New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1866-03-02

round .hc circle, | have fouGh! traitors
and treason in the south; ] opposed
the Davises, the Voombs, the Slidells
a long list of others, whose names l
reed not repeat, and now, when turn
round, at the other end OF the line, l
frd men, l care not by what name you
call them. a voice, Call them trait
ors,") who still stand opposed to the
restoration of the union Of these states
and | am free to say to you that | ain
still for the preservation of this COM
nacs, am still for the restoration Of
the unior, 7 am It'll in favor Pf this
greas government, {: GUS going on and
following out its d:stiny. "a voice,
Give us the namcs."I A gentleman
calls for the names: we'll suppose l
SHOULD! give them. "a voice, 1--WE
know them.") | look upon them l re
peat IL as president or citizen, as
men opposed to the fundamental prin-
ciplcs of this government. and believe
they arc as much laboring to prevent
or destroy them. rs were the men who
fought agains: US. IA voice, "What
are the names2'l l say Thaddeus
Stevens, Of Pennsylvania, tremendous
applause:) say Charles Sumner, (great
applause:) I say Wendell Phillips, and
others of the same stripe, are amongst
them. \ voice, Give it Forney.")
Some gentleman in the crowd says,
Give it to Forney." I have only
| just to say that l do net waste my am
munition upon dead cocks. daughter
and applausel stand for nay country,
| stand for the constitution, where |
placed my feet from my advent into pub
lie life. They may traducc me. they
may SANDER me, they may vituperate:
but let me say to you it has nc effect
upon me, |Cheers,) And let me say,
in addition, that 10 not intend to be
oyerawed by reason Of pretended friends,
nor DO | intend to be bullied by my
enemies. IApplause and cry "The
people will sustain you.D
know, my countrynien, that It has
been insiaua,el-anl not only insirua-
ted but said directly--(the intimation
has been given in high places that if
such usurpation Of power had been
exercised 200 years ago, in a particular
reign, it would have est a certain lnai-
vidual lis head. What usurpa.ion has
Andrew johnson been guilty oc?I
"No.c!' "non.."l The uz1rpatioS !
have bcea gully G. hhas a,,,-,sys bee.
re: c1s.1ins between the people aua the
encroachmslts Of power; and bsc..use l
dared say, IN conversation with lel-
low c!tizen, and senator, too, that |
thought amendments to tbs constitution
ought not to be SO freq:cnt; that their
effect woul be that j: would lone un its
prestige and dignltv; that the old IL
strument w2uld % lost sight Of in a
short tim>; because | happened to say
in conversation that, If it was amended
suc:. a.s1 such amendments should be
adopted, it was usurpation Of power
| th>.t would have cost king his head at
I. certain time. daughter and ap-
plause. And, in connection with this
subject, it vas explained that we were
in the midst Of earthquakes, that they
,renbled and could ut yield. Yes,
there is an earthquake coming; there is
ground swell coming Of popular judg-
lnent ard Indignation. (That's :rue.)
The American people will speak by
! their instincts, ard they will know who
are their friends and who their enc
mics.
When principles are involved. my coun-
,rymen. when the existence of my coun.
try even is imperilcd, | wiIlact asI have
on former occasions, and speak what !
think, [ WAS saying hat 7 had held
nearly all positions from alderman
through both branches Of congress, to
that which I now occupy, and who is
there that will say Andrew Johnson
ever made pledge that he did not re-
deem or made promise he did n OF full
fill? Who will say he has ever acted
otherwise than in fidelity to the great
mass Of the people? They may talk
about beheading and usurpation, but
when | am beheadcd | want the Amer
lean people to be the witnesses. / do
not want, by inuendoes, by direct re-
marks in high places to see the man
who has assassination brooding in his
bosom exclaim, 'This presidential OBJ.
staclc must be gotten cut of the way"
| make use Of a very strong expression
when say thct l have no doubt the In
tention was to excite assassination and
80 get out Of the way "the obstacle"
from place and power. Whether by
assassination OR not, there are indivu-
ais in this government, I doubt not,
who want to destroy our Institutions,