Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1866-03-01
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and Hbsrty TO all men without distinc-
tion of color, leaving to the States, as
before, the question Of suffrage. The
Il curse Of Gcd,s the maledictuns of mill
lions Of our people, and the tears and
blood of new made freedmen, viii, in
my jad gment, rest upon those, who for
any cause, destroy the unity of the great
party that has led us through the wilder
ness of war to peace and repose. We
must now look to our public credit. We
have duties to perform to the business
interests of the country in which we
neqd the assistance Of the President
We have every motive for harmony with
him and each other, and for generous,
manly trust in his patriotism. If ever
the time ehall comes wheneI can no
longer confds in his deyotiena to the
principles upon which be wass elected, 1
will bid farewell to Andrew johnson
with unaffected sorrow. will remfm
Der when he stood in this very spot, i've
years ago, refuting With unexampled
courage the sassaults sof traitoEszT He
left.in their hands his wife and children,
property and home, and staked his ell
od the sresnlt. L, will remem-
bere that when a retreaiing Gener-
al would have left Nashville to its
fate, that again, with heroic courage, be
maintained his postfa i will remember
the fierce conflicts and trials through
which be and his fellow compatriots in
East Peune sse g maintained our cause in
the heart of the Confederacy. viii re-
member the Struggle be bad with the
aristocsatic element of Tennessee, never
ashamed Of his origin, and never far
from the hearts of the people. Sir, you
must not sever the great Union party
from this loyalrelemeRk of the Southern
States. No theories of possible utopian
good can compensate for the loss of such
patriotism and devotion. Time, as be
tells you in bis message, is great ele-
ment of reform, and tine is on your
side. Il remember the honneiy and en-
couragipg words 0fapioneer.i in the anti
slavery cause, an expelled Methodist
preacher from the South, who told those
who were behind him in opinion, 'sWeH.
friends. I'll block awhile. We must all
travel together" Isay to all who doubt
Andrew johnson, and who wish TO move |
more rapidly than be can, TO block up q
while, TO consolidate their great victory, |
with the certainty that reason aud ;the |
Almighiy will continue their work. All !
wisdom will not die with as The high- |
est human wisdom is to do all the good |
you can, but not to sacrifice a possible |
good to attemptth impracticable. God |
knows do not urge harmony and con-
solidation from personal motives The |
people of my native State have intrnsted |
me with position here extended four
years beyond the termination of The Of
fee ofthe President incumbenfs He can
grant me no fayors.3 liz / believed for
moment he would geek an alliance With
those who, either by arms or council, or
even by apathy, we're against this
country in the recent war, or w0uld furn
over to them the high powers intrusted
to him by the Union party, then, sir, be
is dishonest, and would receive no as
sistance from me. But will not force
him into this attitude If he shall not
prove false to- the declaration made. hg. |
him 10 his veto message, that his strop e
est desire wac to secure to feeadm en- tb s
full enjoyment of their freedom and
property, then l will not quarrel with
him as to the means used; and while, as
be tells US in this sam message. he only
asks for States to be represented which
are in an. attitude fer loyalty aud harr
mony, and in the persons of REPRESENTA-
tives whose loyalty cannot be questioned
under any constitutional or legal test,
surely we ought not to separate from
him until at least we prescribe .
test Of stheir loyalty upon saawhich
we are willing 10 stand We
have not done 1t yet / win
not try him b7 new creeds; will
net deuouHce him Tor hasty words utter
ed In repellfng personal affrents.l I see
him yet surrounded by the Cabinet of
Abraham Lincoln, pursuing his policy.
No word from me shall drive. him into
political fellow shipwith those ~ho,l when
he was one of the moral heroes Of the
war, denounced HIM, spat upon him, and
despitefulIy used him The association
must be self sought, and even then will
part with him III sofroW, but WITH abid-
/ ing hope that the same Almighty power
that has guided Us through the recent
war viii be with us still in our new diff
culties, until every State ~isrre restored to
its full communion and Fellowship, and
our nation, purified by war. viii assume
among the nations ofthe earth the,grand
position hoped for by Washington, Clay,
Webster, Lincoln and hundreds of thou
sands Of fnnnameda heroes whosgagerup
their lives for glory + sss sa5 10. " i.ses s.s
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