The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1866-08-24
PRESIDENTIAL oALUNHY.

In another column win be found the az
traorilinary speech Of Mr. Johnson, II any
thing from such source can be called so.
There is nothing wanting in the length and
breadth Of the speech, to mark him As the
dangerous and INSCRIPTIONS demagogue.
Perhaps there has never been IMAM in our
American history tina, has succeeded in so
short time to such cordial hatred, rs the
people feel towards this one, and when Is
growing more intense every day Let inc
people be prepared for any revolutionary
.,,emp,. which they may fear from any
hold had man, who. having the power, and
los, to all honor. decency and shame. can and
may do ...
With that sickening egotism. which has
not the poor merit Of being fresh, and which
charac,crizes all his acts, this adventurer Of
a scheming. calculating patriotism again re.
minds the people that he has been an alder.
man, and 20 on and so up! And In weak
~ manner he gives an analysis Of his char.
acter. The country has done this for him,
ana u nnds in MN man VINO nas e'e'y CT
ement Of . vindictive tyrant; man in
whose eyes ingratitudo il one Of the vir-
'ueS' anu ''''."' "' s '"sA' "
character; who, with the fawning fatter-
les OF VIC uo'""sos"e, se'A' !" "'''''" ''o
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minus ana 'ho,"'S o, h's eou",'ymen, oy
the g'ganuc onocry OF o'ncc' who' had no
been AT memphis would nave been among
the foremost 10 hunt down ana murder the
men and women whose crime consisted IN
the color OF their SKIN or :" New orleans
wouldhaVe headed the raoo'e thai murdered
Dosue' anu wo"'a nave sco"ieu inc CITY
uh'' no naa put o"'e' "'ous" uo oouy
OF the clergyman VINO opened the Cohven-
ton ny prayer Al a u'ne IKE TINS when
the future welfare OF the country hangs up
on the decision ofthe hour, It's such man
who now directs affairs. Against his at
tempts to override the wishes Of the pco-
pie, and trample their representatives un.
der foot, Congress has stood firm, the only
check to executive Entertainments.
There Is that same burden on his speech
which he always brings forward. "What
have done that is not right" What has
he done? The condition Of the country
shows what he has done. Memphis and
New Orleans point to what he has done.
The uncertain tenure Of life which Union
men every where hold in the rebel States
shows his management. The fact that An
drew Johnson has rendered the South I'M
safe for loyal men, hunted and shot down
rs they are by his supporters and satrnps,
point to him as the nurse OF the rebellion
and his the heel that has crushed out the
lives and loyalty OF those who OF oil men in
tho nation were entitled to protection.
Alter the suppression OF armed rebellion
men Of all parties in the south supposed
that confidence. encouragement and pro-
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the government when such adherance meant
all that man had to give in this life. In
,,eod M s,ch co,6d.,.. and .r.o,r,,..
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h'en' INC e'erSo has oceh "eirs mey
have seen their attempts at recognition
spurned ny tho government, and the most
Vind'etlVe rebels entrusted with power
while themselves have been lott, with no
to tho disposal OF those who
sought their life, and that Of tho nation,
and whose tender mcrcics arc cruel Thus
has this accidental President sought to crush
o.,f tho tram IIninn sapt,,nant (which ro,,l