Delaware State journal and statesman., 1866-03-02

be erected, and then, if it is necessary, take
me and lay me upon it, and the blood that
now warns and animates my existence shall
be poured out as a fit litation TO the union OF
these States. But let the opponents OF this
Government remember that when it is pour
ed out, the blood Of the martyrs will be the
seed OF The church
As he proceeds he becomes barbarous, and
finally desires TO return 10 the custom of
ancient Rome, when cadiators engaged
in combat for the elifcation of the rulers
and the populace. He wants an exten.
siye amphitheaire erected in Washington,
capacious enough TO accommodate thirty
millions Of people, and then, we suppose, lie
would get IIeenan and Joe Coburn TO be the
eladiators, and give us a splendid exhibition
Of their pugilisiic propensiies, while he
would be the jouie h9iier. lle has it all
fixed in fine style Let him speak
81 wish We had an amphitheatre capacious
enough TO holi these thirty millions Of peo-
pie That they could be here to witness the
struggle that is going on to preserve the
Constitution Of their fathers. They would
settle this question; they could sec who il is
and how il is, and what kind Of spirit is
manifested in breaking up this Government
Yes, when they came 10 see the struggle,
and 10 understand who is for and who is
against them; if you could make them per
form the part Of gladiators, in the first tilt
you would find the enemies OF the country
crushed and helpless"
What a magnificent spectaclel Thirty
millions Of people-men, women and chill
dren-pitching in pell-meIl, and Andrew
johnson acting as umpire. Sir transit gloria
mandU
There is an old adage "a a fool for luck,
but Mr.. johnson, according to his own state,
ment, attributes his good fortune to other
causes. He says
Pardon the egoiism. They say that man
johnson is a lucky man, that no man can
defeat him. will tell you what constitutes
luck. 1t is TO do tight and being for tie
people. That is what constitutes good luck. "
Afler this magnificent display OF selfcon.
ceit, Moses " becomes more modest, and
gives them treatise on tic charms of office
and domestic economy A. bis recent action
in pandering to the Copperheads gives cyi.
dence that he is aetuated by ppre motives,
and does not wish to be President again. we
presume We must place impci, confidence
in lis statements on this head IIi- view,
in relation TO domestic economy are anus
ing, and We give copious extracts nom this
portion ot hi, erea, speech as the Cop.
perhead organs style it,
'Where is there one principle adopted ly
him, in reference to this restoration. that
have depaFted from: None, none The war.
then, is not Simply upon me, but upon my
predecessor have tiicl To do my duty /
know that some people in their jealousy
have made the remark, "lhe White House Is
fre-ideut. dust let me say that The charm.
oi the " lite House, and all that sort OF Hum
merry, has less influence viii me than with
those Who are talking about it, The little
eat or wear does mol amount to much That
required 10 sustain inc and my litiic family
Is very lltte-ior / ann mot feeding many
though IA one scnse oi cOnsanEuiuily or ufii-
nifty, am kin toeverybOdy My conscious
satisfaction Oi having performed my duly to
my country H. all the reward have Then
l IN conclusion, let me ask this vast concourse
the sea oil upturned iaces, to 90 with me
IN standing round The constitution vi our
/ country. Ii is again untolded; and the peo-
/ pie are invited to read, TO understand. and
/ to maintain it. Let Us stand br the Consti-
{ tuition Of our fathers though the heavens
7 themselves may fall. Let Us stand BY II
though faction may rage, though taunts ana
/ jeers may come, though vituperatiun may
come in its most violent character. will
be found standing hy the Constitution as the
cli.cl rock Of our 5atcty-as the palladium
OF our civil aud religious liberty. Yes let
Us cling 70 II AS the mariner clings to the last
/ plank when the night and tempest closc
/ around him.
Al this stage OF his remarks the President
began TO speak incoherently, and fearful
that he was not fully understood, apologiled
in the following manner
Accept my thanks, my countrymen, for
the indulgence you have extended to me
while submitting to you eXtemporaneous-
/ ly, and, perhaps, incoherently, the remarks
which have now made"
The President again got very pathetic, his
voice became dry and husky, and he con
cluded with morse OF cloquencc which
Henry Clay in his palmiest days could not
equal The language is elegant, and we
should not be surprised if it should find its
way into the future editions of the "Ameri-
can Reader, a. i,i. humble individual
will become-ifitis is possible-more renown.
ed than he is now
i when your country is gone, if you are
about that place, look ont and you will find
the humble individual who now stands before
you, weeping over its final dissolution "
This was too much; the feelings of the
audience were overcome, and for few mo.
ments deep silence prevailed, in the midst
of which the President retired In short
time, however, they recovered, and the
crowd dispersed, with loud shouts of yire Ia
st. Andy, the Patron Saint of Modern De
mocracy.
Nota Bene.-Tom. Florence, of Pennsyl-
vania, was Janitor- General on the occasion
of this Presidential muddle.