Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-02-27
NO.


nave been mlsed. say extend leniency. Kind
ness. trust and confidence. Threat applaasel
My eoantrymen, when I look back over the his
tory q the rebellion. / trust / am not val,
when ask you If l have not given a. much eri
dence OF my devotion to the Union as sorle wh,
ervak great deal abostif. When look back owe
sas battle helds OF the rebellion, think Of thl
many brave men in whose company Il was.
cannot but recoilect thzt was sometimes n
piacss where the contest was most di!fcultan IN,
result most Doubtful But almest before ths
smoke Das passed away. almost before the blood
that has been shed has sunk into the earth-bs-
lore the bodies CT the Slain have passed to t;aeii
natlye dnst-what do we nov fnds The rebel
flon SsS been put down By the strong arm Of tht
taoyeFouent in the field. but is thai the only WAY
~ which you can have rebellionl One struggle
was against an attempt 70 dissever the Union bnl
almost oeiore the smoke Of the battle-f field ha.
passed away.-before our brave men have all re-
tarned e their homes and renewed the ties affec-
uon and love 10 their wives and their ehisdren we
nnss almost another rebellion inaurarafed We
put down ths former rebellion in order to pre-
yentthe separation OF the States. to prevent them
rom nylng OF, and thereby changing the charac-
ker 20 our Government and weakening its power.
nns Npen TINT strnggie on our part has been sac
eesstai and that attempt has been pat down, we
Hnd nov an effort to concentrate all power in the
lardz of q few at the Federal head and thereby
Dging about = consolidation ofthe Governmenf.
which i equally Objectionable with separation.
~ oeiferous applause.l
We ind thai powers are assumed and ATTEMPTED
70 De exercised OF Almost extraordinary character.
governments at least may be changed without
gong through the strife of battle. / believe il Is
q fact attested IN history that sometimes revolu-
TONS most disastrous TO people are effected with
Government may be taken away while the form
and the shadow remain 10 YOU. What il new
beng proposed We find that in point Of fact
nearly all the powers Of the Government are as
sGned by aniTresponsible central directory. which
'scs not even consult the legislative or the execu-
tive departments Of the Gcvemment, BY resola-
that practically the legislative power Of the Gov
eminent Is now vested. that great principle Of the
Constitution which authorizes and empowers each
BRANCH oI the legislative department. the Senate
and the House OF Representatives, TO judge for it.
self Of the elections, returns and qualifications Of
ITS own members. has been virtually taken away
from the two branches Of the legislative depart
ment Of the Government. and conferred upon a
Joint comraittee who must report before either
House can act under the Constitution as to accept
ing the members who are to take their seats as
component parts Of the respective bodies. By this
rule 1t IS assumed that there mast be laws passed
recognizing State as being in the
Union, or its practical relations TO the
Union as restored. before the respective Houses
under the Constitution can judge Of the elections,
returns and qualifications Of their own membec1
What position is that You struggled for four
years to put down a rebellion. You denied in the
beginning Of the struggle that any State could 20
out Of the Union. You said that il had neither
the right nor the power to do so. The issue was
made and il has been settled that the States had
neither me right nor the power 20 go ont Of the
Union. With what consistency. after Il has been
settled by the military arm Of the Government
and by the public Judgment that the States had
no right 70 go out of the Union, can any one now
turn round and assume that theg are out, and that
they shall not come in! am free to say TO you
As your Executive that | am not prepared tqfake
any such position Threat applanse-l / said
this rebellion that the States had no right to 90
out. asserted, too, TINT they had no power 20 20
out, That question has been settled. and il bsng
~ rec cannot ~ 81 turn S around now and sys ahs
have done for the last five years. lADplause1
W hen those who rebellcd comply with the Consti-
tuition, when they give sufficient evidence Of 10y
atty, when thev show that they can be trusted.
when they yield obedience to the law that you and
acknowledge, say, extend to them the right
hand OF fellowship, and let peace and union be
traitors and treason in the south; I opposed
he Davises. the Toombes, the Slidells and a long
list Of Others which you can readily fll without my
md at the other end Of the line find mcn-I care
lot by what name you call then--wh0 still stand
opposed to the restoration Of the Union of these
states, 1 am free to say 70 yon that am still in
Of the Unson. l am still in favor
II this great Government Of ours going on and
illng out its destiny. Great applause.
VOICES, Give US three OF these names at the
The PRRsIDENr--I am called upon to name
hree at the other end Of the line. am talking
- INTEREST,"
d W me in this Government. and / presume |
I'm ff& to mention the names Of those whom
0ok upon as being opposed 20 the fundamental
Of this Government. and who are labor
NoIcEs-" Name them--who are they q"
The PREsIDEFr-lo ou ask mo who they are2
ay Thaddeus Stevens. Of Pennsylvania. Is one:
nd Wendell Phillips. another. tLong continued
pplanse. f
YoIcx-'. Give It to Forney.p
THE PREsTpENr--ln reply 10 that will simply /
ay, do not waste my ammunition upon dekd |
ucks. iGreat lnughter and applause.l stand for |
ny country. stand for the Constitution. There /
avg always placed myself from my advent into |
ubhe life. They may tradncc, they may SANDER, \
hey may yituperate me, but let me say to you |
j that it has no influence upon me. Great ap- |
laase.1 Let me say further, that l de not in |
eRd to be overawed by real or pretended friends,
or do mean to be bullied by enemies. fTre- |
iendous applause.l Honest conviction is ms |
outrage. The Consultation Is my guide. know, /
cen said directly IN high places. that II such /
surpation OF power | am charged with had /
cen exercised two hundred years ago, in par |
cular reign, IL would have cost an individual his /
cad. IGreat laughter.l OF what usurpation has |
ndrew johnson been guilty None none. Is ita |
surpation TO stand between the people aud the en-
ith fellow citizen who happened to be Sena- 1
tor. i said that thought amendments to the /
onstitntion ought not 10 be 50 frequent; that il i
was continually tampered with. IL would lose /
onld be lost sight Of altogether in a short time, |
nd because IN the same conversation happened 1
say that II i were attended at all such and such
amendment ought 10 be adopted. il was charged l
lat was guilty Of an assumption Of power that |
ould have cost king his head in a certain period
English history. ,lGreat laushter.1 From the
me source the exclamation has gone forth that /
icy were trembling and could not yield. Laugh l
ri 1es, fellow-citizens, there is an earthquake
ming; there Is q grand swelling Of popular
% asRsnt snd nd ,nals1aiIon. I Treat sPRlsss
met. If not otherwise, they will know who are
cir enemies. have endeavered 70 be true
the people in all the positions which have oc.
pied, and there is hardly position in this Gov |
nment which have not at some time filed 7
ppose il will be said that this is vanity;
anghter;l but may say that ] have been all
them, and have been IN both branehes Of the
A VoIcE--You commenced a tailor. H.
TlE Pr sfDEgr---A gentleman behind me says
at BEGAN tailor Yes, did begin a tailor |
ppiauseI and that suggestion does not disturb |
! in the least. for when was q tailor had the
putatios Of being 9 good one. and Of making
,ss ilts. l.anshteT 4 And was always punetual
yOicEs-We win patch up the Union yet. |,
rHE PREslDExT-No / do not want any patch |
rk Of H. | want the original article restored.
Inow il may be said. You are President, and
a must NOT talk about those things. but nv ,
low citizens: | intend 70 talk the truth. and
country Is In peril, hold it to be my duty to |
sak what 1 think and what I feel a. have
ne on All former occasions. lGreat applausc.l | /
s guilty Of usurpation that would have cost a
ig his head. and in another place ha!e been q
lounced for " whtewaShing. When and where | !
1 ever whitewash anything Or sayb9dy | {
h branches Of tho Legislature of lAy State :
re been in both HOUSES Of the National Con- | !
s.. | have been at the head 9f the ESecutive /
,sident Of the United States, and am aow in n