Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-09-05

Henry Winter Dayis,' after Mr.. Iincoln
was Nominated for, re. election., protested
against his being returned "a bhe Preeidenl 4
cy Wr second term. and openly charged \
him with all The CfinIesii1 the calendar. At
that time these men favored, the election of
Judge Chase TO the Presidency, but Mr..
Lincoln had q hold on the affections Of tIiel
peoble-ilfst as Andrew JUhnsophaS today
land they found Yit !ifnDOssiblei to displaees
him, Mp.Johnson, has adopted the mode,
for bringing the Union back to condition
OF peace and trandutifty,,i Which lnts been \
sanctioned byithe9Amefidans peopleiin tlIei
reelection OF, Abraham Lincoln. n r OheeTs,l
Many claim that Mr.. Johnson has diyeTged
from MI. Lincoln's policy, hut there Is hot
a word of truth in the assertion, and lie
CCowafly deRed any man to point ont a Sim
gleinstance in which this charge can hold,
true, or which is not Justified. by Mr., Lin
coln's own course. Hehad' no objections to
allowing the most Radical i"Repdblican''
the land full scope in the enjoyment Of his
opinions; nor, any objections to running,
down the platform of the Union party, If
that Is their wish: but they had no right to
call him an apostate when his record proved
that he hadlremained trueto the causes and
that in the. face of Radical opposition.
Loud cheers.l What do the people propose
to undo that Andrew johnson has dOne?'
There is really nothing for us TO quarrel
about. Is not slavery dead ? Do we not,
all stand pledged to support the Union
What is the purpose of these men? What
misleads them? They have no knowledge Of
the people. The idea of tile people don't
seem TO enter their heads, and the man
who ignores the people seeks to destroy,
this Government, fThese Radicals hold
that they are far in advance of the peo-
pie, and that the people oean come to-
them after awhile. They neyen, propose
to force the people to this. But they are
minority. The RepublicaG party in 1860
was minority party, aud he told it SO. 1t
only had existed in one-half of the Union,
and in the other halt it was totally ignored.
The Radicals would not let in the Southern
Union men then, and they refuse to allow
them admission now, because they are
afraid that If the South is re-admtted it
will giVeit votes to the Democratic party,
and they will have to walk out of office.
rCheers.1 All parties We're interested in
the welfare of the country, and he was
willing to trust them. Perhaps turn
about once in while was the safest way af-
ter all. lie remembered when he and his
friend (the chairman, eX-COngressman
Kuhn) were Wings and the Democrats in of
flee, things used to go on very well indeedy
and when the Democrats went out and the
Wings got in things went on Just rs well
as before Laughter and applause But
the Radicals were very much afraid of the
people, aud hence they opposed the policy
of President JOhnson. Senator Fessenden,
of Maine, tlIoaght the people of the South
were unit to- be restored. The man who
proclaims these things declares that the
Government has lost its foundation, and
this was and is the distinguishing feature of
the Radicals. They say: "What, admit
rebels to power aSain?" Why if these,
men are not to be re-admitted to power,
then what have we been fighting forduring
these last four or five years? Whatdid we
sacrifice three hundred thousand lives for
what did. We-eXpend nearly $100QO000OO
for; if it was not for, restoration OF the
Union and reconciliation with the people
of the South, and the rich blessings OF
peace again in our land Z lCheers,JL Was
the war for conquest? No; Congress de-
clared in 1861 that the war was not for con-
quest. It said the war was for restora-
ton ot.the Union! How can we haYe q
Union when we won't allow the South to
come in 2, [Cries iSSound,nI and cheers
What good will conquest do US, supposing,
just for the sake of argument, that the South
can sbe kept in a condition of conquest?
Kings may make conquest because it in
creases their revenue, but people never
make copquests Of people. The Ideals IN
heard of The thought is protane. The
South had common origin with us. They
live under the same Constitution and laws.
They are our brothers. Why enslave them?
God has put barrier in. the way of its ae-
compiishment. [Cheers.l And II the South
would consent to remain ensl wed they
would not be worthy of American citizenE
ship. Renewed cheers, The Radicals say
the Southern people are'guilty of treason.
Well, have they not sufieTed2 Who can de-
sire them more anguish than they hayeyal-
ready felt and are yet feeling? The God of
war has plunged them into the very depths
of ruin. Their cities are destroyed; their
fields are devastated; therhomeS are swept
out of existence; their sons, and brothers,
and husbands, and d-tathers have bitten the
dust in battle; the women and children are
iu rags and hungry-the whole South is
Impoverished. What more in The way Of
misery do they need? Only recently we
learn that one hundred thousand peOplo}in
Georgia are actually starving to death. No
brain eau tell, no heart conceive what the
Southern people haye suffered. And vet
the Radicals cry for more blood. The
present Congress would punish more vet
by deprivation of their rights under the
Constitution. .It7is wickedness, INDUCED
in, and consented to- But they are guilty.
Well, suppose they are. The women and
children are not guilty. They are not
guilty who were forced at the peril of their
lives to follow the rebel leaders. Well, the
Radicals want to punish the leaders. Why
don't they? There they are. And the Radt-
Gals have created the idea that somehow or