Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1865-04-22
Mr.. JOHESOH'S RECORD.
Extracts from his Speeches be.
fore the War.
How he Regards Treason anst lis Pro.
per PuMishknent.

We print below extracts from spsecbe:
delivered by President johnson in Con.
gress Just prior to the outbreak of the Wsf.
In his speech to the Illinois delegation, a
few days since, the President stated TO
then that his past course In public life
would be a guaranty of his future action.
What that future action will be may be
judged from these extracts. They breathe
the spirit Of constant and unswerving de-
votion 10 the Union, and of fixed and un-
alterAble determination that treason must
be punished. These were his views before
treason had waged four years war-had
starved aud tortured our prisoners-hsd
murdered the head of the nation. It is not
probable he will change his views much,
now thst treason has perpetrated these
enormities. The following are the ex-
tracts slluded TO:
Extracts Eom Speech in Emitted sAtes Senate.
March 2 1851
But there are faen who talk about
towards. courage and al that description
of thing; sli IN this connection, want
to say, ncs boastingly, with no anger in
my bosom, that these two eyes Of mine
never looked upon anything in the shane
of portal man that this heart feared"
=
Mr.. President, I was going on to re-
mark, in reference TO general sllusion to
treason, that if individuals we're pointed
out TO me who were engaged in nightly
conspirscies, in secret conclsVes, ard issu-
ing orders directing the capture of our
forts and the taking of custom houses,
would show who were the tssitors; and
that being done, the persons pointed out,
coming within the perviw and scope Of
the provisions Of the Constitution which l
have read, were the resident of the
United States, 1 would doas Thomas JEFF
ferson did, in 1906, with Aaron Burr-I
would have them arrested and if convict
ed within the meaning nd scope of the
Constitution, by the EteT7tI God, l WOULD
EXECUTE THEM. Sir, treson must be pun
ished. Its enormity, ad the extent
and depth of its ofnse must be
made known. The time not far distant,
/ If this Government is PTseTUed, its Consti-
I1EEao'' ,S'yse '''''' RIO 51''0erecuted in eUerv
department, WHEN soMrEIEe or Tsy
KIND MUST BE DONE.
rErfract from 81, ech 10 TIE l,..,e.
ate, Feb. 6, So iHited States ssn-
1 hsve been told, and 4 :,
repeated, that this Union is s HeI.l1 II
| been said in this chamber thst1es; II mas
| cold sweat Of death; that, IN n In the
really dead, and merely lying u is
waiting for the funeral obsequies to sIete
formed. If this be 50, and the wsre
has been made upon me in consequence.
sdvocatin g the Constitution sDd the Union
is 10 result in my overthrow and my de
struction; and that flag, thst glorious fsG
the emblem of the Union, which was born
by Washington through a seven year
, struggle. shall be struck from the OspitC
and trailed in the dust-when this Unlol
is inferred, 1 want no more honorab
, winding sheet than that brave old dag, an
no more glorious grave than TO be interre
in the tomb of the Union. For It hay
stood; for it will continue to stand;
care not whence the blows come; and son
will find, before this thing isover, that viii
there are blows TO be given, there will
blows TO receive; and that while othe
; can thrust, there are others who can psrr
They viii find that il is game that tv
can plsy at. God preserve my count
from the dssolation that is threatening h'
I, and from treason and traitors
4 "Is there not some chosen curse.
Some hidden thunder In the stores Of Heaven,
] Red with uncommon wrath, to blast the man
Who owes his greatness to bis country . FulA'