Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-02-14

event of the senate's reinstating the
secretary he would place the Office at
the presidents disposal in season for
him to appoint successor, and thus
prevent the old secretary from taking
possession of lis place-heading off
congress and thwarting the will of
the loyal people. This Gen. Grant
denies ia toto, so that there is a square
lie between these two distinguished
men and people can place it where
they please. We have no hesitation
in saying that the lie rests with John
son. We have every reason that i'm
pels to this belief. The story that
the president tells gives one very
different idea of the general as a man
than we have ever entertained Of him
of all the men in the world we have
ever regarded him as the most eau
tious; his silence upon all matters.
political or military, is proverbial; he
sits and smokes with face as express
sionless as the sphinx; never giving
his opinions till they are asked and
then with the greatest reserve, we do
not believe he ever did or ever would
use such freedom or make such pro
mise to so vile a wretch as he knows
Andrew Johnson to be. We have
heretofore seen from the little that
the general has said or written that
his opinions upon public matters and
those of the president were widely at
variance. His letter to the president
urging him not to remove Gen. Sheri
dan from the command of the Fifth
Military District, shows the man, and
was becoming the conqueror of the
rebellion Aftvl leading this letter
no ore can accuse him of the smallest
faint Of Johnsonism then, and certain
ly Johnson has done nothing since
the removal of Sheridan that can COM
mand loyal mans esteem.
There is maxim of law laid down
in the books and often quoted, " false
in one, false in all, the Interpretation
of which is that where a witness has
been proved 10 one lie he is not to be
believed in anything he says. Thi.
being so, what estimate are we to pu
upon the word of Andrew Johnson
A liar, traitor to his party, false tt
the hopes of the millions who crushed
the rebellion, an ignorant demagogue
brawling mountebank, and drunken
coward, what is there in him that shoe
entitle his word to the least respect
We need not 90 far back into his his
tory for our proof. The last tire,
years are too fresh in the memorie
OF the American people to call for
bill of specifications. We admit hi
course previous to his election to b
all that loyal man could have aske
for, and this fact only shows his late
treason in the more hideous light, TO
man that can so suddenly turn upo
his best friends and dash their fonC
est anticipation to the earth, must a
ways have been traitor that only b
ded his time to make his nature know
To prove our position regarding hi
we will only ask those who deny it
compare his speeches and acts beiol
and during the war and his speeche
messages and acts since he BEGAN
president. They are NO more alii
than were the works of Judas al
Paul. If Johnson has not change
who has ? How happens it that he
deserted by all his old political frien'
and is an object of loathing by the
while every rebel in the country, ey
ry rebel print north and south, and {
who pronounced the war a failure, a
now rallied around his standard !?
These are facts that cannot be disI
ted. What moral do they conve,
Why has there been such an estrane
ment between him and former ,frien,
such cementing, such bond Of |
ion between him and his old enemie
Is it possible that the president
been the immoyable rock that his
tenders pretend him to be, and Il
the millions have changed? Prep
ferrous! But we are DEPRESSING;
wandering from the point we star
to discuss, but any club hurled at
president is never hurled amiss. =
close our remarks with the last S
fences from one of Gen. Grants lett
to the president: ~ .sa
"And now, Mr.. President, when
honor as a soldier and integrity q