New-York tribune., 1866-04-26
FRIENDS OF ANDREW JOHNSON"
Mass Meeting in neutrality-suspicious., ke'oin-
tioas, Music, Benhres, Calcium Lights. etc.

The Friends Of Andrew johnson" a. they style
themselves 10 their advertisement held grand mass meet
ing the Academy Of Music in Brooklyn last evening Of
all who support the restoration policy OF tho President
Tie meeting was held under the auspices Of the johnson
Club Of that city and its chiefengneer were understood to
be Mr. Thomas Kinse!er. editor Of III, Brooklyn Eagle
uoorioosy dsoya Copperhead sheet with which the people
Of Brooklyn acquainted and of which probably few other
ever heard and e1 Alderman Douglass Of the
city The good people Of Brooklyn are not ordinarily very
eIctsbe but what Will calcium ghs al tne corners o. & ne
street numerous blazing tar barrels u Ton o .he ouu
ing really good band OF music aId thg prospect M o.
free blow" at the Academy, largo but decidedly
mixed audience was assembled Al tho hour an
nounced for the commencement OF the exercises
tho Academy was filed throughout including the stage
considerable portion Of the audience wa made up OF gentle
rather motley garb who spoted red flannel shirts
without any visible symptoms ofnen even paper attached
and persisted reioning their somewhat soied soft felt hats
on the SUBMITS sides of their closely cropped heads until
compelled by eamoT OF those behind them to remove the
same Altogether tho assembage lacked none OF the well
known characteristics of free and independent d,mocrac
meeting New York IN the palmy days when King Fernando
ruled the land except that smoking was poheu D! te p
lice infringement OF their vested rights Wnereat some OF
the unierrded seemed little disposed TO gumDie quan
y OF national adorned the ROOM and against the mont
Of the stage was d P1yeT G os ls G.a.m.D . the fra, bune
The meeting was cse to order be NJ Demas Barnes who
in somewhat hestating speech the whch
!, had boen called and nominated Mr j d. Mchenzs as
Chsirnen % the meeting.
ha feast he said be The objects Of the meeting had
been stated In his view the spirit OF secesonsm was not
worse thar the spin, anatcis which now ruled IN Con
gfess This meeting bad been called for gathering oil the
friends Ct the President prominent Kepublcan wac haa
hoen invited 10 act as Oi tho officers or the meeting
declined 10 60 90 because IL Democratic meeting The
Mavor Of the city also had declined to commit himself by
taxing part IN H. The majority In Congress were Wiling 10
recorstruc the non br they wanted 20 do after tho plan
OF Massachusetts, He dd not know what right hassaehuses
had 10 reconstruct Union than New YORK or VIZ
GINA or considerable more OF the same sort
Mf L. DoroL,ss was chosen seeretary of tee meeting
l1rge portion Of the Brooklyn Directory With oopou extracts
rom ha, Of New York letter from Gen DIX was read
xe.lue his regrets he unable 10 attend the meet,
ins afer which MaofGen Rousseau was introduced as
gusbed 81 Kentucky Gen RoussSiu returned
been yerv much nagned during tho last ew years when be
the speakeY-wi, Congress. some gentleman from Iowa
Name name fou the audience Well his name Is Grin
ne hssss and be had replied that no man from Kentucky
ser in the Jriou or Rebel army had been known 20
tern hs back upon danger Whs the war lasted no one
thought that resistance TO the restoration o. tAs Union
us 10 desire % restore the union are denounced I" traitors
because prefer stand by the Constitution rather than the
doctrine of Ihaddeus Ilisses You may vel hiss
a he mention Of that wish that bad words Ut TO
express my dcsies'aton o. that name Tbs s new anged
mi uenhtoples Thaddcn stevens The Republican party
\. Going corsrary al s previous principles They have
heas If ary such here you will come up and take the
paoc ihoss WHO have gone away and supPor Andrew
Which YOU have done Can any body tell the
why the Representative from Iennee are not sd
faed Horace MAynsd aud others represented Tennessee
lursg the war. hI that peace declared aud they
come 10 c95gre' legally elected 'hsy are Gesics ics
H. that II tho representatives Of Tennessee are admitted
the representatives O the other Sonhern states must be and
then ihey Vii form slance with the Northern copper
heads and toe Republican party vii lose their power There
Il not n present elected Congress from Tennessee
le. true and than Audrcw johnson and % you
that IA the couary more honest true and
lova than President an for the on Of tue
country and for the constitution Of lha1iens stevens
The s,ituon II 1haddeus stevens bloody and cruel
constitution and tfampe It and them under my ieet IN
,hu.iastc appause The could rot be IN worse
hands uncss Il the hands OF Jefferson Davis and al
though deepest contempt or him. because he plunged
the country cruel for the sake Of being President
Ifee contempt for these men, thought was
and Congress expecting 10 hnd riehds
there but Freedmens Bureau bl came up "hc
Andrew JohnsOn killed dead that oil the Noern u'
uniOnists been able 90 revive H. colIa ho NVto
,ri.- fear rou DO not comprehend this bill more IN
farous bill never presented To any people II
conferred irresponsible persons ihe power 70 arrest
any persou, and throw them INTO prison Tor year
a, the r parfe statement bigger This Is done every
dav In Kenrucky These the nigges TO vote IN
The southern aud yet they will not Jet them vote IN the
South pehaus IN some States where they IN majority
they might pass Law forbid white mon from voting The
better friend In the country than Andrew
johnson This Civil Bghts bill Is nice business bot II these
Slate Courts will not and the States not IN the Union
there be United States Courts there But believe
that these States the Union and that this law VIII De
enforced unconstitutional though II DC. congress mas u
clsrrd tai for the purpose of cation
would fought agnin my brethren IN south Tor
the purpose subugang them that Ihaddeus stevens ana
his Northern hounds might trampe them lie dld nOt De
eve that the Southern people had great love for the Gov
ernment That Is not expected But have state OF
things much than could have expected They say
that they snbitted and ought 10 believe them
Al the conclusion Gen KOusseaus speech which occupied
inward Of hour the Hon. John Van Buren we introduced
10 the audience and received with enthusiastic applause
Mr. Van spoke considerable length and afier some
remsrk By other gentlemen the meeting broke up al ae