the measure in which [ vas permit
ted 10 hope he possessed It. lie takes the
view that BI.. make the North safe Tor the
present. and ultimately give Us q laIIoal-
Gus country. As ! latt taG executive room
having gone thithcr az M4. JuhusoB's re-
quest from dr Hooper aouse, be saying
to General Grant, ior be was with me.
The time has come shea 1 must be IN the
executive ro9m. Our conversation Is not
finished. Go over. aud here Is my card to
the messenger. Be in tie roou awaitiug
ne, that we may c0Eelu1e Il there. As 1
ieft the room, 70 which lad been thus con
ti3ently introduced By him, / met Gen. Carl
Sohurz, fresh from Gen. Sherman s array in
North Carolina, with his stars bright On his
shoulders. ard the dust from Sherman s
grand march 70 the sea yet upon his war
wo7u-uHis1rm. After the close OF this inter
viaw-I met him but .1r 8 m9meut-sald
he The President Is al. right Il be don
talk little TOO strongly. sad ne: i
am afraid he doth protest TOO much. and the
very hE4-EAlE4laE gE Ills sEG-E-aH-AA-l4- lllEtlc
NE fear the EdslIty Of lis statements. !
net him the next day 10 Philadelphia, and
u the presence Of a gentleman Ia the Union
League building, Gen. ScburZ anc / com
Z pared notes and f0uud that Andrew john
son bad talked ~ him IS 90 NE anutO both
as % Charles Sumner & iaT days after
ward met General Steward l. WoodfJrd
aud General LittleGsld, the eae fresh from
Z the command Of the Clty Of Charleston. and
the other from -Ea City Of SaTsanaA, Gecr-
gia- ana / learned FROM one Of them tbst he
+ had heard from q Georgia gentleman, Wh.a
had been with she President aai had al in
lervIcw with him. that IJ was his purpose q
( overthrow the Radical Parry aad re-Qrsanizc
+ the National Democratic Party And, said
+ General N09dtCgd, naming some gentlemen
/ from Charleston, South Carolina, prominent
rebels, that Is the statement Dir. johnson
+ has gwen To each and al. o. the them, eacl
I separate and apart from the Others. just
think Of 1t Taking 20 prominent uioy
men OFthe NOTth-men whose voices could
/ be heard-men in when some portion OF
/ the people Of the North coui1sd-beggiug
them, Radicals as they were. 90 20 ont snl
indOrse him and proclaim him IN harmony
with the North while negotiating with the
/ bIo1iiess handed rebels of the South To over
+ throw the party thar Lad maintained the
Union, aud 70 build up the party that had
+ brought on the war I watched him for
+ littla while, and what did / learn Why
that be rejoicei that there were elghtmcEth,
before Congress assembled, that he Nigh.
assume the powers Of q dictator. and orzal
. ize governments to suit himself over th.
eleven States In rebe!loa-Jbat he sh1ul.
take the legislative power Of the couH;rl
into his hands and say 70 the peoD.o dwei
. Eag upon 500, 600 square gaills Of America,
territory, You shall have constitutions
provided you make them 70 nee. the wishe
Il kir. n-lrrz the Ell