The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1868-01-25
they Have their Reward.

! ture by the vote OF her mon clllIcnS,
aroused by the danger Of secession, he was
in speech one Of the strongest Union, rs
well MS one Of the ahlCs', men in that body.
There was vacancy to be filled in the
United States Senate, and he aspred to that
Office. Ne other than the stauncheIt [ MON
man could be elected, at tha. time, be we'll
know. The rebels were powciless in the
Statc. Many OF them had left II and entered
the rebel army No protnstaiions tina, Rev
criy Johnson could make in favor of the
| Union and against rebellion, secession, trra.
sou and traitors were too strong for his NJ
tcrancc then. Wen, be WAS elected. lie
grew conservative" very soon. Measures
thai were hard ON rebels didn't meet with
favor in bis eyes. Time wora on, and Lin.
coin WAS murdered by rebel cmissary -
johnson mounted the Presidential chair
md shortly conceived il to be throne and
himself tho reiguiug monarch The rebel
party of Maryland, encouraged by the Pres
iicnt and one Swami, who was also n great
Union man when the rebels Of the State had
no friends, aud who Was chosen Goycruer
! on account of biz strong | mon sentiments.
began to strengthen. They were allowed TO
return 10 The State again aud lift up 'hcir
voices against the Government, and clomor
for the right Of suffrage which they had for.
icitcd, if any ielon ever forleils that right
Swami fixed his eyes on seat in the United
States Senate, aud Andy johusens hcnrt
| was filed with high hopes Of huilding up Il
party that would carry him into the Prrs,
dental chair a second term. The rebel ma.
terai that was floating about loose after
Grant shivrrcd Lee army, hnd the appear
auce Of being excellent timber ont of which
10 construct bridge that would carry the
one into y second term Of the Presidency,
aud the other into the United States Senate
So Andy johnson and Thomas Swanu went
10 work earnestly to gather up, and shnpr
into party, this drift stuff Of Lees army,
and by uniting i. with the old Coppcrhend
| party that had become powerlcss on account
of its treason but which kept up Kind OF
Organization under a variety of names, they
| hoped to construct powerful party which
would carry them into their coveted posi-
/ lions.
! Now, it would so happen tina, in the roar
Of Grace one thousand eight hundred and
sixty mine, tho time Tor which RoYcrdy JOHN.
son was elected by the Union Legislature Of
| Maryland to occupy n seat in the United
I states Seuatc, would cA p;rr, ard he being .
shrewd man aud po}iti,a, trimmer, perceived
that the party which elevated him to that
Office IL G., through the double treachery
Of johnson snd SwaDn, were not likely to
! re in position tn give him ,bc same aid in
reaching, for sccoul term, the much COY.
| ctcd scat in the Senate Of the United States,
sought to strengthen lis ailiuace with the
! rebel p"tty which he conceived were likely
! 10 be elevated IN the State through tho pow
erEI, aid thoy were receiving from his Elk.
| CelIeucy The Governor, md his ExceleUcy
the President. Mr.. Rcyerdy Johnson there
! fore lost no opportunity to put in word on
/ The side OF our ''Sogthorn brc'hrcn' Oh the
floor Of tho Srnate, md when his powerful
aid was solicited by the rebel, Of Maryland
: N order 10 get over the oath which the cleo
! ton laws OF the State required al voters to
, take. namely, that they had not given sid
| and comfort to tho rebellion, Mr.. johnson
came forward with aiacrily, with ono Of
those political opinions for which be is so
famous, aud published with all dne judicial
! Formally, that iur swearing 10 lie in or.
! der to get Democratic or rebel vote into
the baliot.b oA you'd not constitute perjury,
nothing more. in tnrt, !a4n clover check.
mate TO the very ungeutleu.anIy lew which
the mpdsils had passed while the chi1sIry
were away from home in large numbers,
helping their Southern brethren. While
many simple minded people on account OF
The great legal reputation Reverly johnson
had, received this diegraceiul opinion as
sound, both in morals and IN law, The old
Copperhead politicians laughed in their
sleeve at the prohluble use they were making
! Of him, looking forward doubtless, hope.
fully to the day, not far distant, when they
could tell Mr.. johnson, and Mr.. Swami, and
him of the White House, TOO, that they had
no further use for their services, that they
were able 10 hoe their own row and had
rather part company. That iigIe cpmc last
| Friday for the two former. Reverdy John,
p, son received two votes in the Maryland lie.
, gislature for United States Senator, and the
Hon. W, !. Hamilton, man Of the old
States Rights, Secession school OF the De.
mocracy, was elected over Mr.. f:rann to the
! e. :. Senate for Elk years. SO Mr.. Rev.
| erdy Johnson and Mr.. 1homaB Swami, fpr
ell their is!Sehood aud treachery to the party
which elevated them to power, have been
! quietly retired by the men they sold out TO
and the third OF this trio, the Desperate OF
the v hite House, has almost reached his
reward.
/ We, with every Republican in the State,
heartily rejoice that these two trimmers have
come 10 grief, although VIZ think the rebels
stood in their own light when they paid
Eeverdy Johnson for his services with two
votes aud discharged him from their employ.
meut. lie has plausiblity in his argument
as well as great legal ability, and Yields
more Influence in the Senate of the United
| States than any representative of the Cop.
perhead party in that body, and vastly
| more than any other man the Connerheads