The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-06-29
VINO EIccted Andrew Johnsoa9 ?

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Reading the editorials of Copperhead
newspapers, and listening TO the talk Of
| COpperhead politicians nOW-a-dsys, one is
positively driven, sometimes, in & bswiI-
dered state of mind, to ask himself, Who
elected Andrew johnson ?-WhOse candi-
date was he?-Where was he nominated,
at Baltimore or at Ohicsge2 and on which
Platform, Union or COpperhead, did it
happen to be that he was carried into the
Vice Presidential Chsir2 The history of
the election of the boorish tailorn of
Tennessee seems to be getting much mixed,
and somewhere or other there is an extra
ordinary confusion of memory prevailing.
Not many days ago, good Union friend
of our happened to meet a certain distin-
guished COpperhead Democrat, when the
following conversation ensued:
pperhead-Well-hoW do you like
Andy Johnson2
Union MAn-First rate. He is doing
well.
Copperhssd-Hai Hal You are conf
ing oUeT 10 US, are y0u2
Our friend retired IN q condition Of
dumb astonishmeut.
For time, we were inclined to attribute
this cool COpPerhead appropriation of
Andy johnson, the 'boor," the Hbrute" and
the 'sot," }" to unmitigated impudence. But
lAtterly we have come to 8 different con-
clusion. Il is 8 clear case Of political clep.
tOmanis, and the wretehed unfoFtunstes
who are afflicted with it cannot rightly be
held accountable for their audacious per-
formsnces. They have SO eaten of the in
sane root during the last four years that
their political wits are hOpelessly lost; the
shock of the downfall Of the rebellion has
made an utter wreck Of memory, and they
have sctuslly persuaded themselves, ss we
are satisfied, that they really are the orig
inal authors and owners of the administrs-
tion and policy of Andy johnson. There
is no other hypothesis that will account for
the phenomena Of the case The impu-
dence requisite for explaining them other
wise is simply ineoneeiVable.
President Lincoln offered an amnesty to
the rebels, excepting seven classes from the
terms Of its pardon. These men were furi-
Gus at its exasperating hardness Presis
dent johnson offers an amnesty excluding
the same seven classes and adding seven
classes more to its proseriptive list. These
men are st once delighted with its generos-
ity, and claim it as the exact adoption Of
their ideas. VIII anything but insanity
account for thst2
President Lincoln put in operation the
m ulAtihiAnoEy - tha recnnatruntion of three
States-Tennessee Louisiana and Arkan-
sas-by the vote of loyal citizens under the
test of rhe amnesty oath. These man went
into ecstacies of rage st the nunconstitution-
ality" of the proceeding, and voted solidly
against the recognition oft reconstructed
States by Congress- President johnson
continues in operation the same identical
machiney, as left to his hand by his pre-
deeessOr, and these men are suddenly
wonder struck with the Democratic and
"OonservstiVe" excellence OF its principles.
Is anything but lunacy supPosable In
this2
No, no. If there ever was a clear case
of mania in the world it is furnished in the
instance Of these Wretched OOpperheads
who caper with silly shouting about Presi-
dent johnson, and pitifully fancy them
selves the party of his administration. We
must deal kindly with the poor unfortu-
nstes.-BE6aIO Express.