Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1865-04-07

AnaTs.- 7sEs..s and p1rs-s... 1
Prom tn. TrOy Daily whig.


forms AT once and completely Such is geDeT-
ally the conclusion Of the Republican press.
The democratic press fall upon Mr.. johnson
in unmeasured terms Of scorn and Indignation,
and exult in the opportunity to make little
party capital out Of the pitiable fsl Of noble
man. The 6ereest of them all in densUciation
is the World. The World iss new convert 10
Democracy, aud its violence and virulence may
be attributed to youthful zeal. The young men
who fill its columns daily with defamation are
not well read in the past history OF the DemOc-
racy. But the Albany AJgsSs and the sJOUr1aalo Of
Commerce are conducted by old heads, and
ought to regard the proverb that those who live
in glass houses should not throw stones The
Argus is, as usual, sharp severe and unesndid
The grave journal OF Commerce. stoops to be face
tious and ridicuIes the Vice President
II requires but little knowledge of history
! to know that Andrew johnson is not the first
man who has disgraeed high station by gross
and untimely drunkenness. That there was
such men IN the days of old we know from the
| highest testimony. One Of the earliest instsn-
ces of the kind is thus alluded 20 by Robert
Burns:
eCome let proper text be read,
And touch IL aft wi vigor
How graceless Ham ieugh at his dad,
Which made Canaan nigger."
Aud we learn from Isaiah that in his time
/ Luelt Nfit iDtu WHO Hub-hD early dfiu SAT
late 10 drink wine aud tarFied hong at their cups
aud were mighty men to miBgle strong dFiak s.
Among the heatheDs, too, hard drinking was so
common that they raised the greatest drunkaTd
of HIS time to the rank of deity, and worship
ped him under the name of Bacchns. King
| PhilpOt Macedou, who was certainly tue ablest
most polite, and most successful prince aud poll
itician of has day was notorious druukaId.-
| He was Judge rs well as a prince and on one
a
defeated party cried Out--I appeal from your
decision" "To whom do you appealP' said
Philip. From Philip drunk to Philip sober"
The appellant won his cause. Philip sober re
versed the decision of Philip drunk. The son
of this Philip was a considerable man in his
time aud accomplished good deal for a man,
who died at thirty years Of age, But Alexan-
der was great drinker killed his best friend at
drunken feast, and died himself from intoxica
tion Horace tells us that Cato the Censor, who
| lived to be more than eighty years of age, and
was model Of Roman virtue. used get mel
| low with wine.
Ii we come down to modern times we shall
| hnd some of the most eminent of the statesmen
and orators of England addicted 10 this vice. It
is not well known that William Pitt, who was a
Prime Munster at the age of twenty four, aud
died with his harness on, after ruling his country
for nearly thirty years, never rose from bis din
i hCi quart VI poIl VINE ana
| never entered the house OF Commons sOberi-
And his rival, Fox added to the vice of drink
ing that of gambling. And Sheridan, the rival
| OF both IN eloquerce, was their rival IN drunk
! eness. And Lord Br0ugham, whose learning
exceeds that of another man. who is a statesmsn
| lawyer, judge, author, has not probably gone to
bed sober for fifty years.
And since the attacks upon Andrew johnson
willlustify personalities, il will do to remember
4 fl,uNNN d.. ..nNN -. Al l. 4
| at Rochester, where be made Que of the best
speeches that ever fell from his lips, get shame
fully drunk. His friend aud rival, Silas Wright
was in the daily habit of soaking his clay" " and
would frequently speak IN The senate, when he
had to hold himself up by leaning on his chair
And is Andrew Johnson the first President or
Vice President, who disgraced hrs station by
drunkness? 1t is not well known that Tyler
used to get drunk IN the White House? And
have the people forgotten Frank PierceG IL is
well known 70 thousands Of the citizens of New
| Hampshire and Massachusetts, that he Was an
habitual drunkard. He fell from his horse in
Mexico, because he could not sit in his saddle,
| he was so drunk. And yet the politicians who
/ were well acquainted with his habits nominated
him for President, and elected him over that
| gallant soldier perfect gentleman and prudent
statesman, General Scott. II is notorious fact
that on the day he was nominated he was at the
| fremont House in Boston so drunk that he was
unfit TO be seen and that his friends had to take
I charge of him. Was he not frequently unfit for
/ public business at Washington And who does
not remember his disgraesful exposure Of him
| self when he came on to New YDrk to attend
| the opening at the Crystal Palace? - -.f,.
And coming down a little later let Us ask
W no was the last Democratic Vice President of
the United Ststesg Was it not John C Breck
enridge, whose incorporate habits were well
known to the Senate and to the people who ev-
er attended its sittings? HaEepeople forgotten
the Presidential campaign of 1862 The eonssr-
vative American party of that year nominated
John Bell for President, common drunkarf
| then, and who has since become adriveIing s.,t
One wing of the Democratic party nominated
John T.. breckenridge and the other Stephen
A. Douglas, both drunlxart1s ~ttf5'lf
1t ls no pleasure to us 10 write these things.-
But II is a painful duty We do it. that the
readers OF our paper may remember thatdrunk-
ness has been falling Of great and good men
That such men were addicted to the vicious hab-
| It IL truth, and melancholy and disgraeeful
truth. But our readers will see by the examples
| OF drunken men, that drunkness does not ALWAYS
disqualify men orpublic stations, for important
offices, for great military and great State affairs
IL would be easy for us TO name men who have
become the greatest scholars miracles of labor
aud learning, and who We're yet great drunkards
We could name great generals who were dis
graceful sots. 5s @
And now we do not wish our readers 10. draw
the conclusion that we Justify, or apologize for
Andrew johnson. 1t was wrong and shame
ful for him to appear before the American pub
lie IN such condition. But we do not regard
his conduct as any worse than that of many
Senators, who have disgraced the Senate by
their drunken harangues. We cannot regard
hlm as criminal deserving impeachment. We
think he should be told plainly by his friends
that he must reform, or resign. fine cannotre-
slst his passion for drink, he should withdrav
from public life
But we hope that Mr. johnson has not become
aconirmed inebriaie. We know that four wears
ago, and little more, when he stood up in the
Senate faithful among the faithless, faithful on
ly he, and answered the drunken Wigfall, and
told the conspirators that he meant to stand by
the Union and would fight till death for the flag
of his country, and that their reasonable plot
would fail, there was then no more noble, bold
and high-hearted man in that senate he was
then, at least, a man of good habits and clean
morals. Since then he has gone through fiery
trials He has been driven from home, his house
burned by traitors, and his property eonfscated,
and price set upon his head. He was appoint
ed Military Governor of Tennessee. when Nash
vile was first captured by the rebels
We owe 1t to his pluck and dOgged resolution
that the city was not surrendered by chicken
hearted General. He has stood by his country
and remained nt his post and done the country
service that can never be repaid by money or
office. A nations reward is nation s gratitude
If the labor has been too much for him. if the
strain upon his faculties has snapped the silver
cord asunder, and he has resorted 10 strong drink
until his mind and body have given away, then
he should have pity for his inhrmity aud
our pardon for his Offense-
A slaves TaeSry Of the War.
The Raleigh IN. G. } Standard. talking about
arming the slaves. reports the following as a
veritable conversation:
!kaSter-Wen, Sam, the white men are not