Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-03-20

the President had been bold, bad man,
disposed to use the terrible engine thus Of
fered him, he could have destroyed the
Government, and erected almost anything
he desired on its ruins. But he was q true
patriot, worthy of the support OF free
people, whose interests he had guarded
The Republican Convention which met in
this city on the 22d, did not dare indorse
the bureau. He would pay any mans ex-
penses who would travel with him during
the approaching canvass, and 90 before the
people of Indiana, in favor of the bureau
He would like nothing better. AS the
President bad said in his speech on the
night of the 22d, he (VOorhees) was "in the
field again." The present bureau-an IN
significant abomination, as compared with
the monstrous inquity vetoed by the Pres
ident-has an appropriation of twelve mil
lions of dollars, wrung from the sweat OF
the tax ridden people, to support negroes
and lazy agents in idleness. He invited his
Republican friends to this banquet.
He regarded these as great days for the
blacks, but not much to speak OF for the
white race. The blacks are to be support
ed, fed, clothed and educated in idleness,
and the whites must work to pay for It,
The negro must be carried to the skies on
flowery beds of ease, while the white man
tolls in the field and workshop tOpay for it..
His friend Ross, of Illinois, had offered a
resolution in Congress, that one day OF the
week be set apart for the transaction OF
business not appertaining to the negro, to
be known as the "White Mans Day." but
the Republicans were unwilling to grant
even one day of the week to the white man.
He was sure that the most implicit conf
dence might be reposed by the Democracy
in Andrew johnson. A man who could,
within six months of his election, turn up
on the leaders of the party who had elected
him, and call them traitors, could be trusted
for having sufficient stamina to hold out
against all the threats they might make
against him. He was of the opinion that
the Republicans had won something more
than an elephant in the rafile-a genuine
uncaged Numidian lion. The remorse of
the Radicals, after the veto, was really
laughable. They went about the streets of
Washington, hanging their heads, and NUT
tering, in sorrOwfnl tones, "And just to
think that zoe elected him." He regarded it
as righteous Judgment of Heaven upon
them tor their disregard of law. They fled
along the streets gibbering and chattering
| like pallid ghosts on the morning after the
Presidents scathing speech.
| He would tell the Republicans that they
| could not serve two masters. They could
not cry good Lord and good Devil in the
same breath. lie believed that johnson
would crush them, though this might be an
appeal to postmasters, assessors of internal
revenue, district attorneys and marshals to
| play the hvOcrte. .
Mr.. VOORHEES, closed his eloquent, logical
and patriotic speech by an earnest appeal
to the Democracy to be up and doing-tC
work earnestly, faithfully and increasingly
for the triumph which was within theil
grasp. His speech was enthusiastically re-
ceived by the Conventions, and he was re-
peatedly greeted with the warmest ap
plause.