The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1863-06-11
I'm COuncsl---''In-
diEnatfon Meetisss' at Hum
tingdOn---Speec Of Robert l..
Johnston, Esq.

a. the Coppcrhead Indignation Meet
ing held at Huntingdon, on the 10Th ult +,
! to grieve over the demoiish;nent Of the
4ifonitor printing office by returned sol
diers, and 10 devise ways and means for
the re-establ;shmcnt of the same, r. l..
Johnston, ESQ, of Ebepsburg, dcli*cred
| speech We give it our readers as We
find it reported in the Huntingdon pa
pers:
Robt. L. Johnston of Cambria county
was introduced to the audience and receiv-
cd with three cheers, mingled With cries
of .'Vallar,li gi,an,' which were promptly
suppressed
Mr. Johnston said he had some strange
sensations on receiving the invitation, bet
did not hesitate to come. We are u little
bold on the mountain; we have some
/ 600 majority and none of our presses
arc ever destroyed. On the banks OF the
Blue Jnniata drew my first breath. I
press AGAIN my native heath and my name
is MGregor CCheers I am truly
astonished to see that the Democracy of
the county are all here. \ voice-Not
one-third of them Well, [ know the
other two-thirds will be out On the day of
the election, n,-can only account for it
history of the serpentine race, that Cop
perheads" always turn out in warm wealth
er. Tremendous cheers The speaker
here read from the Constitution, Art. 9,
section :, and then said ne did not intend
10 rreac! because he had taken a text,
but of late go many preachers had become
politicians that they could not complain
if politician became preacher. Cries
Of Bully for you,' Go in, boy" &c ]
One of our Constitutional rights had
been stricken down without law and
without even the poor apology OF u mil
itary necessity stricken down by mob
He would try tG speek of facts which
would secure their attention In the
present unhappy and degraded condition
of our country. 1t is not when the snip
Of State is floating smoothly over the
waves that we think OF those cardinal
principles upon which our Government Is
established, but when it is thrown upor
the breakers We grasp the chart to moor
her again safely into port. We were free
and sovereign States long before the
Constitution of the United States was
framed and gave the Constitution all the
privileges it deserved. | am speaking
about thing you do not often hear of in
Union League meetings.
There never was a tyrant that did not
prate about the Government,-I say sus-
tain the Constitution. Daniel Webster
said years ago, it should be a school book,
that it was the only bond of the Union of
the States. [Cry of "Hurrah for Web
ster," not responded to Without it We
resolve back into our original elements;
it was framed with nice regard to the
rights of the people, securing the freedom
Of speech-the liberty OF the press, rights
which Democrats ever proclaimed and
asserted 1t had become common for
even judges to say tha. the Administra
tion was the Government that they could
not see the difference between them,-the
Constitution recognizes three branches OF
the Government, each one having its
separate functions the President TO exc
cute the laws passed by Congress aud
approved by the Supreme Court Suppose
now the Supreme Court declare any law
unconstitutional and void, and the Presi-
dent afterwards attempt to enforce that
law, and [ cal upon you to support the
Government, where is your support yield
cd. 10 the President or the Supreme
Court? Again if at the end OF tour
years we .urn out Lincoln from Office,
does that change the Government The
idea could only be entertained by mad
man or Republican. [Cheers.] We
are told about loyalty to what! A piece
of clay like ourselves, and very homely
piece at that. Great cheering.] The
Supreme Court is just as much entitled
to loyalty as the President 1t it becomes
our duty to sustain the Constitution Ia
time of peace, there are far stronger
reasons fov Sustaining it now, and ye; We
have all see. the most total and wanton
disregard OF that instrument by the
President Of the United States, sworn to
execute the duties of President and carry
out the laws OF Congress as decided by
the Supreme Court. We have seen that
same President sending into Congress
over his name laws for them to pass,
interfering with the rights of the people,
the Congress in secret session and the
line between the different branches of the
government entirely gone. This is a
wanton and wiiiful violation OF the Cor
sdtutiou- The party opposed to the