Plymouth Weekly Democrat, Volume 11, Number 27, Plymouth, Marshall County, 8 March 1866 — Page 1
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:itjirs:i r.Wayiic& Chicago Hail way. On and after Nov. 19, 1SC, Trains will leave Sution daily, Svihhiths oxeepteJ.as follows: TraiulcavinsChicaSo.ito:aOPfM,leayc8daily. TRAINS GOING WEST.
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Jhun. .. J , Iii a i! ce. C intn 3T -ishui. Orrvilie. . . Woo-ter. . , jionv-n, .T,-f.i.i "' 'r 0 l"i Cres'linc J j r.nevrcs '.dl'tf : Forrest Lima.. ... :iu H crt... Fort W.avne. . Chiea ;r o .5 P. M Express will take pa?s Train west fiora CrestI enjrera of 1. 15 nie TRAINS GOING EAST. -- Mail ExrRv:s?: Ex. E- , C'ncar 4 in 6,20a si 5.5HrM 10.20pm ; Valparaiso. . . n.50 Plymouth.... g 4 1 ; Warsaw ' 10.02 , Columbia '11.01 8,05 P 10 10.33 1 1 ,25 I .11 0,10 12 43 am !l(),35 ill Ü3 4.32 i Tort Wavac. 12.3rr.M!12,30rM 1225am' 5.55 Van Wert... 2.11 2.53 1 ,43 2.14 2.47 3.57 1 .25 5,03 5.30 r..rn n,33 7,13 P,3H n.ii 0.3Q 10.20 10,55 11.17 11.52 1,40 7.21 ,5f 8,30 0.50 10,53 11,12 11,45 . " 2,14 2,15 4,07 4.40 i orcst 3.35 1.55 lTpr J-vmdiiskv' 5.25 niicTrr.3 n.rn n.r.o n.io 7,15 8,00 8.50 J.0 r.,5r, 10 17 ... 12,45 1.18 2,04 2.55 3.53 3.50 4.90 5,25 .Mansfield F.10 boudoville. . J 0.22 Orrviilc .... 1 1 no Mkou. .. .. 2 Woo.-1 er 110.25 Cnnton '12.05pm .-vlliailCC 1.20 2.00 2.ro S:l,H!l . ' " 1 ;12.05rMi f.,110 12,31 1,12 r..9o Cnoii 3,21) C.55 7.35 7.50 n,oo cw JSncraton -.iO Ttocliostor j 4.H0 i'itt?b'irgti....i r,,nn 12,25 am 1.43 12.40 j 2,00 1,50 I 3.10 I r n, RlVIinS. Gen. Ticket Agent. '.:ij'.'.wtfjpii-i'..t Mv,.'i 'mvzj3ntuwu ma 1 5. Ä- K. II. 'Fi lite TaMc. S fj M MF.R A RTtA NG E MENT. EASTWARD. TiiveLa Porte, daily) (Sundayf Etc")tfl,) s Arrive at Plymouth, .7:00 A.M .n.OOA M WESTWARD. l.carePlrmouth 0:if) p. SArrive at La Torto -i : 1 fl P. M Triinsran by Ti Porte fime.whieh in kept at V.. Vriil? Jcwlrv tor..r.n l i 15 minutes slower ?hanP.,Ft. W.k C.R.R. tim. II R. ORITMNF.R, Pnpt. y TSr. A. v- c?. U. 1J. nXPRESS TRAINS PASS WANATAII, Nijrht rxpro, (Sundays excepted). 4:50 A M 7:22 P M . n:4nr M 9:33 A M D.iv noic south. V!M. PrnrM, f? a.. .is Div V tlil-.-tj - l .Ml 'HU ) . . . TVTIiW AnilAXOK31KNT. 1 The iindersiriied linTin assoeij 11 ited with him i s:i lu.!!rofos!on:il bu.-ues3 MR. D E. YANVAhKENRURGII, j will continue tiie practice of Law in its various j brauch'. j The Not Firm will attend prornntlv to iitiittted p;o. treni-r il coller tion-, tbo purebn' and sale of Real Estate, tiie collection of Claim? ianhrd; the Oovernincnt; such as pensions, bounP ? s. r- . i . r Ef -ite xaniiacd and abstracts furnialicd when ile?ir,d. v aiTfiinpiini soldier?, iC. i lfl3 IO liCal August 3, l!?C5. J. G- 03110RNF.. Fj if iron s. PÖRC LIQUORS for .Medical an.l oArrpnrpneps, ran be hml at my Store, one door North of the llr iüeh Rank. J. F. VATsVALKENDURGII. Plymouth, May 1 T.5. If J. G .SCOTT, O c n e p n 1 Colloetov, Continues to ive Prompt Attention totlie Collection of Claims. TT P.st of references given when required. Term moderate. T!hil5-tf. .TOUTS' NOLL, BUT CBC3E3H.: MentMnrket on Michigan Street, opposite Wheeler'? Think. riymoiilh, Indiana. Nov, 5 vtbili. KDWAIIDS HOUSK, MICHIGAN STRKET, PLYMOUTH, INDIANA C. Ä W.H.M'CONNELt,, Proprietoia Oninibua to anl from all train1,, .and nl.oat I? V partof the town, when orders arc left to t ie House. v9nlC-lv 0 TO DR. DIGELOV; ! A NO NOT SUFFER thnt I.orriHe dlas f.. Iafn lt prif.nu tump ! j-our vt .-iii. iIL-PiPirliiR yf.'ir fsicc aiul 'kkJ. lell-5 !. tr. vTnKToi:r future hai'i'Ium nJ itmAte n lift, ile haa made PRIVATE 3IfllAfSHW U FTtW tu!r for twenty yrsr?, flni I tiWore tU ywftft xnuitt wlir.in all 1111 tel r..n'ilt. Ills f p.llml nf1-' I. No. 17'i ' mfi CUark trrvt, V.ltimn, llimni, wktra tin; ixc.tor may w coihuiii in tcrt"'n rfn ) i.V. until 8 r. v. A U &nmuicalinn$ Vimtl'lcnVaL Rooiiui wpnrat. 1ST" N-thI rel sl:uii f.r niy ".lourn! f IUaIUi." publ'.di.id monthly and suit to any mMtu. May 25, 1805 n38jl DR. J. M. CONFER, late Surgeon of the 2'Jth Indiana Infantry, offers his profesn 0.1.1I serviccatothe reoplc of Marslall dountr. IT Oftlcc Jindrcsideuce west side of Michiiin &irect, three Mocki North of the Edward a House f'.yrtJjuth Indiani. , -Tl)n3a
THE PRESIDENT'S
Patriotism and Plain Task. THE OLD JAC'KSQX f Z'llllT. Union Inow and ForeverIt Must be Prcscr Mr. Johnson's Plan cf üestora Same as tliat cf Mr. Lincoln. Tlic Traitors in t!io ortli : 5. l'c:ir3ess Wc:u!:Hiai;;!;: oi Tin: sortr-tcir. Fiihbow CmziiNi Ibr 1 prcütime 1 have the riglit to address you as such to the committee who have conducted and organized this meeting so far. I have to Jender my ineere Hiank Ibr the c:c.iplin:cnt and approbation the- have i.ianife.-tcd in their personal address to myself, and in t he resolutions they have adopted. At this
. . T ,, i. . , i M- ! cit'zen. and one who has been lighting for j about a consolidation v.ii:cu s equally j ( J a;it s true.) j he American people will i ol the nation those who are uumi'stakablv er ire Fu , c 1:Jcctl!5.V;IS 0''1 jn; ti:e con.-:titution and to prceive the ::ov-! dangerous and obbxtionab!-? witli seTara-; speak bv their instincts, and they will and unquestionably lv:d; (ho.e nr:iw'" Washington on lir.ux.ay leb. l.'d in j e,.,.,10lU These two parties have been i tion." linthusia-tie aod:.use. We iind j know who arc their friends, and who their acknowledge their u'.ie-iunce tu the rov. support ol tu 1 refluent. hen it hau j .irr.,V(il Caeh other; and I stand I that power are assumed' and a: templed to j enemies. ernmcnt. and swear tosur.j-.ovt he cJi'U finished its business, it preceded tlic ; O.;'to.clay. a, j. did in he senate iu be excrci,cd of a 1.1. st extraordinary char. ! AVii.it positions have I occupied? 1 have tutiuii. Jt is all embraced v.i tk.t. 'i he I residents mansion, presented its rosonu U. , vrCseuce of those who were ! acier. What are ihcy? " ! occupied all positions under this jovern- ' ami.lifieatiou ofan oath makes no dif.Yrcncc
hens to him, anu wa auuressed by nimas! war0n the constitution, and wanted I Wc fiud tliat governmcnJs can be revoJment beginning with an alderman and : if a man is not loyal; but voll m:-v adopt
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point u firemen's proces.-iun at tr;icied the The objects to be accomplished were diiicrattcntiou of a portion of the crowd, and cut, it is true, so far as slavery is concerncreated such a disturbance that the prei- cd, but they agreed in one thing, and that dent wu:'i nut aide to proceed for sen oral min- was breaking up the government. They utes. Air. 1'cndali, chairman of the com-i agreed iu the destruction of the govern-
mittec, iu vain endeavored i restore order, lion, urccu tlay biuith then took tite stand, and sueeeeoed m n:at;mg Jim;:-e.i heard aud in bringing ihe crowd tc some thing like silence, j The president r ceeded : Fellow citinens, I wa ah cut to tender ni thanks to the committee who waited upon me aud presented me with the the resolutions adopted on this o-asio:i resolutions, as I under.' tand, complimentary to the policy pursued by tub; administration i ii - i since it came into power. I am free to say to you on tins occasion tnat it is o::tivm?'y gratify in to mo to know that .':o hrp.oa portion of my lallo.v citizens r-pprovo :.:i'i endorse the policy that has hcon ado;ded and is intended to ho carrie d onf. '' jdausc. j That policy ha? hf::i o;:o v.'l;ic!i was int'-. h.d io restore the doriciu n:;i ,n of tiiese Stuten Lo tiicir oriuhiai ii l.iti.ui-1 the government of tho (::;:!'.. b'tatc..--Proioit'od :ipjd;u This seems to Le a dav iiecuiiariy arpro!ri:ite lor suca a mauiic.-.tation tho day that gave birth to him vh founded this government the Hither oi' Iii; country of him who stood at that r.criod. v. 1:0:1 all . . these states entered intj tliis glorious con-
federacy. The firemen's i-iMoesion :-iin I id secession and dissolve tliis union : in that succeeded iu creating ufdci.ml tüsiurhance j wo have failed, and hnviiig traced (his to make the president um. Me to he heard. I thing to its logical and physical eonscijuenThe president gol i;i;m;trcd!y rcmar.'d. cos mid results, we now again conic forward Don't interfere with them, they are id. cht. ; si-id acknowledge 4li.i flag of our country, djeand always were riuh:." lioneo bi the coiisti'u'ion, mid the mij voms He proceeded : This day, I spy. is por.!-: a-y of the law." (.'hecrs. T say. then, iarly ajpropriatc to indor.-o the rest -raliou j '.vh.-n yu have comjdied with theconstiluuf the union of these states, founded by I tion, when you have yielded to the law, t:the father of Iii country." Washington. I when you acknowledge j our allegiance to whoso name this city Lour.;, is ei.ii-.dmcd in j the government, I am ready to open the the hearts of all who luve free government, i doors of the union and restore you to your
A voice, ".So is Andrew Johnson." aadiiugtüLi, who, in I no hinginge oi mie of hi eulogist:?, Mas "lirt in peace. ihtin war, first in the hearts oi'liis c.:tin:ryme:i." Xo j.eople can claim him, no n:i!i ;n can appropriate him. Hi.-- repulation and love arc commensurate with the civii;:u:d world, with all tbo.e who love free u'ovcriiinont. I have recently visited the tis-utiedlo:) which is (iirectniL us Ciioit., t: u.e cnmi-icuon ot tli 3 monument erected to h.is memory. I was proud to meet them, and, so far as 1 could, to give them my humble int'uence and patronage a monument, being erected to him who founded the government almost within a stone's throw of the spot from which J address. 3'ou. Let it be completed. Cheers. Let tlic pledges which ail these states, a.50ciations. and corporations have placed in that monument of their faith and is love for this this union h'-preserved.; iu in love tor tins ii:is union i.' prese rved, it it be completed. And in this con - iction let mo refer to the motto upon the rjne sent from mv own stale God bless lct nee tion stone sent from my own state God bless her A voice, ;And bie.ss you" a 'state which has struggled for t hi preservation o!' the union in the field and in the councils of the nation, now struggling in embarrassment in consC(uence of the interruption that has taken place with the federal government growing out of the rebellion, but struggling to renew her relations with the government, aud take her dand where flic has stood titiee ITihh Cheering. Let me, I say, repeat the sentiment inscribed upon the stone sent here to h i placed in that mouuinciit of Ireedom and in commemoration of Washington. I stand by that ?ntimcnt and she is now willing to stand b' it. It was the sentiment enunciated by the immortal Andrew Jackson, "Tho Federal union, it must be preserved." Were it possible for that old man who in in statue is now before me, and in picture behind lue, in tho captol, lo be called forth, or were it possible form to commune with tlic illustrious dead, and he could be in, formeil of, or made to understand the progress and working of faction, rebellion and treason, the old man would turn over iu his grave. Laughter and cheers. lie would rise, and, shaking (df the habiliments of the touih, stand erect, and, extending his long, bony linger, would reiterate tho sentiment he onceppoKo: 'The federal union, it must bo presened." Iut wo see and witness what has transpired since his day. We remember what lie did in 1S2'!, when treason and treachery and infidelity to the government and constitution ot tho United States then stalked forth. It was his power and influence then that went forth and crushed the treason in it? inftney. It was Mien stopped.
I but only for a time. The spirit continued there were men disaffected to the govern-
i ment botl: north and south AYe had pc j culiar inftitutions of wdiich sonic complainj e I ond to which others were attached. One portion of our countrymen advocated that institution in the south, another op : rosed it in the north, and it resulted in creating two extremes. One in the south I reached the point at which they were prc ! Iarcd to dissolve the government of the i i:en v. ho Avere opposed to this peculiar inI stitiuion in the south, ami who went to the ; c::hvme of being willing to break nn the .ernmentto get clear ct it. Applau-e.j i 1 am talking to you to-day, iu the common ! phrase, and assume to be nothing but. a to llsrunt ti c government, to denouiiccas L uh! then in niv mace, t nose wr.o were ; so engaged as haitors. llmvc never ccared to repeat, and as far as efforts could go, to carry out the sentiments I tlicn tutored. fCheers.l i remarked that there vrcrc two parties. ; one for destroying the government to proj serve slavery and the other for breaking up the government to destroy slavery. ment, the precise thing which I have aU I ways stood up to oppose. Whether the disuni'T.ist comes from the south or the north i stand now where I did then, to vindicate the union of these states aud the constitution of the country. Applause, j The rebellion or treason manifested it-elf in the south. 1 stood by the government. I. sai l T. was for the uuieni witn slavery or I was for the union without slavery. In cither alternative 1 was foi the government and the constitution. The government has stretched forth its strong arm, aud with its physical power has l'Ut down treason in the Held: yes, the soction of country which h.fs arrayed üsclf agar.!-: lue government nas ;cen piu u.itwi by '.lie government it.elf. Xow what cb .1 .1 . ' . 1 ii'.c-o oe pie sav : v e .- civ '' no Ci.-mrr'-'s r.dse : v.v can settle this rirest-n w.iii t south in tdr'ht and fortv ho:::.." " I il',-v v riIK'iund vour armies, ach.iowlcd constiLulion of the United ."lutes, obey the J.iw. and the whole c'uestion is setllod." I 1 IV Wed, their armies have been disbanded; t.iev come iorwanl. now, in a state oi magI nan.mK'. am. say 1 'We we're mi.-taken; v.'e made an effort to carry out the doclrine old relation3 to the government oi our fathers, rrolongcd applause. Y"Iio, I ash, has sufurcd inure for th.o union Ihm I liave : 1 shall not now rer.eat the wrontrs cr sufierinrrs inflicted un-! on mo ; but it is not the way to deal with a whole people in tbe spirit of revenge I know there has been a '.rreat deal s::id i about the exercise of pardoning power so i hn-as the exceutrve is concerneu. j here s no one who has labored harder to have the principal, intelligent, conscious traitors brought to justice, to have the law vindi - cated. and the screat fact vindicated that treason is a crime, than I who stand before you to-day. Vct, while consciou ; intel'N uent traitors are to he punished, should whole states, communities and people be made to submit to and bear the penalty of i death ? I have, perhaps, as much hostility j and as much resentment as a man ougii: to 1 have, but we should conform our action and our conduct to tiie example of him who founded our holy religion not that I won! 1 and as much resentment as a man ought to founded our holy j liken this to il, or bring any comparison, for I am not going to detain you long. Uat, gentlemen, I came into power under the constitution of the country, and by the approbation of the people. And what did I find ? I found 8,000,000 of people who were in fact condemned under the law, and the penalty was death. Under the idea of revenge and resentment the) were to be annihilated and destroyed. O, how different this from the example set by the holy founder of our religion, whose elivine arm touches the horizon and embraces the whole earth. Yes, he who founded the scheme came into the world and found our race condemned under the law, and tho sentence was death. What was his example ? instead of putting the world or a nation to death he went forth with grace and attested by his blood and h:s wounds that he would die and let the nation live. Let them repent, and let them acknowledge their nU legianee; let them bc-onie lo'al and willing supporters and defenders ef our glorious -'stripes and stars" and the constitution of our country ; let their leaders, the consiencious, intelligent traitors, stiller the penalty of the law, but f..r the great, mass who have been forced into this rebellion and misled by their leaders 1 say leniency, kindness, trust and confidence. Ihithusiaslic cheer.'' Hut, 1113- countrymen, after having pass-: c l through the rjbcllion, and given Mich evidenco as I ha.'o though men croak a great deal : b ut it now laughter when I look b:.ck through the battle fields and I sec many of these bravo men, in whose company I was. 111 parts of the rebellion where it was must difficult and doubtful
VGCi. b mien states to secure and preserve their j anecta.n and love v:e nn l ourselves nimmst nun such amendments j-lioul.I be adopted. ! and portion ot i state, that the people aro
j -peculiar institution. And what I may m the midst oi anolne; rebellion. An- it vras usurpation of power that would ' to be oppressed with tase. but whrn thoy I sa von this occasion I want tobe understood. ' r lause. 1 The war to suppress ono rebellion have cost a king his head at a ecrtain 1 come here to participite in the- i'-g'-latio,!
tion 13 -ne , 'j liere wa.- another portion of our country-:' was to prevent the ;-cparaiion cd' the slates, I time. (Laughter and :iyrdau;e.) And. of the country, thevare met at tiie d .--: r
; j to Lc found, before the f.nolvC of battle lins. ; scarcely passed nwar. hol ore the blood shed
- ! has Fcareely con;;-ealc !, what r.o wc find?
j The rebellion is put lown by the strong! a fellow citizen, and a senator, too. that 1 j arm of the iroverniuent in the field, but i thought amendment.1 to the constitution ! that the only way in which we can have ! oiiht not tobe so frequent; that their j rebellion? They struirrlo for the breaking j effect would be that it would 'lose all its I up of your government, but before t!icyhrcstic and dignity: that the old iustru
j are scarcely out of the brittle field, and before our brave men have rea'recly return - j ed to their homes, to irncw the ties of i to prevent them irm fying off. ;;nd there- . by changing the character oi wie government. :i:rl weakening iis .ower. Vow w;at : is the struggle, j here is :;:i ;;;tem; t to ! concentrate the power of the government; in the hands of the lew. and ihrieby bring' . lutlonized. can be changed without going, . n..-. i.i: t:u;ie iiviu. -v.;:.ctii.;cs revo;u;iu:is. in; : o:it ;:.etii.;e.s i evo.uiioas. t;i2 d.i.to the poordo. :irci sllocted withoui th i sisedd'ng .-1 blood. Ii, The substance of governnient may be taken away, while tlic form and siiadow is stili adhered to. Xow. what are the atiemrdsl' j What is being propo'cd.' We find that, in i fact, by au iircspon-ü h, central directory.! nearly all the powers of government are issumcd, without cwa consulting; ihc legislative or execuiivo departments of j government. Yes. vnd by resolution re- j ported by a committee, v.poa v. horn all the! legislative power cl toe government has been conferred, i oa! great I'viiitb.Ie in the constitution, wluui autmu"es and empow - j ers each braneh Tthc legislative depart - (ment, the senate and hou-e of represent:! - j tives. to be th-.: j a dges of ilm liec-iioi; and j qualification oi its own members has been virtually taiccn away from ihesc -.opartments of governtuent. and conferred upon a committee, who must report before they can a'.-t under tha constitution, and ailow j members dulv elected io take their seats. i)y tills niio they a.-sr.ir.e tli.it there must he hiv, passed that tlicre v.nv:-l he recogni tion m respect to a stale in t!m union, with i all its practical reh::ioo. restored, before Uhj respective houses of congress, under the constitution; s:mii ,,iidge ol tiieeieetion and ouaiihcaiiv.u (d It ovrn memhois. uat position is tiiat; lou r.ave oecn iruuhnrr l-r four ve.ir.s t int down "the rebellion. You denied hi the "beginning; of the .-truggle thai any state had the ritiht to go out ; you said thai they had neither tin right nor power. The issuo has been made, and it has bee. i titled that a state has neither the riuht nor the power to tro out of the union ; a::d when you have settled that by the executive and military power of the government and by the public judgment, you turn round ami assume that they are out, ami shall not come in. Laughter and cheers. I am free to say to you, ai your executive, that I am not prerired to take any such po.-ition. I ;:;id iu the senate, in the very inception of the rebellion, that states had no right to go oiu. That ipuestion has been settled, and I cannot turn round now, and uire the lie direct io ali I profess to have done in the la: t five years. jJjaughler and apptau e.j I can do no such thin.:. T sav that when thev comidv wiih thv cons! i i n t h.n. when they have given Hilueient evidence of their loyalty and ihat they can oe trusted, when they i yield obedience to the law, 1 say extend to tlicm the right ba id of eliowsliip, and let peace and umo'.i be restoved. Loud cheers. ut then, gentlemen, as. we swing round the clrc'e. I hive fouuht traitors and j treason in the south; T opposed the I hwises, J the Toombs, the .Vdidelb-, and a long list of others, whose names i need not repeat, i 'm d now. when I turn round, at the other end of the line. T find men, 1 care not by . what name you call them, A voice, "call - them traitors, j who still stand opposed to the restoration of the. union of these states, and lam free to say to you that Kam still for the preservation ol t Ii is compact, 1 am i joi me iue.-ci auou oi nur compact, i am j ft ill for the restoration ol' this union, 1 am still in favor of this great government of ours going on and following out its uestiny. A voice, "give us the names." A gentleman calls for the names; well, suppose 1 should give thrm. A voice, "we know them." 1 look upon them, 1 repeat it, as president or citizen, as much opposed to the fundamental principles of this government and believe they are as much laboring to prevent r destroy them, as were the men ho fought against us. A voico. "what are the names':" I say Thadeus .Stevens, of I'ennsylvania. "tremendous applau'e; 1 say Charles Sumner, great applause: I say Wendall Phillips, and others of the same stripe, are amongst them. A voice, ' give it to Forney." Some gentleman in the crowd says, "give it to Forucv." I have only just to sav that I do not waste my amunition upon dead cocks. Laughter and applause. I stand for the constitution, where I placed my feet from my advent into public life. They may traduce me, they may slander me, they may vituperate, but let me say to you that it has no effect upon me. Cheers. And let mo ray. in addition, that I do not intend to bo overawed by reason of pretended friends, nor do I intend to bo bullied by my enemies. Applause, and a cry of "the people will sustain you." I know, my countrymen, that it has been insinuated and not only insinuated hut said directly 'tho intimation has been given in high places) that if Puch a usurpation of power had been exercised ihM) years ago, in a particular reign, it would have cost a certain individual his head. What usurpation has Andrew Johusi n been guilty of? "Xone, none." Tho usurpation I have been guilty of ha. t
ays been standing between the people? I the encroachments of pov:cr ; lud because I dared sav in vl conversation with j ment would be lost sight of in a short 1 time ; because I happened to s;j in a ! conversation that , if it was amended, such in connection with this subject, it was: explained that we were in the midst of i earthquakes, that thev tremble and could j not yield, lcs, tlicre is an earthquake coming ; there is a ground swell couiing of popular judgment und indignation. running through all branches of the leg - ' isiatur isiature. A voice, "jroin A tailor up. ) Nme L'cntleiua an says I have been a tailor. applause.) Xow ihat does ; i Tremcndou- ! not discomfit r.ic in the least, for wlicn i used to be a tailor, I had tlic reputation i being ti good one, anu ol ma King cio-e fit, (great laughter.) always punctual) with my customers, and always did good ! work. (A voice, "no patedi work.'" No T j do not want any patch work; I want a whole suit. Uut we will pass by this little faeetiousnc.-s. My friends may say ,;you arc president, and you must not talk about such tilings. hen principles are involyj ed, my countrymen, when the existence of ; my country even is imperilled, L will act 1 as I have on furmer occasions, and speak ! what I thiuk. I was saving that I had' j held nearly all positions from alderm.r.i, through both hrauches of congress, to that
alw an
which I nowoenpy, and who is there that I laid away; that in the time of war an 1 rewill say Andrew Johnson ever made a ; hellion there was no cmstiiuticn. Well.
n led ire that he did not redeem? or made a promise he did not fuhill' Who will say i he has ever acted otherwise than in fidelity; to the great mass of the people? 'J hoy may i talk about beheading and usurpation, but when I am beheaded I want the American people to be the witnesses. I do not want, t by inuendoes, by indirect remarks in high j places, to see the man who has asxissina j tion brooding in his bosom exclaim, 'tliisj presidential obstacle mu.-t bo gotten out of; the wav." I make ue of a verv streng j expression when I say that I have nodoubt the intention was to incite assas.sinatiem. and so cct cut of ihc wav "the obstacle" from place and power. "Whether by as illation or not, there are individuals in this government. I doubt not, who want to oestroy our institutions, and ciianjje the cnaractcr oi the government. Are tocy not satisfied withthe murders v ö ha chad? f'ucs not the murder oi" Lincoln appease the vengeance and wrath ot the opponent of this government? Are they still uaslaked? .Co they still want more blood? Have tncy not got honor and courage cnougii io auain uicir oojects oiiicrwise than hy the bauds ol the assassins? Xo, no. I am not afraid cf assassins attacking me where a brave and couragous man 1. i . x . . T 1 - . L - . it ' would attack another. I only dread him I when ho would go in disguise, his footsteps j noisless. J i it is blood they want let them have courage enoiuh to strike like men L know they are wiüinir, to wound, but they arc afraid to strike. (Applause.) If my blood is to be shed because I vindicate the union, and the preservation of this government in its original purity of character, let it be shed; but when it i.s shed, let an altar to the union be erected, and then, if it is necessary, take me and lay me upon it, and the blood that now warms and animates my existence shall be poured out as a last libation of tribute to the union of these states. (Mrcat applause.) Uut let the opponentsof this government remember the opponentsof this government remember j that when it is p:ured out, ';the blood of tho martyr will be the seed of the church, (Cheers.) Gentlemen, this union wiil grow; it will continue to increase in strength and powcr, though it maybe cemented ami cleansed with blood, i have talked longer now than I intended to speak. Let mc thank you for ihe honor you have done me. So far as this government is concerned, let me say 0110 other word in reference to the amendments to the constitution of the United States. When I readied Washington for the purpose of being inaugurated as vice president of the United States I had a conversation with 31 r. Lincoln. We were talking about the condition of affairs, and in reference to matters iu my own state. I stated that we had called a Convention; had amended our constitution by abolishing slavery in the state a state not embraced i.i his proclamation. All this met his approbation and gave him encouragement, and, in talking upon the amendment to the constitution, he said: "When the amendment to the constitution is adopted by three fourths of the states wo shall have done all, or pretty nearly all 1 am in favor of in amending the constitution, if there was ono other adopted." Said I. "what is that 3Ir. Uresi-1 dent" Said he, "I have labored to pre-! serve this union, T have toiled four years, 1 have been subjected to calumny and misrepresentation , yet 13 great desiro ha been to prcscrvo the union of these stales
intact, under the constitution as they wereltho country crushed ami helpless.
before." Ihit. said T. "31 r. President. 1 r - j what amendment do you refer to?" lie said he thought thert should bo an amendment added to Iho constitution which would compel all the states to send their senators and representatives to the congress of tho United States. Yes, compel them. The idea was in his mind that it is part of the uoetrinoa of sccessionto breakup the government hy statos withdrawing their senators and representatives from congress, and, t hero fore, he desired u .' iconstitutioual
amendment to compel their, to be ttut.
! How now doc: the matter rtand? 'j'he 1 constitution of the country, even that f portion of it which provide? for the 1 amendment of the organic law. says that ; no state, without its consent", shall be de- ' prive 1 of its representation. And' now what do we find? Vv'c find tbc poifiou : taken that states shall not be represent?!, that w-. may impose t us ' send their tax gatherers to every region and told 'uio; you ::m-r pay tareyen. 1 r) . ;nur-t bear t he bürde:,-; tue g reri ' but you mu-t not parlici?-::4. in th? I-"- isia . tion of the country, which im to -:t yju - for all time." s this ju:t? ! Xo, n . .y i Then I say let us admit into the ounvdl. : whatever test rn.th v.-.u idc;sj to j rove the' loyalty mat i- :; maiNji ui u : :a.:i ; which I care nothing let hihi be :;;:qucv- : tionably lo-al, owning bis allegiaut io i the government, and willing t) , in its hour of peril and n.el. :oi-l I a; j ; willing to trust tncm. 1 mat some do not attach so much im;.-.rt:-.::cc t this principle as I do. but one principle we carried through the rt v.dat: .-a was. that there should bo no taxation without r. j ycntation. I Iiold to :h:t j.r::udpi0 h;"d j down as fundamental by r.ur j'athrvs. It , was good th.cn, it is good, now. 1 f it wa- a j ru.e to stand by ihen. i is a rn.e to j tan 1 j by now. It is n tanuamcntal principle ' that should i.e r.uhcred to as Jong as U CO j government lasts. 1 know it was said by some daring the j rebellion that our consiitnfi.v.i had been ; rolled up a a piece of parchmnt. and we Know that .somor.mos from th.n vc: great necessity of the ein, from a grjtf emergency we must do unenstitu: ; v.-A things in order loprererve the c :! -titution itscii. IJut, if while tho rcb-.dfoi was going on the c- nstitutiyn wn rolled up a? it parchment, if it was violated iu .some particulars to save the government, there may have boon some ericas- to justify it. lnt now that peace haiey.no, novrthe war is over, w-2 want a written eo:Hth;r.'..--n : and i say the time has come I ' iaki-t iho constitution down, ur.ro'l it. ro-iovl ir.:i I understand lis ovui .ns. Xt.v. if v -u I have saved the tiovernmcnt by io'aiiiiir the constitution in war u n cnlv j it in peace by preserving toe ccnsiitut::i, and the only way to preserve it is by a i Sinei aunerencc to tue coustitu: .or ra our fathers as it is now imf lded. It i -.us: now be read and understood by the A in er ican people. 1 come here to day, -i? far as I can. in makiuL" these lci.iarks, to injdtcate the constitution an 1 to save it. for it does ceein to me that encroachment after ! encroachment is proposed. I str.riu to o.:y prepared so far as I can to res; t the: cncroachcnts upon the constitution and government. Xow that we have peace, let us enforce the ce.n.titur..-n: let us live under and by its nrovhio: ', i I . . i . imic-u; let it oe printed in t ;;.r.;rg cnaractcr?, as if it were in the heaven", p-mctua ted with stars, thut all may rea I aud understand; lethis consult that in.-tiuivent; le. us digest its provhious, understan I them, and, understanding, abide by them. 1 tell the opponents of tins jrcvi-rr.r.iciit, (J care not from wh:it or.arter thrv C":v.c. i m whether from tho cas-t, wet. norih or south,) you who are engaged in breaking up the government by amendments to the j constitution, that the vrinoh.h- of free i government arc deeply rooted in tho Aroer- ! ieau heart. AM tho powers combined. I c tre not ct what character they ar cum it t destroy that groat instrument that great j destroy that grout instrument in. ehavt of freedom. They may seen ceed for a time, but their attempt ;n to sacwill be lutile. J hey miuht as wclLunderl'i:o to lock up the winds cr chiiu the waves of the ocean, and confine them t limits. They may think now that it can be dene : by a concurrent resoh.t i ;:; but v. hen it is 1 submitted to ihe popular judgment and to the popular will, tlmy wil! find lli.it they might as well underiak-' to introduce a resolution to repeal the lav; i gravity r:s to keep this union from being re-t .ied. It is just about as leasible to resist the great, law of gravity which bind' ehba common centre as that great Lw oi' gravity which will bring back these slah s ami replace them in their relation-. All these conspiracies and machination, north and s ,uth, cannot prevent it. All that h wautel is time, until the American people can get t know what is going on. 1 would th-' whole American -eo de could l e as.-endded here? to-day, as you arc. I wish we hid in am, phitheatre capacious enough to hold the--00,000,000 of people, that they c ad i be here and witness th- struggle tint Is g.-dng on to preserve the emit-mon of their fathers. They would settle this ipiction. They could see who it is, and bow it is, and what ktud cf spirit is manife-led in breaking up this great principle of free goTcrnment. Yes. when they come to sco the struggle, and to understand who is for and who is against them, ifyvn roul 1 make them peift-rm the part of gladiators, in tho first tilt you would find the enemies f I have detained von Lon er than I in tended, ("(loom") We are in a prent struggle. I a:u your instrument. Who is there I have not toiled or labored for? Where- is the man or wo nan cither in public or private life who has not always received my attention or my time? Pardon tho egotism, they say that man John-, son is a lucky man; that no mm can defeat ine. I will tell yon what constitutes goo lack. Somehow or other the people will . 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