Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-11-29
80 AND HERALD.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 90, 1866.
s.ubo has Made More Sacrifices
than !''

While President johnson was en-,
ragged in swinging around the circle,
rom Washington to Chicago and back
again, delivering his stereotyped speech
10 disguised audiences, 1t will be re.
membered that "Who has made more
sacrifices than ?" was one of his most
common questions to the people who
went 10 listen TO him. He paraded his
sutfarngs and privations before the eyes
oGthe people "a. If he alone nad shed all
the blood and suffered all the losses
which were suffered Ia the struggle for
the life OF the nation. In contradiction
70 this WE recently published letter
rom widow showing that TO offset Mr..
Johns0n's imaginary sacrifices she had
g,ven husband that the nation might
we from condition of wealth and
a-luence she had been reduced to one of
suffering and restitution, while she
rightly CopjeCtured that Andrew John
son had really acquired wealth turing
the rebellion.
and now we have before us a speech
delivered by Col. Stokes, Member OF
Congress from Tennessee, a gentleman
intimately acquainted with the Pres
dent, in which he answers Mr.. John.
sons question above alluded to as fol-
lows
He left home at Greenville, Tennessee.
ID buggy, with Col. Jim Carter, and
rode over to kentucky, and then took
he cars for Washington, where ne took
nj, seat in the United States Congress as
senator, receiving $4,000 year as salary,
together with his mileage. Afterwards,
being made Brigadier General by the
.amrntrd Lincoln, he was sent to Ten.
0essee as Military Governor, On reach
M Tennessee, he torcibly took posses.
SION Of rebel house right opposite the
capitol, not exceeding one hundred
Yards. 1t was superb maBsiOn, elegant
y furnished, and his Office was fitted up
q the most magnificent manner. Here
he lived in the best style, superb with
very comfort, and indeed with every
luxury. He Immediately ordered me to
20 and seize upon all the Confederate
whisky, could find | did so, and had
Il stored away in the capitol in charge
o. the Provost Marshal | cannot say
what became OF that whisky afterwards
Al Can say is that it was the last
ever saw of it. A voice-Was it Ten
nessee whiskey Mr.. Stokes-Yes it
was the the country whiskey.-[Laugh .
ter As | said, | pressed it from the
rebels, under his orders, when it was
AIKEN and stored in the cellar of the
State Capitol Immediately opposite, you
know, and within one hundred yards of
where our present President then had
his headquarters. He afterwards became
candidate for the Vice Presidency :;
was elected came on to Washington :;
vas sworn in-you all know under what
circumstances. | will not follow him to
the Inauguration ball, where he displayed
such remarkable love for the negro, sit
ting beside colored servant on a lounge
and fondly embracing him, and point
ing to Mrs Lincoln as she passed by on
ne arm OF Senator Sumner, exclaimed.
There goes the Queen, by God This
was doubtless the time when he first
conceived the idea of being King"
Remember that during all these trials
and sutferings he was drawing a hand.
some salary from the United States Gov.
eminent. Now he is President of the
United States, and still we hear he SUI.
,ers. He says these men in the capitol
here, whom he has designated as traitors
. 10 their country, Notwithstanding the
efficient services of many Of them In the
teid are sitting on cushioned chairs lie
On easy sofas, and enjoy cool and pleas
ant baths, enduring no suffering and
smelling no gunpOwder while he has
had to undergo the greatest peril and
suffer the greatest hardships
Now, | will ask him to tell YOU. as to
/ smelling gunpOwder, when he was ever
IN battle, or near one except on one oc-
caSion, when within one mile of Old
Pap Thomas at Nashville. These are
acts. Now, ask you again, what did
ne lose at home Why, his son-in law
was made Confederate Judge, presided
over the courts as Confederate Judge,
q took the oath Of allegiance to the Con
tederacy as Confederate Judge. An
Grew johnson lost few negroes, who
1 were subsequently returned to him
through the same Confederate Judge.
lhlsk | can safely venture to say that
andrew Johnson did not lose 8 single
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