Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-03-20
BORDER STATE LOYALTY.
Speech OF Gov. Andrew JohnsOn, OF
Tennessee.

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The following speech was delivered o
Saturday evening at u. meeting at tn
Academy OF Music in New York, by Gov
Andrew Johnson, Of Tennessee:
GOV. ASDREw JOHSsoS's SPEECH.
Governor Andrew johnson, of Tennes
see, wns then introduced, aud on coming
forward WAS received with the most hear,
applause. He said TINT he lnhorcd unde
great embarrassment on the present Occa
sion, owing to the condition of his health
which had been much impaired Of late b.!
constant speaking and the irregular stat
OF the weather. He did uot expect to So,
such an audience us ,his-and this greatly
increased his MISUNDERSTANDING
be expected to SEE M audience such II:
New York eau furnish ut any time unnE
short notice, he did mol cxpec. to zee all
creation assembled here. Laughter and
applause. What has brought the country
LU its present stntep lie WIS not ia the
habit OF calling our present difficulty II
civil war, hut rebellion, which was an.
ticipated and provided for 10 the Constitu-
tiOh OF the United States. The iaquiIy
comes up, why this rebellion, sud Wha!
has caused II? Has any portion of our
fellow citizens In their Stat" capacity been
deprived OF their rights or privileges under
the Constitution Of the United States, MS
would justify them in IL rebellion? We
are called upon, 10 the words uf thS Con-
stilutiOn, to suppress this rebellion, and
the question comes up, Rre We going 10 De
SO divided, North aud South. us 10 be de.
pEiVed Of the power to suppress it, as pro.
Vided for In the Constitution! This Gov:
erumg nj, like all other GovernmGnls, has
three orleals through which it must PGss.
First, this Government must struggle into
existence.
After having to submit to all the privA.
lions and hardships incident to the iorma-
t;on Of Government, your Government
has been established. 1t took It's pusitiOn
am0ug the nations OF the earth. 1t sue.
cCedcd ia passing through It's first ordeal.
! Then the next ordeal through which the
nation had to pass Was in maintaining itS
nationality among the other nations Of the
earth. Ii succeeded 10 pushing this ordeNl.
We had the war Of 1871? and The war with
Mexico, and we then confirmed the opinion
Of the civilized world that wa were NIle to
maintain our natOnality:amOug tue nations
Of the earth. Thea We come 10 our present
coudtiou, the third ordeal, and that i: the
one in which we Rre now engaged. The
third ordeal thrOIgh which the nation has
to pnss is IN cOnlcuiing with intestine foes,
treason and traitors ut home. viii We be.
gin now 10 iilter, excite doubts, raise qucs.
tions Of difficulty while We are IN this Third
struggle? Haze we uccOme dissatisfied
With that mNnhoolwhic was banded down
to US by our fathers? II,s our blood grown
pale, and have We bgCOme 50 degenerate As
to surrender the hest G0Yernmcn, that the
world ever saw! If We pas, through this
ordeal our government will he established
upon u irmer aud more Cnduring basis
than ever. [AppIaIsc.l
But the question comes up, hpw are We
to get through this third OFdca!? In the
beginning Of this rebellion ii wA, sNii there
mast he no coercion, lest We SHOULD have
war. Now that wr have war upon ia, We
hear crOnkers nui Sympnthiscts with the
rebellion SAY that tn" true way to pass TIT
Government through the third ordeal IL
compromise and ntnisticO. Are "" pre-
pared for this? The very instant you talk
about compromise yOn rrpndiate the Vcry
idea Of preserving the existence of tht
Government, The very Instant you pro-
pose an Rrmislice or compromise you ac'
knowledge the rebellion, and set preCe
dent for every disAtTectcd portion Of the
country hereafter.
Who are We called upon to compromise
wilh2 TherO stands n traitor, II Rebel
upon the violated Constitution, with arms
10 bis hands, hnyonct at your bosom and
sword at ;Our throat But you talk
about compromise. VOicrs--"Ncycr"
Has yOnr manhood departed? Will you
shrink and cover before traitors? II you
Hre prepared to do it you are not worthy
tho name Of IrGcmtu. This tnlk about
compromise ia mere preleGL When you
Talk about comprom-rArc you going to the
Southern States, which are now nudeF the
conirol Of lrOitorsI If you compromise
with them md tAkO their nGcks ont Of thv
halter aud rcnsta,u them, what will you hG
with the dnwn.trodden Union men who art
struggling Tor Iihrrty2 We OF Tennessee,
do not come here 10 demand your symp.
thy, hut we COINS here TO demnnd our Con
Stilutionnl rights. LAppMuse. When W,
turn TO the great charter Of human free
dom, the Consultation, what do you find
That the Constitution OF the United State,
shall guarantee to every State in tie unio,
: a Republican form Of government Ap,
pIRusc
We come with tho Constitution, aud in
, siI. upon the enforcement Of ia guarantees
: and WI dcnund Of the United Stttes in III,
/ name Of the CunsIiIu loo, " rspubIiCsn foru
OF government, nud 10 doing Ihnl, We de-
rnnnd that the rebellion shall be put down
[Applnu,e.l We Gnd that rebelllona wrrl
+ anticipated when this provision was pu
/ into The constitution. Grrn, complaint hA
been mahB about tho SuSpVnGlOn Gr tho wri
Of hGbtaI corpus. Is there my man VII,
has not reason lurking In his bnSOms thu
is spprehenSiyc Ut nrrr,l2 Why nrO cCrtnir
persons so apprchenSivc in this rCgnrd2-
because treason islurking In their boSOmS
L Applause LOrcnzo Dow, when he WA
an hig way upOn one OcCaBtOu 10 RltOnl al