The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1866-08-08

4 johnson man? NYonr Presidons oP'
posod,to giving .tho.wbite people of the
country equal; representation in Con;
i gre,s, although Be told me @ho belonged
Ito the ,whitc mans party: d :.y$5 st. !
l " ef:i6teGd to write it down i1eo1t
i Constitution, in bold and unmlstaEaole
: characters, that thesmenewho,''to enter
upop the duties Of high Offices, swore on
l.. the; Holy EvangelistsSin tho presence o.
, God, that they would support the Con-
s,i,u,ion of the United States, and then
threw of the ro1s oE1the United States
! Senator, and almost in the very Senate
chamber ~drew5ths, sword against shat
same Constitution, sud this $glorious
J aSg- who toro off the ermine- Of the
Judge and trampled upon the Constitu.
ton and laws within tho very Temple Of
Justico-wc intend ,to'writo it down.tbat
these men shall never, ncrer DO Senators
and Judges again wGilo this "fagwaves
above us. [Checrs.] Andy johnson is
opposed TO- this. How are yoarJohnson
Clubs and Conservative Union mon ."
on this question? >. .,,4 .,.~ -
We PROPOSE to write down ;immutably
in our fundamc tai law provision that
the Federal debt, contracted in supres =
sion Of tho rebellion, shall nover DO 70.
pudiuted; but that evory cent Of it shall
be paid as honest debts should always be
paid-that tho bountics Of tho men who
left Louc, family, business, everything,
to 90 and defend the Union, shall be
honestly paid. Thatthc pensions prom.
isc& BY our law to the soldiers who have
been MANNED and crippled for ~lifo, and
TO the widows aud orphans who died in
defense Of our Gas, shall DO paid; that
no coppcrhead, robcl, or conservative
party shali ever como into tho majority
ia Congress, and repeal those laws, aud
turn tho crippled Union soldier, naked
and dcfcnscIcss, into tho world 10 his
old agc to depend upon cold charity, or
that tho widow Of the hero soldier
who gave his life to the Government
shall be left in her ago to the mercy or
charity Of mon who love not tho flag
for which her husband died. Cheers.
President johnson is opposed to this;
the Radical party is for this provision.
How arc the johnson Clubs in: the
Southwest on this question? Laughter.
Then VIC wuut to write in letters Of
fire, in irrepralablc law, which will glow
brighter and brighter as years roll on,
the determination Of tho loyal people Of
The United States that nevcr-nover-
shall one cent Of the rebel debt be paid
by any person. IChcers] That UuiouGcn
nor their descendants shall novcr-nover
be taxed one ocut to pay tho bonds held
by Johu Bull for the guns and ammuDi.
ton with which our brethren were slain.
Cheers >. =, 49,.
You remember, boys, when you cap.
tured q rebel and looked. into his our
fridge box it was filled with ammunition
bearing the British stamp upon it.; We
don t intend to pay for that ammunition.
TCheers.l We owe John Bull grudge
Tor that among other bad conduct to.
ward US during the war, and instead Of
taking thu guns Of the Feniaus from
,hcm when they moved on Canada, I
would have given them moro guns and
bid them God speed. [Chocrs.] Presi.
dent johnson is opposed to this. How
arc the Conservative. demo cratic: Libcr.
ty-Club.J Johnson. men Of the Southwest
on this question ?. 49, ,.,...
Do these gentlemen hope to avoid
these questions by the use Of slang and
personal abuse and talk Of decisions Of
courts not Of record r Do they hope to
get us of on side issues and dodge such
questions as these?
We propose on the adoption Of these
amendments to let the eleven States re.
Gently in rebellion resume their rela-
tons with the General Government
President johnson and his party oppose
this, and some Of his party who glYried
in tho name Of sympathizer with the re-
bellion, and were entitled BY word and
deed to the name of traitor during
all the war, have now the copper on
their faces to call you and me-my
brother Union Soldiers-disunionists.
We arc in favor Of those measures which
will admit the States not now represent.
cd in Congress. They are opposed to
them. Who are the disunionists ?