The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1866-05-18
INGERSOLL FLAYS THE PRESIDENT
a Truthful and Vvishering De-
nuncintIOn.


IN tho House Of Representatives. on
Saturday week., Mr.. lSoEssoLi., of Illinois,
paid his compliments to the nemagogue Of
the White House, in language more earnest,
applicable and foroible than choice and
studied. Among other things, the speaker
expressed his qualification at finding the
Democratic party of tho North advocating
with some degree OF warmth, and with the
same lack of honor, tho principles which
they had formerly advocated at the diota.
ton of their Southern rulers Tho North
orn Democrats wero as roaly and willing
ns they over wore to subservo the purposes
Of the whipped and defuuet Southern chiv-
airy. The patriotic people of the North
had not only defeated rebels to fight, and
Northern friends aud allies OF the rebellion
to fight, but also had the Executive to fight.
with all its power aud patronage. The
Southern RrStocraGy, aud the President to
boot, would, however have to succumh TO
the power Of Northern patriotism, fighting
battles of liberty and universal Justice
Mr.. lngersol! expressed his belief that
there would have been little difficulty in
restoration, if the President of the United
States had conscientiously aud honest
discharged his duly to thu couutry--if he
had more judgment and less ambition, more
patriotism aud less egotism; but tho Presi-
dent had a desire to make himself conspicn.
ous, mud consequently blinded by ambition
he refused to do what WAS his plain duty
to do--call u special session OF Congress ct
once. M ....
| Andrew Johnson never had boCn with
Union Republican people at heart in prin
Piles on which the war was fought An
drew Johnson had been for maintaining the
| Union because he saw no chance of battling
successfully against it., and because he
J wait d to MI nttiu sltVcry in tho Union.
! Aurtew i, h snn wa5 essenta " q Southern
man, W tn tho preju lices, the aainlosiiics the
hatreds, aud the superstition Ci Sire S0uth
arn people. An lrCw .JOhusnu had never
beeh rrcnguiz III by tho Son hern leaders
wh) inau gurated tho rebellion as one {
their peers, 80 he sacrifice nothing when he
refused To go with Them; he tfover had been
/ with them as one of the spokes of the
Southern political wheel
Tho President was to-day filled with tho
poison of the malaria of slavery, which he
| Inherited in hs infancy ;aud in the ripeung
! years of his life he had talke loud of the
''"VN"eSH F" Ne"s2'" wuen ~ was h's VI
~ ~ u" % Nv" "e eV"N lon,"'n ~
'I' VI a,''o
| clothed with the power Of President and
| looked to be reelected in 1868, he wills
pered in tho ears of the rebels that all his
talk about furnishing traitors Was mere
CANNON, intended for Now England and
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"''n '"ne' ne ii"u e'Vc" t',e ho py nus
w '' "0''o"' W tno sSn''',''u'S ""'In no
,r, lr,,u eNlrssse', With .no l'S' t""' yFu'S'
nv uu'I """li C"'ho wne' A4''o" 'V''"-
so' "puu' oa 30 'oN ''"' hoho 81 Poo' "s
~ Nv @ nun 'S'e'ou1e'
AnuI9W 'on"Son Mou,'l l'nu 'nat Wneu zen
no uWou W se, .ho rAec"''Ve power 'n op'
pos','oi' 10 rl3ht ah,, e'erhM prnnc'pieS' nc
~olh' pe outa tusp' anu wouil nc over
po,i,1 y ','e se,'lnen!S .. '',e peop,e' .le
"oui" h'u t',al cnliu w ,"e ISnt was
more Powerlui III the right man the riest-
ueht III INC wrong. Anurew Johnson nm
selt had made treason odious by his reach-l
cry TO tne party whleh eiecled INN. ii
Ahnrew johnson hai not been traitor to
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United states, no had boon traitor to the
party mat elected nm, and to tie prncl'
pies he had proclaimed IN 1861, and that
had iound u response IN the hearts o. all
loyal men. 3D. an
u Instead OF being the man entitled to the
eonldence, the gratitude, and the love OF
tho loyal American people, Andrew john
son had only the love, coniidenos and sup
port OF the late rebels in arms and their
sytnpathizers or apOlOgists IN the North.
The American people had suffered and were
capable OF suffering a great deal, but it was
too much for them to be afflicted with rinder-
pest, trichina, cholera and Andrew johnson
all in one year. Andrew Johnson was
consummate demagogue--one Of the most
unblushing demagogues that ever existed
III this country. 81, 4. ,...
Andrew johnson, in his speech to the
soldiers and sailors, told them all he had
sacrificed for tho country. What had he
sacrificed? He had not suffered as much
az tile private who fought in the ranks al
Gettysburg. The humbIest private in tho
ranks was entitled TO more credit and honor
than Andrew JolInson was. Had Andrew
johnson ever been in battle2 Had he ever
smelt gunpowder? Ever camlol in the
SHOWS OF wIntcrP What had he done ? He
had suffered the position OF Unite1 States
Senator and that OF Military Governor 0f
Tennessee. When he occupied the Exe-
cntive Mansion in Nashville lie wore
Brig0dier Generals strap on His shoulder,
and was feasted and toasted, aud had sesi-
tries posted at his door whiic he was snor-
iup ouiaflV duriup tim RtlpuI WAfpIps Of