The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1866-09-06
WORSE AND MORE OF Ir!
The President Mad, Crazy or
Druni1--Or all Three.

son became terribly excited and raiIeC
and ranted at the crowd like any ole
iish-woman, sin ply because Il p op't
concluded to take Andy as they fount
him, Con the stttmp), and treat him as
they would any other political stumI
speaker. To the exclusion of Other
matter, we must give the following
lengthy extract from the speech Of this
model Coppcrhcad President, just tc
show how rapidly he is coming up tc
the standard of that highly intelligent
and respectable party. Hear him.
appear before you tonight and [ want
to say this: that | have lived and been
among all American people, and have rep
! resented them in some capacity for the last
twenty-five years. And where is the man
living, or the woman in the community.
that have Wronged, or where Is the per
son that can place their finger upon one
single hair breadth of deviation from one
single pledge have made, or one single
violation Of the Constitution Of the coun-
try. What tongue does he speak What
religion does he profess? Let him come
forward and place his finger upon one
pledge l have violated. CAvoice. sKang
Jeff Davis.',l (Mr. President resnmess,2- 3
Hang jeff. Davis? Hang JEFF. Davis p
Why don't you? (Applause.) Why don't
you? [Applause.l Have not you got the
Court? Have not YOU got the Court P
Have not yon got the Attorney General
Who is your Chief Justice-and that refus-
ed to sit upon the trial? [Applause.] l
am not the Prosecuting Attorney. | am
not the jury. But / will tell you what /
did do; I called upon your Congress, that
is trying to break up the government, i'm
mense applause. Yes did your Congress
order hanging Jeff Davis? Prolonged
applause, mingled with hisses.l But fel-
low citizens we had as well let feelings and
prcjudices pass; let passion subside; let
| reason resume her empire. In presenting
myself to you in the few remarks I intend
ed to make, my intention was to address
myself to your judgement and to your
| good sense, and not tOyour anger or the
malignity of your hearts. This was my
object in presenting myself on this occa-
sion, and at the same time to tell you good
! bye. | have heard the remark made in this
crowd to night. "Trator, Traitor!' PRO
longed confusion.] My countrymen will
you hear me for my cause? For the Con-
stitution of my country? ] want to know
when, where and under what circumstan-
ces Andrew johnson, either as Chief tx
ecutive. or in any other capacity ever vio-
ldtCu VIC NpuSGiOutIOu VI lis No1lliIi y. LSt
me ask this large intelligent audience to-
night, If your Secretary of State, WHO serv-
eel four years under Mr.. Lincoln, who was
placed under the butchers blow and ex-
posed to the assassin's knife, when he turn
ed traitor. If were disposed to play ora
tor. and deal in declamation,here Tonight
would initiate one of the ancient trage-
dies we have such account OF II
would take william II. Seward and open
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exhibit his bloody garment and show the
rent caused by the assassin's knife. [Three
cheers for Seward Yes, I would unfold
his bloody garments here to night and ask
who had committed treason. / would ask
why jeff. Davis was nOthung? Why don't
you hang Thad. Stevens and Wendell Phil
lips? l can tell you my countrymen /
have been fighting traitors in the South.
prolonged applause,] and they have been
whipped, and say they were wrong, ac
knowledge their error and accept the terms
of the Constitution, And now as / pass
around the circle, having fought traitors
at the South, am prepared to fight trail
tors at the North, God being willing with
your help [''You can't have it, and pro
longed confusion.l they would be crushed
worse than the traitors of the Sonth, and
this. glorious Union of ours will be preserv-
ed. In coming here tonight, it was not
coming as Chief Magistrate of twenty-five
SbaJeS. Dub. came mere us CIltci 4ndS sttc
of thi1ty-siX States. / came here tonight
with the flag of my country in my hand.
with a constellation of thirty-six and not
twenty five stars. / came here tonight
with the Constitution of my country. in
fact,deternlined to defend the Constitution.
let the consequences be what they may. /
came here tonight for the Union; the en-
tire circle of these States. A Voice, ''How
many States made you President? ?'l How
many States made me President? Was
you against secession? Do you want to
dissolve the Union? A voice, No~] Then
am President of the whole United States
and / will tell you one thing. / under
stand the discordant notes in this audience
here tonight. And I will tell you fur
thermore, that he that is opposed to the
restoration ofthe government and the uni
on of the States. is as great a traitor as JEFF
Davis, and am against both of them. /
fought traitors at the South, now I flight
them at the North. Immense applause
Will tell you another thing; I know all
about those boys that have fought for their
country. I have. been with them down
there when cities were Eeseiged. [ know
who was with them when some ofyou, that
talk about traitors, had not courage to come
out of your closets, but pursuaded some
body else to go.
Very courageous men! While Grant
Sherman, Farragut anu long list OF the
distinguished sons of tbs Tinted States
were in the field of battle-you were COW
ards at home, and, now when these brave
men have returned, many Of them having
left an arm or leg on some battlefield
while you were at home speculating and
committing frauds upon your government
you pretend now to have great sympathy
for. the-poor fellow who left his arm on the
battlefield. ] understand you, who talk
about the duty of the President and OBJ
llect to his speech of the 22d of July,
| Voice, ''22d of February, Did of Feb
puary. I know who have fought the bat
ties Of the country, and l know who is to
pay for it. Those brave man shed their
blood and you speculated, got money, and
now the great mass Of the people must
work it out. Applause and confusion !
I care not for your preiudices. 1t is time
for the great mass of the American peO-
Pile to understand what your designs are
in not admitting the Southern States when
they have come to terms, and even prOpos-
ed to pay their part Of the national debt
i I say, LET them come, and those brave men
having conquered them and having pros
trated them in the dust with the heel OF
power upon them. What do they say. A
voice, ''What does Gen. Butler say ?" i
Gen Butler! What does Gen. Grant say
And what does Gen. Grant say of Gen
Butler? What does Gen. Sherman say
He says he is for restoration of the govern
ment, and Gen. Sherman fought for it.
/ But, fellow citizens, let this all pass.
care not for malignity. There is certain
portion Of our countrymen that Will re-
spect their fellow-citizen whenever he is
entitled to respect, and there is another
portion that have no respect for themselves
and consequently have none for anybody
else. / know gentleman when | see him
And furthermore, I know when | look {