Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1866-09-13
The President at Cleveland.

ruler. The trouble appears to have
been that Mr.. johnson forgot the
President in the individual, and took
advantage of 9 reception, withou,
respect 10 party, to make bitter
partisan harangue. The crowd his
sed and hooted, and the President
lost temper, and said as harsh things,
in as bitter manner, as he did in
his celebrated ODD of February
speech, when he was at the heighth of
his irritation with Congress A full
report of what he said in Cleveland
is not before us at this writing, and
we pass by it to say, that, however
iutenperate the language he may
have indulged in, it was not provo
cation for an insulting demonstration
on the part of those congreGated to
hear him. There is no man in Cleve-
land, who takes the papers, that did
not know what sort of 4 speech, and
what kind OF sentiments, the Presi-
dent would indulge in, if he speke at
all. He has an unfortunate habit of
repeating himself, on all occasions,
exhibiting want of intellectual re-
sources and invention the more Ia
mentable that his flow OF language
is exhsus:less in quantity, letting
alone quality. II the CleYelanders
did not desire to be spoken of as
traitors to their own faces, or be told
that they were disunionists, because
they do not indorse the Presidents
policy, they should have stayed
away, or made up their minds to hear
with respectful silence what the Pres
ident hal TO say. This much re-
spect is due 10 the great Office he so
dishonOrs. The reply TO his ha
rmgues should be reserved till Oca-
ber.
The President is under misap-
prchension; that is all. He has not
been able to perceive that the out
pouring Of the people along the line
of his route is the result of desire
to do honor to the Chief Magistrate
ofthe Republic, and the naval and
military heroes he has considerably
fortified himself with. He looks
upon the occasion as he would on n
Tennessee barbecue, where he would
be expected to discourse upon po-
litical themes, ard make known his
personal opinions and sentiments.
The friends OF the President are not
less conscious than his eneTies OF
the mistakes he has made, and de
plore his indiscretion. The New
York Evening Post, a paper that
leans strongly to his policy, and ap-
proves the Philadelphia Convention,
thus discourses:
''Does Mr.. Johnson know that by
bss-iatleeorous language and injudi-
cious conduct he is seriously increas-
ing the difficulties under which the
country already staggers? If he
does not, il would be well il some
judicious fricnd-if he has any such
left-would tell him this.
"With his desire that the loyal
Representatives of the Southern
States shall be without further delay
admitted to their seats in Congress,
it is known that we, with a consider.
able and most respectable part of the
Republican party strongly sympa-
thize. But this result is to be
brought shout by reasoning, by per
suasion, by proving to the country
that cuob n oOurao 80 4lo ,v;~oef. -
can not be attained by the course
which Mr.. Johnson has so unwisely
chosen to adopt and follow. 1t
would be well for him to know Nhat
he is very fast making himself per-
sonally odious.
"They have seen him but lately, in
Louisiana, violate his own often. de-
clared policy in regard to the South
ern States, and violate it in favor of
boastful rebels, and TO the injury of
men who were known as Union men;
and they ask why, If the law is to be
stretched, if what the President as
scrts to be the true policy is to be
violated, why is it only in the inter
est OF men who are notorious as ha-
ters of liberty and Union? They
have seen him pardon many of the
most fragrant traitors-such men as
Mayor Monroe, men of a temper
which makes them bad citizens, and
whom it would certainly be more iu-
dicious TO leave unpardonded. FL
nally, they are alarmed and hurt at
the indecOrous language which Mr..
johnson uses toward Congress; they
are disgnsted to hear him, on every
occasion, denouncing Congress, q
mong whose members are many men
Of spotless honor and long tried 10y
atty, as traitors, rebels, usurpers,
hanging on the skirts of the Govern
ment.' They hear him speak of "A
subsidized press and they ask,
Who subsidies it, when Mr.. John
son has all the PATRONAGE
"If all this only made him unpop- !
ular, it would perhaps matter little. /
But it does and has done more than
that. 1t has aroused such storm
of indignation through the country, /
it has so driven peoples blood to
their heads, that they no longer stop
to reason, but include in one strong
condemnation not only Mr.. johnson,
but every measure and policy which 1
he favors Affairs have come TO the
pass, that the most effective argu- (
ment which can be brought before
the people against any public meas
ure or policy, is the simple statement
that Mr. johnson wishes or supports 1
it.
"His language and acts show not
a wise, temperate, and conciliatory +
spirit, not desire to produce har- /
mony, and to effect his ends with the /
general concurrence Of the nation;
they show petulant spirit, harsh |
temuer. whose inevitable effect. when |