The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1866-09-01
President johnson.


President johnson.
We have been reading over a collection Of the
speeches made by Andrew johnson just prior to
and during the rebellion. 10 them he breathes
forth the purest spirit Of patriotism aud love Of
country, and determination that, so far as 10 him
lay, loyalty should be rewarded and treason
punished. Every one Is familiar with his eele-
bra,ed speech made In the United States Senate,
in February, 1861, when the Southern Senators
were leaving their seats for the purpose Of urg-
ing their States 10 secede from the Union, In
which be used the following memorable language
" Shoir me rho haS been Engaged in these con.
spiraeies, srho has yircd upon our yfag, rho las
girCn Instructions 70 take our Jorfs and eHstosa-
house, aad arseHais, and doek-yayds, aud I triH
shoe you traitor. wHERE | PREsIDExr Of he
Tinted States, rOuii do as Thomas J.esrsOn did
IN ls06 trh AdroH Burr. I ironld hare them ar.
rsHei, and, u e0Hricfoi rifhin ne meaning and
scope q the Constitution, BIZ THE ErERSAL Coo,
Would EXECUTE THEM"
lie acted up TO the the declaration here made
while military Governor Of Tennessee, and when
he received intelligence Of his nomination for the
vice.Presideney, in response to the cOmplimen-
tAry greetings Of his fellow-eiiiEens Of Nashville,
he made the following remarkable declarations :
Bot, in calling convention TO restore the
State who shall restore and re-esiablish II Shall
the man who gave his influence and means TO de-
stroy the Government Is he TO participate 10
the great work OF reorganization Shall be who
brought this misery upon the State be permitted TO
control 10 destinies Lffhis b. 90, hea all this
precious blood Of our brars soldiers and officers, 90
freely poured out, will hare been rGaionly sptlled
Al the giorioHS rietories by cur Robls armies sril
Il III al.
been sorn irh dead keroes during Nis rebellion lrH
hare been made memorable IN ram. WAY all this
carnage and derasafi0nS II ras thai treason
uigh b put dorH and traitors punished Thsre-
fore, cay thaf traitors should take back seat in
he rork 81 restoration. fhers Be but IRE thousand
mon an zsnHessse loyal 70 tie C6nstifnfi0H, loyal
10 Freedom, loyal 70 Jnsiies, Msss true and faithful
reformation, ABSOLUTELY. say that the trail
tor has ceased to be q citizen, and in joining the
rebellion, has become public enemy .
Before these RspeafiHg Rebsls can Be- frHsied, LET
THEN BRING FORTH THE FRUITS OF RE-
PENTANCE."
And be added
And these leaders must feel the power Of the
Government. 7reasoa must Be made odioHs and
fraitOrsmEsi Be impoverished. Tleir great planta-
ftcns must Be sei-sd and diridsd info smaH farms
and SOld 10 hoAesf, isdastri0as men,"
Following bis record up to the time Of the as
sassina,ion Of Mr.. Lincoln, we find no change Of
views on this important question, and on the
goth Of April, 1865, he said:
II ist time the AmerieaA people should BE- taught
10 Hndersfaad that treason 10 a erime-nos in re-
reNge-aot in anger-buf that treason is crime,
and should Be esieened as such and psnished az
such"
And on the following day, TO q Committee
Of loyal Southerners, be emphaiically exclaimed I:
a. Tteason must Be made odioHs Traitors musf
Be made odicEs and fraPornisksd They must not
only be punished, but their social p0srers must BE-
dssfrcged. And, after making treason odious,
every Union man and the Government should
be reimbursed out OF the pockets Of those who
have inflicted this great suffering upon the eoun-
try"
Time and az ain be gave uiieranee 10 such sen
timenis, and no man In the Union ranks was 90
trusted, but ga change came DER the spirit
OF his dreams" No sooner had the time arrived
for the enforcement Of the doctrine promulgated
In bis speeches, than Andrew johnson proved
false to his pledges, and commenced sysiema,-
ie course Of pandering TO treason. lie now turns
bis back upon The loyal men who sustained the
nation during lie period Of trial, and is using all
the influence Of his high pOsi,iOn-nO, to make
" treason odious," but 10 make Il respectable.-
He gets up Convention Of those who favor his
policy, at which rebel Generals and Senators and
Congressmen are prominent members; he takes
Offices from MANNED Union soldiers and gives
them 10 men who have been Indifferent, at least,
Of the fate Of the Government be refuses 10 re-
eogniss the lsgaily-eleeied Governor Of q SOW
sreign State. because that Governor is . loyal
man, and permits loyal asssmblage to be shot
down like dogs In the streets ofgreat city. Yet,
thoss who do not support Mr.. johnson and bis
policy are radical rebels ~
To show the great change effected In Mr..
johnson, no further proof Il needed than extracts
from Southern papers. The Memphis AryHs,
one Of the most incorporating rebel sheets
Published, said In 1852
We should 10 like 10 sec Andrew John.
sons lying tongue torn from his foul mouth, and
bis miserable carcass thrown 10 the dogs, or
hung on gibbet a. high As Haman to feed the
carrion buExards."
The sams paper, edited by the sams MAN, says
Ia 1893 =.
The iron hrmness, the undismayed soul OF
single man Andrew johnson J Il al that stands
between us and the fatal vortex Of anarchy and
resultant despotism which has engulphed the
lives and fortunes Of many millions before us.-
Lei us rally 10 the side ofihat man, determined
10 save or perish with the Republic
few days ago the following announcement
was Officially made
''The President has pardoned HenFy A. Wis,
and ordered bic property 70 b restored 10 him ~
In april iasi, this same Henry A. Wis, In .
spesch ~ Alexandria, Va, said
~ am traitor, let them make the most Of
u. MI - : traitor, Why don't they Try and
hang ne have Iost ny land and property,
but would clean boots % your streets sooner
than bow 10 ulurpation. III had trlumphed, I
should have hvored stripping them Naked
| Lmnghlsr.l Pardon They might have appeal
a ~ pardon-but would have sssn fksm dsns-
nsd 1vege womid Aaps eranfaf e. FOR myssll
iho ooot nslng on The other leg, take no oaihs
] Ak ne p4taons fProlongsd chess."l
Has Andrsw Johnaon changed
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