The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1866-03-02


TO you that don't intend to be dar-
ed by my enemies. Applause and
a cry ''the people will sustain you.")
| know, my countrymen, that it has
been insinuated, and not only insin-
uated, but said directly,--the inti4
nation has been given in high places
that If such a ausurpation of power
had been exercised two hudred years
ago in particular region, 1t would
have cost the individual his head.
What usurpation has Andrew john
son been guilty Of? None, none. ,
The usurpation have been guilty OF,
has always been standing between
the people and the encroachments OF
power, and because | dared to say,
in conversation with q fellow-cit-
izen and Senator too, that / thought
amendments TO the Constitution ought
not to be so frequent, that their effect
would be that IL would lose all its
dignity; tnat the old instrument
would be lost sight of in q short time;
because happened to say that If it
was amended, such and such amend
mcnts should be adopted, it was an
usurpaion of power that would have
lost king his head ut certain time
Il Laughter and applause land in
connection with this subject IL was
explained by the same gentleman
that we were in the midst of an earth
, quake, that he trcmbled, and could
not yield Laugbterl
Yes, there is an earthquake com.
, ing There is q grand swell coming
OF popular Judgment and indignation.
("rhats true The American peo-
pie will speak by their interests, and
? they will know who are their friends
[ and who are their enemies.
e What positions have held under
t this Government beginning with
an Alderman, and running through
all the branches Of the Lcgislature---
, "a voice, "From a tailor up.") Some
, gentlemen say have been a tailor.
Tremendous applausc.) Now, that
did not discomiit me in the least, for
. when j used to be tailor / had
reputation of being good one, and
of making good fits great laugh.
ter always punctual with my GUS
{ toners, and always did good work.
, A voice, "No patch work" No; I
d, do not want any patch work. want
, whole suit. But | will pass by this
little facetiousncss. My friends
may say "you are President and
; you must not talk about such things
. when principles are involved" My
/ countrymcn, when the existence of
my country is impcriled, l will act
, rs ] have on former occasions, and
, speak what think. | was saying
that | had held nearly all the posi-
| tions from Alderman through both
branches of Congress to that | now
: occupy, and WHO is there that will
I say that Andrew johnson ever made
/ pledge that lie did not redeem, or
make q promise he did not fulfill 7
Who will say that he has ever acted
. otherwise than IN fidelity to the great
4 mass OF the people? They may talk
I about behcading and usurpation, but
!. when | am bclicaded ! want the
@ American people TO witness it. ] do
not want inucndocs or indirect re-
/ marks in high places ] want to SEQ
the man who has assassination breed.
ing in his bosom, eXclaim, This
= Presidential obstacle must lie gotten
: eefy y"Eridny'gNpirssiuii Nnctsi Say
/. that have no doubt Of the intention
, to excite assassination, and so get out
OF the way the obstacle from place
aud power, whether by assassination
/, or not.
/ There arc individuals ia this gov.
q elnmcnt, | doubt not, who want TO
h. destroy our institutions and change
the character Of the government -
1, Are they not satisfied with the blood
which has been shed docs not tho
murder Of Lincoln appease the ven.
e. gence of the opponents OF this gov
/ elnmvnt-arc they still unsaushed---
. do they still want more biood--have
they mot got honor and courage
:. enough to obtain their objects other
wise than by the hands OF the assas-
i. sin? No, no! | am not afraid OF
!, assassins attacking me where bravo
!, and courageous mGn would attack
. another. l only dread him when ho
4 would go in disguise, his footsteps
- noiscless. If it is blood they want,
I, let them have courage enough 10
strike like men. / know they aro
a willing to wound, but they are afraid
. to strike. [Applause Ifmy blood
:. is 10 be shed because yindicate the
, II ion and the preservation of the
, government IN It's original purity and
, character, let it be speedy; let an al.
, tar to the Union be erected; then, il
it lie necessary, take me and lay me
/, upon it, aud the blood that now
warns and animates my existence
=, shall he poured out as fit libation to
= the Union of these States. Great
= applause But let the opponents Of
this government remember that when
q it is poured out, the blood Of tho
=, martyr will be the seed Of the church.
/ Cheers
II Gentlemen, this Union will glow,
}. and will continue TO increase in
@ strength and power, though it may
n be ccmcuted aud clcansed with blood.
o have talked longer now than in.
@ tended, Let me thank YOU for the
!, honor you have done me, so far as
# this Government is concerned. Let
5 the say one other word in reference
II to the Amendment Of the Constitn.