The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1866-09-13
SpEE Gil
OF Hon. VIM. IL. Seward at Niugari
Fails. September I, 1860.

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FckloW Citizens Although we ar
on the verge of the State of New York
| am sure that even hero | can cal
you neighbors. You do not want
speech from me. ("Ycs, yos.) II yor
do, it is only to get up u quarrel be.
tween the President Of the United
States and myself, for shall have To
tell you that, after the clear and lucid
exposition of the policy Of the govern.
ment, which may be called his policy,
or sour policy since Abraham Lin
coin commenced it, and it has been
carried out since the Inauguration of
Andrew Johnson, after the exposition
he himself has given of il, ] want to
know, in Gods name, what use he has
for Secretary at all 2 "a voice, "do
you indorse ity') will say frankly
that ! always indorsc what il riaht,
and when you find my signature to n
paper ! will not disavow it. When |
put my pen to paper / stand ready to
pay all the cost.
Fellow citizens. you have heard the
President Of the United States traduccd
| heard Abraham Lincoln denounced
within three months Of his death by
the bullet Of an assassin, worse, and
through larger portion of the United
States, than Andrew johnson is now
denounced, for treason 10 the Consti.
tuition and the Government; and let
me ask you this II, instead Of bring
ing him here in safety to-day, to stand
before you and TO vindicate. virtually
in the presence of the whole American
people, his life, his character, and his
policy, past, present, and future, he
had fallen on the way as Abraham
Lincoln did, do you think there is one
of you who has reyiled him who would |
not join in his praise, and be as ready |
to imnortalize his fame and glory as
you Have been 10 celebrate the virtues
of LincolnY Cheers This is it.
The only trouble with living Presi-
dent is that he lives. The virtue Of a
dead one is that he is gone, and can
be praised with safety by those who
were incapable Of approaching his
virtues while he lived.
The President has spoken TO you
Ipon topic | have never opened, and
did think that would never refer
o 1t, and that is, that he Is charged,
md the members Of his Cabinet and
,olitical supporters are charged, with :
lesertng their party. The charge is d
hat we have deserted our party, and '
Ic has told you, and very properly |
old you, that it is better in every Z
ase to let parties 20 down the falls I
han to let the country 90 20 destruc- I
ion. So il would not be a very seri- a
'us oiTense lit had been committed. q
But he also told you the truth when he d
aid that Il is not possible % find n s
Tord in the record upon which he was )
Dominated that has been falsifed by q
he record ofhis executive acts. Did ;
ot they declare at Baltimore that the v
Tar must be continued until its cause Z
ras removed, and the Government u
IN the restoration Of the 81
tates And is not the war ended L
lave not the States been restored
md where on earth is the cause Of y
he war; II has gone into the sepul- n
hire Of the record Of past ages. q
But have ! deserted my q
artyl Let me call your attention to Il
" record on that subject II YOU 2
i'll look back to the month Of Octo- u
or, 1865, YOU will find there a speech s.
made you, for when ! speak at An 2
urn / mean to speak 10 the people Of 4
lew York, aud in that speech ! told /
ur whole people that the President r
{ the United States. Andrew johnson, d
nd with him, proposed 20 accept c
ertain conditions and restore the Il
tates to their rights as equals in the 4
Mon il they would do these things y
irst, abolish the rebel debt second. q
peal their ordinances Of secession q
nj third, accept the amendment to L