Delaware State journal and statesman., 1866-05-08
SPEECH by GOvERNER. OGLEsRY
HIS VIEWS ON THE SITUATION.

The following are extracts from speech
delivered by Governor oglesby, of Illinois,
ut Jacksonville, Mo-, on April 21st-
n
Now for another question | am a Ma.
tional Union man. They used to call me a
Republican and an Abolitionist, but they
don't call me that now; not even those men
who claimed to be Democrats They don't
call you so any more. These names have
worn out. Itwas supposed at one time that
they were very dishonorable names. 1t was
thought that to be Republican or Aboli-
ZIONIST was to be very mean man. What
do they call you now? Why, you are a
Radical If you don't sit down and write a
letter 10 Andy Johnson endorsing his policy
you arc Radical daughter. What dc
they mean by saying that old Thad Stevens
is radical, and Sumner is n radical and
Dick Yates is radical? Is there any more
harm in being n radical than in being q
perpendicular? Laughter. This doctrine
is preached throughout the State. They are
going down to Egypt to preach it, supposing
the people there have no sense but when
they get there they will find that they (the
preachers) have not any sense. suppose
If man works all day faithfully in the pur.
suit of his business, and don't get drunk, lie
is radical. If he goes to Church and serves
God according to the dictates of his con.
science, he is radical. Now there is some
sense in calling man Copperhead, fol
there is something in that which hurts; but
you don't hurt us by calling us radicals. ]
am precisely the same man. l have not
changed at all; but am just what always
have been, l was loyal man, and true to
the flag Of my country. I believed it to be
my duty TO go side by side with the brave
soldier, and try to save my country, and
would do it again. am a radical, and it i.
not obnoxious to call man an Abolitionist
WhyP Because the Constitution of the
United States has made Abolitionists OF US
all. [Cheers.l
But now about our glorious President
He is a splendid fellow. [Laughter.l He
needs the sympathy of every good man, fol
he has the confidence of every bad man
We elected him Vice President of the United
States. That is one of the things that have
got to answer for, though l would like tC
skirk out Of il if could. l supported him
in 1864, when all the Democratic papers il
Illinois abused him. These gentlemen they
call Copperheads, though don't know bu
it would be more polite to call them Demo
Gratis, said he was very bad man; that he
was destitute of principle, and had beer
untrue to the South; they said great many
hard things about Andy, and did not ther
suppose that they were true. Laughter.
We elected him, and he ultimately became
President. But we soon discovered tina
Mr. johnson was not the man We though
he was. We soon found -out that he wa
opposed to freedom, opposed 10 extending
liberty and protection to the negro. 1t wa
plain to all. Of all the bills laid before hin
by Congress, he vetoed none but two whicl
were designed to afford protection to tn
black man. felt like letting him go, but t.
my confusion the very men who villifie,
him and denounced him as traitor, as sooi
as we turned our backs upon him, com
menced caressing him and adoring him
Isn't that funny? cannot explain it. TIL
subject is too profound for investigation.
And why were these bills vetoed? Wha
was there about the Civil Rights bill tha
made it so obnoxious? will read you on
line from it-''All persons born in the Unite
! States, not subject TO any foreign power,
(that is, the son of foreign minister c
ambassador,) "are hereby declared to b
citizens of the United States, of every rae
and color and shall have the same rights i
= every State and Territory" Andrew JOIN
son vetoed that bill. Do you want to kno,
whyY will tell you the reason. He say
! and so does the party that sustains him nov
that the Congress OF the United States hi
. no right TO declare who shall be a citizen
the United States and make a man citze
of the State unless the State first declares
is a citizen. You are not citizens unless Il
: States make you such, and the thousands
: brave and noble soldier boys who hay
( rsked their lives for the honor of the
country, are not citizens OF Illinois unle