The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-10-15

" b0ufeS9 ~ spfuNL Augs4ut tgt7ASi Nc Nc Z
member OF the Congress 9fi the ilnlted
States. u never asked any question. .ol
them abbutiitl / held It was aitruth,
patent 10 the mind of every sensible
person In the Republic, that the people,
dwelling IL the twenty i've organized
States OF this Union, who saved II by
arms, had the right to save It by laws,
without asking QUESTIONS Of any traitor
rEnth husiastio Hpplanse. And 30
thought Andy Johnson, before he took g
'lswinRihg round the circle ~ [cheers.l
and iRit1ese people have ratified this de-
cree under dutess, they ratlded II under
dufess inflicted BY. that same Andrew
johnson, for he Is the man who notlned
them one after another, In his procla'
nations, YOU reCollect, that In order to
lie restored 10 this Union, they must
ratifyI thatrconBtitutional amendment,
forever prohibit their divine tnstl-
tuition, which the loyal people OF TINS
country, by d unanimity unpre ecedent-
cd ID ia State legislative councils, had
placed in the Constitution. According.
" South Carolina came up, ;pouttng, 4
admit all over, hanging her head,
twisting her face, growing as II ref OF
all her possessions, and said, 1 ratlfy;
and Gsogta said Il ratiiy. nlrT 4, :,
What are these demagegues aDnus
who tell you that they are for the reSto-
radon ofthese States and for Andrew
johnson ht the same time, They are %
badly of az that poor little dog Tray,
thatswas whipped wellintgh 70 DEAN
because he was In bad company. ~
you had not taken on so much 81 this
johnson Democracy, which was put
forth on the 14lh OF August last In the
cltyiof Philadelphia--ifi the garments
oEthoseiWho came there had not been
red with the blood OF treason and as.
sasslnation-you would not have been
as badly hurt as yon have been by the
election In these Ave States. But now
you ara, for ratifyipg, Andrew Johnson >
and for the Union aS u was! That part
of the Constitution which have Just
spoken Of, is not as It was. Well, you
IRE going to swallow the Constitution
as It Is until you get these fellows In,
antthen proclaim that they never ratl-
fiedit at all-that It was done under
dtiress, and that what was done under
duress was not legally done, and, there
fore, that the amendment was not le-
Rallg ratified, and not ratified in law.
They will unratiiY It. Well, we do not
propose Just now To let them In on that
score. Applause.l uyn ),
Why, democracy has been made as
"odlOusu aB treason in this country,
and has got ashamed OF the name. "A
voice-'.as 1t should be.nl Yes, Just as
It should be. There Is just about as
much democracy about these fellows
as christianity about the devil.
[Cheers.l l have SCENT In Ohio post
cd on the trees In the woods, and on
the doors, that on such day, and at
such place, there was to be a "grand
mass meeting" to ratIfy the policy Of
Andrew Johnson, and TO repndiate the
policy of Congress. These fellows were
afraid TO call themselves "democrats, I"
and yet there was, nothing In 1t but
that spurious democracy that whined!
from the beginning, " Unconstitutional"
to coerce seeded States, and 70 call out
all the ,arm.bearilg population Of the
several States 70 put down by force OF
arms armed rebellion; and "unconstl-
tuLional" to levy and collect taxes TO
support thearmy In the field; and sun
constitutional, in short, in tho Ian
guage Of that immaculate democratic
leader, Clement L., Yallandigham, ITO
vote eIther,a man or dollar to carry
on the war for the Union." That party
has got ashamed ofits name, and SO 1t
concluded in my State 10 call itself a
johnson ratification party, [laughterl
opposed to, and ready to repudtate the
policy OF Congress. Our people came
10 the conclusion that the eI'tiication"
should be stricken oil, 80 that itshould
read The johnson "rat" party, attempt-
ing TO burrow under the institutions OF
tho country, out Of sight, TO spring n
mine which shall blow up the bulwarks
and securities of this people. Well, we
don't propose they shall rutiiy, very
suddenly, any policy ofthat sort.
I want to know OF these men, in this
johnson purity, in West Virginia, what
part of Andy johnson they propose to
ratiTy? l have referred 10 one part OF
his policy, and that was dc
tating terms to these traitors. Haven't
YOU resolved here, rs they did on the
f4th OF August In Philadelphia, that
YOU are for the unconditional restora-
tion OF these insurreCtlonary States,
with full representation, and without
any conditions whatever, in the House
OF Representative In the Congress OF
the United States ? Now you propose
to ratily johnson, do you? You are
sailing with him "nround the CIRCLE"
VIII YOU raLify that part of him where.
IN no prescribed the condition that these
States should not come In until they
ratified the anti.slavery amendment
10 the CONSTITUTIONS When you have
have got through with that part Of An
drew-because when you get through
with him altogether, you will ind II n
mournrul illustration Of the old state
meut that "the lust end Of that man Is
worse than the flrst"-[apelausel- then
there Is another condition you propose
10 ratiIy, There are men IN West Vir.
glniu ! understand who make their
ewes M big as moons about negro Sutf-
rgpeI That issue Is not before the peo-
pie. 1t belongs TO the people of every
Slnte, when they choose to consider IT..
Your people can settle IL at your leisure
and according TO your own pleasure.
To speak very plainly, the great and
triumphant people Of the Union have
made no such issue. But these dema-
gogues who propose to rnttiy Andrew
johnson and who swear by Andrew
johnson as the follower OF tho Crescent
was accustomed TO swear by his
prophet, Are eLernally bowling in the
ears Of this people about "negro sutf-
rage" and In their next breath are
talking about rAtifying this President
Johnson OF ours. Well now after you
have got over these conditions prece.
dent 10 the restoration Of the rebel
States mentioned, then look into his or.
der to Governor Shnrkey-l think ho Is
called by his right namO-the man he
appointed rs Governor OF Mississippi
10 reorgnnize that Stute-a man whose
chief recommendation seems 10 hnvC
beOn that ho was IL rebel In good StRnd'
Ing, He proposed to mako treason Odi'
GUS nud his plan WIN TO do II by
crownIng traitOrs with honor aud power
not caring to hunt out any OF those
faithful and truO mon who hOnor0d hu,
man nature In every one OF those rebel
States, though In II very small minority
by OlinvIng to the tOttering pillars Oi
Tie Republic In tho dnrkeSt hours o
this great struggle Nhd ch0rishinB tht
hope or It's restoration lS tue hope OF u
better life IL the land Of uprIghtnesS
Instead of selecting mon Of thHt quality
nS his several GOvOrnurS for tho delicate
INsk of EOrgNnixlnR those lnsmrreGliOnary
states, ho aOlVGled such nlen iIS SharkGy
of Mississippi, aud gave him this In
SiruutIOn: i,e would ndVlsO him 10 con
FIR tho elective franchise on certain
color0l people In the state OF MlsSSss
innI, want 10 know II thOy prOpOst
,Tr'ttC,, Tint nnrt of Andrew johnson