The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1866-02-24
By Telegraph.
Afternoon Dispatches.
Meeting OF the National MOnu-
meEt Society.
President Johnson Presidcs and
speaks.
Gives The Radicals their Dues.
FOrney a Dead Duck.
Fatal ARRAY In Cincinnati.
Steamboat Disasier-LOsS Of Life.
M{SSOurt InOIcIafuFN
Steamboat DisaSier-LOss OF Life
Missouri Legislature,
Gen. Logan and the Fenlans.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22-The National Mon
ument Society held meeting to-day; Presi
dent johnson presided, and made few re
marks, alluding to Washingt0n's farewell
address as containing the principles by
which he sought to be guided, and express
ing the hope that all the States would con.
tiuue their contributions to the structure tC
be completed as en- enduring memorial &c
the restoration Of ali the States to theil
proper relations to the Government.
/ say that when these States comply with
the Constitution, when they have given
sufficient evidence of their loyalty, and that
they can be trusted-whsn they yield ODE
dience to the law-I say extend 10 them the
right hand of fellowship, and let peace and
Union be restored.
have fought traitors and treason in the
South I opposed the Davis, and Toombs,
and slidelIs, and others, whose names need
not repeat and now, when l turn round AZ
the other end of the line, find men, care
not by what name you call them, Ia voice,
call them traitors who still stand opposed
to the restoration of the Union of these
States, and ! am free TO say TO you that am
still for the preservation of this compact, I
am still Tor the restoration Of this UuiOn-l
am still in favor Of this great Government
of ours living and following out its destiny.
{ A voice, give us their names.) A gentleman
calls for their names. Well suppose should
give them, IA voice, We know them,) l look
upon them, repeat 1t, ss President or cIti-
zen, as much opposed to the fundamental
principles of THIS Government, and believe
they are as much laboring to prevent or de-
stroy them, rs were the men who
fought against them. "a vioce, what
are their names?) / say, Thaddeus Ste
phens, of Pennsylvania; tremendous ap-
plause,) l say, Charles Sumner; lgreat ap-
plause,) | say, Wendell Phillips, and others
of the same stripe among them. A voice,
give it to Forney.) Some gentleman in The
crowd saws give il 10 Forney. ! have only
lust to say that / DO not waste my ammuni-
ton upon dead ducks. daughter and ap.
plause.) ! stand for my country; stand for
the Constitution whero | placed my feet
firm at my entrance into public life. They
may traduce me; they may slander; they
may Vituperate; but let me say 70 you that
it has no effect upon me. (Cheers.) Let
me say in addition, that do not intend TO
be bullied by enemies. (Applaase, and a
cry of the people will sustain y6d.) / know
my countrymen that it has not only been
iusinuated, but said directly, and the inti-
nation has been given in high places, that
If such a usurpation Of power had been ex-
ercised two hundred years sgo in particu-
lar religion, il would have cost q certain in
dividual his head. What usurpatiOn has
Andrew johnson been guilty off None,
none. The only usurpatIon ! have been
guilty of, was standing between the people
and the encroachment oil power; and because
| dared to saw, in conversation with a fell
low w-citizen and a Senator, that / thought
amendments to the Constitution ought
not TO be too frequently made; that
it would lose all its dignity, and that
the old instrument would DO lost sight
of in a short time; because ! happened
to say that if il was amended, such and
such amendments should be adopted,
it was an usurpatiOn Of power that would
have cost a king his head at a certain time
daughter and applause.) In connection
with this subject, il was maintained by the
same gentleman, that we were IN the midst
of an earthquake, that he trembled and
could not yield. { Laughter. Yes there is
an earthquake coming, there Is a ground
swell looming Of popular judgment and
indignation, "a voice, that's truel the Ame1I-
can people will speak by their interests, they
will know who are their friends, and who
their enemies. What positions have held
under this Government, beginning with an
Alderman and running through all branch
es of the legislature. A voice, from tailor
upl Some gentleman ssys l have been
tailor, tremendous applause,) now that
did not discOmGt me in the least, for when
! used 10 be tailor, l had the reputation
Of being a good one and making a close ht,
great laughter always punctual with my
customers, and always dld good WORK. "A
voice no patchwork.l No / don't want any
patchwork want Who'll suit. Bus Will
pass by this little facitousness my friends.
I Won
ought not talk about such things, when
principles are involved. My cOuntrymen,
when the existence ofmy country is imperI.
lied, will act as l have done on former oc-
easions, and speak what l think. was say
ing, that / had held nearly all positions
from alderman, through both branches Of
Congress to that which l now occupy
and who is there, that Will say that
Andrew Johnson ever made a promise
he did not fulfil? Who will ssy that he
ever acted otherwise than in fidelity TO the
great mass Of the people? They may talk
about beheading and usurpation, but when
] am beheaded 1 want the American people
to witness it. | don't want, by Inuendoes,
by indirect remarks in high places, 10 see
the man who has assassination breeding m
his bosom, eXclaim this Presidential ousta-
Gle must be gotten out Of the way. / make
a -
/ have no doubt the intention wss TO incite
assassination, and get out Of the way the
obstacle Of place and power, whether by as
sassination or not. There are individuals IN
this Government, ! doubt not, who want 10
destroy our institutions and cnange the
character Of the Government Are they not
satisfied with the blood which has been
shed DJes not the murder Of Lincoln ap-
pease the vengeance ana wrath OF the opp0-
nents of this Government Are tney sun
uusIaksd2 Do they still want more blood
Have they not got honor and courage
enough to obtain their objects otherwise
than by the hands Of the assassin No, no.
l am not afraid OF assassius attacking me
when where brave, courageous man would
attack another. ! only dread him when he
would 90 in disguise-his footsteps noiseiess-
If il is blood they want, let them have
courage enough TO strike ike men. know
they are willing to wound, but they are
afraid to strike. (Applause If my blo,d
is 10 be shed because | yiudicate the Union
and the preservation OF this Government, Ia
its original purity and chastity, let u be
shed. Let an altar 20 the Union be erected
and then, If IL is necessary, take me and lay
me upon it and the blood that now warns and
animates my existence shall be poured out
as q it libatiou 10 The union Of these States.
lGreat applause.) But let the opponents OF
this government remember that where il
has poured out the blood Of the martyrs
will be the seed OF the church. (Chcers-
Gentlemen, this Union Will grow. IL viii
continue TO increase in strenCt hand power,
though it may be cemented and clensed
with blood. have talked longer now than
I intended. Let me thank you for the hon
or you have done NEE So FAR IS this Gov
ernment is concerned, let me say one other
word IN reference 10 the amendments in the
constitution Of the United States. N hen
reached Washington for the purpose Of be-
ing inaugurated as President Of the
United States, had conversation with
Mr.. Lincoln. We were talking about the
condition Of affairs and 10 reference to mat
tiers ia my own State. l said that we had
called convention and had smended our
constitution BY abolisbing slavery in that
Slate-a State not emogsced in his pTocla-