The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1866-09-26
NUMBER 48.

lIIHk VI mon n1IsrntlHL 'insr IMAM IDr FrASc
rr,iiocr9t to en-, his own words? The first thing
they dir ITO thank Almighty Cod that we
hal whipped them. Tho nrxt thing they sail
va. ,ln, Inc war ,hsr, preserved tbs Union.
aSk, Mr. lbrrnocrnt. how cnnlda m nncUnstitntc7.
nI wAr pr serve the Uninn:- How could Ills.
union war j" it: THY also md. it hn' pre-.
T. ry"! ll,c Constitution "f the United Stn'cs.
Didn'I III v tIy rhrt "w ~ thing Lnc"ln dill wns
! unc"'.,itu' i"nnI. pnd very this "nr par = did
w,s :ncni,.: .:iuIliinnl: VAST il Greon.!i:uti0n.
| ~ I" ,ur.c thns rrlxls back into This Cninny
Wn.nt every thing wo dill unconstitutional
Md VT thy gel down ilicrr. rrls'ls. Pence
D,'""rrn,, ai" ALL ard thank Almighty God
r,n, W. -nv, Il ne nation nn rrrsrrvrd The Con.
.ituii"n. Mr. Din"crai. j: y"n hive Ct
"""nry. thank tn" Union r,rty Tint you I'9S".
/, ,Nr J'hn-"n,l priy y'n r'Inr'IIirr TINT had II
hot l", u for lh. men You bow emil ir Ii"rr. you
lw"r,hl mvr Il III rn Constitution upon which tho
, :hrmhlr in,ln ilua." couli .:a,rl.
! Whn, NOR. did w" rnnk'' thi. party d" Ht
Plil,l, !p.Iir: We nr,lr them think God that
sn,"rv w;p> nh"li.,"d nnl that negro Could
have .v,iy riga; "i u white nan IL every state
Of this rnIon Wa.n'. that II terrible do-c for
them (" swIllnw:
! Nnw then ,h"y admit that VIC preserved
| the Union and saved the Constitution.
Wha, more did We make these rebels do!
=! We made them thank God that our sol.
! dicrs made them lay down their arms.
and We made them also say that the Ia.
tional deb, is sacred and must be paid,
and :liat their d .b,. incurred for the pur.
pos" Of drsirryin. this G"vcrnmcHt. shall
! moi b" paid. What Z wonderful inau.
rncr III" would have had if any body in
Gods world sus, c:tcd ,h, they were
honest. What M influence they would
have cxerl"d in this r"unIry if yon and
. had not kn"wI. that ,h'Y were all political
jraScal>. Du, yam know that man
who has been Democratic for four
wears. and who now stand up and says
! that this di>aninn war has preserved the
i Union, don't believe it. D"at yon know
. when Il. rebel gets up and says that the
= national debt is sacred, that H. d"'.'t be-
lirvci:! When rebel gcts up and says
THAT the orphans and widows Of our SOL
dirr> mast hc cared for. he don't hrlicrc
it. Why did they Kill Our husbands and
! fathers! And ;:hcy say lha: they now
j consider these things sacred. No, sir;
,; they don't. .Th. Philadelphia C"nvcn.
Iiinn was hcstilleSt.born child that was
ever brought int" this world By ignorance
4 aud ma;m strength. 1t met with no
! rrep.ns in = the Limited States Of
.Amrrra rxcrp, at Memphis. where Gem
: cl.l Fnrrc5, presided OYER ratification
mce,ins--,I," hc;D"f the Fort Pillow mas.
.:sacrc. lie and his contrd"ra,cs are the
.tunlS i,"cn that have ratified the pEiladel.
phia Cuuycntion in the United States Of
America.
y" one ha, ben deceived hy that Con.
J.. vcntiou. Seeing that that Convention
would no. d.. Mr.. johnson mlle up his
mini I'd take Prrs:Icutill tour through
this country. But. gentic:n"n. this Pres
iGent Of tn: United States is mcck. lie
Imagined that hi. splendid style. his con.
Enccic.l mii,ncr .,r talking. together with
Ia plentiful usc cfrrri'"l H.. would carry
this country. He said, then. 81 will
make ,"Ii;ica! tour" When | was .
fliul" hoy I read fable. That fable was
,ha, ,rrra;,in mai' bargain with two
hird.. Each bird wa@ to take hold of
, each rnl Of sick III: .crrapin was to
GRASP il in the m;dllr. mud they were to
H. away with it. The bargain was con.
snmm#ied. aud they took Mr. Turtle sail'
iny over ;he GcId.. and yiil'gc'and towns.
anil all ut once tht people looked mp and
>ail "Tarrr is Il trrrapin aying." and
h. opened A:' m';:h To tell them that
terra pins Away, could hy. when all at
oncr nc fell to tn. ground. There arc
two magnificent eagles. Grantand Farra-
.ut; one who led oar armies TO victory
upon Il hundred bAt,lc-!iclds. who madc
that magniliccn: and bloody march from
the 'R"piian to the james, one who lnadc
; General lie. lay d,~n his sword. and
+ send hi, rebel horde home; and another
who wa. mlser Of the inconstant sea,
and who la.hrl him m.c,f to the mast.
rhcldi"s immortal gl"ry upon the Amer
lean navy. Those two splendid eagles.
whnm Americans glory in Clarifying. arc
rarryim. about now. like those two birds
y biz mal.:nr,lc from East Tennessee
;: That turtle started out uIon his tour, and
i. he upcEcI hi. mouth with very near the
.samc rcs:l' as Tie ,crrapin IN the fable
lie o. cned it FIRST at the city Of Philadcl'
y rhia. He told tho people Of Pennsylva'
t nia the astonishing news that they were
. in slavery. lie opened it next at Dol
monic1,s, and ! presume he opercd i
There 4 great mary times. lie there
said .Iiis remarkable thing: Tho only
{. way you eau judge Of any sct Of people
lis by their professions and acts" That
: [ Suppose. is an original remark. Ii
=. said: The Southern people have me-
together in Philadelphia to pass upon tht
condition Of the country. The only wuy
: you. can tell about any one is his profcs
.. sions "A nd actions" ,Ir. Johnson If thi
professions and actions don't agrco. .:on'
Idcyour4 the other. aud you must take tb'
; 'liStn lie. said, thero that tho people o
o, the Spuh went ont Of this Union boQap..
!. .rthcy Mcrss afraid ,bey, could not get, thei
I. rights, under their fathers .Conilitu'ion
/ 1Ilc' said that they went out Of this Unio,
in order that they might enjoy tho Con
!, s,itIIidni Of their fathers separately. III
:. sa now, awe arc willing to give, then
9 oil they fought for" Now, Of ceurse:si