New-York tribune., 1868-04-04

the Government laughter,l ana thhk ls llle unl,h,y
20 hang thero very much longer aughtef ana aplause
and when he shall have passed INTO oDSl0h or
Thai his three years rule President of this
country, he uttered one word 10
and harmonic the lately warning clements wch COM
posed this Union. challenge any man ~ Ro nThIn f,
his utterances from fret To last and show where M john
son ever uttered generous kindly word calculated 10
bring the people together and make tneln % tnsr
past differences in present harmony FROM tho DeEnI
ming the end, that man has tried TO aggINae our u
sensions for his own selfish purposes ne
enemy; though he, after being ther m
of punishment turned around to be what Is c1ueu
their friend. His enmty his denunciatons dd nor hr
them very much. think his friendship has hnrt tholn
much more There section Of this country there
state of ii, which Is not of to-day for tat man
there is no element Of dscord which he has not aggra
waited by the kind 0f management which he has shown
time has come. lIaughtcrl. AT any rate, when Our
friend President Spencer comes into Court aud 6ess Tor 10
tpa you generally think that he has aprety hard case
fST een m dc % gs ont f o be %ay Of hs Court II he
can. When you are on jury you know from I saen
Indications as those that you m nave wbx prsiy sir!
II were President, aud believed myself innoGent
1 would say; "Gentemen. have done with tins ioollng
| cannot afford to sit here with my authority questioned
with Secretary of War In the White House and an
SeT IN tine There M dnV S. arg against
IL go to trial tomorrow let Ms go on get through this
here IN this condition" Who would like to be President
under impeachment think that any honorable man
would say that that was the worst position, the
most uncomfortable the most undesirable, that man
ever held and vet IL would seem that Mr. johnson coyets
the privilege Of remaining IN such condition just as
long ~ possible know that the Romanist said Of pur
gatory that the obicctor TO might go further and fare
worse and suppose this Is Mr. Johnsons apprehension
laughterl but after ALL cay thus an nnmany po
sOn. IL is what the lawyers sometimes call confession
and arrogance, when man comes up ana says All ask
is that you will put this trial of long possibc
do not bring IL mp; delay it until can get away,
Hero Johnson stands begging OF, begging OF
DO get me before the jury says the Judge to the
fellow standing in the criminals box, Don't be alarmed
Faith" says he, that & just what am afraid Of
aughterl That is the position Of this gentleman. Just
iIc same. cannot mistake the signs OF the times We
have patiently endured that We have set Congress
to watch him. They have stayed In Washington
month after month with nothing else to do than to see
that he did not do any more mischief Then We had
to set the General Of the Armies to watch him, and
the Departmental officers aud all, until people got
tired of watching him and said, Get him out 0f
the way Let us have Government that Is Govern
ment, not perpetual obstruction not peril to the
country tho White House greater than ever Jef Davis
was In Richmond (Appause | know the Democratic
party will Try to make out OF him all the capital they cam
but after all, In my deliberate Judgment they VIII be
glad In their hearts when they hear that ne Is put our OF
the White House For We want peace, we want recOhcill
alton; want government are tired OF anarchy, ana
strife, and apprehension and uncertainty Every interest
demands that The work oi reconstruction sii go on
rapidly. aud that shall not have what Dr Franklin
spoke OF when occtng to acomposed legislative dy OF
two Houses He said It reminded him OF Dutchnah
who got stuck in the mud, and who htehed span
OF horses to each end OF his wagon ana WHIPPED up pom
ways and make them haul II out We nave tlltu tnlt
way TO get ont Of the mud long enough Laughter ana a
palisel want team that viii draw AL one way
hereafter; and think we VIII then he abe 10 hau
Ibcievc that within one month from the time you
set OLD BCn wade III the NlMc liuurc
pailse there viii be considerable scattcr1tiOn IN the
idg granite building down IN Wallst. Cheers think
YOU will hud a good many dead ducks beside John W
forney Laughter aud applausc.l ! believe we are
about To have government of ygOr and honesty, ana
puTpOsca government which will collect tho revenue
instead of allowing whisky gamblers and thieves 10
rob ~ 81 IL and build opera houses ont Ot the
money which belongs In the peoples treasury
lCheer-I | believe very near that
blessed day when counierfellor- will not he paroned by
the scOrrWhcn the men who are depicting aud dihcs
ing the Government Of all its viii find themselves
much comfortable and safe In Canada than on tls
sitc Of the line lChccrs And So fellow citlIen-, with
out taking Of your time, believe that the gentle
man that now occupies the White House will very soon
bc swinging around the circle once more without any
such distinguished rctuue be had former OCCASION
aud without making his journey at the expense
of the American people lChcers thnk he VIII make
hi. next cecOnccfing tour AZ the expense OF the Demo
cratic pariy-and pretty serious expense II VIII he he
makes such speeches lac did before. Laughter ana
appau.c I believe he viii Sl be AT u, creating dls
turbance and hcart burning. and hostility among the
ma --r- but uttcring prOcanaiiOnS OF msShll
and contention from the white House, and ia that faith
and In the confident that the Presidential eloc
ion before us viii result IN Republican triumph that
great aud good will bc called into the White House
aud the country will thereafter be at peace united "nd
prosperous for years II not forever BID you farewell
Hearty cheers