The Richmond palladium., 1865-11-09
Graiuituous Structures on the Powers
That Be.


The speech OF Hos Geo w Julian, delivered a.
the Court Hous. as place the night OF the sist
u cannot fad call ton 70 the onslaught nov
being made BY politicians upon the executive ofacers
OF our STATE and NA,ion,-and by ~bo have been
and still shoud be their firm supporters
II President johnson is doing wrong To The Nation
br his course Of procedure and if Governor Morton
is doing ike wrong in supporting tie Chef Execu-
tive OF the Nation-and if IL danger o. re-
petition OF the fearful OF the last four years.
well, Of course, cry ont TO them n change Their
policy, and to urge the people to iit up their voices IN
universal protest. but il there is 10 precedent by
, which can form judgment, and ON winch
they can deduce iaeriu> conclusions dose there not
appear Questionable egot-m IN grand and sweep
ing impeachment of those high in power, and "h"
from position they bold in relation to the country
become a sort of bond to the whom they rep
resent? must be borne IN mind that the mass OF
men,-if we caa allow the expression in Ameries,
v>,uu ei fsr1e p<-s,-torm their Ju'igmsnt upon the
expressions and from the arguments they hear from
the mouth Of a man, hose intellect makes him, like
Mr. Julian leader and that this is irrespective of
Of the antecedents Of the so attacked wszch
misht,-and 10 the thinking man wouid-tske array
all the venom Of the speech so made There are
4 men whom the very zyphyrs OF publicly expressed
opinion move aud they form expressions that ut
tered merely for the purpose of empering the gales
that are blowing TO certain point political.
Whatever view a may have of Mr. Johnsou's =
wholesale pa arions given to such Humphrey
Of Mississippi it the least Questionable that
a prominent man, should asnrunce as traItorous the
Executive cIemcncv Or wren the Governor OF In
diana expresses his doab.s-supp"rting those OF the
Presdent-in relation TO the wisio Of an immediate
admission OF negro suffrage the States of t,s South
and urges TO stand TO the supPrt OF the fresN
dent during the experiment now being made ard es
peciaiy must all tread -nore or less in the
dark in the creation Of this first great precedent 10
the recon struction of a National Government on
Republican basis,-it is Of doubtful wisdem to give
great Il. Ks the LOYALTY Of hin who SO speaks
Now the fact is that such an impeachment is IN the
face of facts u tl.e oil them they
in memory's car, and grind them 10 powder In the
midst of personal danger, No, only in Tennessee, but
at wa.hingtop Andy johnson has stood Ike rncs
by his country and his co.strvs Gag By the side o
his loyalty lofty, beetlng, majestic II stands, place
the vaun,rd herosm OF his calumni'tors.-and mari
the CONTRAST See the tired veteran of the South wh4
has ground lis Southern preudic.s under the neths
nilI-sto Of stern prIncpie and compare with hn
one who desires merely " secure party support
Place Popocitapetl aud mole bin side by side and n:
tempt the ascent of each.
So. too, Of Gss Merton ir every State of tn
hi. national works -ecorded among the household
words He has been The great pillar on wirch ha'
be en- in scrited the deeds of tie heroc sad ttS
most devoted Shah small east mad at the bas
of ihi. magnificent pillar of the Nation because IL
head i. lost IN the clouds OF the vast and teemin,
present and cannot be clearly by these "eakc
ewes?
The fault is in an attempt TO assault where a rea
and tcue patriotism is the ruling and governing mo
tive and to base ih.. assault cry of corruption
where the ground Of q e charge that is expected T.
back up the assault fully known and developed
Mr. Julian flies at Nr. Johnson and at Govsrno
Morton's Richmond speech, and is prepared to cas-
these men rfto the first he'll while jeff Davis and lie
occupy the ut, but still would find 1t impossible .
give administrative proof of single act that may no
D. cons stent with a noble mind and most exalted
berosm-while he either accidertir otherwfss for
gets 10 call the people ~ remembrance of the vas
labors for the country that these have performed
Every one will call to mind the fact that so, TOR
time, the great sherman was indicted by tire Ta'cai
of tue nation, though he yet wore green the ih"r'
wreath that the world had placed upon his hro" fo
the accomplishment of the most wonderful mtsitar
, movement THAI the world bad recorded.
Before sisng country the evii creiit ot sue
works as spain Perob1ned for Columbus, or as ne
IL every land has given s. reward ior tue create
national services let lesirg politicians pause an
see If they stash ground that will bear them up
ItwTl, stand the sarth and strive the oye
throw of the sun.-Lguyttfe CoH-ser, Nor l.
Ezsy- The Lafayette yournai the warm friend An
admirer of Mr.. Julian, in noticing this same speec
SAYS:
sJt is 90 lie regretted. that his Julisn's rhetoric
TOO apt to run into vituperatinn which, however.
may tickle the groundtings, lends no strength 10 III
arguments.