The Portland daily press., 1866-02-24

On the 22d inst. the Democrats and rebe
tire at Washington, to endorse President John
son. The programme contained the names Of
several Union Senators and Representatives
announced to speak, but not one of them made
his appearance. None but Democrats, and
those of the genuine copperhead stripe, figured
in the meeting. Prominent among the speak
ers were S.. Cox, Montgomery Blair, Sena-
tor Hendricks, A. ]. Rogers and others, while
T. u. Florence and two of the counsel of the
late Mrs. Surratt were prominent as engineers
of the movement. ..r
A series of Resolutions was passed, of which
the following may be taken as sample:
Resoyved That they who Illegally attempt to ex-
clude Representatives OF any State from seats In the
Federal Congress, who in any other way endeav0r
to prevent the full restoration of the Union under the
Constitution, emphatically disunonists ana are
equally culpabe in principle with those who nave
heretofore disturbed the harmony of our great p0li-
cal sy tenn, being accessories after the fact OF the
great wrong which has been perpetrated by thus aid
ing In its perpetuatlon.
Reso,oed That the grand old declaration that all
men are created equal was never intended by its au-
thors, nor understood by the people for whom it was
acvil social or political level with the Caucasian;
that to give it such signfcahoa would be to charge
large proportion of those who were engaged in
making and sustaining it with the rankest hgpOcri-
So, 1nasnuch as they were all the while holding
large numbers of what contessedly the inferior
in dependence and servitude; that even if this
broaI declaration was meant TO apply to all human
beings alike, 1t does not follow that the Chinese or
negro any more than the females and children of our
own blood should exercise the right of s11fra@e and
that while willing TO accord TO these exotic and
nassimillabe feow-creatures all the privileges ne
cessary for their personal well being, we will never
consent to imperi the sacred Inheritance derived
from our revolutionary fathers by intrusting it part
H To the guardianship of those who know not its VAL
us and who care not for its preservation"
The meeting adjourned from the theatre to
the White House, where the resolutions were
presented to President johnson, who came
out upon the steps and made an hours speech,
from which we are able to give only extracts.
In giving an account of this extraordinary af-
fair for the Journal 'tPerley," says "President
"Lincolns mortal career was ended in Ford's
Theatre, and this afternoon the political ca
"reer of President johnson has received
"death-blow in Growers Theatre, from those
"who protested to be his friends. There was
"large attendance, and many of those present
doubtless went with a determination to stand
"by the Presldent;' but the character of the
speeches and of the resolutions was such as
"to discourage all loyal men, while the SUISSE
"quent remarks of Mr.. Johnson gave the finish
"ing touch to their dissatisfaction"
nDefore the loyal reader gets through we
think he will agree with us that while Presi-
dent Lincoln went to the theatre to be assas-
sinatei by rebels, rebels went from the theatre
to crown his successor.
ln.his speech the President refers to the re-
solutions from which the above are taken, OPP
posing to them no word Of dissent; on the
contrary he speaks of them as intended to be
personally complimentary.