Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-09-15
NUMBER l67.,,r..
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"Suhhef.@I No, my countrymen, they are
not my, Christ my Jesus, The, people, yes,
1.-THE prople are my.rulers IN physical NOR
eal and political senseJ but my Savior Is
my rul6ta viA IA a rel kidlIs and fif6eal
sense. Our Savior did vnotieoh6e, as Thad.
Stevens says, [laughter,lr eonflscating. eX-
Terminating and 1extirpaHgg., NO. How
did he come? Heeapes with q commission
from the skies; and he fotind lost and
ruined ahiefi, r guilty and ebndenfted Under
I the law. Did JheI pttt thGiwdrld t6 teath?
No; he did, on the other hand, permit him
psflf in the hands OF his prosecutors and
reviers, pierced by ibayoHets, belied, and
there, upon their articleSaof Impeachment
[laughterJ or resolutRjns,' to besdeb6seUy
and condemned and placed upon the cross
and crucified, aid he Shed his blood, and
testified with his life that men might live.
and lheImight adie.I tGheersy and .hIliygtb q
| To hang eight millisns- OF people! To
hang Flghtmill Ions 0fpeppleii Tbmkpfitt
|, Who ever heard of such a monstrOsty?
|. Yes, this is the basis and the foupdation for
all my tFeaehery aud treason to this peoples
If they j,wapt more blood, my country,
men, if they want more blood, and the
thirst is yet unslacked, Let them fix their al
tar, and afit Is Aecessary, yes, if they wanto
more blood, II they Want more human sac-"
'rifces. let them erect their altar, and want I
you as witness and take the hamble fndi-
vidual that ADDRESSES you here to it, and lay
him upon ii, and the blood and the currents ~
Dtiiat are coursing now uD aud d.down his 3
veins, will be poured out, as a last libatiOn
lfor the Unlpn and his Country. [Great
cheering 81 EiltUVrl Il -J ,4
Z If know myself / love my country. Iii
have devoted the best energies Of my life 10 9
lit, having always TRUSTED and contded in y
1.-THE people; and so tar, let me say the peo- n
'ple havefleVer deserJed me; and God be-'ai
lug willing. i never win desert them,
[Cheersr All the powers here on earth, or
lall he,powers below. or all conbined, can
mot drive me fIom tue Constitution Of my
country and the yindication OF your rights,
? [Chetrs.1 ''Ht'.h I'' ".'i'.'. .t Li''''7 'iii
Theng inT conclusiou, please accept my ]
thanks for the cordial welcome you have r
given me. Go on. 80 on" And the day
Is not distant when, If Ohio is true TO herr
self; the day Is not, distant when, if. you
are true to your wives AID your Children;
the day IS not distant when, if you are
true TO yourselves and your cohlltry whei
the nation will again stand restoied, re-
deemed and regeperated. That's So"
"GOod," and 'Three cheers iOr T0hnsons'1
Then, in partinggwith you here to-day, II
want youito Look, at my psat life, AMI see if
every act has not been for the Constitution
and the country; and then you must take it
as evidence that my future will correspond
In leaving YOU here to-day, turn over
that flag to you; | turn over the Constitute
tion; l. turn over the Union; and / charge
you that you preserve them intact yes"
cheers.l Then, go0d-Bye; thanking you"
for this welcome and. at the same time, in- d.
voking the best blessings Of heaven upon
this people, goodbye. ''''