Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1866-04-20

would for q little child to strike an elephant
with straw. The people have great respect
for the presidential office. They know the his
tory of Andrew johnson, and the noble stand
which he took in the Senate Of the United
States and elsewhere against the rebellion !; and
his steadfast support Of the Union cause during
the war is still fresh in their memories. They
cannot easily be made to believe that now, after
the Union cause has so gloriously triumphed in
the field, this same Andrew johnson Is about to
prove recreant to the great trust so confdiDgly
reposed in him by the great loyal constituency
Of the Republic. They have sacrificed thous-
ands Of their most precious lives; they have
contributed millions upon millions of money,
and they will not permit any combination of
politicians to snatch from them the fruits of
their victory. Let them become satisfied that
the President does not intend to and will not
prove faithless to the cause of the loyal people
of the country, and they viii stand by him, re-
gardless OF attacks from any quarter, as they
stood by President Lincoln, notwithstanding
he, too, was assailed by many distinguished
members of Congress and politicians. But the
people had the utmost confidence in the purity
of the motives and purposes of Mr.. Lincoln,
and hope they will have good treason 10 repose
the same confidence in President johnson.
The political history of this country indicates
very distinctly that no public man need expect
to Secure the confidence or respect of any re-
spectacle portion of the people by betraying
the confidence of those who elected him to Of
fee or by falsifyiDg the professions he made be-
fore his election. The Democrats encouraged
and lauded the detection of John Tyler from
the party which elected him, but their subse-
quent conduct showed very clearly that al
though they '.loved the treason, they despised
the traitor And thus it viii ever be. What
ever politicians NAV saw or think. the great
mass Of the American people of all parties des-
pise bad faith in public men.
l make these remarks. Mr.. Sneaker. beeauzs
/ desire this honorable body, bat more partic.
nlarly my constituents 70 understand NV no.
sition, and because intend 10 saw and do saw
that L disapprove assaults made uDon tbs
President which have referred to. / think
they were uncalled for. out of plaee and added
nothing to the fair fame of the distipgpis;,ed
gentlemen who made them. Now sir 40
not suppose these gentlemen care a flo about
my opinion or about what say. but NV constit-
uents do, and mean to leave Them no room IN
doubt as tony views upon this matter. I wish
them distinctly to understand that do not fol-
low the distinguished chairman of the commit
tee on reconstruction in that part of his plan Of
reconstrueting the rebellious States Ii looks
very much 10 me as if it was thought in certain
quarters to be necessary or at least polite, in
OtuCA " L16 buCCeSS CI CCTIdln LQeOrleS
and plans of reconstruction, to get up quarrel
or bad state of feeling between tho President
and Congress and to destroy the confidence of
loyal people 10 the President Sir, viii not
be party to any such warfare. I am no apol-
Ogfst for the President. have no personal fa-
vors to ask of him. | have never asked any
such fayOrs from any President, and ] never ex-
pect to; but Mr.. Speaker, the President Of the
United States is entitled to respectfultreatmen
in this body, composed as it is Of the Represen-
tatives of the People, and especially from dis
tinguished gentlemen who are looked upon by
the whole country as leaders, and who are held
responsible for the character of its proceedings
Inever had any taste or disposition for paying
court to men in high places and perhaps / haye
not as much veneration for the greatexperience
and eminent abilities Of the distinguished
chairman OF tne reconstruction committee as
ought 10 nave out II tnat De SO 1t IS my mlsior-
tune. cannos hel II.
.sus' r,: oPeaAei, enas we snall oecide me
ues.ion u me m du'nlsslon OF representation from
sne ss otdts VI Aennessee upon us merits. uhln-
nue.Heu, onS way Ut Sne o'ner' oJ Isehnss oi
nostili'y W Ile NIe'iuens or 70 INC IIes'oents
PVllcy' anu nope, sir' .nat no one VIII oe NOV
eu e 70 oppose the aunilssioh Oh hepresentauVes
'Ioh % lenneSSee because the present SCaee gov
g Ti1nenS !, VI Aenn. @ was SotSdni]eu M1ne AZURE"
Soniiso" ~ w's niiii'aly soVeihOr VI .ha. ot4e' or
oeIduse nc was ~ some measure INSTRUMENTAL
~ bringing IL AOout ana approved II as mlltary
governor. II muse De reuieUpereG thas 1oV-
e,nor yohnson was ssuoorolna,e oneero OF res
loent Llneolhi ana tnat PRESIDENT Lineoin d.
Iecteu anu approved MS scts IN tnat regard
fres1aent Lincoln was esPonslole lor tne pres
sn' oea'e IoVernMens M OF tennessee anu NOV
auoIew yon.lsoni ana 1t was ofSaui1e1 WIN
ms apPfoo,auoh' ana IN aCSoruanee win MS
known poIlcy; II We rePudlaie II we are not
Iepuoiating tne aolngs OF Poncy OF AnoIeW
Johnson merely out also tne dolDgs ana pohey
OF PRESIDENT Lincoln; taKe IT. sir' mat no man
VIII venture 70 90 1elore tne PeePle ana IND
Pugn tne motives OF fresldeht Liheoin lor tnls
Policy, OF undertake 10 convince mem mat u
ought 70 De repudlsted because II has oeeu
aooPeeo oy MS successor % ...
Mr.. Speaker, the facts cited in the resolutions
of the committee, and the evidence taken be-
fore the committee and reported with the resps
lutioDs, the well-known history Of the loyal
people oil tennessee, their c0nstant devotion to
the Union cause, their trials, their sacrifices the
n,1mher and services of tha;r snI6ieta In tba
1tp;on Army .rd tba tueIFor.. IS tLef ,vboIo
country, in my opinion, demand at. our hands
an early recognition of the rresent State govern
mont IF Tienoasssn md .ho o,I,n;ss;or Of La.
"a uu. .l1e U nc
Senators ana lhtO tne congress OF
the United States without imposing any fur
ther conditions If the faitbfuiness of the lov-
al -oo1Ia~ 81 1a,,,assor ,Lr,,,-I III a.. -
81 PSopiS VI tennessee l'iOoSH gil gil '"e ua,
days OF the war does not entltie them to the
confidence of the national Government, whep
ask Will won fnd in ar,, Stata latal1, in rabal
-. ~ - = - = u - = =. Z, : y =. - E
lion Tue salDe hunlper VI ehe sanls PioPoi uoh OF
the people IN whom you can place any cOntl-
dence? Not sir. during the present generation.
# sver Refnse ,o rec6oniza tbe nresenf goyl
o'oi. 9S " IeNo6 ntS0 10- PsIoDs
ernment OF tennessee and you strlke q fatal
blow at loyalty in that State and in all the
otber States If Won wish To keen nm and in
s- i1 -. :. a. " SIf y -
CISdee AoJ al SondAASiis az 'tbO AoOuD3 JNu Auss
trust encourage and support 1t wherever found
IT is not onlv for the interest of the loyal peODIe
H.. c. a. (; ,orost - iii Az ,,ao,,Io oSs Taaas
"ut ivi NII An.eie VI az Hio PSvPAo VI ASHnes
see, that the controversy as 10 the government
of that State should be settled as soon as practi-
cable. that their minds NAV be put at rest on
- ..L:o,t
tnaI suolect. ~ - n r,
hear WnaJ MajOf OeneGaA deOIge II. nOtDas,
commanding that Department saws. / Quote
g., his tosf;morv, bofoYa The coroTn;.teo.
mum n's tes'i"'V"J Oeio1S '"o
GuesfioH So far as vour know Iedge and observation
extend what is the condition of the popular sentiment