Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-10-04


Pro ideut Johnson has been lnAligned ss drunk |
| on taior' by Radical leaders. The most Of you
saw him on tho occasion Of his recent visit 10 this
city. Did you behold in him either the ''drunkeu |
tailor" or tho drunken PresidentG" This tailor
President-this man of humbe begnningi-this
man who learned to read and who studied tho prin-
ciples Of Republican Goyornme mt as he worked with
his lap board on his lap-drunk or sober. always has
familiarity" enough with the Arguments which
bear upon this important question of labor-a
thing Mr.. Sheabargsr is Tree TO "acknowe go" he
has mot much familiarity With in his best estate.
| Will you turn upon the President who has risen
| from your own ranks, at the bidding Of Sheabafger
and Butler--lawyor' each have precious little
familiarity with your interests, and dontcaro
particularly about having any, because you don't
pay such men much in tho way Of feesY
These worthless, however, say tho President--this
tailor Presidep--has been guiltyof usurpatiOn and
therefore, must be driven from the place he occupies
In what consists his usurpation9
AT his solicitation. the South renounced for all
time to come secession tore up slavery by the roots
repud her debt contracted in tho frutlesi effort
TO get out OF the Union to establish independent
government; declared her willingness to assist you
in paying the public debt. and as further evidence
that she was animated by purpose to do her duty
Congress. Furthermore. when the South had done
this by his proclamation as PRECEDENT Of the United
States he declared peace and insists the Southern
States are not out Of the Union but are, each and
every ono Of them, in the Union. and thereby en-
titled, Gs States 10 each right and privilege that any
other State Is entitled TO-.
Herein consists President Johnson's usurpation.
This is the head and front Of his offending" and
yet he is denounced by Thaddeus Stevens the leader
of the Republican PARTY, being worse inhiction
upon the American people than was the lice nhiction
inflicted by the Almighty upon the people Of Egypt
| in the olden time as punishment for their abom-
| nations and manifold transgressions and Senator
| Wade, the gentleman so emnen ly distinguished for
| his refinement and detestaton Of vugarity and pro-
family ID grayey declares that Judas Iscariot was
A gentleman as compared with President Johnson"
| Wendell Phillips, Benjamin +. Butler, and other
Radical leaders cry out for his impeachment and the
whole Radical choir join in the chorus That the
Radicals have resolved upon the Presidents im-
peachment, If they shall be sustained at the ensuing
elections, is as certain as that the stars begem the
blue vault that tonight overhangs you. With that
impeachment, or attempted impeachment, will nee
essarily come Civil War to the country. What,
think you will be the prospect for the ensctmcnt of
an Eight Hour Law in the face Of such terrible
calamity twill bring 10 your families and toyour
households such distress and wIetchedness as you
have not yet known.
| In January, 1861, on the occasion Of a meeting
held at Chill icothe to instruct tho Congressman
from the 10Th District to vote for the Crttenden
Compromise, or for some other measure Of conca-
ton that would avert War ard save the Union, Mr..
Z. said he was called on for speech and that he
then told that audience if the Crittenden ComprO-
.I | Iroto 9TH tiqfac mt
speedily agreed to. War would inevitably follow.
The idea was secuted by many, just as many now
,out the idea that the Radicals will force War upon
tho country in the event of their triumphant sue
cess.
Many, doubtless. are almost pur uaded that it is
their duty to vote against the Radicals, and would
do so did they not dread thereby success might in
the end come to the Democratic party. Suppose
such a result should follow, would that be calami-
tous2 Senator Wade, in the speech that he made
at Ottawa on the 18th of September. which speech
was reported i full in the Cincinnati Commercial
on the 18th Of that month, said that this was the
best Government that had ever been seen on the
face Of the earth" By the Democratic party it had
been made So. By that party was acquired all the
territory that acquired after the formation of the
| Govern ment-the Louisiana territory, Florida,
| Texas, New Mexico and California. In two Wars
| with foreign Governments, the Democratic party
had not only vndicated the honor Of the country
but demonstrated conclusvely that the Constitu-
tipn in their hands adapted alike to Peace and
| to War. Under the administration Of the Govern
ment by the Democratic party. our people were the
lghtest taxed people upon the face of the EARTH No
people were in the enjoyment of so much personsI
liberty as the citizens of the United States This
was owing to Democratic measures and to Demo
cratic policy Think you, that this grand old party
dating back to the formation Of the Constitution and
associated with the brightest chapters in our political
history would dishonor the trust if the citizens of
the United States would again entrust to their Gus
tody the destiny Of the United States? ..II..
Perhaps some one will be inclined to whisper in
your ear that the Democratic party in the late Civil
War was not "loyal'--was not cannibal enough and
did not sufficiently relish this thing of our people
cutting each others throats. The Democratic party
did think, and does now think, that the War could
and should have been averted. When the War was
upon the country, the Democratic party urged that
the Constitution should be implicitly respected so
that the mass Of the Southern people would be fur
nished power to break down the ability Of JEFF. Da-
Wis to marshal formidable armies. No sooner was
the writ of Ad6eIs corpus suspended than jeff Da-
Wis seized upon that and made 1t the text fer pow
erful appeal to the Southern people against the Fed
eral Government. No sooner was the emancipation
proclamation issued than jeff. Davis used that cir
cumstance effectually to reinforce his wasted
armies. No sooner were negro soldiers put
into the army than JEFF, Davis turned that
to account ind nIrecruting. To these measures the
Democratic party objected, through sympathy to
the Confederate cause, but because their inevitable
tendency was to proOng the War, compel the sacri-
fee of our brave men needlessly and to augment the
public debt to height that it would weigh oppres
sively upon the industrial interests of the country
For this manifested socitude for the preservation
Of the Constitution. and their opposition to mea-
sures that contributed TO the causeess proonsaton
of the War, Democrats were denounced as Cop
perheads, -" Trators.8 and SympathiseFs." !" y 2 \
Senator Chandler of Michigan, in a despatch
dated the llth of February 1861, to the Governor
Of Michigan, wherein be besought the Governor to
send "stif. backed" men to the peace Conference
or none"-heu who would consent to no compromise
or measure of conciation-to "sGUe the RepN6Eican
party from rupture" expressed the sentiments of
the Radicals of that day. -"fHE -
1t was. therefore, to save the Republican party
from rupture" that the country was allowed to drift
into War. 1T was to "save the Republican party |
from rupture" that three hundred thousand of our
brave sons. fathers, brothers and lovers,
to adopt the language Of Radical stumpers, /
were murdered. 1t was to Save the Re- |
publican party from rupture" that the industry of
the country is compelled TO shoulder the immense
public debt. Twas to Save the Republican party
from rupture" that desolation poverty and wretch-
edpess have been visited upon the South II Ia To