The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1867-09-28
.iHireT .JOhnsOn.
HIS RESPONSIBILITIES AND CRIMES
now HE ASSUMED 0FFICE--AR.
RAfGNMENT OF Ills POLNtY.


HIS RESPONSIBILITIES AND CRIMES -
now HE ASSUMED oFFICE-AR.
RAiGNMENT OF Ills POLICY.
Hon. Rufus whapirs who delivered the ora.
iiUn in communication Of the anii.C onw niiun
massacre OF New Orleans on the Joth, in opening
his address, described the circumstance Of Mr.
johnson assumption TO Office, as follows
liz took his oath Of o.cr under the most solemn yir
Suuistances- The assasstnation u Abraham Lincoln
made y. nation 81 mourncrs. All over the land pub
lie buildings Nrrv hung With black aud our i color
ID has Nas added the funeral CRAZE Every loyal heart
Sas cnNelopc Ia saekcloh aud ashes. With eyes full
the Eanccs q milton concentrated focus upon m
Al lt that 10 great extent the result the var for
good or evil the hol 81 the future the destiny of the
nation de-n dsd upon his course. lndersiandns the
South aud the spirit Of rrheliion he believed 10
The man Who eoud rightly serve the people In the gTea,
rf.is. aud execute the Laws Ia their letter and spirit
llc socmnly sNorc l. fore heaven aud earth ia ia.
presence of lincoins liieless remains. and Of
ING and anxious soic. with disseminated hosts Of evl.
hooking on that lac would faithfully oty the consiiu
ton aud cniofCc the laws % his country II
surnn aud oppressive occasion Well might strong
man shrink FROM ,e % such gTayc
hites. a. burden too great for him 60 ear Hut d,
supported rs the greatest army and navy that An,
nation had ever given - IL chief Aud hyhind t.,
mighty array there many millions of stout heart
aud strong arms ."ais To- olioW IN doing the nation
viii The great t,sun had ien checked aud the "a
~ collo which hal IL hisous shadow o, CO the
land f'r iaur long aud dismal to,tcrns is
eamlsnt 81 the Prsidential ofhce 10 do hi. duty
u his s"icmn oath hai not sen IA itself sufficient
tndrT the circumstances. the Inauguration Of NJ John
son a. cus.H stepping out from among his iil"us
.cOine their President, Ia moral rpiu Of view
sH"r, I" H. the faithful servant % the nation aud TO
execute 10 viii as expessed through Congress llr
took upon himself the mighty trust, calling God To
ultnrss.
The closed ansr The spirit q the rrls Iiiot
was su-iusi. aud good stai-smanship might have es.
~ r-ai-r the fruits of the victory The conquered IN
surErnis atnittsd that th.y defeated and t.es
teaIsi the lnntshinynt Shieh their crimes deserved
They sould have hEyn we'll satisfied with a pardon
coupled with ths condition that they should negr
taxi part IN ahlic affair The, would have though,
ave or trn years prescription meTcfal condition The
slaTss vn condition that they would iraVc the county
never !" rs,Hrn They spoke am apparently felt kindly
i"uaId ni"n men u Sa. very far from their thoughts
that they .h"ald b. tn-aai veil .. I.yal men th,,
never dreamed Of '-,ns treated hrttsr.
hut l.. al. ~a' The s.crn adminislr 81 t.r l.H
he ~h" had t"n'and. II ~ u subordinate, veil
thr array aud navy, t"rnahi. him I-flor hi. oath
instead "i enforcing iaui-s a. he found them, B.
wuTk dcsipiiing Hhat loyal mrn have done In the raid
setting AZ -'rt ef his UNn instead 81 the legislation
.fconsTrss aalins dcision, fhs instead Of the
drrIe~- "f ~" courts usung hath tLe legislative AMI
Judicial poser. 81 thc 'sv.fnuent rAecusng
th~'V l.-hr.t.. - be- Lad sEefn To- 10
Aiicr rrciiin. the events OF the Both oi JUS.
lsG6. which he traced directly To- the polio, VI
Andrea johnson, Il, closed rs follows
The srea. crime that should h. rrgular, charged
against him l. his persistent violation 81 HI, oath u II
htr ~ "ilHnstue The eAaeutlon ~ tltr Laws.
HE other "nsncrs comparatively trivial lie Il.
guilty ot anrT, fr ~ his - Louis st-,ch BE- Gal.cs
charged that The sl.aksfs al the public msrtiug held
h.t' a" w." sil "flasi Iaiy wsrc resInnshle fsF iir
~ si shed GA ID, slth
VI D. Fnlis II attempting ~ instiEats sinattun
for hr aid 4" large aud excited crowd NJ isf,lc
Mhs dun you hang rhaddcns stevens ?"
Vie - gully Of "afAEing l'ntiic asCsncy Tor lee has
scaidastd tn htrfy uhich be- wrar. a. The l=sops
servant by lcsinT repeatedly Intoxicated aud u.ing
Ituttnr aud INDIGENOUS Language.
IT, - guilty 81 tnttfrnse eit the ldiriay for lis
su'ilinatss. st his general knaw issg, aud cunssnt
caused the dsm,sai ~ many froni the courts
Shen Ia variety u tnstanccs, neither the President
nor those sul-inates had any warrant IN Law TO inter
fr' aud lee has thus k-it from r Treasury large sas
Il mati-a
Ne b, salty .aba,inE hi kiHdy pserugA,Vs of ar
duhihs, tur be has use u it latality, extending the
EAccutiVc cirncnry ~ uholcsr a. unfcIntrnt ttrss
but either granting 10 Fruanrly absolutely Tcfnsing
u 70 loyal mcn con, Clsd u crime.
Hat thrse arc slight oneHccs when comaci with the
gfea, cfime 81 opposing the rnforcent the laws aud
thus having eitseRs "a the cruel rrry ofobs all over
tis Southern cuahfy let Congress, Ia sis lines shargc
TITS ulin ths ffcsdsnt, aud send him bcior the = nat
Tor trial irt thu 81 the iatrios here gu the
10th Juiy Ia Httgn 10 rntr VI Abe Vnct which
this atvat cFimr pTuduerd let the Iohstltati.u H.
maintained. aud let It, remedy Tor ~. violation ~ the
Executive oath bs aIf'lis'l-Im IeacAssHi!