The Greene County Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 185?-1867, 1866-07-25

hhoW llc coiHIauesHlp Oh uealN, we say
think of your dead bunk. mates, think Of
your brothers gone before, and vote for
Clymer if you can.
HESTER CLYMER ON ANDY JOHNSON.
Mr.. Clymer, it is now known, is an
armed enemy of Andrew johnson, and
will not enter The coalition proposed to
be entered into at Philadelphia, The
following extract OF speech of the
Democratic Gubernatorial candidate pros
claims eternal separation between hlm
and the President:
"Mr CLYMER.-Mr. Speaker, on this
day, at this hour, in this place,aereat
issue Is on trial, fraught with the utter
es,s not only ct the present, but of the
future; and if |, in the decision of this
issue. have acted part, however unim,
portant, shall hereafter look back to
this day, to this hour, and to This place,
with feelings of no little qualification"
"What is the question presented? 1t
Is a proposition to invite Andrew Jon-
son, the so-called Governor of Tenne see
to address the people of Pennsylvania
from the Senate chamber of this State.
| have various reasons for opposing this
proposion. In the first place, here
boldly proclaim that he is not at this
hour, and never has been, by the Con-
stitIticn or under the laws, the Gover>
nor Of tho State of Tennessee. except
when years ago he was elected to that
office by the people l say sir, that his
appointment by the President of the
United States to that position was a usur
patton of power on the part of the Pres>
dent, and that there is no warrant under
the Constitution, no authority IN the
laws for hia appointment; and thatevery
act which he has assumed TO perform by
virtue of his unconstitutional and illegal
appointment has'heen in derogaton of
the rights Of "A sovereign State, and in
flat violation of the Constitution OF the
United States.
~ say, sir, furthermore, that no such
POSITION as military governor of State
is known TO the Constitution OF the
United States that there is nothing III
that instrument which authorizes the
President oflhe United States to appoint
a military governor Of any State aud
that to make such appointment was to
create the State of Tennessee n military
province and that his appointment as
madoto carry out and subverse the pur-
poses OF the present administration,
which rs to reduce all the States of this
Union to the condition of mere depen.
denotes Of consolidated oligarchy or
despotiSm. That is my position, so far
as concerns this pretended Governor OF
Tennessee. Andrew johnson has not
been for years, and is not now tie Goy>
ernor Of that State and I will never
recognize him as much by voting for
this resolution.
"Buts|r, without rcgard.to any qucs,
ticn Of his official position, take Andrew
johnson as an individual, assuming that
he is rightfnlIy clothed with the robes Of
office aud may constltutionaIly exercise
the duties OF that high position even
then, ! say to you, Mr., Speaker, that
never by my vote will allow a man to
come into these halls and from this place
speak to the people of this great State
in support of what know to be illegal
unconstitutional. and tyranmcalacts oflhe
Federal Government know sir, that
Andrew Johnson has gone as far IA the
iar.hest, and is ready to go still further
to destroy, to uproot, 10 up,urn every
principle upon which ,his grcat and
good Government of ours was founded |
| know that he has bent with supplant
knee before the throne OF power: | !
know that for peIf of some other corsid
Grafton he has succumbed to every meas
nre presented TO him for approval or dis,
approval ; and | know that in speeches
delivered in the capitols of other States
he has enunciated doctrines which i'll
adopted by the people Of the gr at North
would he subversive of individual free.
dom and personal right. Sir, by no
vote OF mine can any person holding
such views address the people Of Penn |
4ylvania IN this chamber Never. sir
never, so long "a / have a right to forbid
him."