Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1866-08-13
ANDREW JOHNSON'S POLICY IN
APRIL, 1865.


lication of the following speech of Andrew
Johnson's delivered In Washington, on the 3 4
OF April 1855. may be interesting and refresh
ing to the minds of the supporters OF his POI
icy 10 1866.
Mr.. Johnson said: "Belng Unexpectedly
called on by this large audience here, TO ad
dress them in reference to the victories which
have been announced by telegraph, it Is a slu-
cere plea to me to have it in my power 10
mingls with those congratulations which are
Incidental to triumphs Of this character and,
perhaps, should content myself with this sc-
knowled1emeat Of my gratidcations Ia being
called, on this auspIcious occasion, to mingle
with You 10 your rejJicings in this the hour of
our c1untry's triumph. But it may not be en-
tirely out OF place for me 10 state that at the
commencement of this In qlitous rebellion
was one who entered tue service, not as n
three mouths u six months, atwelve months,
or three years man, bat as one enlisted for
the war or curing the struggle for The cup
PRESTON oftne reoel!ioni anu trust 1t will
not be considered egotistica for me, on this
occasion to allude briefly to what was my pJ.
sition ~ the beginning oi tue reoeli 81.
Ia the Senate Of the United States, when
the conspiracy was malured, and Senators
were rellriDg from their seats, when was
called upoa to say what would 10 IN tue
matter, my reply was that General Jackson
while President Of the Uaitsd States III 1882
aud 1888, declared That trsi ora should Ue
hung AZ ugh as Hansn's gallowt, AMI then
pu. nls tout upon it aAd crusued 1t out. TuIt
old mAn now sleeps in tps tJmo, aad were IT
possible 70 oImmupioats Intelligence 10 the
dead. and be could be ma4e to know IhaL
traitors atd treason were rampaat In the laud
II wouid Cause The Ola msu " turn over 10 Ills
ia lid nh ri fra n IA
anu saaks Oft The uabtiImsaIs OF the dead al
ayain teiteIase that memoraB.e sentsuce, tag
! tie " Dion " ,he States must he preserved" !"
Wnen asked what would do, would Arse.t
them ~ traitors, would ,ry tuAui as traitors
aud hang thsn as tral.vrs. AM IN tuis L.
neesl"n will cay thai, taxing into sccolut tie
prosecutions, oppress,Un, aud bs1iI. u Ut iro,I
a1l that 10 sacred and dear " meu, tuat lh
traltors-tuat IL tne leading traitors, waJ
bavs dtc.iyed aud involved the nation in tbls
d!ao Ilicsl rs1xihVn-l should s4y tuat ,he.r
| re"atd hJuld be Loe natter ADD toe yellow.
repeat, tuat o,usclous .n.el,iseut leading
traitors snouid suf:r ,he peu ,lty OF ues th.--
AID, on sne other LAID 10 te . op.e who
nave oesn delddsd aud nj Ie1, wouid exteu1
ieAienoy, hum aniy anu an iuvitalIu to retu.n
| tu tue aiIessaIce tnvy oWo u .h=ir couutEy.--
We have toe Erant!Gg inteiiiS,Lc, ,,- >
tbaL tIe utposts Vi tue . u ueTL Jol f.drTecy
HeS oStu tdhoL IL q iltiOn o u ,t, luo 4 att J
VI the eITaaeI have b. III en cred b, vur VIC
| soii u5 lJices May we Lot IL er tnal IL 10 u
reouhe oi DIVINE prOvld nee az Iiuss II prouI
as .mperiUus class, whsA we see that tne.f
| c1ty aAs eAtEred b, cUloIed troops.
| In tnie great cause Of hum freedom II il
| tue pride OF my HE Inatl oeeu permi ted
10 participate IN IaDois lhst nave, unIer Coo,
.sn1eu " oclleVe TINS giorIuuS result. A d
while have been iauorI II remove vi
| disturbing element lrOm tie eoun ry | tru7l
may be permi ted to say have iSoJrtd eQu, =
| ~ well tOF lie enaLcipatlun OF the whIte uia !
as Tor tne sable suns, aud Acknowledge the su
prelnaey u Tue Constitution aud obedience 10
lne law. We have Intelligence by the tele-
graph that our " waves ~ TRIUMPH over the
dome OF lhe Ccuf- derate capitol
NAY not DO pernItted gu this occasion to
tuduige sues'aniaily IN Tie langufgeot of suoth-
eri III Referring 10 the stars ana strIpls oI our
county, whicn now waves in TRIUMPH, tna,
It may Continue 10 rise higher until /. NEE J
the sun IN his ouniug, and may departing DAY
lngsF aud play upon its ample folds.
but dld not intend, gentlemen, TO speak or
OCCUPY your time hat 50 iong rs | have and |
will Low, IN conclusion, tendsr you my siaosi .
thanks ior this manifestation OF regard and
| respect tina. you have displayed In Cal Jag on
QUE VINO SO little expected it on the present
| occasion. But permit me in conclusion, TO
propose three cheers for the president OF the
Uaited SEates, his Cabinet officers aud th.
gallant othcers, and especially tna gallant soI.
dlers who nave fought our battles aud scnley-
ed the glori'us victories out of which comes
his days rejoicing.
would say In this connection, that while
the iuuoionaries ofour governme- It have done
] nuoh IN carrying out tle war, that it Is the
| people that have constituted the former, aud
turough their tunctionsries have put down
ibis, the most gigantic rebellion the
world has ever seen. Ny opinion is it is the
work OF destiny, aud am compelled on this
occasion to recur to the old al saptIndum say
ing, or 80 considered by some, tuat "tne voice
oi the people 10 the voice OF God" aud that
their voicsa being reaeesed tnrough tho prop
er cnanneis that na5 saved aud preserved ,,wlll
| perpetuate the Government through all tInIe
repeaI, thank you gentlemen, tor this Kind
Manifestation OF yoar regard aud respect.