National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1866-11-16
WHAT WILL PRESIDENT
JDkHN&ON DO.

enough to imagine that President
johnson will prove recrean0 to the
cause of Constitutional Liberty and
the inalienable rights of traitors to
be hung, We pity them. They need
not go back to the :! middle agesn to
find his record. He acas once a
"democrat' but never traitor
lie has record on the Rebellion.
that has been made up since the fir.
ing upon Sumter, and we imagine if
Is to that record that he refers
l. .rly i'll the Rebellion, during the
last days of Buchanan's administra.
ton. on the I'd Of March. 1861. in a
speech IN reply to Lane of Oregon.
speaking of the firing upon the Star
OF the West, and the seizure of orr
arscnals, docks, forts and navy
yards, he used this memorable ian.
guagc:
" Show me who has been engaged
III these conspiracics, who has fired
upon our flag, who has given in
structions to take our forts. and Gus.
tom-houses, and arsenals. and dock
Yards, and will shoWyo a traitor"
A oplause i'll the galleries. When
order was restored he continued -
were l President of the United
States | would do as Thomas Jettcr,
son did. in 1906, with Aaron Burr.
| would have them arrested. and if
convicted. within the meaning and
scope of the Constitution, by tie Eter
nal God ,couM crecate them ~
He is now President. Has any.
thing since occurred to make him
repent that solemn oath, or change
his stern resolve ?
Senator Doolittle, in ADDRESSING
his neighbors. after the assassjna-
ton of the President, says of Mr..
Johnson
Ills wife anJ, children have been
=
captured ~ r'oriS' suffering all but
death; his property has been coniis-
ECU ~ 'i'e'h ms sons imprisoned
his nci4hhors and friends shot. muir,
der2d in cold blood. hang. gibbcted
amt for no otteHSo but that of lnval-
tY to the government Of the United
state. see nothing in all this cal
ct1lptgI ~ pt,,,,., Ia, ,........
,H'"'o" - ''!'n@c IlH convictions or
~ p"'i"s'' va 'Et "'iici hald. IN
niS S!'c',' upon me !dl 81 fIch- .
"io"" an" i.'e surrender, While
I''S o''h -: III 'l' a'llFlUm OF JOY
ava 'A"!'a'io'i over our Suc'eSS.ahd
u th' "i,pio,''-ol peace. spoke 81
"I'''> ~ ne a'o'!r uId ho' forget the
>''i" "tiiiiiloS OF justice. Tor he Is
mac o. S'ttlcf ataH' | pom The
'utlrc' ne saiu:
ne matter 10 lhiluehil3! tIaIt-
orS 10 'hy honest Boy the deiuded
man, VINO mas Ue,n received INTO the
reN'I I'llhS'l would extend i2nlcncy:
! Wooiu say renew your support %
'nt government ana hecome good
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mug
y no nov aiter tue elimination Of
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''c assassination 81 Tue PRESIDENT
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