The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1866-03-16


TnEoDoRE TnroN, IN the N. Y. Lqdepend.
snE thus discoufses on the Prcsidenfs 72d
Of February speech % The Comprehend mob
N wasbingtons
The plueh which tbe President brought
70 the cheek of the Nation on Washington's
Birthday has had time 10 fade into cooler
blood. Men have permitted their sudden
Indignation TO wane into settled regret II
is hardly possible To realize the sacredness
OF the national honor until il is confronted
with tie calmiiy of a national disgrace
Our enemies famiarized this nation with
the rang Of grief 0nr Chief Magistrate
has twice pierced II with the sting Of shame
Cod shield the Republicl ......
AT two distant points in the country, two
representative Americans spoke on tie same
day; one, the elected Vice.President of the
Southern Confederacy and now a private
gcntleman--the other, the elected Vice.
President of the United States, and now
its President. Better for the nation bad each
of these men made the sther's speech
Not proven is the charge that tho Presi.
dent was in liquor. On the contrary, his
friends esteemed him in his right mind.
But perhaps the superiority OF the Office
enables President 10 be as vulgar when
"
With unheated blood, then, the Executi, @
Of the United States publicly brands the
National Legislators as Traitors. Borrow.
ing language from the French Revolution,
he calls the Joint Committee of Fifteen "AH
irresponsible directory" Pointing to the
Capitol where Congress sits, he oxclams,
" Almost another REBELLION is indUqu.
rdtedi" The act of one Of the three great
coordinate departments of the Govern
ment he describes as the " Progress Of
Faction, REBELIIoN, and TREASON" With
ominons emphasis ho warns against " C2igues,
Cd6dLs, Conspirdcies, and MdohmdfiOas."
Descending to tho pit OF bllingsgate,
ho lanes two American statesmen one
a leader Of the Senate aud the other Of
tho House, whom ho calls "ds much the
enemies Of Me GocelNmeHt as tBe,'e ,Jefe1'.
son Daris, iSideH, and Ioombs." The
Clerk Of the Unteu States Senate, the OF.
fetal medium of communication between
that body and The Executive Mansion, ho
styles "dead ,luck" These gentlemen,
aud others acting with them in Congress, he
stigmalizes as opposed to the fundamental
principles ot this government, and taboring
70 DESTROY H." Not content with this
extraordinary language. he adds the as
founding declaration, II make use of a peiy
strong expression iphen sag that Ihdue no
DOUBT NE intention WdS 10 iHcite ASSASSIN.
ALTON" Then, as if in view of the unex.
pected accomplishment of his own murder.
hP prcscribes tho manner of the sacrifice.
directing that an altar be reared, his body
laid thcrcupun, aud his blood poured out /!
Aud all this foulnoss came out Of the
mouth, not OF Andrew Johnson, but of the
President of the United States All this
miracle of scandal to go flying round the
world to sadden all nations with the shame
Of the greatest l.. .-.. ..- a.
A few hours after this speaUh by tho
President, his Secretary Of State spoke it's
counterpart at Cooper Institute, New York
Ito Tho resurrocte Castle Garden meeting
OF 1850. Do we say it's counterpart :. Tho
Prcs'dents music was set to sharps; the
SecretarJs g to flats. The philosopher of
Auburn, builder Ofrainbows aud piper of
soap. p.bublos, discoursed of nothing that had
not already been spoken in louder tone
by Copperhead gunpowlur fired in the Park.
" The President" said his premier, sis in
harnony with all the States that were in
rebellion" Certainly And the President
is om OF harmony with oil the States tllat
were net IN the rebellion! when Mr..
Seward rose last night said the next days
Eoeaing Post Tho did not know hon greatly
the President had just offended" But Nj.
Seward did know ''how greatly the Presi.
dent had just offended" A morning journal,
or organ of the Government, says:
!" Three or four dispatches wero sent to
MIR. Seward stating that the speech of Mr..
johnson was 0Jrighifm one, a speech that
he couM not endorse, and begging him not
TO speak at Cooper Institute"
Quo of these warnings was sent by n U.
5, Senator, aud the other by Cabinet min,
ister! But AIR. Seward was not afraid of
thing frightful. He made his speech that
night he perused the Presidents next
morning; he gave thanks for that immortal
ohjurgation; and he forwarded the follow
ing cousratulation by teloSraph to Wash.
ington: ...l
Ngw YORK. February %, 1865.
II is all right aud safe. The Union is restored
and the country safe, The Presidcnt's speech is
TRIUMPHANT, and the country viii be happy,
(Signed) WM II. SEWARb,''
Thus Mr.. Seward sharcs tho guilt of his
master, re.enacls aud intensi6es the Execu.
tive insult to Congress, and announces to
an astoundsd nation that the Presidents
Cabinet Minister for Foreign Affairs is hap.
py to regard the Senate's Chairman of
Foreign Relations as Traitor, Conspirator,
and Assassin!
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