The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1866-03-08
" johnson the Candidate.

We publish below extracts from Mr..
Johnson's speeches prior to his fnaugu-
ration as President. Our readers will
compare these quotations with his speech
published last week.
In Mr.. Johnson's speech, IN June,
1864, at Nashville, when he accepted the
nomination, he said with reference to
the amendment the Constitution:
l hold with Jefferson that government
was made for the convenience Of man,
und not man for government The laws
and constitutions were designed rs In
struments to promote his welfare. And
hence, from this principle, conclude
that governments can and ought to be
changed and amended to conform to the
wants to the requirements and progress
of the people, and the enlightened spirit
of the age. Loud applause.
Concerning the negroes he spoke as
follows. Compare it with his veto:
Now, in regard to emancipation, I
want to say to the blacks that liberty
means liberty to work and enjoy the
fruits of our labor. Idleness is not free
dom. l desire that all men shall have
a fair start and an equal chance in the
race Of life, and let him succeed who has
the most merit. This, l think, is a
principle Of heaven. I am for emanci-
patton for two reasons: first, because it is
right in itself, and second, because in the
emancipation of the slaves we break
down an odious and dangerous aristocra-
cy. | think that we are freeing more
whites than blacks in Tennessee.
Concerning reconstruction he said:
But in calling convention 10 restore
the State, who shall restore and re-es-
tablish it? Shall the man who gave his
influence and his means to destroy the
Governments Is he to participate in the
great work OF reorganization? Shall he
who brought this misery upon the State
be permitted to control its destinies? If
this be SO, then all this precious blood of
our brave soldiers and officers SO freely
| poured out will have been wantonly
/ spilled. All the glorious victories won
by our noble armies will go for naught.
and all the battlefields which have been
soWn with dead heroes during the rebel
| lion will have been made memorable in
vain.
Why all this carnage and devastation?
1t was that treason might be put down
and traitors punished. Therefore l say
that traitors should take a back seat in
/ the work of restoration. Ifthere be but
! five thousand men in Tennessee loyal to
the Constitution, loyal to freedom. loyal
to Justice, these true and loyal men shO'd
control the work of reorganization and
reformation absolutely. Loud and pro-
longed applause ] say that the traitor
has, ceased to be citizen, and in Joining
the rebellion, has become public epe-
1 my. He forfeited his right to vote With
loyal MEN when he renowned his citi-
zenship aud sought to destroy our gov
crnment. ,.fts
i We say to the most honest and indus
triotis foreigner, who comes from Eng
land or Germany to dwell among US and
to add to the wealth Of the country
Before you can be a citizen, YOU must
, stay here for five years." II VT are 60
cautious about foreigners, who VOLUNTARY
~ renOunce their holnesito live with us,
what should we say to the traitor. who,
although born and reared among us has
/, raised q parricilal hand against the Gov
ernnlent which always protected hinn?-
My Judgment il that lac should be mb-
tected to 4 severe ordeal before he n re-
stored to citizenship. A fellow who takes
the oath merely to Savo his property, And
denies the validity Of the oath, r. apes-
jured man, aud not to be trusted. Before
these repenting rebels can be trusted. let
them bt3pg forth the frtits Of renetft Ai1ce.,
He who helped to make all tfs1Ge W1di
owe and orphans, who drape 80 .Gtroets
Of Nashville, in amounting, should lsai1sr
]. Tor his great crime.
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