The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1866-03-14
Comments Oh the Presidanf's sneech.


wincng with a vengeance. The radical press is in a
perfect Juror and their columns teen with sarcastic
nuendoes and vituperatve phrases but not one word
of argument The radical members Of congress follow
in close proximity, threatening the impeachment Of
the president for getting drunk and making stump
speech" They openly proclaim to the country that
he under the influence of liquor when he made his
Speech though there is not shadow of truth in the
charge Gentlemen Of the highest responsibility at
Washington say he never was il better health or more
at himself than when he made the speech; that it
the result Of deberaon and that be feels confidently
defiant Of results This viying Of the president by
the radicals, shows to what extremes they are pushed
to maintain semblance Of their position. 1t is the
last argument Of insolent foe caught in its trap
Below we present some extracts from the leading
northern papers of both parties:
From the New York Times.
There is not point touched in the speech that does
not find response in Union-oving hearts. Its rebuke
of traitors and demagogues alike stern and deserved
The denuneation OF Sldell and Toombs for attempting
destroy the Union by rebellion, and Of Stevens,
Sumner and Phillips for resisting the work OF
structon is as great as severe The iniustice and
cruelty OF congress towards Tennessee and her repre-
sentatives is made so clear that ''all who
read" The inconsistency and absurdity Of declaring,
as did, that States not out of the Union and
could not be taken out and after expanding thousands
of millions of dollars and deep rivers of blood to estab
sh that fact to turn round and say that States out
of the Union and shall not come in is made clear
the that frightened this morning. The lesson Of
duty towards offending brethren who acknowledge
their offence and promise amendment, is eloquently
and reverentIy impressed The interview with presi-
dent Lincoln, on showing what the views OF the
late president the subject Of constitutional amend
ments is full of instruction.
/ From the New York Evening Post
We do not think the president would him
self to have the political sentiments Of his yester
days speech discussed. 1t win form part Of his
record, for he must already wish that it had never
been spoken. He said nothing new, nothing which lie
has not before declared. No one-not even Mr. StcT-
ens-has doubted his desire to do right, as be saw the
Fight. And prefer in discussing his policy, to take
for its exponent Ills previous speeches and messages
I'm which he has talked more plainly and tempeTately
and displayed completely his ideas and purposes
bn all parts Of the question Of reconstruction.
| From the New York Tribunel
There is, we suppose, no improperly in referring
10 a public journal, to what is in all mems mouths
rhe extraordinary speech Of president johnson on
Thursday has been attributed to weakness to which
ltis universally understood he is occasionally addict
\ Id. Dispatches from Washington affirm that the
|peech made under such influence. His friends
certainly will regret to bear that the best that
could be offered for it can no longer be pleaded in
haliation.
\ from the New York Herald
/ THE PRESIDENT on THE JAcoBINs.-Andrew johnson
HAS taken up the gauntlet which the Jacobns in
dress have flung down. The man at the other end of
Ihe avenue has shown bis appreciation Of Thad Ste
Iens and his radical clique by the bold and uncompro
missing manner in which he denounced them by name
in his speech in Washington the 22d, traitors
dnd revoIutonists He took plain issue with them in
Honest and homey words He stands for the const
tation and the Union. His enemies he declares, are
working out another rebellion. The country,
opne will sustain the president in this view. On the
whole, president Johnsons speech is bold manly and
ouspoken More bold than anything which MI Lin
coin pronounced and it is not less redolcnt Of
wit 1t is not as classical as Sumner, as ornate as
IhilIps as evenly balanced in its sentences as
Seward but it possesses the sterling qualities Of frank
ness courage and truth It is in fact, speech suit
eli to the man and to the times
/ From the Cincinnati Commercial.
The presidents speech, if accurately reported was
iujudicous. 1t is not becoming his high Office to in
dnge personal feeling in public remarks. The duty
OF the president is to act not to talk and he loses
strength in betraying emotion. He has been called
traitor but is not worthy of him to return the COM
pliment; and exchanging epithes style Of warfare
id which he cannot be the gamer.
\ from the Philadelphia Age
/ The president has boldly undertaken the
greatest work that deyolred the shoulders Of
any ruler-that Of restoring, snglehanded the union
OF these States and making the years of through
which have passed effective towards the object for
which we fought. To accomplish this work he must
needs encounter the most stormy and malignant oppo
son from the malignant faction which controls the
legislation Of the land. But he is equal to it all
From the Newburyport Herald.I
= The meeting on the 22d in Washington
was great popular demonstration, and, like the one
in New ork indicates that the people will stand by
and sustain the president The speeches made were
from republicans and democrats, and showed sympa-
Thy Of the democrats with the conservative repub-
cans which promises shortly to present new organi-
sation and under the of the Union party, to aid
the president in his policy Of restoring the States to
their old places in the confederation.
\ From the Albany Argus.
4 X The president right when he stigmatizes
the erection Of joint committee Of control in the two
houses, for the purpose of sitting debate and excu
ding representatives from their Seats usurpation
over congress and crime against the constitution
LID is right when he says that the men who are opposed
to the restoration of the Union in peace, much
traitors as those who sought its dissolution in
Id presents lis points with such iearessness and force
that the popular heart will receive and accept them at
ONCE In that school Of civil war in which Andrew
johnson had his more recent political education, he
learned the language of passion and the vchemence Of
expression that in contest Of this kind, is sure to
carry the day against the sophstres Of feeble rhctor
clans or the devices Of parliamentary tricksterS.
The HARRISON FLAG-The last number Of this
paper contains very sensible raedictory from colonel
Wood, who retires from the editorial department In
future, the paper will be edited by VIM. G. Barrett,
The publisher, who will doubt keep it up to its
former standard The Flag, while under the control
Of colonel Wood was one Of the best papers published
in This section Of the country.
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