The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1866-09-19
THE PRESIDENTS TOUR.
HIS SPEECH AT DETROIT-HE IS
CALLED A TRAITOR WHILE
SPEAKING AT CLEvELAND-A
SCENE.

lie re'erred to The action Of Congress
on The Freedman's Bureau hill. and their
opposition to the executive department Of
the Government. said he would like to
meet the whoie phaIanx Of the men Cd
posed to his principles. lIc would like
to SEQ the legislative department Of the
government that is making charges
against the Executive 90 before the Amer
'can people and test the Question at issue.
Humble individual. as he was. he would
like TO take :he entire Conpres. contain
ing these doctrines befo,e the people, and
he would soon show who it was thu, was
irving to absorb the liberty OF the people
lCheer He h,d stood as ,h1 Tribune
of the people in defence Of the peoples
rights, and he would continue their de.
fender.
Have | not. he said. been elected Pres.
id"nt hv yon A vnce-"Thst s25..
600 vear"] Oh indeed Tha, is what
you give vour Tribune, is ia Cheers I
Let me call your attention to This. lam
not afraid to talk to the American people
and all the little fellows ,h.v put into
crowd TO call out catch words with a view
Of creating disrespect; I care no, for
them The whole kennel has been turn.
ed loose upon me long sinc.-their little
dog Trav and Blanche and Great Heart
all have been le, loose yelpinp At nv
heels for The last eight months. |Cheers I
The whole pack Of sIandersrs and calnm.
niators had better get ont Of my wav.-
[Grea, cheering I tell them that the
American pe"p'e are taking hold OF the
questions ~ issue. and when thew begin
To consider them. these usurpers and ty
ran's-hecanse tyranny can be exercised
more eh-c'usllv hv two hundred and Tor
~ two men than by one single man
lChee's i tel! them il will h- better 20
keep their small boats near shore. TCnn
tinned cheering
The people are being walked up. and
when the homes, intelligent and patriotic
masses come TO 'he rescue, the whole set
OF them will he DESTROYED Bu, it was
said here that ]. The Tribune OF the pso.
pie. wa. getting $25 900 n wear: hu, I
ask tins question, his it been increased
since ] came into office I (Ch-ers and
cries OF No. no.O- Bu, ", me tell Won
what Congress hs. don-. They changed
Their pay since they came into power. -
Yes ! this Congress that has a.-.il-d and
attacked me ;or faithful discharge Of INV
du,v when the ci,adeI Of freedom WAS a,
tacked-(Ch-er.)-ys.. thi. immacu,s,p
this pure. this peop!s loving. this dsvo, ell
Congress fluids 1t convenient while they
had the chance. viii Q they were in pow
A.. to increase their pay nearly doubis.-
Great cheering and misses Those who
live Ia glass houses should not throw
stones Cheers Yes. this immaculate
Congress increased their pay nearly don
ble, while st the same time they w-r.
magnanimous 10 vote $50 for ,h. brave
two year veterans Of the WAT; $50 boun
W for the men who shed their blood and
lost their limbs in defence ~ ;he country
For men mutiIa,ed and dsabled from
work forever this immaculate Conpr.,.
gives $50 while they double their own
smol"msnts-[Cries OF shane. e.l-rec.iv
ing ~ 900 y vesr just pocket ,ba, as
you 90 along CHEERS and laughter I
They reckooed with some ssgsc,y in the
premises they feared that there would
I've this uprising Of The people. and thu,
!, would bs the v"rv las' grab 'hsy wonld
have At the public purse [Cheer | I
trust IN YOU. and trusting in you I say
let the whole Congress come Ralv;np
on Won wi meet them sin ,ls-hanIed
and alone. 10 the words Of The Doe,
eSc!s;,n:
"Come one, come all. this rock shall ay
From Its hrm base as soon as T." lCheers. |
The Pr-sideu, SPOKE for more than an
"o"' H"o WIS "ru"ehfiv cLeeFed.
The following ia portion OF the Pre-.
siden''s sp-ech At Clsrsland. emb racing
an exciting scene:
III | ~sre disposed to play the ors,or
and deal in declsnstion 10 night, I wooId
initiate one NJ The ancient tr.psdisn. and
would take Wdn.m Il Seward and
bring him bsf"r. you md poi,n Won 10
,he hacks and scars upon his person -
A voice God bless him!'1 I wouid
exhibit the bloody garments, saturated
With gore from his gushing wound. =
Then J would ask Won. why no, HANG
Thad. Stevens and Wendell Phillips I =
! trlf Won. my corn,rmsa. I have b.sc
fighting the Sm,h. and they have bean
whipped and crushed. and thew acknowI
edge their iefsai md sccep, ,he ,erm. q,
The Constitution. anJ INV, ss I 90 round
the circle, having foughr r.,or. a, the
son't. Tam prepared To fight ,v.itos. q.
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