The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1867-10-04

From the Cincinnati Gazette,l
Speech of. Gen. Thaycr,

On being presented to the audience Gen.
Tbayer was greeted with lively cheers, and
at once proceeded with a speech that
reached the heals aud hearts of his hear
ers, and secured their frequent applause.
While discussing the question of negro
suffrage, two or three attempts were made
to interrupt him by demo uncinS the :" mig.
ger" and saying this was white mans
Government The Generals Indignation
fired up, and he referred in inst and elr.
quent language to what he had seen the
negro do in the Fl Id of battle, for the rre
servation OF the country; then tu nil 6 upon
his interrupted he said ." And where were
YOU? AT home, or slSulliing off to Canada,
to escape the draft" This was a center
shot fif nothing more was heard from that
quarter, aud the crowd cheered wildly at
the happyretort la.. ,r .r.y d"
THE PRESIDENT CONTEMPLATING VI LENCE
General Thayer spoke of the strauge. in
consistent, traitorous course OF Z csident
Johnson, and of the direct aud active CO.
operation of Southern traitors and North
ern rebel Democrats in all his recent dis
| loyal steps.
| Mr. johnson has issued a proclamation
enjoining SPECIAL devotion to the Constitu'
ton. lie once said in Tennessee, when
! tuition, spot him as traitor" Tried by
his own rule he is spotted oil over with
treason. s
Judas was never more devoted TO his
master than when about 20 beiray him.
| Louis Napoleon was never more devoted to
the Republic than when on the day pre-
ceding the fatal night of the day of De-
Gem ber,,s when the light iof French liberty
expired aud the Empire began johnson
is never more devoted to the Constitution
than when about to violate its provisions. =
He then called the especial attention of
his audience and said nHf, I'D
b. lhave recently been in Maryland and the
! District OF Columbia, having left Washing
ton only night before last. While there
took especial pains to inform mysele in re-
gard to the present purposes OF Andrew
johnson, andI obtained what am about
te state from reliable authority t.
| / declare, upon my responsibility as a
Senator OF the United StatesI that to day
Andrew johnson meditates and designs for
! ellie resistance to. the authority, OF Con
gress. / make the statement deliberately
having derived it. from unquestiOned aud
unquestionable authority, | cannot point
! out the occasion on which he may attempt
to use military force. II may be to pre-.
|
assembled, a if the House of Representa-
tves passes articles of impeachment ;
or, it may be, for the purpose OF forcing
Southern Senators and Representatives to
seats in Congress.
The question may be asked: How can
he do such thing? You recolect that
six months ago, Gov. Swami Of Maryland,
was elected U. S.. Senator, and that few
weeks afterward he declined the Office, Civ
Ling grave reasons of State az the cause.
II was found that Lieutenant Governor Cox,
of that State, could not be depended on
for Johnsous purposes.
There is to-day a standing army in Mary
land-an organized militia force, such as
no other State in the Union has that il rs
oficered mainly by returned rebels. When
the time comes which he looks for, under
some pretense, Johnson may declare Mary
land aud the District of Columbia under
martial law, and call upon Governor Swami
to bring forth his militia.
There is nothing that will deter Johnson
from this purpose except, when the Issue
comes, that his courage may fail. / make
this statement that the American people
may know the danger that threatens their
peace and safety. Said one Of my inform
ante. If Pennsylvania and New York give
Democratic majorities in the coming cleo
tions, it will emboldeh him to carry out
his purpose" Aud | hope you, the peo
pie Of Ohio, will be warned in time, and so
cast your votes as to rehuke aud prevent
lhe mad designs Of this bad mau, who is
now acting as President Of the United
States.
But. gentlemen, let me say to You that
whenever Johnson attempts force and orders
any soldiers he may have under his com.
mand, toiresist the authority of Congress.
his doom is sealed. [Great applause. The
fate from which he has preserved the trai-
tor Jefferson Davis, will then be meted sout
10 him. Applause. Aye, when that time
comes, 6ye hundred Thousand men from
Penney lyania, New York and Ohio, will
leap to arms aud tramp tho soil Of Mary
latd, to reaoh the beleaguered capitol and
rescue ii froun the hands Of rebels and trai.
tors. tGrest cheers.l T, 81
In conemsion. let ME cay to you WHO
have borne the flag before the enemy, do
your duty in the coming elections; vote
Tor those men who by their recotd, have
shown. themselves TO be your friends and
the friends Of the Governments rally az one