The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-09-06
THE NORTH STAND.

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Vice-Pres ldents- Majo jor-General q. W. Mndel,
Colonel William B. Mann, william Divine, joseph
b. Townsend, John e. Addlcks, William II:
Kern, Charles T b. Lex, & Henry G. Ho"eI, Conrad
George z. Smith, Franklin Comfy, Hiram Miller,
EdwiE G1eb!e, Thomas Birch Charles s. Ogden,
John Gibson.
Seer 1etaries-Cadwalad BiddIe Hon. George
NJ. Robson, John Goorth, William A. Ingham,
j. Ray mond Claghorn, Frank Wells, Colonel
William McMichael, John Cope, Hanson Robin
son, Richard Garsed Henry g. Bard, George j.
Gross, Colonel Robert r. Corson.
Speech of General schencIs, OF Ohio.
My Fellow.citizens:. These cheers, take II,
are intended ior the cause rather than Tor me.
in attachment to which you and meet tonight.
You have made speech nearly as long, proba-
bly,, AS anything shall deliver 10 you from this
stand. l am not here to talk to YOU.
MY luggage is at the depot. my ticket is pro-
vided, and in a short time propose to be on
my way TO Ohio there to be heard by bodies OF
our items IN thar state in reference to the
questions now aptating the puDlic mind; but IN
all that shall say to them ! shall only repeat
that which | saw I'D your midst.
The Chairman has introduced me as the
Chairman OF the Committee OF Military Affairs
o. the Horse of Representatives. | do belong
TO that body which Andrew Johnson has deslg-
mated as q body welch hangs on tUe ver[e as
il were, of the Government. He belongs
neither 10 IT nor to any other wholesome orga-
nzaion. However that may be, we desire to
take issue win Andrew Johnson. (CrleB OF
Bully" and cheers.)
We dare 10 say to him and TO his miserable
man FTiuay daughter, and cries OF good" and
cheers), Montgomery Blair, that if he unuer-
takes 10 make IA conquest, there will he two
words to THAI question. We are hanging, as 1C
were. Uron the verge Of The Government; we
81e 10 Congress, but he nominal head of thA
governing party OF this country.
y e assume ii TO be a portion of the Govern
ment. WIN, gentlemen, the Congress which Is
thus spoken OF as a surreptitiOus body, as an
embodiment OF revolutionary and tratorous
men, seeking to overthrow this proper consti-
tutional organization, is just that same Con-
gress elected by the loyal states OF this country,
which Andrew johnson has been for more than
year past conslltutlonally recognizing by ap
proving of its acts.
1t is just that body which, elected by tn,
loyal States OF this country, declared him TO
be Vice President of the United STATES, ana
afterwards, by tue assassin hand OF Booth, to
the horror and disgust OF all good men. ProV-
dence, Tor some wise purpose concealed from
us, made him the head of the Government and
not VIce-President merely, but President. Nov
ne calls Congress a rump. 1t this is the rump,
what, in the name OF God, is that fac end OF the
lcket OF the Union party OF 1864 he now under
takes to laud over the whole country? (Cheers. }
Now what is the issue this man has made with
as? He claims that We are the traitors.
The whole issue between US and the Preslder {
Who thus denounces us as traitors, and reoal'
liOus, because we stand by the Government o.
oUr country, and remain upon that solid ground,
AID the issue is simply whether traitors ana
Rebels, whom he either pardoned ortaEes now t.
his confidence to control the Government, shall
govern and determine its future. (Cheers.)
The idea OF the President is, that the wa" being
over, these States would stand precisely on the
same footing thar you and l, or any other loyal
citizen enjoys. We deny that; we say theV
stand as subdued, whipped, criminal! States; and
We ask before they are res ored, that they shall
give us security. What we ask is that we lncor.
porate into the Government, as conotIon,
I.,p - IN hn OH ryp1
First, we will take them by the hand when
they give such pledges as Tennessee has. We
ask them to make it a part OF their Constitutions,
and the amendment 20 the Constitution. (Cheers. }
We ask also that the negroes, who have been
slaves shall be counted with them who have
representation.
We propose that the burdens placed upon the
misguided people OF the South to enable them
t. overthrow the Government, shall not be con
slde1ed as a tair obligation to be paid by this
Government. (Cheers.)
The General spoke for three.quarters OF an
hour, and was often interrupted by vociierous
applause.
Speech of Senator Wilson.
Senator Wilson, of Massachusetts,. was then
introduced. He said:-l came here from Massa-
Chusetts 10 Join my voice with yours in wei
coming the loyal men who have come out o.
the dark and troubled night of the Rebellion.
| knew when / left home that the people
would open their hearts to these brave men.
name for benevolence than this. We have met
here the sons of all the Southern States who
have stood by the cause of human liberty
Wnen they were baptized IN ire and blood.
We are here tonight to speak word Tor the
cause of these men, who hold life and liberty
at the mercy of Rebels.
We are here to tell them that they shall live
at home master of the position. The question
before the Convention is, whether we can extend
the blessings OF freedom to every man upon this
continent, or not? We who saved the country
say it shall be so and that all men shall be free
and equal.
/ am not here to defend Congress against the
indecent assaults OF Andrew Johnson. would
simply say to HIM, that we propose with the
| support Of the people, to exercise the constltu-
honal powers with which we are clothed. j
| charge johnson with having betrayed his prn-
clples, and he did it before Lincoln was laid IN
his 9laVe. BLAIR and men OF his calibre got his
| ear, and whispered that ii was time 10 make O
| great conservative party, and choke OIL such
men as stevens, Sumner-( (cries OF "Wllson.O
| Well you may include me too II you choose, Tor
| | belong to that party. He was never with you.
| know he WAS not, for he has been working 10
oyerturn his party ever since his election.
| (Here the speaker was interrupted by the ar
| rival of the boys in Blue" with General
| Joshua Owen at their head.) say that the Re
| publican party has done more tor CIVILIZATION
| and humanity than any other party that has
| ever existed. CHEERS and c.ies of "Thats sou
| 1t has saved this country from the curse ol
| slavery, and the Government from the rule OF
| .laveholCers, ORGANIZED the largest army on the
| pIanet, buried three hundred thousand of the
| noblesi men, ana put down the mosG gigantic
Rebellion that ever existed. That is lis record.
| Now for johnson, who don't care for DIGNITY,
who is travelling over the country IN KIND OF
| nerambulating wake. His name will be remem-
beICd as the name of Tyler is -as aithless and
| perjured man, who betrayed hls principles, hls
| party. and his country.
He has put every one OF the Southein nt tIes
| into the hands OF the Rebels again. We have
had the fruits OF his policy at Memphis and New