The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1866-03-01
President sJohnson,s speech.


A great and enthusiastic meeting was
hcldat Growers Theatre Washington, on
the evening Of the 22nd inst. at which
many fine speeches were made, and some
excellent Resolutions were passed, en-.
dorsing PresidcntJ ohnson's Veto. The
meeting adjourned to the White House
where the Resolutions we're presented
to the President and speech was de-
livered by him from which VIC make the
following extracts;
You have been struggling fRfour
years to put down the rebellion. You
denied in the beginning of the struggle
that any State had the right to go out.
You said they had neither the rightner
power. The issue has been made aud
it has been settled that State has pei-
Their the right nor the power to 90 out
Of the Union. And when You have
settled that by the Executive and mill
tary power of the Government, and by
the public judgment you turn round and
assume that they are out and shall not
come in. Laughter and cheers. am
free to say TO you, as your Executive,
that am not prepared TO take any such
position. / said to the Senate in the
very inception Of the rebellion that the
States had no right to go out and that
they had no power TO 90 out. That
question has been settled and cannot
turn round now and give the direct lie
20 all | profess 10 have done in the last
five years. Laughter aud applause. I
] can do no such thing. say that
when they comply with the Constitution;
when they have given sufficient evidence
of their loyalty, aud that they can be
trusted; when they yield obedience TO
the law, l say extend 10 them the right
hand Of fellowship aud let peace and
Union be restored, Long cheers. But
then gentlemen as VIC swing round the
circle, ! have fought traitors and treason
in the South; ! opposed Davis, and
Toombs, aud the Slidells, and long list
1 of others whose names | need not repeat,
aud now, when | turn round at the other
end Of the line, | find men, care not by
what name you call them-[a voice,
'call them traitors who still stand op.
posed to the restoration Of the Union Of
these States aud ] am free TO say to you
that am still for tho restoration of this
Union j am still in favor oftha great
Government Of ours going on aud fol-.
lowing out its destiny. A voice Give
us the names A gentleman calls far
their namos; HeH H1Jose sdoaid gire
them [ A voice We know them I
tookupoH ntem--I repsdf IL as President
or az citiseH---as much oppossd 10 he
Fundamental priHeplei gffh0 Goroa-
meai and bct,ccc hey arr ~ murh IN.
bor,ny 10 prrvcat or ,ies,roy them a. 'rerc
he men rho fought gga5iaf ~ A voice.
What are the namesy1 fsay, TnAppEus
STEVENS, of Pennsylvania [Tremen.
dous applause i'ay, CHARLgs Sun
MIR. Groaf applique isgy, WENDELL
Pnn.LIrs, and oiier, ofthe safne strip
are amongst them. A voice, Give il 10
Forncy,l
Some gentleman in the crowd says
give il 70 Porncy I have only jast 20
say that do not waste my ammunition
upon dead ducks. daughter aud mp
plause s,and for my country: stand
Tor the Constitution, where placed my
feet from my entrance into public life --
/ They may traducs inc; they may slnudcr
me; they may yi.uperate. but let me say
10 you that il has no effect upon me
/ [Cheers.
Aud Jet me say in addition that do
not intend to be bullied By my enemies
! Applause and cry Of The people viii
sustain you"
know, my countrymcn. that il has
been insinuatcd and not ouly inslnuatcd
but said dccidcdly--thc iusinuation has
been given 10 high places tina, If such
a usurration Of power had been excrcis-
ed 200 years ago ina particular reign,
il would have cost certain individual
his head Whatusurpation has Andrew
johnson been guilty or None, none --
The nsurpation | have been guilty Of has
always been standing between the pco.
pic and the encroachment Of power .--
And because dared 10 say In convcr-
sation with fellow citizen, and Sen.
ator too, that ] thought amendments TO
the Constitution ought not to be 70 fire.
quent; that their effect would be. that il
would lose all its dignity that the old
instrument would be lost sight Of in
short time: because happened to say
in conversation that If II was amended
such and such amendments should BE-
adopted, il was a usurpation Of power,
that would have costa King his head at
certain time Laughter aud ap.
plause.1 And in connection with this
subject, il was explained by the same
gentleman, "that we were in the midst
of earthquakes that he tremblcd and
could not yield. - Laughter
Yes, there is an earthquake coming
there is a ground swell coming Of popu-
lar judgment and Indignation That's
true. The American people win speak
by their instincts, aud they will know
who are their fricnds and who their
enemies.
have occupied all positions under
this Government, beginning with an AL.
derman and running through all bran
ches of the Legislature. A voice
'from a tailor up"1 Some gentleman
says | have been tailor. Tremendous
auplause Now that did not discom-