The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1865-04-25
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We SUPP sed tbs tact thai during an
exciting psfit esr,ass rol ? wofd
was spoken ~ written against Mr.
Johnsons character Tor temperance,
would satisfy any one that hi- coali
ton on he iaf referred 10 Was the
accident II The moment ana GOT The
habit o, a lifetime. Since the terrible
occurrence which placed bim al the
bead u the nation be has spoken near
ly every day To delegation and
through them 70 the people, and T.,
Published reports Of bis efforts certain
iy present 40 evidence Of the ''inco-
herence7 which was sad 10 mark his
address on the day Of his inauguration.
Againsl bis d~isgraceful appearance or
that mi day, be can claim credn for
ihiriy years Of arduous labor for the
people and sacrifices Tor the country
such as few men have been called ~
make, His sudden advancement 10
the highea office Of the government,
gives interest to every fact Of hi spre-
Sious career.
all are aware that be spent the
years in which more favored youth
pursue their studies IN educational in
stitutions, on a %lailor's bench in a
Southern city and that he obtained
the very rudimeuts OF his education
under The Instruction Of bis wife in the
earlier years Of lis married lie. OF
his political course prior to the great
rebellion, il Is only necessary to know
that be was a Demoi rat, bui SO much
more 81 a democrat ID he Q aoral
sense than in the purity ser..e, that be
was always hated b, the southern
~ai's'oera's and ..reeiyed his support
from The Masses OF The people.
Ire outburs, Of The rebellion found
him in the Senate Chamber. There
he told the South that ~the moment a
line &C division was drawn il would
become q line 81 civil war and that
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from that day the abolition Of slavery
would be commenced" When we re-
member that 1t Was ROT nll two years
from tla, time that The North became
convinced that Slavery had anything
TO do with the contesi,w can appreciate
The grasp and foresight OF Andrew
johnson. lie alone Of all the South
ern Senators was found faithful to the
Union. The country has not forgot
ten The fierce battle which he gave to
Breckenridge, Benjamin, Wigiah, aud
the other traitors who stood around
him on the floor Of the Senate, while
Buchanan was still President. Il was
then. when treason was rampant IN
the Senate and IN tie Cabinet, when
the North seemed sleeping under the
danger that threatened i, that An
drew johnson uttered tbat famous SEN
tenee,-'I( was the President Of the
Uniied States, ! would have these men
arrested, aud when tied and eouyiei-
cd, by the eternal God, ] would have
,hen hung Mon,h. lsier, ia a great
spssch on the na,uae Of the contest
which was then fairly in progress, Ia
commenting upon a former remark OF
aSouthern - nator b. l"wheu traitors
became plenty enough treason became
respectable" he said, With a feeling
that filed the galleries with tumultu-
on. applause .--Tators ate getting
10 DC 50 numerous n0w that suppose
treason has almost got to be respecta-
bic but God being IS Hing, whether
traitors may be many or few' as have
hitherto waeed Narsgaiast traitors aud
treason, and IN behalf d the 6overu-
men. which Wa constructed D. our
fathers, ] intend TO eoniiuae ito tis
end" This was not tie IDLE talk ola
man 10 alien the sont,si brouglt no
trials or lafdships. His inyald wife