The New York herald., 1868-03-31
NEW YORK HERALD TUESDAY, MARCH 81 lsss-TRIPLE SHEET

think and speak what he peases, in the manner he
| does not bring himself within the purview OF the
| common law offences Of being common railer and
| brawler or q common scold, which he may do uf
male person Is ever liable to commit that crmel; but
the dignity OF station, the propreties Of position
| require the President OF the United States
conduct, that appropriateness of demeanor and
| those amenities OF behavior which u part Of his
high official functions. He stands before the youth
of the country the exemplar OF all that IL OF worth
In ambition and all that is 10 be sought In aspiration
He stands before the men OF the country as the grave
MAGISTRATE who occupies, if he does not oil, the
place once honored by Washington; nay, far
| higher ana far greater, he stands before the
world as The representative of free Institutions, as
the type OF man whom the suirrages OF free peo-
| pie have chosen as their chief He should be the
living evidence of how much better, higher, nobler
/ and more in the image OF God il the elected
ruler OF a free people than an hereditary
monarch M ,iI.t' coming into power BY the accident
and all these expectations and becomes the
rbald scnrrilous blasphemer bandying epithets and
taunts with jeering mob, shall he be heard to say
that such conduct is not high misdemeanor in Of
hcee Nay, disappointing the hopes, causing the
and rdcue OF every nation the good name and fame
OF the chosen institutions Of thirty millions of people,
is II no. the highest possible crime and mlsdemeaaor
gravamen OF these chargess The words
not alleged TO be either false or defamatory,
because II Is not within the power OF any man. how
ever high his Official position, In effect TO SANDER the
Congress OF the United States In the ordinary sense
or that word, TO call Congress to answer
to the truth Of the accusation. We do not go in,
therefore, TO any question OF truth or falsity We
| rest upon the scandal OF the scene We would as
soon think in the trial OF an Indictment against ter
magant or common scold, OF summoning witnesses
to prove thatwhat she said was not true. 1t is the
noise and disturbance in the neighb0rhood that
| is the offence, and not question Of the
pr0vocaton irritation which causes the outbreak.
At the risk OF being almost offensive, but protest
ing that II so Is not fault but that of the person
whose acts am describing let me but family pic
is evening" the President OF the United States
journey to do homage at the tomb OF an illustr0us
and navy and Secretary Of State has arrived in tae
great central city Of the Continent. He has
been welcomed by the civic authorities. lie
hns been escorted by procession OF the
benevolent haritable societies and citizens and SOL
dlers to his hotel He has returned thanks in answer
an address OF the Mayor to the citizens who have
| received him. The hospitality OF the city has pro-
vided banquet for him and his suite when he ls
again expected to address the chosen guests OF the
| city where all things may be conducted in decency
/ and In ORDER While he was resting, rs one would
have supposed he would have to do from the fatigue
unwashed, drunk and sober, black and white, as
sembe In the street who make night hideous by their
Rawlings. Quitting the drawing room without the adj
vice Of his friends the President OF ne United States
rushed forth to the balcony Of the hotel to address
his answer "1t occasion on which he Is held to the
high duty Of expressing opinions of and concerning
pIetea, l'I ' in respect s te is ro wisdom, exped
ency, Justice, worthiness, objects. purposes
o oosepVa a nop political this Ges IT a
like In all respects to that at Cleveland, when the
| President Is called upon by the constitutional re-
| quirements OF his Office TO eXpound "the WISDOM
i axpediency, justice, worthiness, Objects purposes
and tendencies OF the acts of Congress-" what he
says, and the manner In which he says 1t. Does he
| speak with the gravity Of Marshall when expound.
l ing constitutional lawp Does he use the polished
| sentences of Writ or, failing in these, which may
| be his misfortune, does he, in plain homely words
Of truth and soberness endeayor to instruct the men
| prize their institutions OF government Although
| he may have been mistaken in the aptness
OF the occasion for such ddactic instructions, still
| good teaching Is never thrown away. lie shows,
however, by his language as he had shown at Clevc-
| He has hardly opened his mouth, as we shall show
you, when some one In the crowd cries "llow about
ported bs his Secretary Of State, that all the for
/ eign relations and diplomatic service were
fully represented with dignity that not even ,n,ns ms
must have delighted Downing street, answers, 1--WE
will attend TO John Bun after while, SO far as that
is concerned" The mob, ungraeful, receive this bit
| of expression OF opinion upon the justice,
worthiness, objects, purposes, and public and
political motives aud tendencies Of our relations with
the Kingdom of Great Britain, they fell from the
honored lips Of the President Of the United states
with laughter, and the more unthinking with cheers
Having thus disposed OF our diplomatic relations
with the first naval and commercial nation on earth
the President next proceeds, to instruct in manner
aforesaid and for the purposes aforesaid, this
noisy mob on the G. subject @ o. riots upon whici his
President 10 express opinion for 'i tie " par. s
| poses aforesaid" voice calls out "Eew
,' the President expresses his S' high opinion that
| n massacre, In which his pariOned ana unpardoned
| rebel associates and friends deliberately shot down
| and murdered unarmed Union men without proyoca-
ton, Horton the minister Of the living Cod, as
his hands were raised TO THE Prince OF Peace, pray
| forgive them Tor tney know not what they dor-was
the result Of the laws passed by the legislative de-
that is TO say:-.ii you viii take up the riot al New
Orleans and trace 1t back to It's source, or to its i'm
diate cause you wii, IND on, ont who was was
there. II you take up the riot at New Orleans
ana take it back TO the radical Congress-" This as
| we might expect, was received by the mob, COM
posed doubtless In large part OF unrepentant rebels
| with great cheering and cries OF "buly." IL was
"bully" for them 70 learn on the authority OF the
President OF the United States that they might shoot
down Union men and patriOts, and lay the Gin OF the
| thus was another bit OF opinion, which the counsel
say was the high duty OF the President 10 express
upon the justice, the worthiness, Objects purposes
ana public and political motives, and tendencies of the
legislation OF your Congress-" After further de-
bate with the mob some one 1t seems had called "rrait-
orr The President Of the United States on this 1T
ting, constitutional occasion Immediately took this
al personal and replies TO it:--"Now, my country
men, IL Is very easy 10 indulge In epthets; II IL very
easy to cal man Judas and cry out traitor, but
when he Is called upon 10 give arguments and facts
be is very often found wanting" what were the
| facs that were found wantingn which, In the mind
OF the President, prevented him from bciiy1D Judas
Iscarot1 lie shall state the wanting - In his
own language on the occasion when he Is exercising
his high constitutional prerogative."
Judas Iscsriott Judas There Judas once-one Of
the twelve apostles. Oh, yes the twele apostles had
Christ a voiee"And Moses too" Great lsughter) The
twelve apostles had Christ and he never eoui haze had
Judas unless he had had the twelve apostles IL have
played the Judas who has been Christ that have played
| The Judas with! Was II Thad stevens! Was II Wendell
| PHILIPPE. Was II Charles summer
II II were not that the blasphenly shocks us, we
should gather from ali this that u dwell in the mind
Of tile President of the United States that the only
| reason why nc was not Judas was that he had not
been able TO ind Christ towards whom to play the
| Judas 1t wonid appear that this opinion" given
| in pursuance Of hs constitutional Obligation, was
| received wiih cheers and hsses. Whether the
| cheers were that certain patriotic persons named
| hy him migh he hanged, or the kissing was
because Of the inability of the President 10 play
! the part Of Judas for the reason before stated,
| am sorry to say the evidence will not
inform Ills answer makes the President ray that
" is his 'duty 10 express opinions concerning the
public characters ami the conduct, views purposes,
objects. motives and tendencies Of all men engaged
| m tho nnNic s.rv!ce." Now. as "the charncler.