The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-09-13

tho principle therein. He said he had
lnbored earnestly to effect the emanci-
patton of the slaves OF the South, want
ing to give them n fair chance on the
roll of life. Because we ema ncipnteCl
tho negroes did 1t follow TINT we should
have II burenu mt cost of Sl2, OOO, 900 a
wear to take care of them? The war wnS
Tor universal liberty; no had labored
for it; he had made many sacrifices for
that cause, and he was opposed to Sec
ing set of sympathi2ers and CrOakers
reinslnving four millions of negroes in
order that they may get the profit for
themselves. The Freedmen's Bureau
bill was simply scheme to transfer
four millions of negroes to II new set of
task masters. If profitable tho money
would go into their pockets, if not the
Government must pay the expenses.
After further exposure of the bureau,
he defended in veto. In referring to
Congress he said that while they claim
ed the right to do so, and so they had
done nothing in the way of restoration
of tie Southern States, but mt the con-
clusion of the eight months session they
deemed it expedient TO do something TO
make them popular with the soldiers,
and to cap the climax they voted each
soldier who served two years u bounty
of 1850, and to make things work easy
they voted themselves 81 900 each in adj
dition to the pay for their congressional
term. This he said is Congress.
do not know that large body
OF men, In the language of Jeffer-
son and JacksOn-GOd bless them-can
exercise moro tyranny. than one man;
nnd hence they may absorb the Execu-
two department and concentrate all the
power OF Government in Congress. l
tell you l am against dissolution of
the Union, and while oppose secession
on one hand, also oppose the concern
tration of tho powers of the Govern
ment on tho other, and there intend
to stand. Congress said they would
place the power in my hands. BY the
measures they passed and which 1 We
tOcd, their great object was to fix their
proval. Not that they intended
should exercise the power, but they
sought pretext by which they could
remove me by impeachment, and there
by bring one of their own friends into
power and make him dictator. This is
what was intended to be done. From
my advent into public life, I haYe al
people against encrOachment, and God
being willing, will continue thus TO
stand. The people have made me all l
am, and If necessary to vindicate the
right, the blood that now warns nv
life, shall be poured out. Taunts and
jeers, and the revilinns ola mendaciOus
press shall not drive from my purpose.
If I could put all the members of
Congress who make Andy johnson
their test into one man would meet
on the stump and would invite them to
come with their shafts and arrows and
missiles of vituperatiOn. would say,
in the language of Fitz James, "Come
one, come all" My cause is my coun.
try's cause. am to plead it before the
people,, l feel that truth is on my side.
In tho Language of a great poet
Thrice is he armed who hath his quarrel
just"
And he but naked though locked up in
steel, whose conscience is corrupted.
The President was repeatedly cheered
casiOnully there was some disturbance
and calls for Grant.