The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-03-06

seats Mr. Hamlin concluded his speech, when Vice Pre
dent elect Mr. johnson his address, before he
had taken the oath Of Office He had been talking about
ve when tho President entered the door from the
Senators Hendricks and Foster Mr. Lincoln taking his
Mt the end Of the Clerks desk the members Of
his Cabinet
SPEECH OF ANDREW JOHNSON.
During all this time Andrew Johnson-for such he
simply was then, not having takon the oath Of once
country tina. he sl only Andrew Johnson,- continued
his speech. Such speech II might havs been sppro-
pirate at some hustings in Tennessee but Il certainly
far from being appropriate this occasion. II
MOT only ninety ninth rate stump speech, but dis
graceful In the extreme He had not proceeded far
their heads sink down in their Seats look a. each other
with Significance, a. much - 70 say, Is he crazy, or
feature srss uneasns There was no msatnS the fscs
that the Senators were mortified In the extreme The
democratic Senators leaned forward and appeared to BE-
rspsblican party through their Vice Prssdsns elect The
foreign ministers showed unmstakable signs Of
sons ps Republican Senators moved around in their
soats, unable 70 st still under tbs exhibition before them
Some Of the Senators sat sdewise others turned
backs, ~ II anxious to hide themselves
Luckily for the members o. the House Of Representa-
after twelve and they mot subjected 70 but small
portion OF this scene.
The speech was disconnected the sentences % ncohs
rent that impossible to give accurate report Of hs
speech Al his sentences up in the reporter gal
lsry, the statements that your President plebianI
am plebian, glory in t-Tennessee has gone
Of the Unon-I am going 70 talk two minutes
and . half on that polnt-I want you 70 hear me
Tennessee always loya-we all derive our power
nom tho peopeChef Justice Chase but creature Of
the pcople-1 want you 70 hear me two minutes ON
that point-you, Mr. Stanton, Secretary Of War; derive
your authority and power from the people. ('who In
Secretary ofthe Navy then heard In voice Of less
volume Some one responed Mr.. wellesl You, Mr.
welles secreay Of the Navy get your power from the
people This was the strain and tone Of the whole
speech, mixed with lecture TO the Senate the action
Of tho Senate on the rebellious Statca
IL was impossible 10 give full report sitting In tho
gallery The constant clatcr OF voices In the rear do
claring "what a ehame,n HAS he no frendssp tsTs
there person who will have mercy upon himf" "Te
him 70 stop and cave the country further Disgrace,
that II entirely prevented full report
being made Tho only foil report that Of the Official
reporters OF the Glide The Senators, however
chagrned nj the speech that they notified the Gos
porter suppress his copy and wait until Mr. johnson
could write speech, that this affair might not 10
before the world in that form. 10 charitable 10 say
that his condition such that he unit 10 make
speech. He evidently did not shun Bourbon county,
lsKcntucky, on his way hero.
Mr. johnson finally concluded his speech, whereupon
Vice President Hamln administered 70 him the oath OF
office. Mr. Hamn read the oath by sente nces and Mr.
johnson repeated II after him. The effort OF the Vice
President elect 10 60 through with the form OF repeating
i the scntenc read by Mr. Hamln painful In tbs
extreme He stumbled, ssAmmsrod. repeated portions Of