The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1866-03-08


vert and overturn our tree government. it
Is not on the part Of those who are eNe,ra-
ted and abhorrcd for there unSwcrving 10y
atty, by the Southern rebels and their
Northern sympathizcrs, but on his own
part who Is now receiving the plaudits of
those rebels and Sympatllizers universally.
THE PRESIDENTS PEECH.
Who constituted the great body of the
crowd that marched To the White House ON
THURSDAY last and drew from him that
speech, which, for its indecency. bombast.
malignity, and trCasOnble leaning. there
are no words lilly to characterize. and for
which, with other wcighty reasons. he
ought to be indicted by that grand inquest
the United States IIonSc of Representa-
tives, tried by the senate and for the peace
and safety of the country, dismissed from
Office. Loud and long applauscl That
mob was constituted. rs every loyal man I'm
Washington knows. of rebels and their COP
perhcad abcltOrs. almost to 4 man. the low,
the vile and the desperate. These were the
hackers Of President Johnson, rcudiug the
air with their iubilant shouts, as he made
that haranguc which, rs it lis circulated
through the land, is filling all rcbcldom
with Satanic jubilatio, mi all cOppprhcad-
dom with hope of victory. When the bot
tomless pit Is in full chorus, it Is not for
SONS Of good men to Join in tune. Laugh
ter and applause.l Take that speech where
YOU may. if the brutal the drunken. the sc-
dtiouS, the ncgro-hating, the tyrauical in
spirit, and design are there, it will receive
their unanimous applause. If, unhappily,
here and there, there are those who are not
of that stamp, who also approve that speech
q. IL -
more ineXcusable and incXplcable is there
conduct. Listen to the New York U0rl2
the DdHg NCrS and thcHefdH, the old trim
ity described In the scriptures as ''the world
the flesh and the DEVIL Mr.. Garrison then
read passages from the editorials which re-
Gently appeared in these disrcputablc papers
measures, tavOring the audience with run
ming comment.
HENRY j. RAYMOND WORSE THAN A REBEL.
lie next produced an extract from the
Times, which was perceived with vehement
Kisses. lie then said. If YOU will pardon
the bad grammar for the sake of the truth,
let me say that the Times is out Of Joint.
and its editor deserves heavier coudcmna
tOn, than any of his secession associates.
lie, alas! has gone over TO the enemy in a
manner which covers with a disastrous
eclipse his old fame as Il friend of freedom
and as the announcer of the irresponsible
conflict and the higher law.
SECRETARY SEWARD A FALLEN IUCIPTE
GOu have seen the telegram sent by Mr.
Seward to President johnson after the de-
livery of that famous speech. ut Is all
right and safe; the Union Is restored and
the country Is safe; the Presidents speech
Is triumphant and the country will be hap
py.' lilisses.l How art thou fallen h
Luciter, son of the morning. 1t had been
far better for thee to have died beneath {! {
stabs Of the assassin Payne than to have
survived and forwarded such bcsottcd tel
egram to Presidential leader of the rebcl
and cOpperhI ad forces of the country
God may forgive you, but Il betrayed people
never will.
THE PRESIDENTS MOTIVES AND ASPIRATION,
President Johnson undertakes to stigma
tie Congress as II sCditiOus body. Il dis
union body. What is his meaning Of this
II is to wake up popular vengeance: it istC
bring upon Congress the hatred and wrath
uf tie Wild and violent men. | tell YOU ",
have not Il sober man IN the Presidential
chair, and such man with such habit,
does not know frcm day to day and houi
" h'NAl hllhV iAN W III NN' dI+N ' Ntl tul'S u
brand the Congress ofthc United States IL
u diSloyal and disunion body,
He means, ifhe dare, to perfcrn
a coupod'etatssand either to insis'
at the point Of the bayonet upor
having those Southern rebels pu
into both Houses of Congress, Oh
drive Congrets out Of the Capitol
| believe that the Capitol is il
greater danger now than it eve,
was, and were it not that Lieut.
enant General Grant is living, i
would be lost. So long as Gen
eral Grant lives and occupies hi
present position, perhaps his ty
rannical demand may not be made
Applause.
Mr.. Garrison closed his lecture
with an appeal to the people 0
the State Of New York to do jus
tice to the black man and plac,
him, with regard to suffrage, OF
the same level with the white
man.