The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-03-22
Andy Johnsen's Speech -Verbatim
Report.

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after much difficulty, has succeeded in
procuring a copy of the official report OF
Vice President Andy Johnson's speech
upon the occasion of his Inauguration
We do not learn that it was submitted
to Mr. Johnson for correction; IN fact II
is seriously doubted if Andy is yet con
scious of having been inaugurated' on
the 4th of March:
MR.. JOHNsoN's INAUGURAL ADDRESS
Fep cizzens, this's mos (hic) 'spicious
MONT " nv zistence nj may (hic) say v
nv (hic) ife; nj mere + swear (hic)
lesheus t'ol Dabe N t sport consushhh'
n tseet's consushn sported 'taltaznrs:(
DIN (hic) know am with emphasis)
nv names And (hic) johnson v rene-
see n i'm a pul (hic) pul lie an n ol
Dabes pal-te-au MIN a pleean me? an
an tn consushun drives rs const rom
pleeans The consnshuns stri ME
ing sturment n fler b,fore the Sen
shat # know [hic mysel I'm man ma
hic broth'n Amekin cizzen, ana WIN
distinctness-Repo I'm proud lis-
tertion' tn fac that hic pleeann
man from the ranks can be civ hlc ] ated
to tn secont with marked einphastsl
gifn the place O. the Amekin people. Eel
cizzens. I'm a plein'n [hic n two min,
itsnat'n that point, f'r' III pleean hicl
an 'twon time was tailrs bor M teller
wir rail- (hic pleans u, Ol Daben the
Ihic cabint n spreme Court drive with
statesmanlike dignity driver const,
drive power from tn hic Amekin
pleans But twom inits NAT on that
point. Tensee's alters been 10y nj hicl
glore'n dressing mr. [hic felicizzens
twom innitsnaf on that [ hic point.
addressing Mr. Chase and his asso-
ciate of the Supreme Court. Mr.. John
son proceeded, Rep say to the (hic)
Supreme Court e may be (hic) lond, I'm
a pel-bs all n'u rail- pleeans and bright
ening up. Rep you driver spreme pow
er (hic) firm tn people tn Cnitessets;
so 'ru Mr.. Secry Stan'n, (turning to that
genial son of Mars) SO ri Cooking owl
ishly at the gentlemen from Auburn
Mr. Sec-re-ry SOord, fhic) n'u Mr.. Secry
- Secry - Mister Sec (hic) Gle
had forgotten the name of the Secretary
of the Navy, and soto roice, asked assist
ance from gentleman near by, Rep so
r'u Mr.. Secur Wells, so r'u;- hi wishted
Ghic ak tuorm innis uain that hic
point. I'ze born'n Tenmessee' lin tailr
a pleean [hicl wir rail- pel-lee-ans. nj
pros to'stain the hic consushun. nj
prose to'sport consushun [hic] fur-er-
rail- plee-ans mole dabe's a pleean, so 'ru
Fon Misters Turning to the Foreign
Ministers who were seated in front OF
him, attired in full Court Costume, Rep.
so TT; nj say [hicl tn tonmisters I'm
pleean n'urall pleeans, fr'i'm a tail'r'll
drive my const-my hic power. drive
nv cons't for the hic Amekin people.
Here Mr. Hamlin informed Mr.. John
son that his time was up and that his
speech must he brought to close, but
he proceeded, Rep I'm nemekian ciZzen
(hic) but a mint ma f.n that point
When / wa (hic) scruning for (hic) Vice
Prezzent, said NASHVILLE (hic) an man
talked about tn (hic) consushun wa
straitor ny say now tn cOnsushun (hicl
must he staiued'n s'ported an'how. Eel
cizzens wir rail- pleeans so r'n, him o
pleean'u [hicl, OIL Dabes pleean 50 mi,
but the consnshnn mus be HE s'ported
tail aznrs Eel cizzens hic two'm in
nists na'f on bic that point Here the
inaugural was brought To a sudden close,
by Mr.. Hamin who insisted peremptorlly
that he could wait no longer, that the
Senate must be adjourned, and that if he
wouldn't stop and take the oath he must
go without it He stopped, in the m i'd
die of one OF his most brilliant sentences.
Rep. -
Our reporter assures us that the ad-
dress, as given above, conveys no ade-
quate idea Of the length of the original,
the offici'l reporters for the Globe hav-
ing judiciously pruned it of its repeti-
tiOns The IDEAS however 50 clearly and
eloquently set forth, are conscientionsly
preserved. ''