The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-03-05
Especial kilograms to the New York Herald.
CONNECTICUT POLITICS.
Barnum's Side Show..-Speech of Gem
eraI John A. Logan.

purposes, was opened THIS evening, III lailN-
lin Hall, where general John A. Logan held
forth on behalf of Mr.. Barnum, 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
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 we'll. The interest of the
exhibition was greatly enhanced by a large
number OF State fossils, who occupied seats
on the platform.
General Logan, in the course of his speech
spoke as follows 1t affords me much pleas
urc indeed to meet so many of the citizens OF
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; but
such is not the case. We have very differ
ent state of things. Peace, it is true, has
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 mankind
do right whether it pleases or displeases 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
a fortunate time for this country. 1t came
forth man in all its parts; it is the child
from the womb of liberty. When the speak
err touched rather severely upon the demo
cratic party some one behind him said
You were democrat" to which the Gene
raj replied, I" We 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-he is President. /
recognize him as such. He said treason
should be made odious, and traitors must be
punished. l 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. ITe 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 he made treason odious q
lie 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 70 ma To 1o1yc fOr lovol r1nnNln
What is Johnson's policy? 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 function:
of a government because they have beer
guilty of treason. By rebelling they over
turned their State governments and acted
under another constitution. They were
without rights when the war ceased. John
son says they were States. I deny it. Soil
civilized people, political organization, {
constitution and laws are necessary elements
for a 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 was
over all that was left was dirt and traitors
There was no State, and the man who as
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. Wher
the civil government is destroyed then the
military is the only law. When the war wa;
over then the President had the right to es
tablish military governments, as Lincoln die
in Tennessee. In the case of Johnson, afte
johnson organized these States, lie appoint
ed governors, and then ordered an election
and rebels were invariably elected to Office
Not loyal man has been permitted to hole
an office under johnson. Riots, arson anC
murder have been committed with impunity
Why? Because the Southern people are
rebels still .? That is the reason of the pas
sage of the Reconstruction bill by Congress
But Johnson will veto it from force of habit
I would go further than the Reconstruction
bill would have made each State mill
tary department, and would have wiped ou
these State governments. We are in no hur-
ry TO have the rebels come back. We die
not ask them to go out. We intend that
loyal men shall legisate for treason. I dc
not intend to ever vote for any man to enter
Congress who has the smoke of treason
about him. They say we exclude intell
gence. Well, it was the intelligent men he
got up the rebellion, not the blacks nor the
poor whites. l am more radical than you
here in Connecticut. 1 say give the black
MANTLE ballot, and see if he do not vote
right. They voted right in Georgetown tho
other day. Did the blacks shoot the way
their masters told them? If you were tc
ask democrat here who he was in favor OF
for Congress he would say Barnum; but il
you ask him which Barnum, he would say
not the Barnum who puts coppcrheads in
cages. Are not loyal men fit to be trusted
with the government? If we ever effect
peace we must have it because loyal men
make the laws, eXpound the laws and exc
cute the laws. Nothing has the right 10 get
in the way-neither traitors, nor rebels, mol
mobs, For Presidents. If the President VIC
lates the laws let us have the nerve to re-
move him and to say that laws shall be exc
cuted though the heavens fall. I say to my
democratic friends, never undertake to elect
a Governor or President till this thing is
settled, and then organize new party with
anew. set OF men. The duty of loyal men is
to elect none but loyal men. Let the doubt
full ones be placed on probation. We repub-
licans do not claim johnson now. The
Philadelphia Convention, made up of bro
ken-down republicans, old-fashioned copper
heads and rebels, has died of treason. In
Gods name, and that of our country and
flag, put none but true-heorted men on guard
until his.question is settled. In that way
we shall restore the country and have peace.