The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1866-09-28
The DemaEOgue ON His Travels,
and What He Said.

l would 10 God We had enough demagckues in the
land. The demonstration here to-day has CON
irmed me In my opinion Of some Of these dema-
goguss.-Andrrw johnson, ot Noe fork, o' reported
~ The NsV York 7imes.
Mr.. Johnson accepts The situation of
demagogue with as much compacency as
Nallandgham does that of Copperhead.
IL is, therefore, proper to call them by tho
names they own. Docs johnson know
what a demagogue is2 Words have de.
rivative meaning and they have Vernaou.
lar meaning as applied in our mother
tongue. The Greek word dSmagogue means
a leader OF the people. The common and
popular meaning is iactous and
seditioN leader of the people. Rich
ardson's Dictionary (the boat authority for
the meaning of woids) says that dema-
gogue is "a leader of the people, applied tu
fuciious or sediious leader" Other die
tunaries give harsher meaning of the
trne, popular mother-tongue meaning of
the word--a factious and soditious leader
of tho people. Mr.. Johnson does not we
believe, mean to preach Sedition, but he
does preach faction, and that in most
Offensive sense, with an object, aud in words
and illustrations, which are not only below
the dignity of statesman, but much below
that of any decent, intelligent citizen.
Much may DO allowed by way Of apology
to the deficiencies of his early education,
and much to that delirious excitement
which attends even upon one who has ex-
changed the humble walks Of life for the
dizzy nights of CGsarean power. What
can he know Of the real state of the people
aud country, when ho has Seward,
and Randall, aud Doolittle, Alexander
.Stepheus, and fawuing sycophants OF
al 10 NIL al 30 ~.
tellect and deprave his principlesH The
man ia to be pitied, sincerely pitied, who is
thus tempted by all the delusions OF power
and hattery. We are not disposed to cen
sure him more thau is absolutely required
to place his public conduct in true light
before the people, aud We doubt whether
human talent eau do it more electually
than he does it himself iu his speeches to
the people No doubt DooGttle * Co.
thought it would be an admirable thing to
exhibit an unfortunate patriot around
the country, aud talking his wounds, and
services, and patriotism up for sympathy.
But their memories are short. The Ameri.
can people, aud especially tue Western
people, are not fond of such exhibitions.
1t is no new trick in politics, aud We can
refer tho exhibitors of Mr.. Johnson to a
very signal example, aud equally
signal failure. In tue political campaign
of 1910 Richard NJ. johnson ('who killed
recumseh~ was the Vice President GU the
Democratic ticket. lie was relied on to
make great impression Mt tue Wost, and
he was accordingly exhibited for the occa.
sion. lie could not speak as loug as John
son, but what was wanted in eloqueuce was
made up in action. When ths gallant
Colonel was describing the battle of the
Thames, at the right moment the distin-
guahed exhibitor not the Secretary of
State) held up the Colonels gOunded
arm But what was the result? He not
only made no votes, but his own party did
not vote for him. One of the electors OF
Virginia wouldn't vote for him, aud neither
would South Caroliua.
Taken az a whole, we dent believe thcat.
rical exhibitions help any party. The peo-
pile have more common sense than these
demagpgues attribute to them. IN the pres.
ent case they know very well that Johnson
and his miserable faction are carrying on q
war upon Congress, aud that Congress ia
the constitutional representative body OF
the American people. Ii is not question
whether the rebel States shall at some time
or other have Representatives, flor when
they are fit for it they will haYe,) but
whether the American people shall gov
ern, or whether such q mere accident as
Johnson-the mere servant of the people,
a momentary occupant of the executive
ohair-shall Bu6due Congress-, subdue the
people, and, like monkey on the throne
of the CAESARS, spew out what he calls his
"policy" over this land ? That is the only
issue there is. And we are much mistaken
if the people of tho West don't meet that
issue with such voice and such verdict
as Will, for time at least, frighten the
demagogues back iuto their dark and dirty
holes.
At Utica, N. T., Mr.. Johnson says
But let us come together and stand around the
Constitution as the common bond of union. Let
us again be in fraternal hug and swear eur altars
and gods shall perish and be scattered to dust bat
that the Constitution shall be preserved The
great State of New York has she power 10 settle
this great question.
Yes, let Us take "lraternal hug by all
means; but is it right that we shall de-
strOy our atdrs and our gods in order 10
perpetuate mere piece Of paperH The
Constitution of the United States is very
good instrument, but we will see all the
constitutions the earth contains aud all
the Johnsons ever born, with his whole
wretched crew in the bottom of the Pacific,
before we will touch with sacrilegious
hand one title of the Ark of our holy re-
ligion. We are not sure that we proper
ly understand Mr. Johnson. We really
hope there has been some mistake in report
ing. But no matter what may have been
the real phrase, we have enough of his
speeches to show that the whole tone, tenn.
per lang uage and spirit of Mr.. Johnson is
that of a demagogue.
The theatrical tour of Mr.. johnson is q
great mistake on the part of his managers.
The people of this great Wost cannot be
safely tritled with. They have sense, and
courage, and patriotism. The policy Of Nj.
Johnson's hackers should have been to keep
everybody quiet aud still. Their apathy
might have done a good deal for them
The last thing they should have thought
of would be to rouse the people. They
are now compelling the people to look up
on the enormity of the scenes which are
enacted before them. On this side, they
look upon the massacre at New Orleans,
wnked at by the Government the riots
at Memphis and on this tho Knights OF
the Golden Circle, Milligan, with Vallan.
digham 4 Co.; and in front, the long train
of Johnson & Co. trailing my policy"
through the country to the Kissing OF Cop
perheads and the rejoicing of rebels. IL is
enough-more than enough The banner
OF the people, the flag of the country, are
hung upon the wall and the trumpet calls
the loyal soldier to his new battlefield,
One more victory. and we shall be emanci-
pated forever from the demon of rebellion.
e. ID. Mansfield in the Cincinnati Gazette.
A CONscIENrIoUs PIcKPoCKEr. AN editor
Of western paper, while taking a snooze
after dark, travelling in railroad carriage.