Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-05-25


ing In the House, to be brought forward at
the proper time, TO make the Chief Justice
President In case of the disability of a
President who was originally elected Vic
President. The appeal Is first to be ma, 9
to the people at the election. and then will
follow the rest OF the programme to inn
peach, unconstitutionally, III other words,
10 drive Andrew johnson from his Office.
This is the scheme of the internal Thugs in
tn" so-called Congress.
If the Democratic party. and those who
supp )rt the President, shall succeed in car
rying the Congressional elections, the coun-
try is safe. otherwise, 10 Is lost; Unese will
become President by action of Congress,
will be elected in 1867, and reelected in
1868, and be succeeded by legitimate de-
lEseendants as heirs to the imperial Republic
of America. But johnson Is not To be
driven as long as he remains
President. He will refer all the acts Of the
So called Congress to the Supreme Conrt ~
the United States, and unless some body
puts some Of its members out OF the way,
those acts will be pronounced unconstitu-
tionah and time will be gained for ajfurth-
er appeal to the people. believe the Pres
ident will not attempt any violent meas
.ur 8 to drive these II en- from the Capitol,
though / think he would be justified in do
ing so, for they are not a constitutional
Congress; they are but usurpers. Our rem
edy, however, is yet peaceful Que. We
accept the appeal to the people; but If be-
fore its result Is known, or after that time,
they should, under the form of impeaeh-
melt, attempt to depose the President,
say he would be justified in bringing the
whole power of the army and navy of the
United States to prevent it. tGreat cheers ]
He has no right to inaugurate revolution,
but he has the right, and | believe he will
exercise 1t, to defend himself 10 the occu-
pancy of his Office. He received a consti-
tutional majority, was lawfully elected, and
has legitimate right to be President until
the 4th of March, 1869.
would say to the Presidents Let them
go in, and let us make our appeal to the
people; and only in the contingency of
their. attempting to depose you from the
h high office in which you represent thii ty-
JtiVer States, and the forty eight counties
designated as West Virginia, while they
represent only two-thrds of the people,
would you advise resistance. Veto their
measures. exercise the legitimate functions
of your Office, carry out the functions of
your office, accept the support of two mil
. lions of honest Union men, and maintain
the Constitution. 90
lido not think there Is any Democrat
here who would hesitate to stand by him,
if the attempt should be made to drive the
President from his high office.
Do you want revolution? | know. that
the human nature in our bOsoms calls
more or less loudly for what Is styled
revenge. | do not deny it in myself; |;
and, think, you will agree that | have
some cause for it,; but at the same
time say as one who loves the Constitution
and liberty, as one who would seek peace
at all times, that ! would avoid revolution.
he, -, nh t,, ,fe
terrible calamity.
With their defeat, the relative positions
of the Democratic and Republican parties
would reversed If there should be any
arbitrary arrests, we would make them; il
there should be martial law, we would pro-
claim it.; if any Military Commissions
organized we would organize them; il
Champ Chase were to be reopened, Repub-
licans and not Democrats would pass
through its portals. II anybody were to
be tried by a Military Commission, and
sentenced to Fort Warren, or sent across
the lines, and into foreign lands, it would
not be the gentleman who addresses you.
+. | desire peace in this land, as the first
wish. of my heart, and it is my duty to put
forth the nest strenu us efforts to secure a
majority in the House of Representatives,
and, if possible in the Senate of the next
/ Congress. -r-
+ Ihaye said what we can do in Ohio, and,
if other States will do as well, we will pre-
vent she catastrophe. Did men ever come
together in such numbers, and with such
harmony, as has this Convention to-day =?
Not in ten years have | seen written upon
every cheek, sparkling in every eye, and
beaming on every countenance, the omen
of approaching victory. so plainly indicat-
ed, If we are beaten, it will be our own
uIlf Win unpantpl on1 hnrnn hn ia-
sues of the past four years, we have become
a Macedonian phalanX, bearing the whole
Union flag in our hands, and proclaimiDg,
"By that sign will we conquer." . n
When we shall have attained political
power, in Ohio, the youngest in this house
will not see the day when that power shall
depart from us. 1t is not for the spOils OF of
flee, but for the sake of principles, that we
maintain the Democratic organization,
Had we been seeking the former, the his
tory of the past five years would be very
different from what it Is, forwe would all
have gone over and become recipients of
public patronage. Why, you, Mr.. President,
might have been q Major General; aye,
withyour earnestness aud vigOr youmight
have even become Lieutenant-General;
and, if you had secured favor in Washing
ton, you might have been a Butler, and
stolen million. But | wrong you; for If
you had been the sole occupant of the
Treasury Department. the public funds
would have been safe, We might
have owned all the banksaand handled all
the GTeenbacks; but as we. did not, it does
not become our enemies to chargeu with
impure motives. -llg CC q
Ihave now briefly, and without premed-
itatiOn, spoken on some of the subjects to
which your attention must be directed
My desire is to reach the heads and hearts
o { the people, and propose to continue ON
thestump till victory perchesupo our ban
nefs. [Cheers.l
I The President informed the Convention
that the committee who called upon the
gentleman who were announced to speak,
reported that Gen, g. w, Morganwa COM
PEELED to go home, and he would calllupon
Mr.. White. MIR. White being absent, he
introduced the Hon. VIM. Z. Finck, of Per-
ry county. one of the true and noble Union
members to the present. Congress. afi
Remarks of Hon. VIM. Il Einck. ra
Mr.. Finck was next called to the stand
He was introduced by Judge Thurman by
happy reference to the position he held In
the Ohio Senate when the war broke out.
Mr., Finck referred to the State of things
in Congress, where he LETT his seat only a
few days ago to meet his Democratic breth-
|, ren in Convention. He regarded the ac-
tion of the majority there as wrong, ard
entirely without the support of the ConStl-
tutiOn The Presidents theory in reOaTd To