Daily national Republican., 1865-04-21
SECOND EDITION
FoUR o.oLooK. 2. q.

FOyR o;oLoOK, 4. M.
hhn4lnhHT sosEnsops toafcr-
now nm r1E0pOsns TO DrsPOsE
or TRAITons.
In all Of Prs,idsnt JOnssos's speeches de.
Iivsted 70 s,ass ssI.ea,Ioh, wi,hina rev day,
past. he has been esrefai 10 annOunss tha,
his future policy IN regard to the suppression
Of the rebellion mus, bs Judged Of by his past
record. Thisis - clearly stated in his re.
sPon'e made yesterday to Gov ASBnEw, at
the head Of the Mas.aehusotts dslssatiOn, as
n any Of his addrelsss. lie said:
1 feel inadequnis 70 makoa response to the
sentiments and hind offer you have made on
this occasions and as some reference has been
made TO the Union and the preservation Of
these States, all that can say on the sub
Ject now ", that In reference 10 public policy
genernily, my conrse has been and IL known
70 the people, and especially that part which
pertains 70 this Infamous rebellion, which
has been waged upon the Government for the
last Tour years, my course and policy IL
known TO ALL There IL no one, as think,
who has labored more EeAlOusly and Ardently
than have 70 crush and suppress this dia-
bolical rebellion; and In reference to that and
my future policy generally, / must invite
you TO retrospeetion Of my past course Of
action, and when you have accomplished
that, must bepernlitted 70 offer II 70 you
as soaS i"dieatSsa e( tctai my future policy
The next thing for us TO do Is 10 turn back
and ascertain what President JonSsoS's
record Is In regard to treason and traitors.
We have done this already, and II Il with the
proudsst satisfaction that we are able to make
the following extract Of Mr.. JoHNsoN's
speech, delivered during the close Of BU.
cHASAN's administration, In the Senate Of
the United States, Marclf7, 1861, in reply to
Senator LANE, Of Oregon, on the subject Of
the firing upon the Star Of the West Mr..
JOHNSON then said.
"Show me who has been engaged In these
cOnspiracies, who has fred upon our flag, who
has given Instructions 10 take our forts, and
custom houses and arsenals, and dock yards,
and will show you n trnitoT' Applause
In the galleries. When order was restored
he continued:) "TPsrs I PreadsUt Of the
United States, would do as Thomas Jeifer.
son did In 1906, with Aaron Burr. I would
have them arrested, and, u convicted within
the meaning and scope Of the Constitution,
by the Eternal God J rroHH srceHte thew"
This Is language not to be mistaken. That
President JoHSsoS, in 1865, sntertains the
same views that Senator JoHNsoS did in
1861, Is manifest by the following extract Of
his speech to Governor ANDREW, delivered
yesterday:
"Then, " we examine what the crime Of
treason II, and ask ourselves what should be
done with nm individual who would undertake
10 assasuinate n a0iiOH-thirty millions Of
people!-who Il he that would not immedi.
ately assign the penaly Of death to the guilty
AMERICAN PEaPLE SHOULD % M re
TAUGHT TO UNDERSTAND THAT TREA.
son is A CRIME-NOT IN REVENGE,
NOT IN ANGER-BUT THAT TREASON
is A CRIME, AND SHOULD BE Es.
TEEMED AS SUCH AND PUNISHED AS
SUCH"
na'pSSSISs,I,eissoS 1910, repeated tho same doc.
$40 Govsrpo: a, ''7'f''
trino this very d"yr~ 0t BROUGH, Of
Ohio, and to the mime delegation, and 10 the
Indiana delegation.
This stern and just policy will be joyfully
hailed by the loyal American people from
Maine to Georgia, from the Atlantic to the
Pacific. Il Is necessary to resort to II in
order to purify the Republic and make peace
a permanent blessing when once obtained.