The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1866-09-15
Voice, How about

This was my object in presenting my
self on this occasion, and to say NOW
dye and goodbye" In the assembly
here tonight theremarli has been made
" traitorr' Traitor, my countrymen !
viii you hearmeY Cries, 4" Ies!'
And will you hear me for my cause ana
for the Constitution OF my country !?
['Ycs, yes, go on"] ] want to know
when or where, or under what circum'
stances, Andrew johnson, not as Ex-
ecutive, but in any capacity, ever de-
serted any principle, or violated the
Constitution Of this country. Never
nevern Let me ask this large and in
telligent audience ifyour Secretary OF
State, who served four years under Mr.
Lincoln, and who was placed upon the
butchers block, as it were, andhacked
and gashcd all to pieces, SCARED by
the assassin's knife--whcn he turned
traitor? (Crcs Of Never!
III were disposed to play the orator
and deal in defamation, even to-night
would initiate one Of the ancient ira
oedies, and would take Mr.. Seward,
bring him before you, and point you TO
the hacks and scars upon his person;
Voice, God bless him. would
exhibit the bloody garments, saturated
with gore from his gaping wounds
Then would ask you who is the trait
or. Voice, 'Thad. Stevens.) Why
don't YOU hang Thad Stevens and
Wendell PhilhPs? (Cheers.) | have
been fighting traitors in the South
They have been whipped and crushed
They acknowledge their defeat and ac
cept the terms Of the Constitution
And now, as l 60 round the circle,
having fought traitors at the South, !
am prepared to fight them at the North.
(Checrs. God being willing, with
your help, (cries, I'VE won't give it,
they will be crushed North, and this
glorious Union Of ours will be pre-.
served. (Checrs,)
I do not come here as the Chief Mag,
istrate of twenty-five States out OF
thrty-six. (Checrs.) come here to,
night with the flag of my country ano
the constellation of thirty-siN stars un
tarnished. Are you for dividing this
country? (Cries, "No.") Then an
President and President Of the whole
United States. (Cheers. | will tell
YOU another thing. ] understand the
discordant notes in this crowd tonight
He whois opposed to the restoration
of the Government and the Union o
States is greater traitor than Jelf.
Davis or Wendell Phillips. (Louc
cheers.) | am against both Of them.
(Cries, "Give it to them.P) Some o
! YOU talk about traitors in the South
who have not courage to go away iron
your homes to fight them. (Langhte
and cheers. 80
The courageous men, Grant, Sher
man, Fanagut, and the long list OF tn
distinguished sons Of the Union, wer
in the field, and led on their Sallan
hosts to conquest and to victory, Whll'
YOU remained cowardly at home. Ap
plause. Bully Now when these BRAY
men have returned home, many 0
whom have left an arm ora leg or thei
blood upon many q battle field, the,
, found you at home, speculatlng AM
committing frauds upon the Govern
ment. Laughter and cheers. louprc
tend now to have great respect an
5 sympathy for the poor, brave fello'
who has left an arm on the battleilelt
s Cries, is this digniled?' | under
stand you.
. You may talk about the dignity
i the President. Cries, How was
S about his making n specch0on the -
l. of February? have been with yon o
c the battle fields Of this country, and
l. can tell you furthermore, tonight, VIII
l. have to pay these brave men who she
= their blood. You speculated, and no
e the great mass of the people have g
n to work it out Cheers. 1t is tin
j. that the great mass Of the AmerIc'
o people should understand what yo'
@ designs are. "a voice, What did &c
a cral Butler say?) What did Gener
'e Butler say? (Hisses.) What did Ora
S. say ? cheers and what docs Genel
l. Grant say about General Butte
re Laughter and cheers. What does &c
d Sherman say? A voice, what do
&c Sheridan say ? New Orleans New I
!, leans! General Sheridan says that
Il is for the restoration Of the Cover
ment that General Sheridan fought ft
9, Bully. But, fellow citizens, let this
lie pass. l care not for my dignity.
s. There is certain portion of our cot
g. trymcn will respect citizen whore,
ct he is entitled to respect "A vol
That's so. There is another class Il
he have no respect for themselves, a
ed consequently they cannot respect Il
he one else. Laughter and cheers
he know man and gentleman wh
lis ever meet him. / have only to 10
or in his face, and if was to see yo
he by the light of day do not doubt
wv that should see cowardice and trea
&c cry written upon it. Laughter q
he cheers. Come out here where ]
his see YOU. Cheers. If you ever sh'
,d, man you will do it in the dark, q
o? pull the trigger when no one is by
hy see. Cheers. I understand traitC
ng have been fighting them at the Sor
wn ern end of the line, and We are i
ice fighting them in theoother direct
Mt Laughter and cheers. l came l
an neither to criminatc nor recrimin
but when attacked, my plan is to
mt fend myself. Cheers.
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