The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1867-10-04
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"A TIMELY WARNING.
LETTER FROM SENATOR HOWARD
Significant Ufferances of an
Administration Journal.

Significant Ufferances of an
Administration Journal.
We find the following correspon-
dence and extracts in the Detroit
Tribune. The initials appended to
the Introductory letter are those OF
Senator Howard, Of Michigan:
To the Editor of tie AdUerfiser and
T--b,ane-
Will you please publish the inclos
ed letter, from a friend at Washing
ton? He is no professional letter
writer, but an intelligent, highly ed
ucated gentleman, possessing pecu
liar facilities of Information, and
of unquestioned truthfulness. The
Union" or as it calls itself, the
constitutional Union," is daily
paper, generally believed and under
stood to be under the patronage and
control of Mr.. johnson and his im
mediate advisers. 1t acts as back
er to the more dignified and danger
Gus rebel sheet known as the Ma
tional Intelligencer, and can hardly
be supposed to put forth such mena-
ces as are contained in the inclosed
slips without the countenance and
encouragement of Mr.. johnson and
his friends. At the Same time, there
| is nothing ne,c, In those threats OF
violence upon Congress. They had
their open initiation in Johnson's
22d of February speech, 1866, in
which the same tone Of swagger
and intimidation is discoverable. 1t
was his principal rhetorical hourish
in his drunken "swing round the cir
cle," and found its way into almost
all his veto messages. 1t can hardly
be regarded as merely for buncombe,
for his recent conduct. taken in con-
nection with the well known military
preparations going on in Maryland
and more than one other border
State, leaves but little doubt that the
original purpose of johnson to at
tempt violence upon Congress has
become deepened and intensified I'm
der the malign influence OF Jerry
Black and other private advisers
Congress viii do their duty firmly
and regardless of these revolutionary
preparations, let him be sure Of that,
and it rests with the people and the
army to protect them in SO doing
If rebels and rebel sympatihzers have
not yet had enough of strife and
blood. they can, in my poor opinion,
become easily satisfied by stirring up
johnson to assault Congress by mil
itary violence; and, indeed, ] am not
sure that in the long run such mad
attempt would not, as leading to q
final and conclusive suppression of
the rebellion and of rebeiism by the
condign punishment of their fomen-
ters, be decided benefit to the Gov
eminent and the nation. There
must be final decision at some time
Perhaps it is the will of Providence
that Johnson's madness shall hasten
| it. j. M. Fl.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 81, '67.
Ny DEAR SIR: l have the honor to
acknowledge the receipt OF your
welcome letter of the 10th inst, and
hasten to reply. / have been absent
from the city for several days and
hence did not receive it earlier. i
was present at the dedication Of An
tietam Cemetery on the 18th inst +,
and heard the Grafton of ex- Governor
Bradford, of Maryland, and also the
brief address of President johnson
That oration was but an elaborate
apology for the soldiers ofthe Union
who fought and fell upon that field
The orator was strictly neutral in re-
gard to the great moral and civil is
sues suggested by the mute elo
quence of the five thousand (5,0n0)
patriot graves that lay beneath his
eye. His silence upon this point was
doubtless enjoined by courtesy, as
ne was surrounded by a score of
Maryland officers dressed In full
Confederate uniform. The only re-
fection made by the Chief Magis-
trate of the nation IN regard to the
merits and virtues Of the men who
composed the coptending forces on
the battlefield of Antietam, was that
..they were equally brave"
A strange moral to extract from
an event so momentous that it shook
the very pillars OF the Republic, and
consigned more than five thousand
Of its defanders to bloody graves
Mr.. johnson and his friends, howey-
er, desired to avoid all that was par
tisan on that solemn occasion, and
they consider any dsnunciation OF
treason or rebellion as q badge of
party, 31 a s e .3Hif 81
/ concur with you fully as to the
result OF any coup dftaf that may be
attempted by Mr.. johnson. Itw would
be /" the engineer hoist with bis own
petard." Yet, unless the country is
thoroughly prepared, he will attempt
it, and thus, for brief period, cause
serious financial disturbance, and
the loss of many lives. some of them
valuable. In my judgment, any
armed collision at the Capital will be
followed instantly by general as
sault, and a St. Bartholomew massa-
ere of the Freedmen at the South. Il
trust, therefore that Congress. imme-
diately upon assembling, viii pass
the necessary acts to organize the
loyal militia ia the District of Colum-
bia and throughout the Southern
States vestIng ir Gen. Grant, and
the several District Commanders, the
authority to appoint the officers to
commsnd the same. The vast and
formidable fortdcatiOns OF Washing
ton now constitute its great weak
ness, as they are almost totally unoe-
cupied. and will, in an emergency, be
seized by the disloyal forces Of Mary
land, unless proper and timely pre-
cautions are taken to defend them
inclose two recent editorials from
one of Johnson's organs in this city.
Please have them published as some
Of " the signs of the times"
We are sweltering here in summer
heats. Yours, faithfully.
The Evening Union Of August 81,
A Johnson organ, published at Wash
ngtoD, says:
AWAKE ARISE w-oR BE FOREVER