The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-10-12
The Argus, President johnson and the
Gk3'j Negroes. y r4t .

The Argus, President johnson and the
aCI3l Negroes. y ~ =
That inscriptions copperhead sheet yclep
ed the Eastern Argus, in its issue of yesterday
attempts to make President johnson an en-
dorser of the miserable, brutal, heathenish
copperhcad doctrine, that 'sthis is a ashite
mans government" and that the negro has
norights that white man is bound to respect.
The argus goes so faras to make President
johnson say to Governor Fletcher OF Mis-
souri, though Gov. Fletcher has denied the
statement IN the most emphatic terms
@Tbis is white mans country, and, by God,
while | am President, it shall be white mans
government" 4
1t then adds "The Press gives the Presi-
dent treacherous, malignant stab, pretend
ing to mean General Hobart, while squirting
its dirty stuff at President Johnson
The telegraph has brought us the report Of
speech made by President johnson on Tues
day, to the LIST District of Columbia Colored
Regiment, just returned from active duty IN
the field, andif the argus had published regu-
larly its full dispatches the same issue would
have contained this speech that contained the
above unmitgated SANDER OF the National
Executive.
Below we give all the substantial portions of
that address, as it has come to hand, itdIicis-
iag those expressions which show how false
and base is the attempt to make the President
an endorsero Of the barbarous copperhead doc
trine to which aiusion is made in. the first
mart of this article We call the Ar0ats' spe-
r., ottontion 20 - r
''' a. ''''o-i''0 ~ ~ .s,hENSN..
Inc coloreu feSihieHG marched rom tnelr
quarters to- the Executive Mansion, and the
President met them and amonn other rood
$500 80 Up sVSF'|iSG't eO'"
Things saul ,... -~ss,"s,s sr-st c.,f444rl
NY FR,rNns .NTv object n nrosen t ;nr NV, =
cole bosoro ,,, ~, +1;;s csooss;-.. -
thank vn,1 as members of ono ~ tbe coloreJ
,.oc,ats which baua hoe i, +l,a service Of
tle ~ snstain ana eagrv IL aTe
o., ~ in',s ~ s,a oyt ~ tb;s
.o,d Ia1,d ha1sa h,,t ;ttIa 10 ssv II s nm
,,s1,aI IN This Gavarnmept and in most other
GovernrSerfs. to have colored troops encaqad
n the;r cervica You have GONE forth. and az
ore,ts have shown served With natienca and
er,d1,a,ca IN fha cs,,sa If a,o,,,. co1,,trs, Isa
40 YOTTR COTTNTRY. fCyhaeys M This il
a. co,,ntr7 IN which Won eSrooct ~ do so,,,e1s
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- Ys yyer1 HI.eTSTa u ~ " ,, ,T,
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a,d 1o,, 1ava oSa' sot q - anu
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Sat lor I'M Mi;o ooes us uaey l1pi!y ana
money! n.y.. ,V - J9sS panc Juug
en5 10y W.. anu ost "
AlIi Aia PIvPoh IVAN.
hnoW enele = csicIaIsu1n TINS
goveInen., sllSe VnS .epeioh COM
menceo' 70 SAclOe Iile WINE aSailse Inc niacK,
anu I.e placA aSalnSs tl i Wnles Hlal lhese
are In.nSs you sloulu ssu uiiuSrStaiio. Az Inc
same Time prepare youfSeive ior what IS before
you. Upon inc return oi peace ana ene sur
rehder OF ehe enemies e. les OF the country, It
sno0'u W ene d'.ty VI every patriot anu every
Oue wpo catas niiiisei a HhftStian, TO renlem-
Der tnae VIII JUG sellnlilation OF the war us
reSenslne1s suoee9 5 Ielse, tIlae every Ieenng
shouia supStue, anu enaI every man snoui1 Pc
come Cam anu clahqG Jul ana De prepared lor
Wnat IS before HllL Inns Is announcer part OF
your MISSION. ! ~ nave peen engaged IN the
eHort 70 sustain your country an tne past, put
Jne Iulure Is iliore lliportalL 10 you IMAM the
period IN Wncn you nave Deen engaged Ole
great queston mas Deen' settleo IN TINS govern
menI, ana Jnat is the quesuon OF slavery
THE lNsTITUTloN OF SLAVERY, MADE WAR
tea states mas nlted us strong arm m yindica-
Ion % te 5ft; men anu u Jree Goer1
~ God 81 battieF Il has haa., acSeJ III y
the institution Of slavery ss,,sy M s5o,1 ,,i''o
ICheers.) This has been done and the God
hess of liberty in bearing witness over n,anv
of our hattle.fields ainca tbo st,s,l 49,,
menced. bos made nor Iofy;oot Ami oS,d ,r,.
claimed that tre Rbert,, hns been estaS;dbe5
anon a more permanent and end,yinw basSs
than heretofore. (Applause1 But this i not
ali. and as Won have maid me the comnlirnant
to call upon me. I shall take the PRIVILEGE of
saying one or two words, as am before YOU.
AS / remarked before. resentment and re-
venys are to subside, and what is to follow /?
You do understand, no doubt. and if Won do
not. Won can't understand too soon. that Si,aDIe
Hbgrtg does aot mean the gyiUilege of COMA
to The battlefield o,aly, or into the servsce critic
country as soldiers. 1t means OTHER THINGS
as aoeI; and now when you have laid down
your arms there are other objects of equal inn
portance before you. Now that this govern
ment has triumphantly passed through this
mighty rebellion, after the most gigantic bat
ties the world ever saw, the problem is before
you, and it is best that you should understand.
it, and therefore speak simply and plainly.
viii you, now that you nave returned from
the army OF the United States and taken the
position OF me CITIZEN, when you have re-
turned 70 tne VoGdtions " peace, WIN you
give evidence TO the world that you are capa-
bic and competent to govera y0ufsetves9 w
THAT is WHAT YOU WILL HAVE TO DO:
liberty is rot mere idea-a mere yagary, it
Il an idea or If * a reality. and when va,
come to examine this Question af liberty yo,,
will not be mistaken in mere idea for The re-
ality. II does not consist IN idleness---lib6+tv
does not consist in being worthless. it does
not consist in doing all things as We please,
and there can be no liberty without laws In
government of freedom and liberty there
must be laws, and there must be obedience
and submission to law without regard to color
lCheers.) ss
Liberty-and may not call you ma coun-