Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-03-21
Mr.. B1aine's Second Volume.
AN EXTRACT FROM ADVANCE SHEETS ON AN
DREW JOHNSON.

AN EXTRACT FROM ADVANCE SHEETS ON AN
DREW JOHNSON.
The second volume OF James G. Rlaine,s
''Twenty Years in Congress- is soon to issue
from the press. Advance sheets give the his
tory OF Lincoln's assassination, followed by a
criticism of Andrew Johnson's administration
Mr.. Blaine says:
IL was known to few persons that when Mr..
Johnson arrived from Fortress Monroe on the
morning of April 10th and found the national
capital in blaze of patriotic excitement over
the surrender of Lees army the day before at
AppomattoX, he hastened to the White House
and addressed to the unwilling ears of Mr. Lin
com an earnest protest against the indulgent
believed that Gen. Lee should not have been
permitted to surrender his sword as a soldier of
honor, but that Gen. Grant should have re-
ce1ved the entire command as prisoners of
war and should have held Lee in con-
finement until he could receive instruc-
lions from the administration at Washington.
Inc memorable sternness of Mr.. Johnson's
zone ana the frequent repetition Of his inten-
lion 10 lnflict the severest penalty of the law
upon the leading traitors began to create the
sfeatest apprehension in the north. It was
feared the country might be called upon to wit
ib esS AFTER me 5onr years carnival Of death
"bloody asszes" made more rigorous and re-
Vengeft. from the peculiar sense Of injury
realized in his own person. This feeling was
probably still further aggravated by his ayowed
sympathy with the thousands in the south who
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OF al their property, simply because of their
ndellty to the constitution and the Union of
thelr fathers. The spirit of the vendetta, un-
known in the northern states, was frequently
shown In the south, where it had long been do
mesticated with all its Corsican ferocfty.
Of Az T persona ana somewhat curious illustration
OF MI. Johnson's temper and purpose at the
time Is afforded by conference between him
self and Senator Wade, of Ohio. Mr. Wade was
widely known as among the radical and pro-
gressive members of the republican party His
immediate constituents of the western reserve
We're Just and God-fearing people, amply en-
dowed with both moral and physical courage:
but they were not men of blood and they were
not in sympathy with the apparent purposes
of the President. 1t is not IMPROBABLE that Mr.
Wade's views were somewhat in advance OF
those held by the majOrOty of the ne ale he
represented, but he was evidently not Ia accord
MIN h the threatning and the slaughter breathed
Well, Mr. Wade, what would you do were
sbities inquired the ePa rssid s1tn my respon
~ think" replied the frank and honest old
Senator from Ohio, 81 should either force into
exile or hang about ten or twelve OF the worst
of those fellows; perhaps, by way of full meas
9re, l should make it thirteen-just a bakers
Dozen"
"But how" rejoined the President "are vo,
going to pick out SO small number and show
them to be guiltier than the rest?" 0"
reonea wade % han think Hsrg large
me time could name thirteen that stand at
the head in the work of rebellion. think we
min, Siidell, Mason and Howell Cobb IF we
d1d no more than drive these half-dozen out of
the country we should accomplish good deal"
Inc interview was long, and at its close Mr.
Johnson expressed surprise that Wade was
willing to let 1.-THE traitors, as he always styied
expected the heartiest support from Wade in a
policy which, as he outlined it to the Senator.
seemed IN thoroughness to rival that of Straf,
ford. Mr.. Wade left the Executive Mansion
with his mind divided between admiration for
me stern resolve and high courage Of the Presi-
uent on tne one hand and his fear on the other
that policy SO determined and aggressiye as
Mr.. johnson seemed bent on pursuing might
work reaction in the north, and that thus i'm
the end less might be done in providing the
proper safeguards against another rebeilion
than II too much had not been attempted,