The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-09-05
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JOHN CovUDE OF IL sTuf ?.
Andrew Johnston and Frana Haafv-
Plata Talk Ahcut Both.
The Hon John Covodeaddre sssd Kepun-
iiean meeting al Dunbar Fayeste county, Ia /,
on the I'D inst. Ne made the following ex.
trscts from report of his speech IN The
Pittxburg Commercial:
rHe COURSE or PRECEDENT JoHssoS.
/ was SUMMONED to his room Immediately
after he came into Office There was . mum
Der of others present, among them old Ben.
Wade Mr. johnson said he WIS glad to see
US, and the frst question he asked rs whe,h-
er it would be bestio proceed with Mr. Lin
coins Cabinet.
Mr. WAGE Immediately said: ANDY, |
want to know what Jour policy = gong to
be?'' Said he, in reply: Hang them, HAsn
them, uANG themln We asked him how
many he expected 10 kill. He said at least
two hundred Including JEFF. DAVIS.
Not long after that be sent for me, and
asked me 10 20 to The South and transact
some important business for the Government.
| 4old lin hardly felt competent for The
work. but Mr. Stanton insisted on my gong,
and fin ~ accepted. The Cabinet hefd
meeting and defined my daties. vas teia
to look through the Southern States ana see
what policy rad better be adopted 10 take
care OF the freedmen. Another subIec. was
to SOC hat kind Of spirit was MANIFESTED
bY, nv that had just surrendered In
Tex -hether they were IN proper frame
81 mind 10 Justify the Government in per-
miing them 10 come back without keeping
Them under military control.
l uepf IN fh.. rod river. and there found
Price army OF Missouri. that after surren-
dering. bad come 10 the river awaiting trans
portation 10 Missouri. / found there was no
trouble with them they were humble. |
then vent on to Kirny Smith army-an
enormous army and talked with the OH
GERS and men. They were that humble that
l was as safe among them as am among
you to-day. The spirit 81 rebellion was all
whil ped ont OF them by General Grant.
Cheers !. icy Acknowledged their sin. A
large number of these officers came to NE
and ssked me to save them enought to sup |
peri their wives and families. Some OF the |
officers had gone 10 Mexico, because they
MIR. johnson was goingto execute |
hem.
I went to New Orleans where | found Gov I
arnor Wells, who had returned with his par.
lon, in which President johnson had chang I
ne down there TO look after, be took into his
,wn hands When | came back to make my
'eport in accordance with his Instructions, /
ound he had gone back on me. Laughter. /
lie Immediately went 10 work to .rame gov
on his OVID plan. Here is what has
aused all our troubl s-the betrayal of our
iovernment by Andrew johnson. Where
lid the war leave the people Of the South.
nd where are they now? tell you Mr..
ohuson is responsible, more than any man
wing to day. for the troubles IN the South K
he killing off Of negroes and Union men. If
on read the speeches Of Forrest you will
nd that he seys he has no power to waste
nil they Kill off the Yankees. A dispatch
avs that in the South over four hundred
ave been killed within the last six weeks.
might as well have been said since the
nomination. :
HAT THE DEMOCRACY CAN ExrEeT or BLAIR.
The Republican party was badly sold by
ndy johnson Gentlemen, you are on the
me track that We were on when we took |
1hnson. | was with Blair for years when
ere was no man that used worse language
an Frank T. Bair toward the rebels. He
d all that and how came he TO be their
ndidate Why. be was q little like Andy | q
wanted office. We were not E
king care of him to his iisiaction. The
cond time he was elected 10 empress bo
ined the Know-No,hings and went to "
ashington as the candidate Of the Know
o.hings. always thought that would keep "
smoerats from taking him as candidate, "
t not so. He knew how &c canture that
invention. He sits down and writes let
and says when we get control Of the Gov
ament we will overtnrn their carpet bag
yernments and turn out Congress will
this, if necessary. by the power of the
my. lie then promised them new rebel
n. They nnders God it wel-a new rebel
u; what next They begin 10 look about |
candidate for Vice President, and Frank
air was nominated because he bad pron>
d them white man s government. and "a ! y
lie mass government, used in the sense
which the Democracy use it, means a rebel
vernment He promised them rebel
vernment.
Let me iell you what we have done. In :
re of Andy johnson we have recon no
noted ten The rebel States, and they are
rking in harmony with our Government. !.
Old you four years ago. inst as soon az a
ieoln was elected the Democrats would =
renaer. Mr.. lincoln WAS elected, and -
y tow days after he was elected the 70
ond time. those armies did surrender. - =,
ose three remaining STATES will adopt tie =.
obstruction policy as soon as Grant is %s-s
cted. Who vast that was foremost in
,osirg General Grant 1t was BUSH
u Who was the Leading spirit Of the
y X Convention, and sneh a rejoicing
never heard as was head in that Con Il
zion when these rebel Generals took of !
il hats and walked across the door -.
sughser.l The rebel Generals ruled, and =
$ the Democrats are asked to vote for :
nix P. Blair. Queer things sometimes IN
pen. ~
want to tel you one thing. We were
a,ed and badly sold wheE We took Andy
nson and reposed confidence in him. and
went back TO his old love and betrayed us
at do you think Frank Blair will do when 4;
g Is sober9 Great laughter. II they
= have as much trouble with Frank Blair
We have had With Andy Johnson | am DI
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