, 1866-09-06
THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 6, 1866.
WELCOME, ANDREW JOHNSON.

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w GcJ warranted, in cx,a3a;nc tbfs 1vc1.
come because Of tic .-ra,ify;n1 c;rcnn, s,snces
attending the yssst Of Inc natinna, f,,nc,;on.
ary. 1te comes to visit The rrave of Dopn,
1os, ani, to rlacc monnmentel st,mo a,,,s..
il. uc knew DouoIas when liv,n,r md Ia
rcn.cs hItber to honor him In d,nfb. Uc
Luew Aow tie ncople loyed theI, Senator
and he comes lithcr with sufrusea cv.s to
minsle his tears with tI,e1r.. IL krcw
wLv tho pen,|e 1or,.u him and hc con,c,
upon this pilrrimurc. viii, morc than ,rus.
summarize pie.y 10 bead his head a! the shrine
Of the great popular statesman. lie knows
that DOUGLAS WAS patriot, orator aud states
man, whose patriotism, oratory and states-
nlanship caileascd l,i.l TO every lover Of the
Union. and he co,s, ,.i,her Ia live tcst;.
mouy by his mrs., -n .H:- he w;lr unit ,.,c
The atrio,i,,n ,s.,;c., c,,,, ,o1a-,; , ..,,;4
a. ~ j. !, t,,o ,-,,;,
denounced all crime, AMI to receive less .ns
in that sta;tsmnns1:l' wi,ic!, recognized III.
'~--- ~~+':" United State. as tic lc,esa-
e. ',.'-'-~ 'spt The sovereign people,
' ! c.;oa against ,I@urr4:ion
aHd tyranny. Andrew johnson comes tn
lliuoiS to mi1'gse with the fricnls vf Dou".
las, anu To shaw !is appreciation Of the
talen:s, lis admiration OF .hc principles, ausl
lis purpose Vi pso:ilins by the exam p1c of
The i)lustrious lIlin.,stu and. com,ur on surl,
q mission. ". r.po,,t. Wclcn,nr An1rcw
johnson!
Illinois bears within l,cr ,,osom nil ,l,,, il
left Of two ;aatriots rivals h,t- warm fr;c,,ls
when living. MID who. Though dead. still live
III the u,c,nury OF the ,r,,o1e ,,ro,,lr. An.
drrw johnson 1,opw t,,,.,n hotb r,cv
stood ubpye linn in of,;.:,, ,,.,,
us,l IN uouutar a.;,.t1.,,. 1.t,,. he / c,o,,;es.
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cover the living uutl,ors ,,f n with sh,n,c
One of them i'm hy .,,. 1,n1 ~ mn nss,x.
Tin, and Andrew johnson caurlt and nn,r
wcurs the official mantle t,,ruu.h ,yhIc,, he
wns slain. Tic ntbr,. pursucl 1l,rou~1,
years hy litter ppl ,.;tinn: the victim
or politieu, ussass;,,s. within lis own Marty.
betrayed iy rroresxcd friends. fell undcr an
accumulation, nf I,'uvs k,efs,rc he 1,al t1,c m,
portun;ty If bringing ,ls enemies 10 tlc h.r
of Justice, -hndrrw ,Jo.,,zon wccns today
al The gray. Of p,u,.n,, ,r,,.morrnw j,c ,r,5,
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ia I'll that cye,, In ihc ,.,,a,i, rs1c. ,,r Wut.
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tro,frrs s,,our,, IN th,. ~ E,s,..ss
3ruproc, There sl,,uil he. s,r,, ,o.;,,r s,,r,
t.ary, Of ussassi,,s ;,,.y te ,,Irunsr,i IL .h,I
when they f,,tl they havr ,1,,,n,r,.,,5zod ~,
victims tbcy s,ue,,t Ia ,..trnv. Au1r,,,,
Johnen,, soncs To v,ru ar |ut r,vcd nun,1,,.
and slain Li,lcoln; tcars :re joiv offerings
therefore we rr;,eat: Welcome Andrew
johnson.
Andrew .J.,l1nson.s sufsusc.l ovoa ,r;,t ~ :. j,
proclaim how his heart Is moved with nd
miration for The great Senator, wI,o, stand
lug III llis place in the 4cnatc lf0usc, unawcd
by tue surroundings "fp cnsloncd lackcys
uuawed by the Executive epithets Of traitor
rccreant and apo-ta.e. Enawcd by the Exec
utive threat Of deposition aud cSpnlsioa, lind
Inc courage 10 Tell Tint Executive llc was .
1Jrant and DesPot- He comes lither to
ahy TO give by lis presence the sanction and
approval Of his Gorerusncu. to ihc hcroi,
declarations Of Douglas, that an Almini*,ra
ti"n that sought 10 punish scuator fos fol
lowing the dictates Of his own heart to ~,
rcjtction of the policy Of IN Executive, T.,
dismisslng his tricnd- i:om Office. aid ll!io:
their places with men mean r1ouyl, to ac
knowledge personal icalty to the PRECEDENT
WAS an object uf nationa, disgrace, desc.yia:
popular contempt, and to be got rid nf At tb
first opportunity tic people could reach hi,
by Constitutional meats. We repeat, Wei
come. Andrew johnson.
OEr distinguished fnnct:naary comes to Il
iinois thai he may Today assist In crcctiu;
4 monument TO that great champion Of TIL
peoples branch Of the Government to ti1a
brave defender Of tho rights and privilege, o
The peoples representatives, who III the ver,
!; heish. and fury ofa social, political and pcr
sc11ul warfare, raised himself from lis bed Ii
pain md suffering, and in the Senate Hoas
ofAn,c7iea, facing the whole body of roI
-spIrst"rs, proclaimed with sa;,c-,.uman WIG
or and emphasis, ~ do mol recusnixc lii
right OF the President or his Cabinet, II,
"nlatter what my respect mas be for then,
to tell me ,ay duty in the Senate chain
"ber;s aud who, in language That has nere
been forgotten, asked OF The confederate,