Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-06-03
How Public Opinion" fs Manu-


How "PubIic Opinion is Manu-
IFrom the Savannah Republican. May 22l
On Saturday last we received the follow
ing dispatch from Philadelphia:
(coPY)
To JOHN E. HAYES, EDITOR "REPUBLI-
CAM" Please telegraph to Press to-mor-
row Sunday 10 short dispatch of the
feeling in your city on the reception of the
news from Washington to-day. will re-
ciprocate if you desire. Answer,
--az-z.---.-s--J j. w. FoRNEY, JR.,
Managing Editor Philadelphia Press.
On Sunday we responded to the above
message, and telegraphed what in our hum
BILE Judgment we believed to be the real
opinions and sentiments of the people OF
Savannah regarding the partial conclusion
OF the solemn mock impeachment trial and
| the acquittal of President Johnson. Below
we give verbatim copy of our answer, as
obtained from the original manuscript in
possession of the operator, and at its side
we place the outrageous and unconscion-
able SANDER which, for the mere gratifica-
tion of political animosity, and in the vain
hope OF creating little political capital,
| bolstering up the falling fortunes, and
| cheering up the dropping spirits of the de-
feated, mortified ultra Radicals of the coun-
t y, has been perpetrated in journal that
| arrOgantly assumes to dictate what shall be
| the fate of those honest Senators who re-
| fused to barter away their consciences for
mess of party porridge: sa1
OFFICE DAILY REPuB- SAVANNAH, GA.
tiCAE. SnsAhMAH Pay va, Especial Telegram to the
May; -. tSoo n M nc, TIsso Philadelphia Press
gram. annonnc;nn nrnb SAVANNAH, Ga. May II.
able acquittal of Presi The news announcing
dent received with Joy by the probable acquttal of
conservatives. Radical Andrew johnson was re-
flee holders and seekers ceived here with joy by
disgusted and alarmed atlthe rebels. The Union
| the news. Intense anx men are cast down and
ety prevails among all alarmed; they fear the re-
classes 10 hear final decis- suit The called con-
ion. while it is generally servatives of this city are
conceded by both parties more outspoken than ev-
President will be acquitler aud can look for an
ted. The patriotic and early expression of their
unselfsh course of Fes- ' ews and feelings. in a
sender. Crimes and 9TH manner peculiar to the
er Republican Senators ultra Southerner. From
has had most salutary eff all parts of the State
feet upon minds of the comes word OF the re.
ultra Southern people, joicings Of the ex-rebel
and Will provo beneficial soldiers, The perhdy OF
to our whole country. the Republican Senators
JOIN E. HAYES. ern mai men in Georgia to re-
@ turn home, To stay here
| has long been scarcely
| fne -rag 4.+ possible. Now no Union
| f r-- ist will be allowed to re-
-.0 main. Intense excite
lul rg..H. III. DO. ment prevails everywhere
TO hear toe final decision,
"a %. butit is generally conced-
1B- -ts.. cd by both parties that
the cause of JEFF. Davis
rt .-s .- aas this time been tri-
L umphant. ...
Ever since the termination of the War,
whenever 1t has been thought necessary,
the Radical press have, for partisan pur-
poses, perverted facts in regard to the
Southern people, just after the manner::the
fOrO0inO disnatob uac pervertod