Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1866-10-03
Speech of Senator wade.


Speech of Senator Wade.
The Hon. Ben. F. Wade, addressed a
large meeting in Cincinnati, on Monday
night, 18th inst. From the Gazette we
copy the following:
Alter few Introductory remarks by
the chairman, Hon B. F. Wade was in
troduced. As he appro ached the foot
hghts, the entire audience rose and cheer
ed and swung hands and hats, and cheer
ed again until the old man seemed at a
loss how to interpret such a manifesto
tion. When quiet was at last restored,
he proceeded:
hardly feel like ought to speak at
all after this more than fattering recep-
ton. claim to be a modest man, and
would far rather be provoked into speech
by my enemies than fattered into one by
my friends. But l purposed to have spo- |
ken to you somewhat in vindication of
Congress, If my friend had not done that
SO ably as to leave nothing for me to add. !
have been your servant, elected by YOU
to high trust, and deem it but right
that you should call me and every other |
man whom you send to serve you in the |
council of the nation, to an account of
our stewardship.
l cannot refrain, however, from saving
that it is rather a grave matter to be ac- |
cused of high crimes by one high in au-
thority in the Government; to be charg.
ed with the highest of crimes-treason to
the Government. 1t is the first time in
this country when one great branch of |
the Government is accused by another
branch of such crime. But it is noto-
rious, my friends, that the President of
the United States has descended to the
business of making public speeches thro'
the land, in which he has not hesitated
to declare Congress a REASONABLE, disu-
Mon body. i
THE STING MoLIFIED.
1 know that this bitter charge comes in
such a shape as to render the sting less
severe than if it had come from some 9TH
er President cheers and laughter I but
still, as he is the President, the smart
cannot be totally ignored. He has made
and repeated charges against Congress.
which, if one-tenth of them were true,
that body ought to have been dispersed !
by the people.
HE WILL CALL THE PRESIDENT TO ACCOUNT. .
If these are mere ISLANDERS, having no f
foundation in fact but uttered for sell I
ish, or, 1t may be, a aworseend, what ought r
10 be done with the President? for one n
tell you | inteudto call him to account s
or these things some day. A voice h
'Impeach him." He has impeached \
himself Laughter.
LINCOLN. -fs 81
The President who preceded Johnson. il
md whose memory will go down to the t!
atest generation as one to be revered u
cheers, that President in all the four D
ears of war and of the nations trial had
he firm, unwavering support of the Con-
,ress. He never asked for men or mon
y that the Congress did not readily grant.
HELP FROM coPPERHEADs.
But while Lincoln and the Congress L
we're harmonious, there were men in the ul
North who continually cried out, You
ant conquer the South" "The rebel q
ion must triumph" Such was the en- OF
engagement we received from the DEM of
cratic party as an organization. 1 do al
oL mean to say that very many of the 1
ormer members of that party did not co
id the war. The virtue of that Marty wi
anne oyer and joined us, and we have DR.
hem yet, while only the chaff remained nc
nth the old organization. But the trea- tn
on of those who remained and of those co
tho actively fought was heightened by Ii
he fact that it was directed against the co
fe of a nation founded on free princi- eY
les, and in favor of the establishment of kn Al
n oligarchy whose chief corner stone III
lould be oppression and slavery.
BE PRESIDENTS QUARREL WITH CONGRESS.
Notwithstanding the efforts of armed On On
nd unarmed traitors, the rebellion was 60,
'ushed, and Congress again met to de- hi;
berate upon the great question of re- IN,
1t was highly important tn,
lat the same harmony that marked the gi-
administration should exist of
etween the President and Congress- tol
nd assert that whereof l know when igi
say that the Presidents quarrel with st,
ongress was premeditated on his part
Id against the wishes and earnest solici- ye:
tions of members of Congress. Ph
MAwKIsH HUMANITY. Pa,
At the beginning of the last session of tbs
ongress 1 had frequent interviews with thc
lie President. He talked then like the em
st of US. l confess l was not one of IN
lose who with mawkish humanity cried goC
1T for pardon by the wholesale for rebels. bid
believed the safety of this nation de- 1 o
anded the penalty of death to be exac- he
d of some of the leaders of the rebel son
IN. [Cheers. If the opposite policy
followed, why may we not as well open roc
our penitentiaries? Do you seek friend
ip with murderers? Our Democratic -
lends do, but they need not have tray ,I'I rrI
ed 70 Philadelphia to be gratifed; the In, ft'
would have furnished bet lie
r men. Cheers. bla
The distinction of right and wrong Ho
ust not be wiped out, else we 90 into a ses
ate of the widest anarchy. Wrong tow
ust be punished, but tell me who has rail
EN- punished for this rebellion l know sha
IF. Davis has been imprisoned, but he and
s larger liberty than many of u.s. the
our finest residences in Clifton do not frol
coed the splendor of the place where pea
roanns at large. Is that the way to MO
Indicate law? If the President had ta- aOh
N my advice, he would have taken 70
ven or eight of the leaders, and would reyo
We strung them up, as a warning in all l1o1 nJ
ture time. -[Cheers. t.'. Mo Inu
Some OF you are merchants. If bur- e.N. 60
ar breaks into your store and roSs it, n,a- 80,
you offer him your key in the NOR A.,
ng, and ask him to become your part 199di
r! Yet this is precisely what the ann
'mocratic National party asks the Nor ciet
ern people to do. .--a -'s.-- 5re,
The rebels of the South say, take US in, gitu
ow US the privilege of sending men to a
ngress, to help govern and make laws
the people of the North. But can we to
thisT If any of you catch burglar port
your store at night, will you the next 1"
'rning invite him to become your part blac
r, and deliver over to him the key of blac