The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-02-26

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that filled by him, and we presume there
is no high minded man in the United
States that docs not feel ashamed OF the
performance" -,
The same paper contains the following
dispatches from it's special correspondent
in Washington. They are doubtless
highly favored with falsehood, but serve
to show the animaS of the correspondent
and of the paper whose servant heis
THE meeting in the theatre, and the
two staeds in the Park opposite t2lt were
addressed by the bitterest men whom the
Copperheads could muster, and cheers Tor
Jeff, Davis were called for and gwen
Even those who favored the new party
dared not risk Interpretations upon any
connection with the meeting, Such q
carnival of treason has never before been
held in.public i'll the North. Robert John
son the Presidents private Secretary, ana
his son.in-law, Mr.. Patterson, and Sena-
tor Elliott from Tennessee, were present
and occupied prominent positions MI.
Lincoln was denounced by one speaker
and the sentiment cheered.
Taken i'm connection with the subse-
ouent speech of the President, the pro-
ceelings oft day have been, beyond
all question, the most disgraceful Of any
ever witnessed in the country, and it
cannot with the least regard for truth,
be stated in milder terms.
Those Unionists who yesterday morn
ing were the warmest friends of the
President, are denouncing the meeting
and his speech n unmeasured terms
The manner OF the President, to say the
least. was most undigni6ed, and the
| speech contained the bitterest personal
abuse. Many are attempting to excuse
| it, but it was cool and deliberate from
beginning to end"
&The Cincinnati Commercial mildly con-
dennis the Presidents speech and says:
The forgetfulness of official dignity
by the President, on the evening of the
22d of February, will not be readily for.
given by his friends, and certainly will
not he forgotten by his enemies. -
The st Lonis Democrat, in an editorial
ON the veto, thus reads the President ont
of the Republican arty;
The country is relieved Andrew
Johnson has defined bis position. The
| cherished illusion that he had defined it,
i'm accepting the Union nomination at
Baltimore, he has graciously dispelled
Ia John Tyler With profoundest re-
gret we find President Johnson standing
fully and squarely, for every practical
purpose, on the platform of the Copper
head party"
The Pittsburg Commercial calls the
speech "hlunder" aud says:
But the notable feature Of the speech
is the invitation he puts forth for new
affiliations. Come with me, and will
go with you," be says. There can he no
other inference than that he is looking
elsewhere for support than to the party
that elected him and that generously
gave him its confidence. Did he look to
that party, there would be no occasion
for such an invitation, to such crowd,
headed as it was, by S. S Cox, of cop
perhcad nOtOriety"
The extracts given aboYe are only
such as have come to hand in a single
day $ mail; they reveal bitter hostility
10 the President on the part of the Re-
publican party and show that the breach
can never be1epaired. From this time
forth, the war between the President
who dared to do right, and the
party Who has found that he will
not make himselfthe tool for the ac-
ccmplishmcut of the nations ruin. will
he open and severe. The violence Of his
enemies Will hut increase the devotion
uf his friends. ana he rawlings of the
fojlc& consprators will only enhance
| the admiration the people teel for the
champion OF their rights, the hero who
ia defiance of all opposition, stands by
| the constitution and declares thar it
mast and shall be maintained.
GfANDREw JOHNSON were disposed TO
apply to his enemies jhe Judgment
they have themselves so often invoked
pron Tho opponents Of the Federal adj
rniuisna1ion Mr.. DANA, Of the Chicago
RcpHNcGa, would soon be rejecting
upon The Lcauty Of republican institu.
TONS Within the walls Of Fort Lafayette
and would lie shortly joined in his retire
meut lay other disuniOnists Of the radical
persuasion. But they need entertain no
tear Of getting their deserts in that
way The constitution has been unrolled
and the contempt of The people whose
liberty tho radical leaders betrayed is
all the punishment they are likely 10
receive.