Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1864-11-04
SPEECH BY non. ANDREW JOHNSON.


Hon. Andrew johnson made a speech at Lou
isville on Thursday evening last, in which he said
say let the Government 90 on, and slavery get
along the best it can. Give me my country, and
if need be, let all else CO. slayery gets in th5 way
it must get out and 90 down Let niggers CO.
if they get IN the way Of putting down treason Be
fore the rebellion was for sustaining the Govern
rneut without slavery, withot regard to particular
institution. Institutions must be subordinate and
the Government must be supreme.
Slavery is no longer local, but an itinerani In
stituton, going around just where it pleases. Sla
very is demoralzed and the slaves are becoming
practically free 1t is fast settling itself Practical
emancipation is the order Of the day throughout
Tennessee and Kentucky AS soon as law and or
der is restored and these states get out Of the trans
ition from slavery to freedom, black labor viii he
much more profitable to them than ever before. |
pay my former slaves every week, and they work
far better than they used to. Slavery is a slow,
tardy inaciye, inert, and wasteful system Of labor
Black labor, omancipated in al the southern
states, viii eventually prove more profitable, than
it ever was while ensayed These broad acres have
been worked long enough by few lords and great
gangs of slaves.
TIE tllk about Niger equality Is all humbug,
have seen more of it IN the south than [ have
in the north In my opinion freedom viii moi
make negroes any worse, and viii result in therad
yancemeut
The pseudo democratic party Is the rebel party
Of the United States, composed in major part Of
Of the rebels and lurking traitors in our midst, who
are as much engaged in the attempted overthrow
of the Government as the traitors unaer JEFF. Da!
Wis The point Of its leaders and ruling members
is power and their intention is to give aid and COM
fort to JEFF. Davis & Co, and their armies They
are the allies and friends Of jeff Davis, giving him
III possible aid and comfort in keeping up the re-
bellon, in resisting the supremacy Of the Consitu-
ton and laws over the entire United States Their
platform looks one way, their tickets head anoth-
er, and their tickets tail another.
Iknow Mr. Mcclellan we'll He falls far below
mediocrity very nice little gentleman. When
you try to get hold Of and grip him, he is so small
you cant find him. He so little there's no place
to whip him on. Whatever there is of him Is moth
ing but what Mr. Lincoln has made him. IF any
part Of the war is a failure tis that part which
was conducted by Mcclellan. Talk about failure
now, when General Sherman has penetrated the
heart of the rebellion, and holds it in his grasp!
Mr. Lincoln has proved himself patriot above
all party Whatever he has done has been to defend
and preserve the Constitution and the Government.
If he has in aught violated the Constitution, he has
done it on the principle of sefpreseryation tosave
the life Of the nation and rescue the Constitution it
self from utter destruction His sole object has
been to save what his countrys enemies would
destroy.
Re-elect Mr.. Lincoln, and this diabolical, infer
na hell-born, hell-bound rebellion is well nigh at
an end. 1t will carry terror and dismay into the
traitors conclayes and the traitors camps. jeff
Davis viii stand more terrified than did Macbeth
before Macduf Our armies viii be encouraged
and inspired, and our nation VIII be redeemed and
regenerated.
Fight JEFF Davis and this rebellion to death
The best way to have peace is to conquer rebel