The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1866-10-20
Impeachment and Removal of the
PreSidcnt-SOmc Plain Talk of
Gen. StccGman.

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Gen. Stccdman made n speech at Toll
edo, Ohio, on Monday night last, from
which we make the ~suljoincd extracts.
After showing that the President was
carrying out the policy of Mr.. Lincoln
and Of true restoration Of peace and
Union, he proceeded:
For doing that they propose to i'm
peach Andrew Johnson, and remove
him from Office, and put one Of their
own men in his place. Well, now, !
don't want to fight with anybody.
have had fighting enough myself, and |
suppose you have. Still ! have no OBJ
~jaction TO II little fighting if the men
who did not FIGHT in the last war, choose
to have a little shindy among them
selves. We will hold their hats; but if
they suppose that the American people
will qui2tly look on while II faction Gle,
poses the President Of the United States
and takes possession Of the Govern
mcnt with m armed mob, ! say to
them here that they are mistaken
Cheers. And they had better not at
temptit. Applause. For while VI do
not want any trouble, while We prefer
pcacc-not II painted peace, but real
iona tide pcacc--while we do not want
to discuss war with anybody, if Mr..
Ashley supposcs tIlatby coming here
and throwing his head back rs he did
in 1861, and talking about war, he is
going to Brighten anybody, | say to
him he is very much mistaken. APP.
plausc. While we do not want to fight.
We will never permit them to organize
armed mobs, start to Washington and
take possession Of the Government,
that they may telegraph all over the
country that a loyal and patriotic Gov
eminent has deposcd Andrew John
son. They will not be permitted TO do
it. Cheers.
The President is the Tribune of the
whole people. lie represents the whole
people, and he is doing his duty faith
fully and constitutionally. lie is la
boring to restore peace and harmony
to the country, and to maintain the
Government, as we ourselves contend
cd We had LETT it when the war was end
cd. We hold that the Government has
preserved it--that it needed NO political
doctrine to he applied to it-that when
the army was discharged the Union
was preserved, (applause,) and all that
was necessary was for loya men to put
the machinery of government in mo-
ton. These State governments in the
South that were obstructed by the pres
cncc of the military, were then, recdy
for the people to resume their work
under them, and to put the machinery
in motion, just IS it was before the war,
or else if that were not so, then indeed
the war was a failure, then indeed the
rebellion was \ success.
If the rebels succeeded in destroy
ing the governments of the States, the
rebellion was a success, and the var
was u failure, and every man here ought
to have voted for the Chicago plat
form. Now, / TO not believe it's the
intention of the people of this country
the masses who are following the
lead OF these fiery men-to engage in
any such unholy work rs attempting
to take possession of the Government.
| know that distinguished Massachu-
sets General, Benjamin +. Butler,
laughter says he is going to march
from Massachusetts, to Washington
with his militia. Well, now, he didn't
hurt anybody during the war, and
have no idea that he will hurt anybody
now. Laughter, 1.-The marches, and
there is any fighting going on, | war
rant you he will march in the rear OF
his column. Laughter. ] have
searched that gentleman's military re-
cord in vain to find a place where he
led a column. He never did lead it
anywhere. Perhaps he thinks as be
didn't make any reputation in the last
war, ic is necessary for him to get up
another one, in orler to redeem him
self. Laughter. No doubt General
Butler had u good many fierce people
to deal with during the war; no doubt
he was provoked a good deal during
his administration at New Orleans. and
goaded to say a great many things tina,
do not look well on paper. ] do no,
ike to comment on anything done by
a Union General, but l am bound tc
say now that, throughout the war, tina
| General was remarkable only for hi,
severity % women and children. [Crie'