New-York daily tribune., 1861-06-23
SPEECH OF ANDREW JOHNSON.

full report of tue speech Of Senator johnson o len
nessee, delivered in reply TO an address of welcome
from the Mayor Of that city. Mr.. Johnsons reception
very enthusiastic, and his speech patriotic and
eloquent. We copy from the report Of The GaseAe'
SECESSION ELREsY.
/ know that there las been much said about the
North, much said about tie S0nth. am proud, fere,
10 dy to hear the sentiments and the language which
have teen uttered ia 10 he North ana SUN,
hid tie rel tilns that exist he w' en- ese two secohs
lAppaUse am glad To hear it said In such place
In II il ttat the peuOng 6iLcul ieI might Say the
exiting war-Nlich are upon this country, do
not o. ont Of any amino iy TO The iral irsltnlon
If any section. lApplau'e. am glad 10 be assured
H il grows on, of determination 10 maintain tie
ll,iiois principles upon viii The Government itel
re.,the prlucp contained ID the CoDstltutlou-aId
the same time rebukc aud 10 bring batk as Tar
may be practicable witio the pale Of The Cons'iti-
ion, tLOse Individual, states eyen who have taken
il up themselves TO exercise prn'pl and docrlne
al war NIt all government, win I'll a'soeialioD-Poi'
tca, n.oral, and reii. .iOus. lAprlauso mean me
dootFhe i Scces,nR, Uh,,b Attter more mr. ftss
than bcse ia fgnddweatai errO1-l pOldicat dt-
.urdity, coming ~ co' .t ~,h all trgani=ed gOvuH-
meHt ~ih everything that Tea de to prcserve Law aud
oId, ia the United States, or wh-rcser ee the odons
aud abon ipIle doctrine may hc attempted to DC eXer-
ciseC. look nTOn The doctrine Of secers0n coming
Ia conflict with all orgaDlsn moral aud social.
Ie9,at witout regard to the peculiar institutlone %
the reflective States composing IL )"iedea"y vi n
out regard 10 HDy Government that may lie fonnd IN
| ~ sc,essfCa shJad Le cTbSAct 0t, 1tAt'0S'd, d"d
20 n iy 0AHihifated. No govern meat can stand, 10
r.i ,iUus moral, soeiI Organization can stand
wheIe this dOclIi is ioerpied. lApildu'e.I IL ID
! ols ,e grauOn-uhivrrbl di,soiyement-nghlDg war
rp,n every hing that las teuCency 10 promote ard
= eliorse {. eoudit.on OF the m8ss OF mank no.
ZAP piaUsel 1hsr:iore re eat that this odious ana
aLomiuable GoctiiLe-ycn nIutt PARDON ne Tor using
strong exI ,oa-I 90 say IL 10 proiaue sense-
but i.is doctrine conceive To be Le'bOrl aud nell
lound, aid which VII carry everything Ia I1s
rain, uu,ss it. il arrested and crushed out from our
ni-st lGreat app lase.
TIE WAR NUf ANrLsLAyERY.
In .onye TO what has been said &c here to-day,
1 ovnhss, when 1 lay my haLd OH my bosom, ieei
guted al ieaiirg the senliuebln tbaI lave cen Ut
l. eL-tiat all willing 10 rtaDd up Tor The coh-
siJnal rights giartpt' TO every State, every COM
munitj tjLlut all determined TO stand up Tor te
pr, atiyos secured to us in the Constitution ~ cii-
zeus vi States competing one grand Confederacy,
whether We b, long TO lie Norh ITO the south, TO the
East or 10 The Wet. cay tUat am gratilled TO hear
such sentiments uttered Derc to-day. regard tDem as
lie CoG,n,o eyidsnce Lat mere Is 10 dis osl-
tion ON the part oi nIy ci'lens i We iy e'ses ~
make war upon any re ular insliluIion Of the South
lui luee WHEELER II be Slavery or anything else-
le yi.g TIA, nstuon, under the Conr'i'ut'on to be
'onrod by 'i~e, 'icaossnGes a.d Tie g.eat aMs
ch c At foundation Of all in5s whiSb pOticai
lgi la.ion can control. lApI liute
Mr.. JouYsoN's POSITION.
While / am before you, my country ymen, am IN
ho es il will be co.idcrcd out OF place for me TO
make single remsIi or two II eleIoute 10 my,elt as
conuertea with the resent liss Ny I0slllOn Ia the
Coppfess of the tied States lnribg its lat
ia AZ ose familiar TO most ii not ali Of you. You
klow ,hu co,tlile l hid ,wn rfeD, ana can safely
say that tie OPINIONS ehter'Hin 10" On tie great
quyi iOls # the day aie Jlsi as the? were ten. L
lave hoI changed tbsul. L have sech M reason 10
change tlem. bclie,e tia, government wilhout tie
Jower cn.or,e ia laws made IN conformity wish the
Cvus,irulio1 is 40 government AT Ill lAri lalss We
have arrived at that point or hat pviiod IN our MT
tonl history at which II Lac become nereesary Tor
tLis Gov Ell ely TO the civilized well az la the
Iagan world, Whether IL IN reality Government,
or Whether IA but rrcte1t Tor IA Cos 'eInmeht u
poNer 10 pT.ssrye it, existence Hni 10 maintain
ID. pIilo la o. ih, Con stiiuiin md Tie law, that
lte las now arrived. II il IL Government that au-
tLor fy sanud ne INSERTED. soy taea htfhe csVIiz-
Cd vIid s,e that kacc GJlei nfHf. Let VA Gis-
pei the dellsion under wbch We have been IbCIilg
,inc he Inauguration Of the Government In l159; let
US show that II is not ephenicra nrt uoD tbat
have not iinuyincd We Lad Il Government, and when
the tie Government irittsTed away between
oGr finger. aId quickly lad, il, The distance. lAl-
| pLluse The tine has come when tie Governmeni
Ieaed by our iberr should assert relf aud give
oI,i,e proof 10 the civilized world INT Il 10 reality
! IN erIetui'y. Applause
L.t Va thOw TO other nniiOns that this doctrine #
secrs.i, Is heIesy; that States coming into the Con-
itd.racy at indi iduals living ia the Confedeiacy
uIoer Constitution have no night nor authority,
uIon their own vo,nD, To set the laws and toe CUb
rton a'ide and 10 bid defianee 10 the authority OF
| the GDvernn ont under which they live. Applause.
Isubstaptialy cite tie lest aultori that coul be
produced upon this subec uDd took this position dur
i.g the latt session of CongIes stand here today
beioie and advocate tue principle then
tended for. As eaiy as l,33 let me ere Say thai
I'm glad 10 find that The committee " biz have waited
rIon ue on this occation and have presented their
| sentiments 10 me through their organ. i am glad 70
find that they repreeIt all the parties among which
| we have been divided early 1853, I say, /
formed my opinions In reference this doctrine of Sc
cestion in ibe notification of the laws OF the United
States held tee doctri up TO the year 1850. and
| msintan them still. IApIlause.
Ien'eItained tEese oi ilnVns, as rematked before
down TO tie latest citing # Congress, and then ril
Grated them. entertain expi,ss them here to-
day. tApplauie
| THE STRUGGLE or PARTIES.
| T. this connection may be permitted to remark
thai, du ing our last sirug lu for the PrefideDcy, all
tanies cone,ded for the preservation Of the USion.
Without going further back, what wss that struggle
Senator Douslas Of the State of Illinois was q cauci-
! date. His fIitnds presented him the best Union
man. snail speak upon this subject in reference TO
my position. Mr.. Breckinridges friends presented him
10 tie people I'D the best Union candidate
! of Mr.. Breckin idges friends. The Bell men pre-
rented the claims OF the Hon. John Bell OF tennessee
for tie Presiden y, upon the ground tha. he the
best Union candidate Tie Republcan party, 30 far
ss understand them hayeslways been favor Of the
onion. Then Leie tie coniyst: between four can
didaies presented 10 tie consideration OF tie eopie VI
the United States And the great struggle between
them nj their advocates who enIitled TO pre-
,minenee man IN favor OF the pTeservaton Of the
Union Of these Statesi Now where do We find our
selvesl In times gone by you know We had our dis
.ussioEs aud quarres Ii was bank and anti-bank
questions, taIif aud antiar II, internal Improvement
aud auinternbl Improvement the stIibution OF
the money deiyed from the rsle Of public lands among
the several States. Such measures these we pre-
sebed the people, aud tie aim in the solution OF all
how best preserve the Union OF tbese States
One party favored the measures as calculated 10 pro-