Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1866-04-26
[For the Delaware Republican.

,peech OF Andrew JacksoH's Bronze Horse on
Lafayetts Square, opposite tho White
House, Washington, February 22d, 1866,
when it was tight, az
By the Eternal the crisis has arrived when a.
he principles OF self government are to be III
on the broad ground of national vi
existence In these United States. Andrew u.
shoson tae mighty, the immaeulate-the "
man vino Fever can err, has declared that he ~
is the greatest niger in the crowd; that he "
is the man, of all men, who has spsrted the !,
spread eagle principle to better account than u
any other man, aud | believe him. This G
Government was made Tor no other purpose u
than great hobby Tor Andrew the Last to p
ride, and he is doing 1t to some purpose Y
To be sure the great man is not egotstical :
but there is no font OF type containing enough
capital rs to set up one OF his speeches.
donor the great is maxim that should be
followed by every lover of mis- country; and
where is there greater man than Andrew
| the Last. Andrew, you are the co y that gave
| the good bucket of milk and then kicked 1t
over. You gave great promise bat made bad
performance. Your friends, aud the rest of
mankind had great faith in the Moses who
was 10 take the Africans out OF bondage and
lead them to the promised land but am
very much afraid yol will turn out another
Pharaoh, aud will DO swallowed up in the
waves OF public opinion. You thought you
would be another Andrew Jacksonville TWO
names are 80 much alike-but you will find
out, by experience, that the material Heccs-
sary to make that kind OF man was never in
vested in the tailoring business. Did you |
never observe the conduct of the prince OF
traitors John Tyler2 Did you not see him |
{ emerge from obscurity and the murder of
President Harrison, te the Presidency Did
, you not pay particular attention to his at
tempt to Tylerisc the Democratic party when
, he offered to turl all the Wings out OF office
and put in Democrats if they would only NOM
mate him for the Presidency and, did it not
, occur to you that such con duct was the worst
, kind of peIfdy2 Then if you saw those things
be careful and avoid the rock on which tho
traitor Vrgin:an was wrecked. There is II
i | point in every mans prosperity that has it's
, fascinating circumstances. Power will intox-
8 icate a weak brain as much as whiBkey. IL
{ will induce man to think that he Las great
q deal more talent than what he really does
a possess. Yes, there is one thing more | would
e suggest and that is it's wise man who knows
q | he is a fool. | do not expect you7 eyes will
d be open to that crcum stance but history will
a do you justice. A W Use man in your situation
/. when he heard the re0els and cspperheads
v rejoicing over your ta,l-should have ponder
y ed 10 his course, and weighed well the cir
cumstsnce and the question that would have
ct suggested Itself would be: "Wnat have done
70 that my enemies praise me? There must GER
N tsiniy be something rotten IN my admidisira-
IN tion when the meu who supported Jefferson
ly Davis, and treason generally, are lavishing
- their praise upon me; and the men who were
10 foremost in tho light, and gave their all to pu,
"a down the rebellion, cond mn my course Ia
he it 10. reasonable to think that such ideas
10: would occur to you2 Did it ever occur to your
mt mind that the chivalry Of the South murdered
liz General Harrison that the old traitor John
=. Tyler should administer the governm ent tc
A. suit the embryo reoes They knew theii
an man. They were well aware that they coulC
AK not make a tool Of him; hSnce he was sen
led to his last sleep that the public treasur,
might be usei Tor corrupt purposes. Did i
nh. never occur to your mind that Gen. Taylor
an the man who lived amid the Glligators an
At swamps OF Fiorida-whO braved the bullet
Ia and casualties OF the Mexican war-could NJ
pu- 1--we among the comforts OF The White doua
his when his life was required to be sacrifice
bey that n Northern man, with Southern prnci
oy pies should a1mi nister the ali tr3 of the gov
er eminent 10 suit the Souther chivalry. | thin
lao il your memory se'ves you right you will re
,itb c Ice, That one james Buch tnan stood in III
H. way OF 3ohn L. Breckenridge getting the reir
,ar- Of gvveTnmeG. In his hands, aad some fifty
gd- sixty prrsons were poisoned, at the Nation
ring Hotel, Washington, Ia otd'r tha' ne might
linn placed 10 rest with Hair aud Tuy Tor al
and that treason should triumph. AT that thu
be- they did not fully appreciate the true cherIct
mn. Of tho Sage ol Hheatlald. They knew Bree
n. | lGridEe, ana nc mas 9lntt BboWn UNIV they we
SIP not NJ AIKEN in the mar The project OF pc
iGes snninS bhehanau falled, Out lie zoos us c,
q nj from TIE circumstance 10 5Gol convince 4
mar South that he was the reul friend of treas
i,ei and throughout his administration be depo
ct | ed hlnisei in such way that there was
how more necessity for killing him OF, WI
Tho President Lincoln WAS murdered do you su
lr to pose the south ala NOT unlerstAha your VI
,LiJu character II GENERA hutIet uAu ueen ca
the ted 10 the Vice Presidency Ar. LlncOln wo,
phar not have been mnrdered, thai woulf only he
act oeen lehping from the trying paa into
+ tie fire. L. was when it was found that )
ninv. could be used FOR base purposes, thai the L
hon occurred TO the ouneplrators that you wo
lhnn suit their purposes and the deed was done
mat Lave they been mistaken Time and crcu
est,, stances will determine. You must admit
Ash. this il a great and good government. j
com behold the ordeals 1t has passed through
,irees has maiatained its independence against
avs. greatest power Oh the earth. II has fou
rascb that Same Great Bfitain by lald and by set
N il, 1912, and thg mis- res5 OF rhe sea had to
threr knowledge ag. equality with item ia Grm;
oIute From tde aajB of its first existence il had
,hich Burf's, Cl.hou4'a and JET Daris'--the III
mt of damnable !raitors-to contend with. 1t
ann subduSd eleven powerful States thai had
cient nsAeu agaihS' tte u'Veihplets' II ias
eut- three OF It's 1efy Jest presidents murdered t
reu- the heart of the nuIiou should bleed Tor Il
hglug son ~ mas h"a us McGlFt'tH nli us
Nv Al ters at the head o; powerful armies p.al
every ia,o toe hAaHs OF 't4ho " i1' Il n US =
iii CB, a. III head Of the Govtrnnent Ii
Iithn VITA the vi,esl sc0un lrels living, anu last,
r Ma not least it has had the policy OF AMI
al 10 | johnson to contend with. Taking all t
dersta things into consideration do you not think
-raa 10 is a great and powerful government Ii
stood every thing imaginable; It will still
autiful tlnue to staud tbs storms ana inc wave
20. II treason and the Vaccinations OF Its enem
I have Andrew Johnson in the treason balauce
of len withstSnding. Have you not often RI
10 nwn | your brains 10 devise some way by V
,o Los | jefferson Davis could be set at liberty
NJ ,ksf plan by which hat great traitor should II
bean that justice which would cousign him t
To Ito galluSo? The radicals think your will is
nrop,i enough but that you are Il raid OF imp
re- secn meut; and the world at large is ol the
l. ,r.a, opinion. Therefore, say Andrew, weigh
ip tho the little matters | Lave mentioned 10
,aauti aud act honestly and justly towards you
re and low that your good actions-llke those {
Al of noble rider--"will fall, like tho deSs OF
,tt,e IN on" on your friends, wao pat down ira
.nid as well as on those whom you have hu
vuhicb | to your bosom, that murdered and starve
"a par. true patriots Of the Government. Pr
Amer. mildly through YOUR administration and
uurnas, converting the White House into drl
broth Ell from which, ever an anon, EN-.
las sold id!otic speeches 10 copperhsad aud nigge
,bir "a ekatiUas. When your time has expir
,hc'ee tire, like Martin Van Buren, did, to your
,a,sn, | homa and there, amid the smiles of you
arel the lily, you eau pass away the remainder Of
the lit days in peace aud happiness beneath tn
minutes tectieg folds Ct the glorious old star
:, I bava | stripes that neither treason nor your