The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-09-10
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had arraipned Senator Fessenden and Repre-
sentative Lynch and the trial was to come off
on Monday, the people being thejury. Return
such verdict, said he, as snail astohsh this,
the first President that ever travelled through
the country making political stump speeehes,
lauding and clarifying HIMSELF and stigma
tizing in the lowest pot-hOuse language, tne
Congress of the United States, because that
body will not allow him to tread upon Its neck
= Col f. was obliged on account OF hoarse-
ness to suspend his remarks Notwithstanding
the unanimous cry of the audience to go on
go on" Great applause was bestowed upon
him as he took his seat
The hour was late, and although the audi
ence enc insisted upon hearing from Mr.. Frye fur
theT, he was too much exhausted to continue.
Judge Bell then read from the Union Springs
lAiabama) Times, the scandalous abuse of
Pml. Sheridan, with which our readers are al
ready acquainted, and said this was only
specimen of the kind of political discussion in
vogue with the rebel newspapers and orators.
The audience was still eager and attentive,
and as Judge Bell took his seat, there were
loud calls for Mr.. Lynch. Mr.. Lynch came for
ward, and was received with rounds of APP
plause. He said he was little afraid to ad-
dress his fellow citizens from that PLATFORM
He understood that Mr.. Sweat had recently
annihilated Senator Fessenden standing in
that very spot. If L. ID. NJ. Sweat had swal-
lowed Pitt Fessenden, Mr.. Lynch feared that
he should make only a small mouthful for such
cannibal. (Laughter.) After all the ques-
ton at issue is very simple-too simple to be af-
fected by the relative powers of the men who
may discuss it. The question is whether YOU
will punish rebels, or restore them to power
under the lead of Andrew johnson Will you
do that? mo, no, noD Then Mr.. Sweat does
not represent the wishes of the Republicans of
this District. Yet he says he stands on the
Republican platform. Two years ago he stood
on the Chicago platform, and declared the war
failure. When did he get off that platform?
In Congress he voted just as he would have
voted if he had taken his instructions directly
from JEFF. Davis. He was not on the Republi
can platform then. When did he get on?-
And this man now asks you to place him, and
his party reinforced by red-handed rebels, in
power as National "Union" party. Will
you do it? No. noD The question between
Congress and the President is simply whether
this is a government of the people through
their representatives, or government by the
ton to the remarkable words of the President,
addressed to the committee from the Philadel-
phia mute convention. Mr. johnson said,-
" The despotism of the many is more dangerous
that the despotism of the few" What does the
President mean by despotism of the many?,'
Does he not mean, the government of the peo-
pie?
Mr.. Lynch closed with handsome tribute
to the previous speakers, and the meeting broke
up with cheers for Judge Bell, Mr.. Frye, and
for Mr.. Lynch. The best indication of a warm
interest in the themes discussed, was offered by
the lingering delay of the crowd, which still
waited to see and pressed forward to speak with
the men who had addressed them. Our narrow
space has compelled us to do great injnstice to
the position of affairs in Texas, and of the pol
icy demanded by Southern loyalists, was in
strange contrast to the rose-colored discourse Of
Taylor, OF Tennessee, in the Democratic tent