American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1866-09-12


to put those States, and did as far as he
could, into the hands Of loyal men true
to liberty. Then Andrew johnson takes
them out of our hands completely, and
puts them into the hands of the Rebels
of those States. No loyal men are put
into the Offices, and Rebels rule now as
much as when JEFF. Davis was President
of the Southern Gonfederacy. They can
not wipe that out. The people of this
country have carried us through this war,
and the great God of Heaven has bless
ed our country, raised upon us his choisest
blessing. He has carried this country
through four years of war, aud he never
intended that we should throw away our
victory. We shall save the country we
shall save the cause of liberty; we shall
redeem those Rebel States they shall 60
into the hands of loyal men and lovers of
liberty These loyal men many of them
may die in the contest many of them
may be hunted down as they have been,
but, gentlemen, the loyal masses of the
South, under all, will be protected aud
encouraged through our efforts here
We are fighting their battles, and we
mean to fight it until we win, and we
know we shall win it. (Applause. L
tell all men Of position whether they be
Rebels or Copperheads, that we are ac-
cusaomed to sleep on the field of victory,
and we are accustomed to win battles for
our country and to the cause of liberty,
and we intend to do it in the future
They tell us new that Montgomery Blair
has been down East trying to convert the
State of Maine. tell you tonight that
one week from this evening you will hear
that the State of Maine las given ma
iority of more than 10000 for General
Chamberlain, her gallant leader, and has
elected au unbroken delegation to the
Congress Of the United States. Ap-
planse. Hannibal Hamlin, one of the
truest and uoblest men of our country,
bearing the Office of Collector of the Port
of Boston, has surrendered it to the Pres
ident because he cannot support his pol
lev, and to night, or to morrow night, L
forget which it is, he gees to the State OF
Maine to speak for the cause of the coun.
try. EThree cheers tor ilamlin.l | tell
you that we. the people of New England,
are all where we have been There are
a few bounty Jumpers among US, but they
arc lew in number and insignificant in
Influence, and, gentlemen, it is so ozef
the country.
The Hor Horace Maynard of Tenncs
sec addressed a considerable gathering to-
night ut National Guards Hall on Race
street above Fifth. Ills address was
mainly devoted to showing them that the
Northern loyalists should help those Of
the South
REMARKS OF JUDGE HUNTER, OF MEM
rHIs, TENN.
The orator who announced that the
" Heart of this people is as pure as the
heart Of a virgin" but announced tru-
ISM. We delegates from the South feel
aud appreciate he fact that we are among
men who act, and follow the honest con-
yictions of their hearts. while we ac-
knowledge the painful truth that we came
from men whose hearts are filled with
falsehood, and whose tongues the votes
most astonishing thing that we encOun-
tered is, that under any circumstances
people who have been born and educated
in the free North, should participate in
the sentiments which has engendered and
carried out this Rebellion. That people,
living upon free soil, should be betrayed
by the corrupt trcachery Of a'man elected
by free aud loyal votes, IS matter OF su
prcme astonishmont. We find that in
the City of Philadelphia law relgns SUI
preme. No controversy excites even an
unkind feeling. When political contro-
versies are introluccd ir our communities,
even as subject Of conversation, the
bowie knife and revolver spring forth the
very moment au unpleasant word is spo-
ken. The contemplated withdrawal Of
the armies Of the Federal Government
from the southern States, causing great
apprehension We know that theu the
power which has so long controlled the
Government, will again be in full sway,
and there will be 20 more free ballots, and
the oppression ef the people at the polls
will again be what it has been in the
past. There are but two things that can
save the loyal people Of the South; either
that Andrew ,lohnyon, in the course that
he is sow pursuing. shall be unified for
the high position which he now holds, or
that, at the hext meeting Of Congress, he
shall be removed from tl.at office by the
process Of impeachment. lGreat ap-