Clarksville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1865-1867, 1866-03-23
SPEECH OF MR.. yAkLAXpIGRAM.

Hon. U. IL. Nallandgham made speech recently
10 mass meeting in Dayton, Ohio. 1t clearly
shows the position Of the Ohio Democracy, ard We
quote the material portions. He said:
The meeting tonight presented novel spectacle,
1t was announced as public meeting without dia-
tinction Of party. Its purpose was confined To-
sustaining the President in his veto The offer had
been made 10 those who had voted for Andrew
johnson that they should come forward aud con-
troll the meeting. They had not responded, aud
but few of them were present. unless as spectators.
All had been done which decency aud proprety
required Perhapa thess men did cot like the COM
pany they would meet here tonight. Very well.
Let them understand that they must accept the
company desert the President; for just 50 long
as Andrew johnson adhered TO the constitution and
faithfully and earnestly carried out bis declared
policy of Immediately brlpging back the South
equals--eqaas as States and equals as TO their
individual citizens--and thus of restoring the old
Union under the old Federal Constitution, he would
be entitled to and would have the support Of
the Democratic party as unit; and that party
numbered now nearly one-half the people of tho
States which had always adhered to the Union.--
That party would support him not as his partizans,
and least Of all for the sake Of ofice- Let those
who voted for and now stand by him In good faith
by deeds, not professions hold the Offices though
he must say that 1t was rather odd that they who
lived by the breath of the President whose very
commissions bore his signature, were missing here
tonight now in the very hour of the Presidents
trial. As for himself he would not sign a recon-
raendation for any Democrat for an Office under
johnson to the end Of his term; and yet he had
slight suspicion that just now political draft on
the White House bearing his (Mr. VS. name,
wonld be as readily honored as one bearing the
name of Stevens, Sumner or Schenck. Laughter
and applause The President would have enough
of friends whose affection was 10 be measured by
oNo hat hox a1
the support of honest, earnest men who wanted
no Office under him. Democrats do not desire to
steal the President. Andrew johnson is not man
to be stolen, and we arc not the men who steal.
Applause.l When he is wrong we will condemn
him; when he is right We will support him, and do
it not only in sincerity, but earnestly and with
vigor There will be no "dead ducks" among us.
He (Mr. W applacded the veto because 1t killed
an unconstitutional, expensive, oppressive, unjust
aud despotic measure-an institution burdensomo
to the North and West. and utterly ruinous 10 the
South. More than that, he approved Of the general
doctrines Of the veto message; not because he
found them there, but because they were the very
doctrines for the most part at beast, that he had
learned years ago from the speeches and writings
of Washington, Jefferson, Madison, Jackson, Web
ster and Clay before he had ever heard of Andrew
johnson. Loud applause.1 johnson himself had
learned in the same school, and had only borrowed
and admirably applied them TO that particular
measure. II, said Mr. ", the general doctrines Of
the veto message are as his Exccllcncy Gov. Cox
insinuates the principles upon which the President
was elected, then for ten years | have heCn q
Republican without knowing it. Laughter.
| OF the Presidents speech on the 22d-
1t was the fashion just now of some to criticise
the style of the Presidents speech. After l.ncons
contributions to Executive literature, such obec-
tors ought to be silent Perhaps, indeed, it was
IL
Cicero Quintillian Blair or Whately, or the cold,
satuary models furnished by Charles Sumner
Perhaps neither Victoria nor Napoleon would have
so spoken. But at least it was an earnest, bold.
frcsh determined American speech. And moro
than that, it was a most timely speech. The veto,
and message accompanying il showed that An lrew
johnson meant TO fight the internal Thugs who
have arrayed themselves against him and his policy,
and who would strangle the Union and with II all
peace, good will aud prosperity throughout the
| land forever.
But the speech proved what was even more i'm
portant-that he knew how to fight them; that he
was one of the half dozen men in the United States
who understand that the devil of fanatacsm Is to
be fought with fire. [Applause.1 1t was "swash.
ing blow" and the Thugs reeled under it. Mr..
V. thanked the President also for his conversation
with Governor Cox who, along with John Sher-
man seenei to want to perform the part of
! "Spauldng's glue" between johnson and his ene-
mics. AS whole 1t was but repetition of his
message and speech. Mr.. v. especially thanked
him for his signal manly rebuke TO those bitter and
narrow minded bgots who object that "certain
men" whom they have abused, slandered and in
jured and therefore hate, are appauding johnson,
firing cannon and hanging out flags. p.l
Abiding to tho remark in some quarters that
Mr., johnson feared to break with the Radicals and
would soon do something to cause the Democrats
to regre. having applauded him, Mr. v. said:
lie well knew, indeed, that desperate efforts had
been made TO prevent rupture between the hostile
factions of the Republican party, and that even
now politicians and ofiice-holders were chershing
the deluded hope that the breach could be yet
healed. But circumstances were more powerful
than men. The differences were radical and ire
concable. They grew out of different nations
of politics and government and totally different
purposes as to policy. There is, indeed, said Mr..
~, one basis Of adjustment, If the Republican
leaders and party will consent to abandon all their
plans of consolidation and Capitalization, and Of
reducing the South to the condition of Hungary,
Poland, Ireland, and in good filth unto with tho
President and the Democratic party in the imne
date restoration of the Southern States 10 the Un-
ion with all their rights, and IT, faal pacific ton
of the whole country, there will be mo split in
the party" for we shall have but one party then;
and then will know that the interpreters Of pro-
phecy are right, ana that the millenum Is surely
to dawn in 1866; DR.. Cummings postponcment To
the contrary Notwithstanding. [l.aughter.1 But
| do not believe tho President will yield or falter
for moment and If he will only reorganze his
Cabinet, as he undoubtedly will very soon, then
will feel sure of it. l have reasonable faith In
Andrew johnson, and he'd from the first day that
he became President believing that he would, in
the end, do and say precisely what he did and said
the other day. SD declared on the 9th OF May
fnr hal m fnr n |
a powerful faith in Providence--in circumstances,
If you choose to so call IT. and feel sure that he
n cannot but go on as he has begun. This has beeQ
my chief reliance from the first. No man IA a. 10
be salesman who does not reckon largely In his
calculations as TO the future, upon tho iReSoJablo
'logc OF events
IMPORTANT OnDER FRos GrS TsoMAs.--,we pub
sh the following order, To whRa we call attention.