The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1866-03-01

me says I began as q tailor. Yes, I di,
begin as q tailor, and that suggestion
doeenofJiiscoml me- IN, t. - i
WIN I Jas tall Tor had repu( tiol
of betngh good She aR1N n kfng1 los'
fits, llaaghterl and ~as. a lays ,nc
ttnal to my cuseohen, did oo'
voices-We will patch up the Unto,
yet - -
The Presfdent-yo, I do not want an,
patchwork Of it; want original article
! restored. know it may be said, "Yo,
are President, and must not talk Of thes
t-things, = but my fallaM eitixehs. 4 infens
to talk the truth, and when principle i
Involved, o when the existence uf my
country h. I'm peril, I. hold 1t to- be my
duty to speak what / think. and what I
feel, % ] have always done on former Oc
casibhs.! I have said that It has beer
declared elsewhere that 4 was guilty o.
.psurpation' which. would have7 eostoa
king his head, and in another Place
I have been denounced for whitewash-
ing. When and where did ever white
wash anything or anybody 81 E'have
been an Alderman of q town / have
been in both branches Of the legislature
| Of my own State; have been IN both
branches of the national Congress; I
have been at the head of the Executive
DEPARTMENT Of ny sta.s i.ea st axs and
am now in the position which occti-
DIV before you, and during ali this career,
where il the man and what portion of
the people is there who can say that
Andrew johnson ever made pledge
which he did not redeem, or that he ever
made promise which he violated -
None, none Point to the man who
can say that Andrew Johnson eyst act
ed WITH infidclity to the great mass Of
the people. lGreat applause J. Men may
tsliS about beheadiBg and aboi,t snsurpa.
ton; but wheng Lam beheaded !. want
the American people to be the Witppeessiz
cs.' / TO not want II by 1nuendoes and
Indecent remarks III nigh places to be
suggestive to men who have assasasSna.
have exclaimed that the Presidential
obstacle must Be gotten out Of the way:
What, IS that but II make use Of u strong
word-but melting ,assassinationg g. NO
doubt, I say, the Intention was to i1citc
assassination, 80 FRAT the obstacle which
the peopleIhad rlaced here could be got
out Ut! the way. Are the opponents Of
this Government moi yet satisfied, AEs
those who Walft 10 destroy our itstftu-
ti6f,s i,i,,l to change the character of the
Gover7rnent mt eatissted with the duane
titN of blood, that Jas beeAiyshel :oafe
they not satisfied with ,pDe martyr IL
this place? Does not the blood of Lin
w e ihaf tist stii GnsIacteSs
Do tl1ey still waf1 t. rfi8n bl60d ?; 1 Have
they not lonoD land ftou rage ienbucaiito
seek 10 uttaias, tha, end otherwise than
and BY the baud Of an assassin?
am not afraid or an ASSASSIN attacking
me where one brave and courageous
man will attack another. n i only dread
him when i1l disguise and where his
is noiseless, If they want blood,
let them have the courage to strike, like,
men,. II know they are willing "a
wound, bat afraid to- strike. Ifmy blood;
j. to be shed because 1 yindicate the
Union and insist ON the preservation of
this Government In. its original purity,
let n he shed, bat let an altar ID tlle
Union hu hie. ri<Ies,t' anu tiIeiA, III ness-
,ssary. take me and Ivy me upon il, ana
ne blood that now warns and animates
ny existence sllall be poured out as the
asst libation a. a tribute to the M i0i1 Of
hese States. But let; the opponents, of
his Government remember when it ist
cured out that the blood Of the martyrs
J the seed IF the church. This Union
ill grow, and it wild continue to in.
rcase in strength and power, though, it
lay be cemented and cleansed in blood.
have already spoken to you longer than
intended when came out. Go on.
merely intended to make my acknowl-a
igments for the honor; you have done
lie but before close, allow me to say q.
ord in regard to the question of Amend
vents to the Constitution Of the Unitebf
tates. III "a IL
Shortly after / reached Washington
II the purpose Of being inaugurated AS i
ice-President Of the L. S., had con-
ersation with Mr.. Lincoln in regard to
he condition of affairs. We talked par
cularly in reference to matters in my
VIII State. 1 told him that we had
allied Convention, that we had amend-
i the Constitution, that we had abolish
d slavery in that State, which was not
lcluded in his emancipation proclania-
ION. All these things met his approba-
cement. We talked then about affldrs'tl
and upon the subject Of I.
to the Constitution of the
J. s. He said: "When the amendment IS
# the Constitution now proposed is
ldopted by thne-fourths of the States. I
I'M pretty near done or inleed quite done F
n favor OF amending the Constitution, /.
!. there was one other adopted asked 81
llm, What is that, Mr.. President ~
he said: Il have labored to preserve i
his Union. ! have tried during the four
ears have been subjected to calumny
md Misrepresentation, and my greatest
md strongest desire has been to preserve
hese States intact under the Constitu-
ion as they We're before" / asked him
gain, Mr.. President, what amendment
that which you would propose ?" ,
Why, y said he, lit is that there should .
e an amendment added to the Consti- !
ution which would compel the States to !,
end their Senators and Representatives ,
Q the Congress OF the United States.u ,
Great applause.] The idea was in his ];
nlnd that, as part of the doctrine of
he means to break up this Government
vas that the States If they saw proper /
alght withdraw their Senators and Rep
esentatlves, or refuse to elect them, he j