The daily mountaineer. (Dalles, Or.) 1861-1866, 1866-05-31
OnNsIsTENCY.


But few days ago Vallandigham, that
devoted patriot Of Copperheadism and seces-
sion, said that unless President johnson did
not commence appointing Democratsto office,
in three weeks he would not have single
adherent in that party. Hear him in the Ohio
Democratic State Convention, which assem-
bled at Columbus, May 23d. In speech be-
fore that body he said:
"The support given by the Democracy to
Andrew johnson was the most honest ever
given by any party to q President. 1t was
unsel6sh support. with no demand for office.
The Democracy owed nothing to the Repub-
lican party and did not intend the Republican
party should owe it anything. The battle
would be fought out on this line. He was
Copperhead and gloried in it, and would tell
the Republicans that in five years they would
be making aaidavts to prove that they were
the real Copperheads and we the pretenders;
but Copperheads did not intend to be swal-
lowed up by the President, nor the President
by the Copperheads. The President was not
going over to the Copperheads, for they would
neither ask nor take Office at his hands though
they intended to hold oil the offices after
March, $780,"
Oh, mol Copperheads would not take of.
fee at the hands of President johnson He
knew they endorsed his actions-not because
they loved him or approved of his admins
tration but because they did want office,
and sought Office by endeavoring to deceive
him through false and shameless assurances
of support. He knows the fundamental rule
now governing and controlling the Copper
heads and leaders Of the self-syled so. called
Democratic party is divisions they divided
the Democratic party at Charleston divided
the Union and gave aid and comfort to rebels
and traitors, and have, true to their instincts,
endeavored, to- divide the Union party; but
in that they have signally failed, and only
in the State of Oregon at this time do they
longer labor for this object. After the elec-
tiou is over you will find the Democratic
party here, as in Ohio and throughout the
Union, boldly, defantly assuming their old
principles, contended for during the war,
and denouncing President Johnson as an
usurper and tyrant.
/ Wallandigham truly says the President is
not one of them; he will neither go to them
nor they to him they will not ask nor take
Office at,his ,hauds-that point is settled. The
| three .spseks,have expired and yet no appoint
ments !. and no longer will Democrats support
or endorse him or his policy. Presile lent
johnson, the patriot and statesman, knows
who are the friends of this Government, and
will carefully guard and guide, with the
counsel and cooperation of true loyal men,
the old Ship of State into the harbor of safety
peace andprOsperity.
The friends of President Johnson should
reflect and consider with which party they
act and vote at the coming election. Ifyor
vote for the candidates on the Democratic
ticket, you are supporting the enemies of th'
president. and free government, you ar
voting to sustain vallandigham and his party
, who boast Of their Copperhoadism. If yo,
vote with the Union party, you sustain th
President and his friends. Each of tn
candidates on the Union State and count,
ticket are. the friends of President John
q liberty, who are opposed. to submitting thi
t Government. ipto the hands of traitors, an
5 equally opposed to- universal suffrage. o.
Monday next let the friends of Johnson an
liberty march to the polls, and there, by you
votes, tell the Vallandigham traitors that Or
q egon will sustain the President aud this glo
Q rious Government agaiast,them and his treas
, | enable cohort.
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