The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1866-03-08


His speech at Washington was delivered
to crowd Of notorious copperheads, seccs
sionists al rebels. with hardly a man Of
loyal record in the entire assembage.-
His language, too, was coarscly insulting
to certain prominent representative men OF
the Union party, and his positions were
revolutionary and dangerous. He de-
both Houses Of Congress as an irresponsi-
bic central directory who opposed the res
toration Of the Union, and whom he com.
pared to Davis, Toombs and SldelI As
he opposed the latter as traitors so he an.
noanced would he oppose the former.
In the language he used, as we'll as in
the character Of those whom he addressed,
the President was guilty of a studied com
prchcnsive insult to the whole loyal people
He showed perfect willingness to swing
clear of US altogether and throw himself
Into the arms Of copperheads and rebels.
The Perrysburg Ohio Jexrnal says:
The President-we are panied to record
the fact-has severed the ties which have
bound him to the true and tried men of
the Union,
The Lebanon (Ohiol Star says: The
position of President johnson is clearly
defined We all know where he stands
He upholds the cause of treason. lie de.
liberately turns against the party that
elected him, and against the friends of the
Union.
For the preservation Of the Government
We put our abiding trust in Congress and
the loyal millions. Let the people speak
out in tones of thunder in support of the
Union majority in Congress
From the Washington Chronicle.
This great farce was fttingly closed By
the speech of the President of the United
States, a cerJattm report of which We pub
lish elsewhere. a moro shameful and hui
mliatng spectacle could scarcely be pre-
sented = We do not stop
to comment upon this extraordinary speech
1t tells It's own story. 1t will be read to-
day by the loyal millions of the North with
mingled shame and Indignation, and by the
rebels and copperhcads with undisguised
JOY, The only hope left for the country
now is in the American Congress. Let
the people rally as one man to the support
Of their chosen representa- tives
From Tie Columbus, co. Journal.
All through the State the feeling on the
receipt of the President last speech ranges
from deep pain and modification at It's im>
pudcnce, up to intense disgust The
GAINESVILLE Courier is the only Union paper
which has no word of praise or condcmna-
ton. We look for something from it In
course Of time.
From the Springfield, (O.) Republican.
At lastwe have a full report of the speech
which President Johnson delivered on
Thursday night from the portico of the
Executive Mansion to a motley crowd of
rebel sympathizers which came to him
from their mass meeting at Growers Thea
ter. The truth is
sorrowfuIly admitted on all sides that no
such disgraceful scene has been witnessed
in-the National Capitol, and that Mr.. john
son has even eclpsed that famous Inaugural
Of his when sworn in as Vice President,
which our readers will painfully remcm Der
The demonstration at Growers Thcatcr
was purely coppcrhead one. No man
having the slightest connection with the
Union party, present or past, except Mon
gomery Blair and Green Clay Smith, par
ticipated in the speaking. \ Washington
dispatch says it was addressed by the bit
tcrest men whom the copperheads could
muster, and cheers for jeff Davis were
called for and given. Robert Johnson.
the Presidents Private Secretary, and his
son-in law, Mr.. Patterson. and Senator
Elliott, from Tennessee. were present and
occupied prominent positions. Mr Lincoln
was denounced by one speaker, which was
checred.
From the Cleveland Leader
The President has proven false to him
self, to his glolious war record. to his
pledges to the colorcd people of the South,
and to the party which elected him. by
thus placing himself with the coppcrheads
ard rebels in opposition to measure alb
solutcly necessary for the protection Of the
southern Cnionists, black or white, and
will have cause to regret it to the END of a
very brief political existence and for all
his life thereafter
From Mexico
New YORK. Feb. PA Mexico CITY
correspondent states that the Imperialists.
not less than the Republicans, are closely