The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1865-04-26
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pREsIDENr JOuNSON.
Bave nthe occasion OF Mr. Iohnsom's in.
aueraton MS Vice President on the ith
Of March hast, we do not rccolcct TO have
seonpr heard, since the commencement Of
ilss rebellion, n single uttcrauco Of loyal
nHn, disparasing or disrcspcclrul of him
Add since that occasion, facts have come to
light, which, in the opinion Of mauy iuhu.
cntial men, greatly modify tho crnsurc
TO he attached TO him. But be
this as il may, the duty Of all good cit,
sees at the present imoimre is oyidcnl--it
IL 10 encourage, uphold aud sustain hin in
tho discharge Of the responsible duties
which have fallen upon him; and his past
record has been such that the people may
have confidence that the trust rcposcd in
lim will not bc betrayed
Concerning President Johusons past
sorvices, the Cleveland HerdM SAYS;
For thirty years he has hocn IN pubic
life, having entered tho General Assembly
of Tennessee, in 1888, q Representative
from East Tennessee, aud Continued in that
position BiX years. In 1871 lie entered
the State Senate, aud in 1853 he became
Govor"or OF Tennessee aud WAS reelected
in 1888. In 1851 he was made Uni cd
States Senator aud served until 1868
whcuhc was made Military Governor OF
Tennessee
EmphaticalIy man Of the people hav.
ing struggled up from poverty aud uhscuri.
ty over al ilc ob,mclis slavery placos in
tie path Of tho poor man. hc has leaned
the truc character OF slavery, aud owos il
nothing but iutrnse hatred No mau
North or South, has been moro bitter in
his dcnuncintion of rebellion and rpbols,
and OF no man can the leading couspirators
expect less favor
His policy toward tue rebels, isprobab'y
vory clearly Indicated in u speech deliver
cd in Washington on the evening OF the
9th iost, when the fall Of Richmond was
announced there. lie Gaid
We are now, my friends, winding up
rebellion "A great effort that has been
made by bad neu 10 overthrow Tue Gov.
crnmont ol the Uulted Statcs--a Govern.
mont founded Oh free principlra, aud ce.
mouiod by the best blood of the Revolution
lthcors. You must indulge me in making
one single remark in connection with my.
srll. AT the time that tho traitors ia tho
Senate oi the United States plotted against
the Government and entered into con
splracy more foul. more oNoorabio and
more odiOus than that of Catplne against
the Romans, happened TO be member of
that body and as TO loyalty, siood solitary
and oioHs@wg,oag ne Senators from The
.Ns,atterR 4Stssfes
II WAS then and there called upon to
upw uhat | Snul,I dn ~, II, ,,,,.,l, ,,.,,,..,.
aud wait to repeat my rcrly hcrc. said
IT. we hal an Andrew jackson. he would
hang Mem as HI as Human, Ichoersl
hut as he ls no more, aud .slccps IN his
grave in his own beloved State, where tra-
tors and treas IN have even imsutcd his
tntnb and tho worry earth that cover his re.
mains, hnmb'e M | am, rheH yDu ask me
'aA0t 4 could 40, my reply is, tcouli ar
resi- Mem; p0uid try them; / poHi3 con
cic' them, ad coahi hang them. Pro
lunged ohoers
"As humble as am, and have been. |
have pursued but one Underwriting course.
All that have--lile, limb and property
lave been put at the disposal of the onun.
try IN thus great struggle. | have been
III camp, have been in the field, | have
been everywhere whore this great rebellion
was; have pursued it until hcliovc can
now its termination. Since tho world
hogan there never has boon a rebellion OF
Suoh gigantic proporuonS, so infamous H.
character, NJ diaholical IN motive so entire,
~ disregardlul of the laws OF civilized war.
1t has introduced the most savage mode OF
warfare ever praoticed upon the earth.
One word more. aud have DONE 1t Il
this; ! am in favor of lenicucy; but in my
opinion evil doors should be pnnished
10 th..h |. /. Al.
catalogue of crimes. and for him that il
guilty of it--for him that is willing to III
his inpious hand against the authority o
the nation-I noUld say death is too easy ,
PRhishmeaL 4ond cheers Nv MOTTO,
is ha treason mWSt be made odi0vs. tia
traitors mast be paaished and impOpdrjshe,
heir social po,cer broken. that MeV must b
made 10 feel the penalty of their crime
You my friends, have traitors in your yer,
midst, and treason needs rebuke and pun
ishment here as well as elsewhere
at is not the men IN the field who ar
Gko greatest traitors. Ii is the men VIII
have encouraged them to imperil their live
while they themselves have remained u
home eNpending their means aud exertin,
all their power to overthrow the Govern
ment. Hence say this; Tig HAnrgK To IN
TALLIGENT, INFLUENTIAL TRAITORS. But (
the honest boy TO the deludod man, VIII
has been deceived into the rebel ranks,
would oSteud leniency; would say, rctur
10 your allegiance, renew your support I
the Government, and become goo
citizen; But TIRE LEADERS | W0ULI
HANG
Il hold, too, that wealthy traitors shoul
lie made 70 rcIRunerate those men who hav
suffered as 4 cocsoQurnce of their crime
buion mon who have lost their prnpert,
who have beou driven from their home,
heggars and wanderers among strangers
il is well 10 talk about these thugs her
to-day, in addressing the well informed pc
sons who compose this audience You ca
to very great extent, aid in mouldn
public opinion, aud in giving ii propt
direction. Lot us commence the wnr
We have put down the traitors in arm
i.ET rs ruT rnEN DOWN ~ LAW, IN ruRL
JUDGEMENT, AND ~ raS MORALS OF rilk wont
AZ the great public meeting held in Ne
York on the reception of the mournf,
news OF President Lincons death Hon.
Pessendeu said:
Let me assure you, that il these rehe
think they have gained 10y the death
LARcoln they are much mistaken. Th,
bAve lest 4 truer man never lived III,
Andy Johnson. lie will stand by the Go
stitution Withn the last week | Ia,
heard him say that il he had tho power
would hang lea Davis aud Zoe God hel