Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-05-11
Radical War on the President.

In the House, at Washington, on the
5th, an exciting debate took place on the
Presidents message. Among the
speeches was one by Mr.. Ingersoll, OF
Illinois 1t is exceedingly bitter in its
language, but is only fair specimen OF
Radical denunciations of the President.
We give the following telegraphic report
of it:fs If Ual4l l
Mr.. Ingersoll, Of Illinois, was the next
speaker, his subject being reconstruction.
He expressed himself gratiiied at finding
the Democratic party of the North, with
some degree of warmth and some lack of
honor, advocating the principles which
they formerly had at the dictation of
their Southern rulers. The Northern
Democrats were as ready as they ever
were to subserye the purposes of the
whipped, defunct Southern. chivalry.
The patriotic people of the North had not
only to fight defeated rebels and North
ern friends and allies of the rebellion, but
also had executive right to fight, with all
its power and patronage. The Southern
aristocracy, and the President to boot,
would however, have to succumb to the
power of Northern patriotism, lighting
battles of universal justice.
A false issue had been presented to
the people, and the President had done
what he could to mislead the people;
but he (Ingersoll) would do all in his
power to unmask the deception which
the President would impose upon the
people. He QngersolD took the ground
whether the rebel States were or were
not out of the Union, every citizen with
in them became an alien Immediately,
and was liable to be treated by the Gov
ernment in all respects as foreigner,
and remains an alien enemy until re-
leased of his disabilities by Congress.
This position he supported by citations
from writer's on international law.
All that traitors had to do now was to
scrape up money enough to come to
Washington and apply for a pardon and
they were sure to get it; or if they eonld
not present their applications per- onally
they could do so through the mails just
as well.
A member-Or through the females.
Laughter.
Andrew johnson would find that when
he came to set the Executive power
in opposition to right and eternal
Justice, he would be but rush and would
be overborne by the sentiments of the
people-he would find that child in the
right was more powerful than the Presi-
dent in the wrong
Andrew johnson had made treason
odious by his treachery to the party
which elected him.
IL Andrew johnson had not been a
traitor to the Government and the Con-
stitution of the United States, he had
been to the party that elected him, to the
principles he had proclaimed in 1861,
and that had found a response in the
hearts of all loyal men. Instead of
being a man entitled to the confidence,
gratitude and love Of the loyal American
people. he, Andrew johnson, had only
the love, confidence and support of the
late rebels in arms and their, sympa-
thizers or apologists. The North Amer
ican people had suffered and were
capable of suffering great deal; but 1t
was too much for them to be afflicted
with rinderpest, trichina, cholera and
Andrew johnson all in one year. An
drew johnson was a consummate dema-
g,gue, one of the most unblushing
demagogues that existed in this country.
Andrew johnson, in his speech to the
soldiers and sailors, told them all he had
sacrificed for the country. What had he
sacrificed He had not suffered as much
as the private who had fought in the
ranks at Gettysburg. The humblest pri-
vate in the ranks was entitled to more
credit and honor than Andrew Joh nson.