Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1866-11-01
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ST. CLAIRSv1LLE, o.:
Thursday, Nov. /, 1865.
Andrew Johuson,s suGerings.
tFrom the Washington chroneieI

from the Washington Chronice.I
Colonel Stokes, Of Tennessee, in his
speech at Metzerott's Hall, Saturday eve
ming. took occasion to refer to the suffer
ings Of the humble individual" in the
following style:
And again be says " Who has suffered |
more than l have? Who has offered up
more sacrifices than I have ~ Now. MIR.
President vou ought not TO have asked such
ouestiens, because you ought to have known
that some of the Radical members Of Con
gress happened to know you and all about
your pretended sacrifices
New, fellow citizens, l intend to review
this matter little, and TO show you how
great have been his sufferings. do it out
of no disrespect to him. am not making
war upon him, and do not intend to do it,
But having stigmatzcd me, he makes il
necessary for me to bring the chalk right up
to the line, and chalk out this matter. Now
for tho facts: He left homo at Greenvillo,
Tennessee, in buggy, with Col. Jim Carter,
and rode over to Kentucky and then took
the cars for Washington, where he took his
seat in the United States Congress as Sena.
tor. receiving 5000 a year as salary, TO-
gether with bis mileage. Afterward, being
made Brigadier General by the lamented
lInCOn, D5 WAS Sput 10 lCUUtSSGG db VIII
tary Governor. On reaching Tennessee he
forcibly took possession of rebel house
right opposite the Capitol, not exceeding
one hundred yards. 1t was a superb man
sion, elegantly furnished, and his office was
fitted up 10 the most magnificent manner
Here he lived in the best style, supplied
with every comfort, aud indeed with every
luxury. He Immediately ordered me to GO
and seize upon uHthe Confederate ,ohjshy 4
could fl,R! | did so, and had it stored away
In the Capitol in charge of the provost mar
shal. Icnn not soy Whdt becun,e of that
uhisky afier,oard All | can say is that it
was the last Tecer sa,o Of IL A voice
Was it Tennessee whisky?l Mr.. Stokes
Yes; it was the country whisky. Laugh
ter As said, pressed it from the rebels,
under his orders, when it was taken and
stored in the cellar Of the State Capitol
Immediately opposite, youknow, and withir
one hundred yards of where our presen
President then had his headquarters. Ill
afterwards became candidate Tor the Vic,
Presidency; was elected; came on to Wash
ington was sworn in you all know unde
what circumstances. Laughter and ap
plauss. will not follow him to the in
suguration ball, whore he displayed sucl
remarkable love for tho negro laughter
and fopdly embracing him, and, pointing t
Mrs. lincoln M she passed by on the arr
of Senator sumner. exclaimed. "Ther
goes theIQueen, by God !" laughter an
applanse This was doubtless tho tin
when ho fret conceived the idea of bein
king. Laugh or and applause Rcmeu
Der thst during all those severe trials an
sufferings he was drawing handsome salar
from the United States Government. No
he is President Of the United States, an
still we hear he suffers He says these mo
in the capital here whom he has designate
rs traitors to their country. notwithstandin
the efficient services of many Of them in tn
field, are sitting on nicely cushioned chair
lie on easy sofas, and enjoy cool and pleasar
baths, enduring No suffering and smellin
No gunpowder while he has had to underp
the greatest peril and suffer the greate
bsriships. ,ttso--,y,yl
Now, will ask him to tell you, as [
smelling punpowder, when he was ever ip
battle. or near one, except IN one occasion
when within two miles Of old "Pap" Thon
a. at Nashville. These are facts. Now
ssk You again, Whot did he loose at home
Why, his son.in-law was made Confederai
Judge, presided over the Courts MS Cor
federate Judge, took the oath Of allcrianc
10 the Confederacy as a Confederate Judg,
Andrew johnson lost few negroes, wh
wers subsequently returned to him throup
this sans Confederate Judge. think
can safely venture to say that Andrew Johl
son did not lose single dollar by the wa
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