The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1866-03-17

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say 'ftaideus Stevens, # l'ennsgl
vania, u one my w. Skinner, n
lhe SENATE V another and Wendell
Phillip i another. I1nH and cuh.
tlnued applausc
\ voice dive II 10 thcm. The
I President IN rcpls, said, I viii sim.
+ ply ay do nd waste my ammuti-
lion Upon dead dneks tirat ~.
plausc and laughter. | stand for nv
country, and stand for Tie Consiilu.
tin. There ! have always placed
my feet ffom my advent into public
life They may tmducc me, they
may alander, they may yitdIwratc me,
but let me ay 10 you, all thi. has M
influence upnn me, Great applause.
let me say further, that do not In
tend to bc oycrawcd by real or pre-
tended friends, nor do | mean to bc
bullicd by my enemies. Tremendous
applause.
An honest conscience Is my cour-
agc--thc Constitution Is my guide. |
know, my countrymcn, that II has
been insinuatcd, may, indeed, Il has
been said directly, In high circles,
that IL such usurpntion OF power rs
| am charged with had been cxcr-
ciscd some hundred years ago, in n
particular reign, IL would have cost
an individual his head. Great
: laughter. OF what usurpation has
Andrew johnson been guilty? None,
none! Is II usurpation to stand
! between the people and the cncroach-
| mcnts of powcrs Because, in con-
, versation with fcllow-citizcn who
! happened to be Senator, said that
, ! thought amendments to the Consti-
{ tuition ought not to be so frequent
, that II il was continually tinkcred
Q with il would lose all It's prestige and
: dignity, and the old instrument would
: be lost sight Of altogether in short
5 time; and because, in the same con-
: versation, happened to say that II
Y il were amended at all, such and such
: an amendment ought to be adopted,
: il was charged that | was guilty Of
] assuming power that would have cost
{ a king his head in a certain period
of English history. Great laughter.
n From the same source the cxcla-
$ nation has gone forth that they were
: in the midst Of earthquakes, that
!. they were tumbling and could moi
t yell. Laughter.
C Yes, fellow-citizcns, there Is NJ
G earthquake coming; there is a grount
Il swelling Of popular judgment ant
e indignation. [Great applause. Th'
Il American people will speak, and b,
+ their instinct, IL not otherwise, the,
e will know who are their friends an'
Z who are their enemies.
Q / have endeavorcd 10 be true d
" the people in all the positions whicl
Ie have occupied, and there is bardl,
Ic position in this Government whicl
te have not at some time filled.
= suppose It will be said that this
, vanity, [laughtcr,1 but may sa
N that | have been In all of them.
N have been in both branches of th
le State Legislature.
= A voicc-You commenced a tailol
J. The Prcsident-Yes, | did begi
er tailor. Applause. And the suq
l. gcstion does not discomft me in th
rs least, for when ] was a tailor ha
IL the reputation Of being n good one
y / was always punctual to my custom
st ers, and did good work.
as voiccs-we will patch up Il
rs Union yet.
he The Presidcnt-I do not want an
he patchwork Of II. ] want the orr,
Of inal articles restored. Great Al
IT. plause.
ur But enough Of this facctiousnes
ou I know il may be said, you are d
or President, and you must not tal
as about these things; but, my fcllo,
he citizens, / intend TO talk the trut
he and, when the principle Is involve
when the existence Of my country
as in peril, ! hold ID to be my duty
of speak what / think and what | ie'
lie as | have always done on former OCT
no sions. [Great applause. lthas be
an declared elsewhere that ! was gull
,at Of usurpation, which would ha
'ot cost Andy his head, and in anoth
,u, place ] have been denounced |
re- white-washing, When and whs
IN. did | ever whitewash anything
In any bodys
On, / have been an Alderman, ha
20 been In both Houses Of the NatioF
60 Congress, have been at the head
ed, the executive department Of J
lrn State, and have been President Of
to United States, and | am now In
! | position which | occupy before y
lrs. and during all this career, wher'
re- the man, and what portion Of
on, people l. there who can say 4
nee Andrew johnson ever made a pie,