The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-10-15
A Great speech ~ Andrew JoAn.

Union Mass Meetings at Logansport, that
- ever been held in Indiana. Governor
Andrew johnson, of Tennessee, the Union
candidate for Vice President, wasthe prin-
Opal speaker Of the occasion. He spoke as
follows: stte
FELLow-clT1xENs STILL. .ss
But, fellow -citixens--and trust I shall
10 permitted to call you such, notwith.
standing reside in State that was said
/ n have rebelled and separated itself from
tho United States, for hold to the doctrine
that State cannot secede, and this being
true, according to the theory OF our Gov.
eminent, ! still feel and claim that am
your fsllow-citizen. being , citizen Of the
United States. A voice, "You are right" ]
And though we may live in portions OF the
country remote from each other, and per.
shaps in times gone by we have been called
by different names Ia party denomination;
i but men, / care not how remote from each
other they may live. when they agree IN
principle, when they cometcgether leaving
: out OF view party associations, and strike
!. for those great principles Of free govern
ment which lie al the foundation OF our
existence a. Q people, we soon discover
Who are united and who are for free gov.
eminent. ISL
FIRST PRINCIPLES REcALLED.
This il one of the occasions, and think
the greatest one that has occurred in the
history of the world. when i becomes nee
essary to recur TO first principles. The
great idea in the formation of this Govern
ment was, that man was capable of self
government. Proceeding upon that idea,
our fathers, after wading through seven
wears of war 10 bring about their separa.
ton from monarchy, after having spent
their money, shed their blood, and sacr1-
feed their lives upon the altar Of princi-
ples and country, they attempted to form
. Government based upon the intelligence
and capability Of man for self government.
This they did in the formation OF the Con-
stfhtlon of the United States. And when
Ne turn to that instrument we find that the
trainers Of the Constitution, who believe
IN part were guided by inspiration-for
even Washington, who conducted the
armies Of the Revolution and who sat ~
President of the Convention in the forma-
ton of the Constituencies governed by
an overwhelming conviction that PrOvi-
armies in the field and in the performance
Of his duties in the formation of the Con-
stitution.
We ind, too, 10 the formation of that in.
gtrument, that this great idea was to be
carried oht. That it was TO bs Govern
ment for all time, being formed on the great
principles Of right and equality, and the
capabilities Of man to govern himself
We find even that when you 60 back to the
y Articles Of Confederation, the idea il there
!, inaugurated that this Government is to
exist in perpetuity. The language ssperpe-
tuity" is.made use Of in those articles Of
confederation. When they came to the
\ formation of the Constitution we fnd It IL
written that the object is tor the formation
the Articles Of Confederation was q ''per-
petual' Government, and the Constitution
was to perfect Union that would be more
perfect. The Constitution became the or
ganic Law of the land, and under that Con-
sstitution We lived up TO the period Of our
disasters, and grew great and prosper
Gus. AA
Furthermore, that Constitution provides
for the formation and admission Of new
States into this Confederation Of states;
and, further still, that the Constitution
provides for its own amendment Three
: 3ourths of the States may adopt amend
ments to the Constitution. Thus, you
started with the idea Of . Government that
should be able 70 perpetuate itself through
. all time while man exists; provide for the
admission Of more States, on the principle
that ali could work together harmoniously
In our system, but did not provide for put
ting or letting States go out OF the Union.
THE GOVERNMENT MADE FOR MAN, NOT
NAN EoR THE GOVERNMENT.
Thus you see the great idea in our Gov
eminent is mans capability for self-gov-
nience. The great idea that the Govern
. ment was made for man, and not man for
the Government, wish to be understood.
It lies at the foundation Of my creed. Gov
eminent should be fashioned and formed
to accommodate the advanced condition Of
the people, upon the same principle :ha,
YOU would fashion shoe to the foot. One
Is made for the other, the shoe for the foot,
and not the foot for the shoe. Hence, We
had this great Government placed in on,
hands, and instead Of violating the great
principle established in the beginning, by
trying to pull the Government down, II
was our duty to progress in the line that
was marked out in the formation Of the
Constitution CT the United States.
And right here must be permitted te
say word in regard TO myself personally
although I did not mean TO make myself Z
text for q speech. have been the cOnstan,
advocate Of this form Of Government, vest
ing al power in the hands of the people
that their condition might be ameliorated
/ have been constantly and systematically
attacked since my first entrance into pub
lie life. Because have favored popular
government, have been called a dema.
gogue, deceiver Of the people.
NO PARTY QUESTIONS NOW.
In times gone BY we have had diversitiet
of opinion. One party has advocated ONT
Get Of measures, and another party anoto
or. Wings, Democrats, Republicans, Amer
leans, &c. These parties have sprung
had their day IS parties in the Govern
ment still existing without regard to which
party succeeded. One might be for banks
and another against them one for pro
tective tariff, and another against; one par
y in favor Of distribution of the publi'
lands, and another against it. These wer'
al measures that came up in the Govern
mont and were advocated by RESPECTIVE,
parties, had their day, and are lost sight OF
But what is the great issue now Wher
IL the conflict? am happy that it is II
my power on this occasion TO be upon tn
platform with one who has differed will
me in party measures 70 some extent, Hon
John Sherman. formerly a Whig.) Bu
here We stand together, united upon anoth
or issue, which is paramount and above q!
others. Banks and tariffs are the cues
lions cf day, but the existence Of . grea
nation IL another and different question
Where do We stand to-day, and where d;
the Democratic party stand q few year
agof stand now precisely where it did
and If there is a Democrat here to-day,
a. IN 20 him roo~cSy.