New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-07-04

tor the sake of the entire country, for their own
individual sakes, to conform to the situation. He
.ssrred them that submission TO the inevitable
vould secure q tightening of all that was really
onerous in the conditions proposed
This conduct was in complete harmony with
Grants whole character. 1t was the practical man
Tho spoke, who saw that worse remained behind
70 the South failed to submit now. But besides
This sacacious foresght.Grant .showed'a warmth of
failing at this time that awas more conspicuous
because of bis inexcitability during the war He
ssamed TO have y keener personal interest, an I'M
. ii,inoness to lose what had been secured at so
,rnob cost Perhaps he did not.wantto see his own
work undone his clemcncy mide Subject for
arraicnment. -Of course no such word was uttered
IN or Inv him. but he certainly never in his career
orneared more anxious ardent in any task than
IN his efforts now induce the South TO come in to
.ha terms which he believed the easiest the North
would ever oher
Tho following letter to General Leonard TAYLOR.
the brother-in-law of Jefferson Davis. and one OF
the most influential of the Southern leaders. shows
that this WOW is 10 mag natve speculation or far
fetched criticism:
HEADQUARTERS ARMIES or THE UNITED STATES, !
WASHINGTON, %. c.. Nov. %, 1886.
DEAR GENERAL: Your letter OF the 10th is Just
received. NV letter to Pride, with which this is
enclosed, answers "a part OF yours.
The day after YOU left here the President sent for
me as expected he would after my conversation
with the Attornev-Ge told him my views
canddy about the course | thought he should
take in view of the verdict of the late elections.
Ii elected nothing satisfactory from him, but did
not bring ont the strong opposition he sometimes
shows 30 views not agreeing with his o%n. | was
followed By General Slekles, VINO expressed about
the same opinion did:
Since that have talked it'll several mem bers OF
Congress who are classed with the Radicals
Schenck and Bidwell for instance They express
the most generous views "a to what wouic he done
Il al
Congress were adopted by the Southern states.
What was done in the case of Tennessee WAS an
earnest Of what would be done in all cases Even
tho disaual cation to bold Office imposed on
certain classes by one article OF the amendment
wond, no donbt be removed at once. except 1t
mi ght be in the OF the very highest Offenders.
such for instance rs those who went abroad to aid
in the Rebellion, those W no left seats IN Congress-
ETC. All very nearly all would soon be restored.
and so far as security to property and liberty IS
concerned all would be restored at once | would
like exceedingly to one Southern state. ex-
cluded State ratify the amendments 10 enable as to
the exact course that would be pursued; l
believe it would much modify the demands that
NAV he made if there is delay. Yours truly,
TO GENERAL L. TAYLOR. U. ,. GRANr.
But Mr. Johnson's endeavoTs did not cease. His
was one of those tempcrs that opposition
aggravates, and he became at last violent in his
obstnacy He went over entirely to those whom
he had fought for a lifetime he made political bed
fellows of his bittercst enemies and Of those who
had been the avOwed enemies o. his country. lie
used all the authority of his Office to dissuade the
Southerners from accepting the amendment which
the entire North had ratified. His counses proved
more than pernicious. for the Southerners were
dazzled by the fallacous hope of obtaining all that
he promised. They forgot that they had been con-
quered and were still at the mercy OF the con-
querors: and assumed the airs OF wronged ana
outraged claimants; they acted as if they were
already equals in that "Union which they had
attempted to destroy. They. however, were far