Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-02-25
SENATOR JOHNSON.
His Future FOIfcy-He has No Resent
mentS 10 GFs1ify-Eis Past JustE-
fed by the Present.


Nashville Bannerl
Senator johnson arrived in Chat
ianooga from Nashville Wednesday
last, en- route for Washington, and re-
manned in the city duriug the day and
night. From parties who talked with
him during his stay there, we CLEAN
that he conversed fully and freely as to
his future policy, more freely perhaps
than he would have done had he sup
posed there was any "chiel around TAX
ing notes" He was called upon by
leading men of all shades of poll
tical opinion, and cOnversed freely
upon topics of personal interest to
himself and of general interest to the
country. He distinctly disclaimed any
intention to make use of his place in the
senate to resent any of the many wrongs
done him, and the Sights and persecu-
tiOns he suffered while President.
"Why,U said Mr.. Johnson, "I have no
reason to feel resentful. The wisdom of
my plan for the restoration of the south
ern States has been passed upon and ap-
proved by the southern States, and they
have, with equal emphasis, repudisted
the policy adopted by congress, and the
details of which have been carried out
by Grant. The rebuke of the people,
spoken through the ballot-box of Octo-
Der and September, should satisfy me; /;
it does satisfy me. Even if l were to
antagonize sharply with those parties
who sought TO drive me from the Pres;-
dental Office in disgrace, such antag-
onism would not be inspired by NC
tives merely personal, nor for revenge,
but to eniighten public sentiment,
aud so induce the freemen of the
United States to condemn the policy of
these men in reference to the south and
the country at large. But happily / am
now spared this trouble. My end of the
see-saw is up now, and Grants and his
party's is down, and they are fiat in the
mud. 1t only means that l, and those
who thought as did from 1866 to 1869,
should see that the Radicals remain
where they are. We cannot afford to
give them importance by battling with
them as equals. / shall certainly not
be so short-sighted as to enter upon any
such campaign" In answer to a
question of leading business man, cal
culated to draw out Mr.. Johnson's finan-
cial views, he replied in substance: 81
am hard. money man. L believe in
the speediest possible return to hard
money that shall not too greatly shock
OF ulSdTTduB6 tue DQSlucSS OF the COuQs
try. A departure from specie as the
currency basis may be, at times, expe-
dent; it is always, however, alb
stractly wrong-an abandonment of cor
rect principles. 1t is always easier to get
abroad from the right path than to re-
turn to it. We went the Gown-h hill road
when we made greenbacks a legal-ten-
der. Getting back to gold and silver is
to travel sharp, up-9ill grade. The
late financial measures of congress, it
seems to me, embodies some steps in the
right direction; but much more will
have to be done for the people, and much
less for the bondholders and money
changers, in future legislation, before
we shall enjoy sound and safe flnan-
cial condition" He positively denied
that he was repudiationist, aud re-
marked that be should take an early Op-
portunity to lay his views upon the
rights and relations Of the bondhOIders
and the people before the country.