The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1865-04-27
no. 50

.ners was one divisisn of;hc Stat there
l"on'd be more than one," and The N with
wen would not be safe pgainst lu stes
Oa the 9th Of February hs m,d.
speech on the Virginia Mission ofps,c.
10 which, aitersaying that IN 1898 ne hsd
| opposed nulliiication, ard considered Il
akin to secession, he said: r 4--s
| oppose this heresy FOR anotherrca.ou.
not only os being obstructive Of the cxs.
ting Goyernment, but as beiny destruc.
tive OF all future uopfcderacies chat nav )
be established IN consequences of a de-.
scription VI The prescott one; and | dvsil,vd
myself u tIs former oeoaaiou ON which 4
sp0kc, 10 euter my protest against, and 10
do something to cx;inguish pJIiticol
hers"y that ought never to be inc npora-
tel upon This Or any other government /,
Which may be subsequently establsb d..
hook upon It ns the prolific mother Of
political sin; IS a iundameuttl crrjr, as a
hercsy that - intol0rable IN contrast
with the exislencs OF tho government IL
self. | look upon IL as being productive
OF anarchy. the next step 10 despJti.m.
Tho Developments that we have recently
seen ~ carrying this doctrine in practice,
| think admonish Us that this will DO the
result. But, Mr. President, since made
that speech on the l9ih OF December, I
7 have been the peculiar obi ict OF attack.
{ | have been denounced because happen.
ed to be the first man South OF Mason
aud Oixon's liuo who entered a protest
/ OF made an argument IN tho senate
against this political hcIesy; From
what saw here on the evening when I
concluded my speech although soue
may have thought that IL would ldintmidsts
AID and discourage mel was inspired
with confidence. | felt thai ha5 struck
treason blow. thought then, and I
know, that mon who were engage. in
that treason ict he blows that | delte
out on that occasion. As | have 6asu
made the peculiar object of attack. not
only IN the Ssuatc, but out oft S-nstc,
my OF ct on IN uccasion is To meet
sumo Ol these attacks, aud to sag s,m,
things ia addition to what | tl"n said
against the movemcn',
! On the peace convention propositions,
Me. Johnson slnke US follows, oh the I'd
Ioi March. aher being interrupted by
being called u prd'r.
He said he tAou .ht he might talk about
tr1' son "a the fathers Of the cOuntr, had
talked about it. Tn, Constitution defn-
cd treason lS lcvyiug war against ths
Cover ment. and aiding thcss wn, did
80. show him (Mr, JJhnson) thnsc w ho
make war On the q GJycrnmsni and dre on
its vessels, aud he would show you
traitor Ii he was prcsidcn; oil the
uniled States. he would huve all such
arrested aud tried aud Il convicted, BY the
eternal God he would have them hung.
Mr.. johnson then referred TO tho acIicn
ct Tennessee in rogar1 10 secession. X
seemed asif tue Senator from Orr. m hsf
not heard news. Mr. Johnsin r ,tc r. a
TO the votes OH the resolution u liS
session, when the senator Iro n Oregon
voted against the resolution, that Il vac
necessary to protect slavery. But that
was before q presidential election. Six
ststos have gUuv %, &c ,bv U"ion---hut
the people have not passed an crd,nance
of secession, Conservative men bsss
been overpowered, and usurpativn has
ltriumphed. The stars and stripes are
changed. and the Palmetto, the pclicap,s 2
ald the rattlI-snake run up IL their
place. ra
Mr.. Johnson closed with an eloquent
appeal tor the hag Of the Union, EXPIRES.
sing the hope tnut i might wave over tho
land OF the free, ani d claring that Ten
ness,e would ever remain in the Union.
/ Ga the All Of March. 1864, Mr.. JUhn
son was confirm ID by tho Senate as
. Military Guverbur OF Tennessee. With
tue rank OF rigadier-General. The &C.
cepiance Of this olliee necessarily led TO
the vacation OF Mr. yobnsou's position
MS SENATOR. His administration Of al
fairs in Tennessee was charscterizl Ly
decided severity. and among the nosr
disagreeable features was the establish.
men of peculiarly rigorous test oath,
which was made the tex. Tor much angry
discussion during the late Presidential
camplign. The Union Convention st
Baltimore nominated NJ. Johnson to the
Wee Presidency on the 9Th OF June, 1864.
THIS Is brief pllu ion TO the decid-
edly remarkable career Of him whom tho
assassin hus placed ot the head Of the
nation in u must critcul period Born in
1908, he is iiity-seven year, Of age, aRd
it is seen that he hus been in pubic life
thirty SIX years, having taken the frst
or lde al twenty one years OF age, and
y ascended regularly TO the highest. Ia'
! twill be seen IRON the alb We extracts
! from his speeches that he comprehended
! the great insgnitide Of the issues invoiv-
ed in the struggle fully iUor years ago
: as the most comprehensive minds now
,, understand them. after having the adyan-
tage OF all the impressive lessons Of the
war. To suppus therefore, that he 10
not fully able TO pilot the Saip of State
safeiy 10 the b .rbor Of pesc', is TO dis
trust ne cap biliiy Of a great iatcilcct.
All can rest assured that the man Of the
people viii prove h msef fully advquats
te serve ard honor the public cause 10,
; this respect he ID worthy successor OF.
; Mr.. Lincjln, who also was one OF the
people, in the best sense OF the term, and
who, in his departure. receives the most
grcaiul homage Of The popular heart
The Fight Of the Rebel Govern
melt, u. 81, .,......
\ That the fall OF X chmopd was feared,
If not ioregone conclusicn, some days
before the event, is evident. Among tho
miss of papers left behind BY the f1sac,,
Gus officials and Legislators were several
letters frem the Secretary Of the Trees,
a. :. a -. II. =