Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1868-09-16
Andrew johnson and Frank Blair
Plain Talk AbOut Both.

The Hon. John COvOde addressed
Republican meeting at Dunbar, Fay
/ cite county, Pa, on the 22d inst. w
make the following extracts from a II
port of his speech in the Pittsbur
Commercial
THE COURSE OF PRESIDENT JOHNSON
! l was summoned to his room i'm
mediately after he came into Office
There were a number of Others pres
ent, among them old Ben Wade. Mr.
johnson said he was glad to see us
and the first question he asked US wa
whether it would be best to proceed
with Mr.. LincOln's Cabinet.
Mr.. Wade Immediately said: "An
dy, want to know what your policy
is going to be?" Said he, in reply
Hang them, HANG them, HANG
them" We asked him how many HI
expected to kill. He said at least two
hundred, including jeff. Davis.
Not long after that he sent for me
and asked me to go to the South, anC
transact some important business fol
! the Government. | told him hardly
felt competent to undertake the work
but Mr.. Stanton insisted on nv going
and | finally accepted. The Cabinet
held meeting and defined my duties.
L was told to look through the South
en States and see what policy had
better be adopted to take care of the
freedmen. Another subject was to see
what kind of a spirit was manifested
by the army that had just surrendered
i'm Texas; whether they were in a
proper frame of mind to Justify the
Government in permitting them to
come back without keeping them
under military control.
Invent to Red river, and there found
Prices army of Missouri, that after
surrendering, had come to the river
awaiting transportation to Missouri
L found there was no trouble with
them; they were humble; l then
went on to Kirby Smiths army-an
enormous army-and talked with the
officers and men. They were that
humble that was as safe among them
as am among you to-day. The spirit
of rebellion was all whipped out of
them by General Grant. TCheers. i
They acknowledged their sin. A
AeNA hAAAADCA vi lllOCt OAllGGIE
to me and asked me to save them
enough to support their wives and
families. Some of the officers had
gone to Mexico, because they supposed
Mr.. johnson was going to execute
them.
| went to New Orleans where l
found Governor Wells, who had re-
turned with his pardon, in which
President Johnson had changed his
policy, and the very business he sent
me down there to look after, he took
into his own hands. When l came
back to make my report in accordance
with his instructions, l found he had
gone back on me. Laughter He
Immediately went to work TO frame
governments on his own plan. Here
Is what has caused our trOubles-the
betrayal of our Government by An
drew johnson. Where did the war
leave the people of the South, and
where are they now? 1 tell YOU Mr..
johnson is responsible, more than any
man living to-day, for the troubles in
the SOuth-the killing of negroes and
Union men. If you read the speeches
of Forrest you will find that he says
he has no powder to waste until they
kill off the Yankees. A dispatch saws
that in the South over four hundred
have been killed within the last six
weeks. 1t might as well have been
since the Democratic nomination.
WHAT THE DEMOCRACY CAN EXPECT
OF BLAIR
The Republican party was badly
snlH laN- A FRdrr Tnl.rRLsnv, INn.,NI,,.,.,.
fOu are on the same track that we
Yece on when we took johnson. /
vas with Blair for years when there
vas nC man that used worse language |
han Frank p. Blair toward rebels.-l
he did all that, and how came he to be
heir candidate? Why he was little |
ike And Johnson-he wanted office. |
We were rot taking care of him to his /
The second time he was
lected to Congress he Joined the
know Nothings and went to Wash
ngtOn as the candidate of the Know
NOthings. l always thought that
would keep Democrats from taking
lin as a candidate, but not so. He
new how to capture that Convention.
lie sits down and writes a letter and
ays, when we get control of the Gov
we will overturn their carpet
ag governments and turn out Con-
ress-Ye will do this, if necessary, by
he power of the army. He promised
hem a new rebellion. They under
TODD it Well-a new rebellion what
ext? They begin to look about for
candidate for Vice President, and
rank Blair was nominated because
e had promised them "a white mans
used in the sense in
Thich the Democracy use it, means a
ebel government. Hepromised them
rebel government.
Let me tell you what we have done.
n spite of Andy johnson we have re-
ten of the rebel States,
nd they are working in harmony
18th our Government. / told YOU
,ur years ago, just as soon as Lincoln
'as elected the Democrats would sur
ender. Mr.. Lincoln was elected, and
My a few days after he was elected
ne second time, those armies did sur
,nder. Those three remgining States
ill adopt the reconstruction policy I
soon rs Grant is elected. Who was /
that was foremost in opposing Gen. ]
rant? 1t was a bushwhaeker who !
as the leading spirit of the New
ork Convention, and such rejoicing ,
as never heard as was heard in that I
when those rebel Gener-
5 took off their hats and walked ;
ross the floor. Laughter The I
bel Generals ruled, and now the y
are asked to vote for Frank n
Blair. Queer things sometimes +
lppen. d
i want to tell you one thing. We +
ere cheated and badly sold when we i
ok Andy johnson and repOsed con- q
lence in him, and he went back to a
IS old love and betrayed US. What =
, you think Frank 2. Blair will do q
hen he gets sober? [Great laughter. +
they don't have as much trouble
ith Frank Blair as we have had :
ith Andy johnson, am mistaken. n
renewed laughter.1 But that is not V
V business. n
A lady who lives at a cross-rOad in y
town near Nashua, n, H., has sent a
the selectmen q bill of twelve dol
rs, for two years service as guide II
ard. The town officers have taken q
e hint and put up a board that re- L
ives the lady of the annoyance of q
swering questions, but they have e
It yet settled her just claim, a
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