Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1866-09-20


ting the tones Of the one and tht
stagger of the other. with a free use
of his handkerchief, very much tc
, the amusement of his audience.
i Reaching the point of the Presi-
|, dents speech where he speaks of the
arm in arm scene and says it Twill
send a thrill through the whole coun-
ty,' Gen. Logan said:
] Have you seen anything of that
thrill passing through here? Laugh
ter, and a voice, ''Nary a thrill. " I
We have not seen it in Illinois.
/ Now, / am very much astsnished
that Andrew-the Andrew with So
may rs land if all those Is (eyes)
of his should cry st once, what 4
flood of tears there would bel
should be overcome by two extremes
meeting. i saw those two extremes
meet once, but they met in little
different manner from the meeting
described at Philadelphia. This
time they met to go into Democratic
Convention; then they met to go out
of one, the bitterest enemies ever
known in political way. 1t was
when their great statesman would not
indorse their treason. The idea
sought to be conveyed by the word
extreme" is, that they were widely
different people. The President
was mistaken in this. When a dog
takes his tail in his mouth, and runs
round after it, two extremes have
met; but il you will take a calm sur
vey of the scene you will find that the
performance is sill carried on by the
same dog. Up roarieus laughter. I
So it was with the two extremes
that met st Philadelphia; they be-
longed to the same REASONABLE or
ganization--rebels and Copperhead |
Democrats being one and the same |
thing. Cheers. "Arm in arm"
they marched in to the Convention,
the one with a mean look glancing at |
the other, and the other, with as
mean look, glaHcing at the one;
the South Carolinian ashamed of the !
Massachusetts man, and the Massa-
chusetts man ashamed of the South |
Carolinian, and both, no doubt,
ashamed of their shameless head,
Andy, with his many rs. Laughter
and cheers.
sal EXCUSE FOR LEvlTY.
Now, fellow citizens, am aware
a style Of speaking as this is some
times considered out OF place. /
know that the use of harsh words
about the President is regarded as
wrong. Even Democrats don't like
it just now. | never say anything
but what 1 think is true, / think |
am a christian, and believe in pun,
ishment after death; and when say
these hard things about men, moral
ly or politically dead, i do it on the
same principle of the boy who was
found by. his parsen beating dead
dog. why. Dick. said he, "that
dog is dead; what are you-besting
him for?" "Why," retorted Dick,
"he was a very vicious dog when he
lived, and / want to learn him that
there is punishment after death"
[ Cheers
POWERFUL APPEAL Te PATRIOTS.
Now, fellow citizens, let me appeal
TO you to consider these facts. If
you will show JohnsOa's record to-
day, ! will show you a record of
loyalty during the war, until he be
came President If you will show
me his record since he became Pres
ident, l will show you q record that
no man conld have made better for
the rebels, not even JEFF. Davis him
self. If they will make jeff Davis
President this day, l would prefer
him to johnson. II the Copper
heads want Davis instead of John
son, / am perfectly willing theyi
should have him. He cannot do
any worse than Johnson is doing
If JEFF. Davis were President what
could he do against the loyal men
worse, or more favorable TO the reb-
els, than he is doing? Let US see:-
1t is presumable, at least, that Davis
would favor his own friends, the
rebels, and would do what he could
against his enemies, the loyal men,
and this is exactly what johnson is
doing. If JEFF. Davis were, President
and Bureaugard were to ask him
to pardon him and give him back
his property, he could do nothing
more than johnson has done, for he
has done just this thing. If you
should ask JEFF. Davis 10 pardon all
the rebels that remain unpardoned,
and he should do it, he would favor
them no more than johnson, for he
has pardoned all who have sought
pardon, and even more. Henry. A.
Wise declared he would not receive
a pardon, and said he was as much a :
traitor as ever he was. Yet John
son has ordered his property to be
returned to him without his asking
it. What more could he do? JEFF.
Davis could do no more than to say
that disloyal men should enter Con
gress, and johnson has done that
Then johnson has done all for the
rebels that Davis could do
He has done all for them that the
basest traitor in the land could do
And what he has done the Demo
cratic party has fully endorsed, and
ask you to sustain him Mr.. Seward
and the Republicans who have joined
him and the President are in the
same category. They have joined
hands with those who opposed the
war, discouraged enlistments, coun-
celed desertions, called US Lincoln
Airelings and the scum of Gods
creation; who called US butchers,
robbers. plunderers, who said we
could not conquer the South, that
the rebels could never be whipped,