The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1866-01-17
RALEIGH, N. G, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY !
President johnson in 1860.

ItS1uCut JOnuSOn An x0OVe
One of the correspondents of the Philadel-
phia Press refers as follows to the memorable
speech of Andrew johnson in the Senate, on
the 10th December, 1860:
"Who will ever forget the tremendous effect
with which johnson repliedwhen Slidell declared
that " no person in Louisiana wished to restrict
the free navigation of the Mississippi?' Per
haps not row, said the Tennesseean, with pro-
phetic tones GO but who can tell what change in
sentiment circumstances may make " Davis also
terrified at the picture drawn by Andrew John
son. attempted to resist his argument but failed
as entirely as Slidell At that time, and even on
the anniversary of the day upon which / write,
most of the traitors held their places in both
houses South Carolina was the first to leave,
and with the new year OF 1851 she had been fol-
lowed by but few.
And VIII re are the men who filed these places?
Slidell in Paris Mason in the same place. having
left London in despair; Mallory in prison; Sc
bas ian, of Arkansas, dead; Robert w. johnson,
of the same State, a seeker after pardon; R. NJ.
T. Hunter, and Clingman, of North Carolina, on
the same erTand; Jefferson Davis, an~ Clay, of
Alabama, prisoners at Fortress Monroe; William
NJ Gwin, d refugee and no duke; poor old J0
Lane dyiug, away off in Oregon; A. O.. P. Mich
olson, after long and painful begging, spardon-
ed by the Tennessee tailor, Andrew johnson,
President of the United States; Robert Toombs
vagrant, having fed his own home to escape ar
rest; Benjamin practitioner at the English bar
in London, &c. Of the whole procession of orr
gnal traitors in the Senate and in the House,
there is not who has entitled himself either to
the respect OF to the magnanimity OF the people
or the Government"
There never was a sublimer spectacle of
fortitude and moral courage than that of
Andrew johnson standing alone >of all the
Southern Senators, contending with the dis
unionists in tine Senate of the United States
in 1860. The other Southern Senators had
either abandoned their seats to aid in involv-
ing their States in war, or remained to fo-
ment and telegraph treason from their seats.
Mr.. Buchanan-poor old man looked on,
either too weak to crush the incipient move
ment, or so corrupt as to be capable of wink
ing at schemes which had for their object the
dismemberment and ruin of his country
But AndrewSJo Johnson, standing alone as he did
then, and censured as he was afterwards for
his course by even the Union men of some
of the Southern States, looked through the
fire and blood of four years war, and saw
the blue sky beyond, with the old flag float
ing over u reconstructed Union -
Among the faithless, faithful only he;
Among innumerable false, unmov'd,
UnshakeD, unseduced unterrified,
His loyalty he kept, his love, his zeal;
Nor number, nor example, with him wrought
To swerye from TRUTH or change his constant mind
Though SINGLE From amidst them forth he pass d,
Long way through hostile scorn, which he sus-
tanned
Superior, nor of violence fear'd aught;
And with retorted scorn, his back he turn'd
On those proud towers to swift destruction
doomed"
1t is this quality of moral courage and de-
votion to the right without regard to eonse-
quences, which has given him so strong a
hold on the confidence and affections of his
countrymen.
The correspondent of the Press has refer
red to the fate of some of the leading dis
unionists, but he has not given all the names.
William L. Yancey, the leader of the move
ment, is dead OF the leaders in this State
John w. Ellis, William s. Ashc, Warren
Winslow, W. w. Avery, and Others who
might be named, are also dead while Others
have been rendered bankrupts by the war,
and are asking Andrew johnson to pardon
them. Verify, "Truth is omnipotent, and
public Justice certain" We simply record
facts, and would cast no opprobrium on
those who are in their graves. History must
and will be written. That part of it which
relates to those who at one time were Union
men, but who yielded to the pressure and
would fight it OUT refusing to listen to the
voice of peace and reconciliation, is yet to bt
| written. Their record will not be SO long OF
SO full as that of Yancey and Others, but il
will be as black and as bloody.