The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-09-07
Isn't Certain that LinCOln's Assassi-
nation was Sc Unfortunate
ASKS THE PEOPLE TO HANG
STEPHENS AND PHILLIPS. ~
BULLYING THE PEOPLE.
Some Questions Asked which the
Village Alderman Can't Answer.

81 Our dispatches record the progress
of the Presidential party from Buffalo
to Cleveland. From the papers of
the latter city we take the following
account of the Presidents speech. 1t
is an excellent campaign document,
and we commend it to the attention
OF our readersaaw .-a5.sla sst7 .if
After the formal welcome had been
given to the Chief Magistrate by F.
w, Pelton, President of the City
Council, Andrew johnson stepped
forward and thus he spoke: asDi
FELLOW CITIZENS: It is not for
the purpose of making a speech that
now appear before you. j am aware
of the great curiosity which prevails
to see strangers who have notoriety
and distinction in the country /
know a large number of you desire to
see General Grant, and to hear what
he has to say, Ca y9ioee Three
cheers, for Grant. But you cam
not see MIN 10 -nlSnt- he Is eXCreme7
" ill.lineYnoJ iaSoI OBJ o. a3fGg3TE7I
loIrepeat I am not before you now
to . make "a speech, }, but simply ito
make your acqqaintance--to say how
are you, and to bid you good bye.
We are on our way to Chicago, to
partlclpategino or witness the laying of
the corner stone, of a monument. to
the memory of distinguished fellow
citizen who .isnno more 1t is not
necessary q for me ITO mention the
name of Stephen A. Douglas to the
people of Ohio Applause, 1a ...,l,si.
ell am freesto say / am. fattered by
the demonstrations | have witnessed,
and being hattered, / don't mean to
thinksit personal, but as an evidence
OF, what is peryading the public mind,
and this demonstration is nothing
more nor less than, an indication of
the latent sentiment or feeling of the
great masses of the, people with re-
gard to the great Question. '' VI
L come before you as an American
citizen simply, and not as the Chief
Magistrate clothed in the insignia, and
paraphernalia of State; being an in-
habitant of State of this Union, I
know it has been said that I was an
alien; [laughter], and that [ did not
reside in one of the States of the
Union. and therefore could not be
then Chief Magistrate, though the
Constitution declares that Unjust be
a citizen to occupy that Office. There
fore all that was necessary to deposeo
its occupant was to declare the Office
vacant, or under a pretext to prefer
articles Of Impeachment. And thus
the Individual who occupied the
Chief Magistracy was to be disposed
of and driven from power. v
There was, two years ago, a ticket
before you for the Presidency. Twas
plaeedlupon that ticket with distinL
guished citizen, now nomore. Voices
=" It's a pity; TOO bad" Unfor-
tunate. :" Yes, | know there are some
tunate for some that God rules on
high and deals in justice. CHEERS.
Yes, unfortunate The ways of Provi- ]
dencea are mysterious and incompre-
hensible, controlling all those who ex-
claim, = Unfortunate" {" Bully for
you'll l was going tosay, my country
men, short time since / was elected
and placed upon the ticket. There
was a platform proclaimed and adopted
by those who placed me upon it. Not
understanding mendacious press: not
wlthstanding. a subsidized gang of
hlrelings who have not ceased to ira
duce me, | have discharged all my
official duties, and fulfilled all my
pledges. And i say here tonight, /
that if my predecessor had lived the
walls OF wrath would have poured out
upon him, Cries, " NeverP' I" NeYerH
and three cheers for the Congress Of
the United States. / came here as I
was passing along, and having been
called upon for the purpose of ex-
changing views, and ascertaining, if !
we could, who was wrong Cries, |
" You are That was my object in
appearing before you tonight. have |
lived among the American people, and |
have represented them In some public !
capacity for the last twenty FIVE years
Where is the man or the woman
who can place his finger upon one
single act of mine deyiating from any
pledges of mine, or In violation of the
Constitution of the country? Cheers
and cries of HiNew Orleans.PI Who
is he 2-4what language does he speak,
what religion does he profess? p
that can come and place his finger
upon one pledge / ever violated, I
or one principle ever proved false !
to? Voice, !" New Orlesnsl' An I
other, why don't you hang JEFF.
Davis?"1 Hang JEFF Davis? EShouts
and cries of, Down with himF] |
Hang JEFF. Davis? Voice, " Hang
Wendell Phillipsl',] Why don't you
hang him? Cries of" Give US an
opportunity Haven't you got the
court? Haven't you got the Attor-
ney General? Who is your Chief
Justice, who has refused to sit on his