The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1867-03-06

B1rponPoR1. Feb 81. 1ee7


forth on behalf Of Mr.. Barnnm, the Snowman
and the whole radical republican ticket
The meeting was largely attended by show
men and Others of like profession, hundreds |
of whom are now in this neighborhood, and 1
who will 90 on their usual summer campaign |
soon after the political side show now open
in this district is closed.
General Logan being an interesting living |
curiosity, took very well. The interest of the
exhibition was greatly enhanced by q large
number OF State fossils, who occupied seats
on the platform. 81
General Logan, in the course Of his speech
spoke as follows :--It affords me much pleas
Connecticut tonight, and to be able to speak
regarding the political questions that are
now before the country. 1t would seem that
after the terrible struggle We have had for
the maintenance of this republic and the lib.
critics of its people that now peace at least
should dawn upon us that now at least the
people should be permitted to be quiet; hut
such is not the case. We have very differ
been proclaimed in this distracted country
by distracted man-(applause) but the
great object for which the war was carried
on has not been fully accomplished. There
is but one way to have peace, and that is to
do right and to do justice to all man. kind
do right whether it pleases or disrleases one
section or another-the North or the South
The speaker then went into an examination
of the origin and progress of the democratic
and republican parties, and said This re-
publican party is not SO aged as the demo-
cratic party, and hence not so sinful APP
plause. This republican party was born at
fortunate time for this country. It came
forth a man in all its parts; it is the child
from the womb of liberty. When the speak
er touched rather severely upon the demo
cratic party some one behind him said,
"You were democrat" to which the Gene
raj replied, I'VE all do wrong sometimes in
our lives" He said whenever treason has
shown its head it had come out of the dem
| ocratic party " In speaking of the Presi-
dent he used these words Mr.. johnson
then became President is President 1
| recognize him as such. He said treason
| should be made odious and traitors must be
| punished. wish he had stuck to that SEN
| timent. When he said that you all said
"Amen! !" Every honest, loyal man in this
] land endorsed him. Fe said he was going
| to make treason odious and punish traitors.
| The democrats were not johnson men then
| now they are. Some one has changed
| Either the democrats have changed or Andy
| has. How has lie made treason odious p
| He has not hung jeff Davis, nor Breckenridge
| nor Beauregard. In his own person Johnson
| stands with the lie in his throat He has
| kept JEFF Davis in prison, and pardoned c.
| c. Clay and all Others who have asked him
| and some who have not asked him. He has
returned confiscated property to the value OF
millions, and has attempted to force rebels
| into Congress to make laws for loyal people
| What is Johnson's policy9 He says that
under the constitution the rebels have right
] to be represented in Congress and to organ
ize government for themselves without the
consent of Congress. assert that Andrew
johnson, has usurped power which he has
no right to exercise. He is simply the Exec
utive. Where did he get the right to organ
ize a State government We say the rebe
States have no right to exercise the functions
of a government because they have beer
guilty of treason. By rebelling they over
4 turned their State governments and acteC
| Ndnder another constitution. They wer,
without rights when the war ceased. John
son says they were States. / deny it. Soil
| civilized people, political organization,
constitution and laws ire necessary element
fora State. These laws must be acceptable
to Congress. When the States were admit
ted they had these requisites. They los
them by the war, and when the war wa
over all that was left was dirt and traitors
There was no State. and the man who MS
serts there was is too big an ass to be Presi
dent of an insurance company. let alone be
ing President of the United States. Whe
the civil government is destroyed then tn
military is the only law. When the war wa
over then the President had the right to es
tablish military governments, as Lincoln di
in Tennessee. In the case of johnson, afte
johnson organized these States he appoint
ed governors, and then ordered an election
and rebels were invariably elected to ofiic
Not loyal man has been permitted to hol
an office under johnson. Riots, arson an
!, murder have been committed with impunit,
Why2 Because the Southern people al
rebels still2 That is the reason of the pa
sage of the Reconstruction bill by Congress
But johnson will veto it from force of habi
would go further than the Reconstructio
bill would have made each State a mil
tary department, and would have wiped o,
these State governments We are in no hu
nv to have the rebels come back. We di
not ask them to go out. We intend TIL
loyal men shall legislate for treason, | {
4 not intend to ever vote for any man to emit
|. Congress who has the smoke of treast
l about him. They say we exclude intel
gence. Well, it was the intelligent men " |
t got up the rebellion, not the blacks nor Il
! poor whites / am more radical than "
here in Connecticut. i say give the blat
man the ballot, and see if he do not vo
4 right. They voted right in Georgetown t
r other day. Did the blacks shoot the W,
their masters told them If you were
ask democrat here who he was in favor
It for Congress he would say Barnum; but
IS you ask him which Barnum, he would s
e not the Barnum who puts copperheads
/ cages. Are not loyal men fit to be trust
with the government If we ever effe
). peace we must have it because loyal m
It make the laws, expound the laws and e1
cute the laws. Nothing has the right 70 6
in the way-neither traitors, nor rebels, n
mobs, nor Presidents. If the President Vi
lates the laws let us have the nerve to !
r move him and to say that laws shall be e.
81 cuted though the heavens fall / say to d
! democratic friends, never undertake to elt
r. Governor or President till this thing
/. settled, and tlIen organize new party wi
: new set of men, The duty of loyal men
9 to elect none but loyal men. Let the doul
falones be placed on probation. Werepu
r. licans do not claim johnson now T
il Philadelphia Convention, made up of bl
4 ken down republicans. old-fashioned copp
@ heads and rebels, has died of treason
Gods name. and that of our country a