Litchfield enquirer., 1862-07-24

ANDREW JoHNsoN's lfR or JUN SRRrcR.--s
Gov. Andrew johnson Of Tennessee gave ono
Of his vigorous, straightforward speeches -
Nashville on the 4th inst. He said:
"This is the peoples government; they -
ceived it as legacy from heaven, and they must
defand and preserve it, il it is TO be preserved
at all. am for this government above all
wish to survive it. ON for il, though slavery
should be struck from existence, and Africa be
swept from the balance of the world. believe
indeed, that the Union is the only protection OF
slavery-its sole guaranty; but If you persist in
forcing the issue of slavery against the govern.
ment, say in the face of heaven, Glue me nay
government and let the negroes GOT
The following, is the Governors graphic ac-
count of rebel inquities, including the way he
thinks they should be dealt with:
"Some professed to entertain holier horror
of coercion. Why, force and error have coerced
the South into her present position, and moth
ing but force and power will bring her back
You were coerced by the violence and force of
secession, and the spirit of secession must be
subdued and controlled by force. The strong
arm of the Government must be barred anil JUS
tice must do her work. We may as well under
stand the fact first as well as last, and 60 to
work nationally. Without force and power to
coerce we have no government. How have mat
tiers gone on heretofore? Why, when the Union
army came, the first to run to it for protection
and privileges were secessionists, who got prom
ises of protection if they would remain neutral.
On the other hand, the poor Union men were
terrified with threats of vengeance if the rebel
army should return. The secessionist was pro-
tected by the Union army, and was equally con-
fdent of protection should the rel'sl army return,
so he felt perfectly easy. The Union man fear
cd kko, ond xvoo
filled with perpetual alarm So, under this
strange policy the rebel had two guarantees and
the Union man but one. 1t is time this was
stopped. The time has arriped sohen treason
mast be made odiOus, and traitors impoverished.
These men have used their property to destroy
the Government, and fill theland with bankrupt.
cy and distress they have given their wealth
freely to aid rebellion and treason, and drench
the land in fraternal blood, and crush out the
last vestige of liberty, and their property should
be taken to pay the expenses Of the tcar. They
are the guilty ones. They are the real criminals.
The poor have been deluded and dragged into
this war, while the authors and instigators who
have kept up the war by the money and contri-
buttons, have skulked at home and demanded the
protection of the Federal Government. And
what was the motive of many of these men in
Nashville for bringing on and aiding the rebel
lion Why, many of these elegant gentlemen
rebelled to get rid ofpayng their Northern debts.
If a miserable crippled negro worth FIVE hundred
dollars was stolen, the Government must be over
thrown if the negro could not be recovered but
yonr polite, fastidious and chivafrous merchant
can go among what he calls "blue belied Yam
KEGS" buy their goods on credit, and then. when
pay day comes, tell his creditors tn the North,
" Oh, 1 have seceded>p 1t is an outrageous
crime to steal negro, but it is gentlemanly
fnanciering to defraud Northern creditor Of
$4,000 or 100000. Hundreds Of instances
could be related showing how far the rebellion
was impelled and advanced by this swindling
spirit. Yet these very men who. had disgraced
themselves by these frauds. would talk gravely
about the sin Of slave stealing. Now take the
value of all the negroes that have been stolen
from the South, and then take the sum Of all
the Northern debts that have been repudiated
by Southern men, and the latter will surpass the
former at least ten to one. Who own many OK
our public buildings, railroad stocks, bank stocks
and other property? Northern men. You who
clamor about your Southern rights can coolly de-
fraud your Northern friends of millions Of dol
lars. The rebels of Tennessee must be eoerced.
They coerced Tennessee, or tried to coerce her
out of the Union, and they must be coerced IN
the performance of their duty. You talk Of
Withholding your cotton and starving out the
North. Just make the calculation which win
starve out the soonest-the North with hes
breadstuffS and no cotton, or the South, with
cotton and no breadstuffs."