The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-04-26


nst the other for partisan pnioes but az hare ci
the duties brayely aud Justly a. tho Pres deat oil the
whole people recolect reading that IN city Greece
y was proposed TO two Of ~ most eminent scIpt1rs
o. make two statues 10 Jupiter when the people
to assemble and take the one that should BE- preferred
ana place II on pedestal one hundred feet high On
day for trial the statues brought forward and
the people assembled one Of the statues was OF tho
ordinary size beautiful feature and form, attesng
the skin Of the artist, while the other larger, q
little coarse with rough pointG about H. and they
rejected the larger and accented the smaller. but the
maker of the larger and icctcd stntue insisted they
should be placed on the pedestal before they decided
THIS was agreed to- but when the work Of elevation be
was seen that the beautiful features Of the smaller
statue faded away, while the features Of the
coarser and larger shone the beauty that be-
longed to IT, and finally when u reached IT'S place tho
pedestal, TO the utter surprise OF tho multitude below,
they found the smaller had faded away into u
shapeess mass, while the other stood forth almost
moving, breathing, living being. 80 II is with those
who have seen Andrew Johnson mere partisan and
In an humble position they ready hun, but
when he elevated placed power and had taken
position on the pedestal OF tho constitution then
tho that he h sunk the partisan in tho patriotic
President OF the whole Union. (Applauscl
stronger partisan than Andy Johnson-tChcers and
hughter)-scarcely ever lived, but he would be
worthy OF his position II ho kept up that partsanshp.
But he has been brave enough 10 rampe upon HIS pre-
Judices and tells his btteres enemies that the consttu
ton protects them and all while they submit 10 thu
laws OF the land Your enemies cannot induce you 20
do what you do not drs 10 do your friends mis-
lead youbut he who has resisted what Andrew Johnson
has resisted must be indeed, because ho has
fought with these friends with the others
enemies; b1t when the constitution bids him look %
their interests he says:My country demand H. am
the representative OF the whole people, and not OF
n portion and must grant them what the
constitution they ARE entitled to- Before oo4c
must say we are now in my humble judgment In
serious contest II anything can be more gerous
than that of armed rebellion; wa are rontcndlnr win
set OF men who do not seek TO overthrow govern
mont by arms They have not the courage 10 do that
but IN Tho OF the MON and constitution they viii
oycrturn both And the case OF the Southern states To
day may be your to morrow because what may bc
for state with the party in power, may BE- for
other States when that party loses power what Is a
rule Ter one, should be a common rule ior an You
want rule beyond which no party can go ia invading
your rights and then YOU are safe no natter who may
ia out Of Office Your constitution m now IN
danger IT the theory and pufpoe OF these gentlemen
rs carried ont, II Is gone. Sr stevens ayo~ed IN my
presence IN Congress that there but twenty six
States IN This Tn on, instead OF thirtyscvcn. And he
nslcd that nineteen States thrce fourlbs OF this
Union, and sufficient to adopt the constitutional
amendment, Cries OF ''This is wrong , Yes II
Is perfectly Infamous to that little over one
ali OF this Union should rulc and trample upon tho
other. | hold We have nothing worth saving n this
government II the theory OF these gentlemen proved
true. You called to help that man who imposes ~
ind him true Ia you and 10 tho country And ! care
not what party you heretofore belonged to,
nome up contest ne@ IN When nre on asea
and will have the peace and harmony and prosperity
you had before the war anu You VIII have united PEG
pie and stated In Of the resolutions tonight.
distinct like the waves, bat one like the sea Throughout
thus war had but one object and was satisfied 20 sac
rnce everything had earth for that have staked
my hfc and now To be told Il WAS all N vnin II
little hard for us, especially who have bced in
the border State, TO talk about tho rebels
Disregard thcrn II you w but hear the loyal men Of
the Norih aud South. and what answer can YOU give
them when they ask for rcsorntionf Hear tho loyal
Of the country N do not hear the rebels For
them have love, but am willing TO forsive them,
Though they are guilty OF crimes siil they ars our
brothers and when they come viii receive them.
tGfeai and continued cheefiDg1
REMARKS or Jons VAS nUREs.
Mr. JoHS VRS BruES introduced and after the ap-
pausc with which lac was greeted had subsidsd no said
he ed & of yu lac
splendid Attendance do honor distinguished states
who had inicrposod himself IN behalf OF the
stuton Of the United States u protect the hbcrcs of
the peopn and To restoro the union Of these States
tAppause) TO Andrew johnson they owed graf
debt, aud when he accepted the invitation To at
tend he ala not consider to Whist political party
they belonged but simply Inquired what wero the
general sentiments which brought them together
Being shown the resolutions whic' had been read and
finding them Ia be- such he cordially approved, he
could not hesitate To unto with them aud q present
suggestons'to sustain the resolutions and TO ask
them 10 give and hereafter their cordial support 10
tn cxerons Of tho President In restoring peace and
union 10 this distracted aud unhappy He pre-
sumed the des "a of the meeting for a
preston of confidence Ia the President, ami TO review
hs course whether the assaults that had been
| made upon him Tor the past 80 months we're JUS
\ titled by anything he had done. anf NOR" parti
ealsiy whether Tho political party Which PLACED
out had any night 20 b. dissatisfied With his sction thus
| far He tbouFht thst he Mr. Van Buren, dsin-
10 speak 81 the oircumrtance- under which esidsn
johnson was elccfcd-how he succeeded Ia tho Prcsi
clamaons arng under what circumstance certain
states which re- formerly IN rebellion might NEE, and
form rttc governmsnA Did the republican party then
object u one oil those sein According u his
recollection they did not AMI II was well known
that the Republican Convention which met ~ the
State Of New York cordially endorsed the Presidents
course. subsequently elections we're held IN the ,ulh
and members Of Congress nied thcnssvcs IN wash
naion prior to The assembling ~ Coma -css, previous 20
which, no sevor the Southern states Of the ~qa@r, II
the Prosidcni, rallied tho constitutional Amendment
aboshing slavery whilo tho rcpub as party stood b.
AM nj 81 fOsgA 4
STATES should ntfy that amendment " the fopabi
cans 'cndorsed everything that The President dd ~ q
that time, where vss there lus' cause Of cDmpla ni'
| Tue speaker allgdcd 10 the speech % Senator
sherman In Connecticut, where be ad that there va
material difference between tho Pres dent and Con
grcSn and observed that Il natter 81 Anaxefncnt
that tho whole country should rcso1Dd with charge
against the Presdent that be wAs nsurper AMI yrani
The veto power wbeh be etocisod bad only ne sncc,
delaying arton I, wa fact thal pfcsidsnt Johnson
retains the same aiviaer which ur Lincoln had Who
! laid down The doctrine that ~ coon - ihe hogth
stopped hghtiDg Tho var would BE- "nd Con-
grf., during the last ave months, h-i done
nothing hut paHs enc b'i WI n acr osf q tho
door 81 the Thoy had No, Trliusrl ons pracii
col rnsaguFo In tho proos q ~ = Ions colrse
which m his opinion, " IN ,ho highest dasre' .fin
lual Tho rsGfns taii tloy W0uii uoi ai any dsi
mon NO Cong ~ Nobody asked Then, iu %" % o
whn presented thenaclvea Tor admission werf lavs Tie
President AMI General Grant taf rgaf thfif alnst 20
! bat tle reason Why To predominant ~ ual perry n
both Honres Refused ~ do was iauni y ~ 80 iat
/ q they wore admitted thosc siaio soAi iase Ifr o.
The Pfeelonii. election, and tie pptra f~ry ihas
excluding them expected 90 be defeated ~ fte Pres
dental election ny The fftff y hoe state Nh hey
\ thus sought % exclude frDm the W On Ncf sun.
ner ana -tetent would mt deny thu .n fts eleven
s0Jther, States they would not sni man pfs 4Llr'
the negroes could be AIhorfei W vote % ihetn ~hFh
b. tNr Ntn Bnreul had m1h rHHJert ~ no
60 besyo thsy ever could ~ Induced ~ d. Nad h'tf
/ Tue fpeaksr continued - fIiate a,o1 ~ O. upn
| rerre.sniaiiyss fram o. sais ~ ma nminrs
that Congress had ~ d0 A thf frcorafrl 80
Of DC ln.Dn uiAn ihey hal "th ~ ~ w 80 h ~
tract irotn tho eonstgal ~ ihe ned ~isfs '0 how