Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1865-03-16

ne concluded this task, Mr. johnson turned "a
tbe AUDIENCE ana commenced another speech
glglhg 70 those assembled his idea Of the oath
Hhich ne had Just taken, He had uttered but
Two Or three sentences when some of the officials
standing near him had the good sense TO stnp
nm, he having already occupied some nineteen
minutes IN his former speech, and DELAYED the
prncc"cdings beyond all tisagcs They wcrc IN.
Wiling that they should b. any Longer DELAYED
~ the inrOhcrcnt remarks pf this new official
II has heretofore been the custom to close all
speeches the moment that III" Judges Of the Su-
lfcme court and diplomatic cYrps reach the
senate chamber. Mr.. Hanlin, in accordance
WIN this usuagc, closed bis speech In time to
his remarks before the arrival of the above die.
nltaries. But Mr.. Johnson did not appear t.
tise was not inclined 10 follow them, for th" di-
ploInatic gentlemen heard the bulk Ofhis speech.
ana, UNFORTUNATELY, the worst part Of IT,. The
moment That the new Vice President had been
silenced Mr.. liainlin declared the old Senate
anJourhgd; Thus expired the Senate of the
IhlTty-cighth Congress. % fifteen minutes past
l2oclOck Mr. johnson Immediately called the
new new senate to order. The clerk Of the senate,
ne President convening The Senate In extraor-
binary session. The newly-elected senators
, were ordered to approach the clerks desk and
taRe the oath Of Office as their names were an
nounced. The following gentlemen. at this call,
stepped Forward: Mcssrs Anthony. Fessendcn,
Lane, and took the oath. Here Vice President
Johnson made another frtt,L pas. he aoppcd yOr-
u'eHe0 sco1y 10 toUc tte Bibie IoU heir hcdols IN
uSse1d, dtd He1i mtotoncd HctH u,C1V tcitjtlm re-
p"Ntn9He oath IN ostb COrm. Most Of tile senators
iSll the stand when the muddlc was discovered.
me senators were recalled, ana Mr. FOrney ad-
mihiStcfed to them the oath Of office. ny his
toe Lecdjne Oy,Dnrcnt that same One besi,ics Hr
J0tnspn uCl,id hare 10 conouct he business NJ he
Sndte. Without giving an opportunity for any
lurther disgraceful scenes, Mr.. FOrney announc-
'd that the procession would then be formed 70
cphduct the President elect to the platform at
the east entrance Ofthe building, where the oath
OF ONCE would be administered.
The drunken and beastly CALIGULA, the
most profigate of all the Roman emperors
raised his horse to the dignity of CONSULAR
office that, in former times, had been filed
by the greatest warriors and statesmen Of
the republic, the Scipios, the Catos, by
Cicero, and by the mighty Julius himself
The cOnsulship was scarcely more disgraced
by that scandalous transaction than is our
vice presidency by the late election. This
Office has been adorned i'll better days by
tue talents and accomplishments Of Adams
and jefferson, Clinton and Gerry, Calhoun
and Van Burcn; and now to see it filled by
this insolent, drunken brute, in comparison
with whom even Caligula's horse was res
pectable for the poor animal did Do
abuse its own nature.
And to think that one frail human life
stands between this insolent, clowuist
drunkard and the presidency May God
bless and spare Abraham Lincoln Should
this Andrew johnson become his successor,
the decline and fall of the American repub-
lie would smell as rank in history as that OF
the Roman empire under such atrocious
monsters in human shape as Nero and Cal
igula
As the preceding officer of the Senate. it
is the duty Of the Vice President to pre-
serve order, rebuke indecorum, and main
+oin tho diUrity Of that bodv RiIt yUit IA