Washington telegraph., 1862-04-30

pEa,. We attempted in former issue a sort
of sketch of the character Of Andrew Johnson. !
We give below his speech to a parcel Of Fede
rails who serenaded him, and whom he chose
to consider and address as Tennesseans. The
man 50 sticks OUT so evidently in all he says,
thatit makes the proof Of our estimate Of his
morale.
He has commenced the qualification of his
low vndictiveness Gen. VIM. G. Harding,
a man Of great wealth, an the aristocratic lin
a proper sense representative Of one Of the
oldest Nashville families; and Gen. Washing
ton Barrow, another OF the most popular, and
polished citizens, have been arrested, by him,
We learn, and conhneim he hePeniteHtiqyy. Its
a studied insult ID all the finer - nsbilities q
their relations, who are composed Of the prou'l-
es and most high spirited families OF the land.
He could not have made better selections, for
t he qualification Of species Of mean malignity
which would disgrace Hottentot. No wonder
he is place in the capitol with guard Of one
hundred men. II is name will be more odious
to Tennesse cans than that Of Haynau to the
Hungarilns.
FELLOW CITIZENS: Tennessee assumed the
form of n body polite, as ore OF the unlted
States of America. in the year seventeen hun-
dred and nincty-six, at once entitled 70 All the
privileges Of the Federal Constitution ana
bound by all its Obligations. For nearly sixty
five years she continued i'll the enjoyment OF
all her rights, and in the performance OF all her
duties, enc of the most loyal and devoted Of the
sisterhood Of States. She had been honored by
the elevation Of two of her citizens TO the hiEh-
est place in the gift OF the American people,
and a third has been nominated Tor the came
high office, who received liberal though IN
effective support. Her population had rapidly
and largely increased, and their moral and ma
terial interests correspOrdingly advanced
Never was a people more prosperous, cOntentel
AMI happy than the people of Tennessee under
the Government of the United States, and none
50 little burdcned for the support of the autho-
rity by which they were protected. They felt
their Government only in the conscious enjoy
ment of the benefits it conferred and the bles-
sings it bestowed.
Such was our enyiabe condition until within
the wear Just past, when, under what baneful
| in fuences it j. not my purpose now to inquire,
| tn authority of the Government was set 1T de
fiance, and the Constitution and Laws contemn-
ed, by rebelious, AIMED force. Men, who, in
| ali4ILlUn " Ahc DlAAlAli huAlE-
of the citizen, Ind enjoyed largely the bounty
and official patronage Of the Government, ami
| had by repeated Ouths, obligated themselves to
It's support, with sudden ingratituIc for the
| bounty and disregard Of their solemn obliga.
ton. engaged, deliberately ani ostentatinusly.
| in the ACCOMPLISHMENT Uf ill., overthrow. Many.
accus toned ID defer To th9ir opinions aEl to
accept their guidance, an d others carried away
| by excitement or oyerawed by seditious clamor,
| arrayed themselves under their banners. thus
| organizing reasonable power, which, tor tho
time being, stitlel and suppressed the authority
Of the Federal Government.
In this condition of affairs il deyolvcd uuou
the President. bound 10y his official oath to pre-.
serve, protect and defend the Constitution. ANA
charged by the law with the duty Of supprcssing
| insurrectiOn anu domestic violence, To resist
and repel this rehellious force by the military
arm of the government and thus 10 re-establish
the Federal authority. Congress, assembling
at an early day, found him engaged in the ac-
tive discharge VI this m0mentuus and rc7pnn-
sible trust That body came promptly 10 ILL.,
aid. and while supplying him with treasure an
arms to an extent tnat would previously have
| been cousid cred fabulous, they. at tie Strnc
time with almost absolute unaniinity declared
| g.. that this war IL not WaIti on their part lin
any spirit Of oppression, no; tur any ptl pose y.
conquest or suhjugatlui nor purpose rf over
throwing o. interfering with the rights Of cS-
tablisling institutions OF these States. but 10
d, feuI and maintain the supremacy nf the Con-
stitutiun anl iu preserve ta LnIua F.th all tar
: III rnity. equality anI rights vi tie ssYefal.
States uuimpurel; and that a. soon a these
objects az: accomplished, tie wir ought to
| cease" In this spirit, and by such co-opera-
tion. has the President conducted ths mighty
! contest, until - Communicating Chief of the
I VII national ffnrr Z
| float undisputcd oyer the capitol Of the State
| Meanwhile the State government has disap-
| peared The Executive has ablicated the
LEGISLATURE has dissolved; the judiciary H. HI
allowance. The great ship u state, freighted
| with its precious cargo of human interests ant
| human hopes its sails all set, and it, eoliou.
| flag unfurlcd, has been suddenly abandoned by
her officers and her mutinuus crew. and left q
| float at tha mercy of the winds, and tl he plum.
dered by every rover upon the deep. lnGecd
the work of plumber has already commenced
The archives have been desecratcd the puO
| lie property stolen and destroyed; ihe vault.
of the State bank violated and its treasure,
robbed. including tile funds carefully gatherc.
and consccrated tor all time to the instruction
| of our children.
In sucha lamentable crisis, the Government
of the limited States could not be unmindful O
its hich constitutional obligation to guaran;c,
to every State in this Union a republican form
of government, an obligation which every Stat,
has direct and immediate interest in having
observed towards every other State and from
which, bv no action on the part Of the peopl,
in any State, can the Federal Government ~
absolved. republican form Of government
in consonance with the Constitution of til,
United States, is one of the fundamental con
ditions of our political existence, by which
every part Of the country il alike bound AM
fIom which no part can escape This obliEl-
ton the national government is now attempt
ing to discharge. | have been appointed
in the absence of the regular and esta9
Tshed State authorities. Military GOV
ernor for the time being to preserve thc pub
lie property of the State, 20 give thc protection
of law actively enforced to her citizens, and
as speedily as may be, to restore her govern
ment to the same condition as before the ex
listing Iebclli-n.
In this grateful but arlrors undertaking,
shall avail myself of all the ail that may b
afforded by my fcllow-citizens. And for thi,
purpose, | respectfully, but earnestly invite al
the people of Tennessee, desirou. or willing t,
see n restoration of her ancient government
without distinction Of patty affiliations o.
pa, political opinions or acton % unite witt
me, 10y counsel and cooperative agency, to ac
complish this great end. fnd most, if no
all OF the Offices both State and Federal vacltct
| either hy act nal aba ndoument or by the actor