The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1865-03-15
J.. NJ. HUNT,
J. GEO. KNOLL,
JOHN row EltS.
rmE VICE rnEsIDENr,s ADDuESs
perrysburg, March IL, 1865.

perrysburg, March Ii, 1868
THE VICE PREsIDENrs ADDWESS. /.
Tho Washington correspondent OF the
New York Herdid, states, in effect, tina: the
Vice President, when delivering the adj.
dress at his Inauguration, was in disgrace
fully "befuddled' condition; aud the Cin-
cinuat G,izettc announces that he was on
drunken dcbaucir while IN that city, on his
way to Washington. we have never be-
fore seen it stated that Andrew Johnson
vas accustomed to :" lose his brains in
the " flowing bowl, but the exhibition on
that OCCASION was sufficient to make it the
duty OF every paper which aided in his
election to hold him up to tho indignation
of the American people, whom he has dis
graccd.
Concerning his address, the Clovclan
Herald, charitably, says
We give the address of Vico President
Johnson--on taking the oath of office
which has been so severely criticised, Tho
Vice President sc,aie, ed badly, but, beside
question OF taste in bringing stump
speech into the Senate chamber, there il
nothing positively. bad in tho address,
Johnson forgot Secretary Wolles' name,
but men sometimes forget even their own
names. The address was as follows:
Mr.. Johnson before taking tho oath Of
Office, made short speech, which, as in
the case of Mr.. Hamlin, was nearly inaudi-
bic, owing to tho want Of order which pre-
vailed among tho women in tho galleries.
BY the choice of the people, he said, he
had been made presiding officer of this body,
and in presenting himself here in obedi-
ence to the bohests of the Constitution Of
the United States, it would perhaps, not
he out Of place to remark just here what a
1striking thing the Constitution was. 1t
was the Constitution of the people OF the
country, and under it, hero to-day, before
the American Senate, he felt that he was II
man and an American citizen.
| lilo had prou illustration of the fact
that, under the Constitution, a man could
rise from tho ranks to occupy the second
place in tho gift of the American people
and Of the American Government. Those
of us who have labored our whole lives for
tho established OF II free Government knew
how to cherish its great blessings. lie
would say to Senators and others before
fore him--that they all got their power
from the people OF this country. Turning
toward Mr.. Chase, Mr.. johnson said: And
your exa,tation and position depend upon
the people. Then turning toward the Cab
met, he sNid; Aud will say to you. Mr..
Secretary Seward, and to you Mr.. Secretary
! Stanton, and to you Mr. Secretary--(to ~
gentleman near by soto voce. Who is Sec
rctary oftho Navy? The person addressed
replied in u whisper, Mr.. Wclles) and to
you, Mr.. Secretary Welles, | would say,
you all derive your power from the poo-
! Pile.
Mr.. johnson then remarked that the great
element of vitality in this Government was
its nearness and proximity to the people
lie wanted to say, 20 all who heard him
III thc face OF tho American people, that all
power was derived from the people. lie
would say, in the hearing of the Foreign
eign Minister'S, Tor he was going to tell the
truth here to-day. that he was plebean- -
he Thanked God for it, IL WAS the popular
heart of this nation that WAS beating to
sustain Cabinet officials and the President
OF the United States, II was strange oc
casion that called forth plebian like him
TO tell such things as these. Mr. Johnson
next adverted To affairs in Tennessee, and
the abolition of Slavery there. He thanked
God Tennessee was State in the Union
aud had never boen out. The State Gov
orument had been discontinued for time --
there had been an interregnum, a hiatus r
but she had never been out of the Union
He stood here to-day az her representative
On this day she would elect GuYagnoT
and Legislature, and sho would worry
soon send Senators and members to Con
grcss,
In subsequent article, the Herald says
Before the most distinguished audicnr,
evor gathered in this natiQn, whore wer,
assembled the President, his Cabinet, h,
Judges of the supreme Court the Repre-
sentativos OF all foreign nations. distinguish
cd officers OF our Army and Navy, tho Sen
ate and House OF Representatives, and thou
sands of people representing every Stat,
and almost every county, in the Union, III
nation was disgraeod in tho person OF it
newly elected Vice President.
Ou that occasion he was so overcome |,
his cups as 20 play the drunkard befor
that audience Of thousands. The nation !
the persons of the President, his Mnsterr
the Supreme Court, the Senate and Hous,
hung lis head in very shame at the spoct,
Gle.
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