Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-03-15


of His administration IL Made pre-
/ sidenf
|. Talks with the President have become
fashionable, and now we have the result
of one with the heir presumptiye.
Agate" of the Cincinnati Gazette, is
the man at the pump-handle this time.
What he got by his labors is embodied in
a letter to the Gazette dated the 9th inst
He seems TO have been urged to the task
he has performed by what he regards as
the probability, amounting almost to a
certainty (the echo of the Independents
already pronounced criminal, !" "that in
short time one Of the Ohio Senators
is to become President of the United
States and he was spurred on by the
question heard asked in many places,
lis he (Wade) not likely to be too violent
man for these dangerous times too
impetuous, too tyrannical too extreme in
his policy? 1t was to alIay these fears
mainly, it seems, that this interview was
sought and its result given to the public
Wade is good talker, and he makes out.
a pretty fair case for himself, as is natu~
raj he would. Let US dip into this dish
Of gossip with the heir presumptiye to the
place from whichit was given out in the
incipieney Of this impeachment move-
ment, Andrew johnson was to have been
removed full ten days ago. and see what
he shadows forth as the policy of his
fragment Of year in the Presidential
Office And first
wADE's FEELING AS To THE PRESIDENCY.
In the outset il may be said that Mr..
Wade displays a feeling with reference to
the great duty that is about to come upon
him, very creditable TO his judgment, and
very little in accord with some popular
notions of his character, 81 don't sup
pose any body will believe me-" he says
'at least it is the fashion not to believe
such things, and SO | suppose there's no
Use saying IL; bat in truth / would great
deal rather escape this seeming prospect
of the Presidency than not, if | could do
il honorably, and without desertion of
duty. ! don't mean to say that wouldn't
like to be PRESIDENT would be fool to
say that But to be piece Of President
Ito go in for fragment of year, in the
midst Of the excitement of the Presiden-
tial election, when there is so much to do
and so little time TO do il, is not thing to
be coveted. Under the circumstances,
there's no great honor in it; it's only my
fortune TO be in the place that may make
it necessary; and there's no chance for
much of a career in il. I'll have plenty
of time to make thousands Of enemies by
my appointments, and not time enough to
make many friends by my administration"
'NoW / l0O1ad like" continued the bluff
old veteran with characteristic frankness,
81 toould like to stay where | am, and
don't make any secret of it, This is some
thing that think | know something about.
Pve been in Congress a long time, aud
believe | know what member Of Congress
ought to do. If | can't stay in the Sen
ate, then / ahould like to get as near to il
as / can, by presiding over it. AS for
your Presidency, l hayn't tried il; and /
know very we'll that its duties require a
different order of faculties and different
kind of work. PVe never had the Presi-
dental fever very bad. The Senate was
good enough for me, and if I'd had my
own way, there wouldn't have been much
likelihood of my ever trying TO get out Of
IT,"
He would like to stay where he is, but
the people of Ohio, who have tried him
for eighteen years, have willed Others
wise Then he would be satisfied with
the position of candidate for Vice Presi-
dent on the Grant ticket Modest Wade
After eighteen years service he dislikes
to be driven from that body viii not
the Radicals crafty his wish h?
Then as to the
FEATURES OF HIS POLICY IF MADE PRFsI-
DENT.
81 told a man the other day." said the
Senator, "when he commenced trying 10
pump me about my intentions, for the
benefit of some New York newspaper, that
hadn't forgotten the picture in the old
elementary spelling book, Of the milkmaid
arranging what she was TO do do with her
chickens before they were hatched," But
then, he continued, 81 should be very
curiously constituted man il did not do
something as TO what my course ought to
be, in case ] have to assume the duty TO
which these proceedings point. And
there's one thing I've fully made up my
mind TO whatever else may be done, /
shsll try, if the power is put into my
hands, TO bring the Executive Department
| Of the government into harmony with the
Legislative. | don't believe the President
ought TO be a sort Of Grand Lama, reign
ing in seclusion up at the other end of The
avenue, aud never letting US know what he
wants or intends; all the time taking Con-
| gress by surprise and holding aloof from
members, so that there is no inducement
for comparison of views before both sides
are committed ..
81 don't believe" he continued, chat a
President ought to be setting himself up as
a policy maker. When / am asked what
my policy will be in case | have 10 dis
| charge the Presidential duties, | generally
answer that | won't have any policy. It's
| the duty of Congress to adopt policy. and
| the duty of the President TO execute it.
We've had trouble enough from the efforts
of Presidents 70 set up policy for them
selves, and force Congress into its adoption
by the use Of the government patronage and
| otherwise"
On several points, however, Mr.. Wade
seems to have decided that it will be his
duty, If he should succeed 10 the Presiden-
cy, 10 have policy. lie speaks Of them
not obtrrsiyely-lesst Of all, after the fash
ion Of the milkmaid counting the chickens
in her egg basket-but with simple and
manly frsnkness
The very first thing | should try, ifsuch
a thing as We are talking about should
happen, would be 10 zee to il that the real
Union men Of the South, are protected.
Those people down there have made Us
enough of trouble, first by their treason.
and since the surrender, by their continual
turbulence. don't believe they have ever
been ruled with firm enough hand. am
Of course in favor Of giving them Justice
| always. but they must not interfere with
the rights Of Others, or disobey the laws"
Then there's another point" continued
| the Senator, con which feel very strongly.
| am convinced that our government ex-
penditures ought TO come down very nearly
| 20 the Point al which they stood before the