Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1866-03-07

and by the public Judgment, you turn
round and assume that they are out
and shall not comein. Laughter and
checrs.] Lam free to say TO you, as
your Executive, that am not prcpar-
ed to take any such position. / said
in the Senate, in the very inception of
the rebellion, that States had no right
to go out, and that they had no pow
or to go out. That question has been
settled, and cannot turn round now
and give the direct lie to all profess
10 have done IN tho last fve years /
can do no such thing.
Isay that when they comply with
the Constitution, when they have
given sufficient evidence of their loyal
ty and that they can be trusted, when
they yield obedience to law, l say, ,ex-
tend to them the right hand of fellow
ship and let peace and Union be re-
stored.
But then, gentlemen, We swing
around the circle. / have fought
traitors and treason in the South. |
opposed the Davises and the Toenb-
ses, the Slidells and long list of 9TH
ers whose names will not repeat, and
now when i turn round at the other
end Of the line / find men--I care not
by what name you call them-(a
voice, "Call them traitors, )who stand
opposed TO tho restoration of the
Union of these States, and | am free
to say to you that am stiil for the
preservation of this compact / am
stiR Tor the restoration of this Union (;
/ am still in favor of this great gov
ernment of ours going on and follow
ing outfits destiny. { A voice, "Give us
their names.") A gentleman calls for
thoir names. Well, suppose ! should
give them. CA voice We know them. }
IL look upon them--I repeat it as
President or citizen--as much opposed
10 the fundamental principles of this
government, and they are rs much la.
boring TO destroy them as were the
men who fought against us. "a voice
what are their names y / say Thad
deus Stevens, of Pennsylvania (Tre.
mendous applause) | say Charles
Sumner, ! say Wendell Phillips, and
others of the same stripe are amongst
them. (Avoice, Give il to Forney y
I Some gentleman in the crowd says
give it 10 Forney. l have only to say
that | do not waste my time upor
dead ducks. Laughter.) stand fol
the Constitution where | placed my
feet from my entrance into public
life. They may traduce me, they may
slander me, they may vituperate me
but let me say to you that il has ne
effect upon me; and let me say in ad
dition that do not intend TO be bul
he'd by my enemies. (Cries of "ThC
people will sustain your
J / know, my countrymcn, that it has
! been insinuated, and not only insinu
ated but said directly-the intimatior
has been given in high places--that j
such usurpation of power had beer
: exercised two hundred years ago, il
peculiar reign, il would have cost {
certain individual his head. What
: usurpation has Andrew Johnson peer
guilty off Tho usurpation | have
: been guilty of has always boen stand
{ ing between the people and the en-
5 croachments Of power and becaus'
Q / dared TO say, in conversation will
? o fellow-citizen and a Senator, too
: that | thought amendments to th
? Constitution ought not to be so FIRE
auent that their effect would be tina
it would lose all its dignity; that tn,
! instrument would be lost sight of in
: short time-becausc | happened Il
say, in conversation, that fit wa
{ amended, such and such amendment
: should be adopted--we are told tha
: it WAS usurpation of power that woul'
: have lost a king his head at a certain
1 time. And ia connection with thi
: subject it was explained by the sam
: gentleman that we were in the maids
: Of earthquakes that he trembIcd,an
Q woulu not ylelu. les tncre is ~
G earthquake coming; there is a groun
: swell coming Of popular judgemcn
and indignation. The American pee
s pie will speak by their instincts, an
Q they will know who are their friend
and who are their enemies.
t What position have occupiedi
Q have occupicd'a all positions under thi
y government, beginning with an alder
man and running through all branche
e of the Legislature. "a voice-"Fror
t a tailor up" Some gentleman say
a ] have been a tailor. Now that di
' not discomfit me in tho least, for who
G / used to be tailor / had the reputs
l. ton Of being good one, and of mal
n ing close fits; always punctual wit
}. my customers, and always did goo
o work. CA voico-"No patchwork. =
t No, do not want any patchwork
n / want whole suit. But we will pas
L. by this facotionsness. My friend
, nav eovv HVOr a m prou,Jant and x-o