Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1866-03-09
Copperhead slime.

IN all parts OF the country the Copper
heads are busily engaged in /" shining
over the President with sycophantic
praise, in anticipation of swallowing him
bowdaciously "-as a backwoodsman
gravely suggests. No paper is more
conspicuous in this work than the Illi-
nois State Register. It halls the Presi-.
dent as saviour of bis country, and a
glorious patriot As sample of its adu-
latiols we copy from its issue of the 26th
ult:
We are proud to recollect that tie
State Register aoGs the first paper in the
Vest which gave decided and earnest
support 10 the brave and able statesman
who is now seeking to sustain the Con-
stitution and the Union.
sis Andrew johnson has real.
lied the largest hopes of the greatest
number of an admiring people All hail,
(, brave Andy Johnsoni
.aIac GAS good Providence ordained and
placed him in his present position, we
ao have an abiding faith in the protection
of that Omnicient omnipotence. God
may move in q mysterious way, but the
intention 10 manifested, and rail and
rage the rabidists never so fnriously,
Andrew johnson is destined to, and will
4sa save the country. Again we say, all
hail, noble Andy Johnsonl T"
ra Disgusted with such contemplate,
4IA despicable balderdash, the Illinois State
i.ss Journal turns to the files of the Regis
ter for an antidote TO the poisoI--be
lisving, no doubt, that the hair of the
dog il good for the bite" Accordingly
it finds the following choice morsel in
~ the Register, just after Mr.. johnson wac
inaugurated Vice President:
"a Jester (Mr Lincoln) at the head
of the Republic; a DRUNKARD (Mr
s. Johnson) next in authority. Such are
the men that are to guide rs through the
q - fearful storm that losses our doomed
ship of state. One day of such states
manship as has often been vouchsafed
to us in times of peace. would save nj
from the wreck; but now, when all il
s.sa convulsion and chaos, we have given th,
control of our destinies, under Provi
dsnce. to jester and DRUNK
ARD"
- And again, read the following from al
editorial in the Register, few day
I'll later: e
There is no reason to suppose tina
such BEAST (Andrew Johnson) viii
exhibit signs of penitence, much lesl
will be likely to give up his grasp on CHI
public treasury. If anything useful re-
rn suits in this regard, IL must be br0asgh
about By COERCIVE MEASURES. i
is now reported that Thad. Stephens de
clares, if the Honse of Representative
was in session be would move the i'm
peachment of the DEBAUCHED BUF-
FOON. 1t is to be hoped Thad.'s in
g dignRtion will not die out before tn,
seasi0h commences. His virtuous wratl
should not be short-lived.
Let Mr.. Thad Stephens maintain
MS proper Indignation until the lex
session, and If in the meantime Ands
sonnson does not resign, a most i'm
probable conjecture, NOR DIX OFF In
DRUNKEN DEBAUoH-equally improbable
for heaven is christening this nation II
divers miraculous ways-THEN RE
MOVE HIM By IMPEACHMENT
Is the Register, the Journal asks
equally "proud to remember thes
y shameless assaults which Il made, no.
year ago, upon the very man whom
now fswns upon and calls " the brav
Andy johnson r Did that aheet hav
the same abiding faith in the goo