New-York tribune., 1868-04-08
NEW-YORK. WEDNESDAY, APRIL g. 1868.

the report Of that garbled am made to tak OF KICK
ing Congress ont when what did say was that would
kick out certain ofcehoders and that phrase was put
into my mouth by some one In the crowd"
AS 20 the charge that II was undigned and unbecom-
ing the President Of the United States 10 make stump
speeches in this way he said he did not believe Just then
the time to talk Of dignity. There were great qnes
tOns before the people, and 1t was more lmporant tat
they should be understood than that any bodys dignity
should be preserved Besides" said he, did not Mr.
Lincoln make stump speeches on his way 10 Washington
and often aferward Nobody objected to that, ana no
crowd hooted him badgered him as they dd with me-
propose mpeach question of taste and dgnityf
Is it digBified in Mr.. Wade TO go around the country
calling me id traitor, and mustI be mpeached II
From this particular point by an easy transition we
passed to the charges OF
NToXICATioN. -,
The President sad he perfectly willing they should
investigate his condition on that trip The pnbhc haa
been led 10 believe that he was intoxicated all tno way
from the time he left Washington TIL he got back But
LET them take the trouble to find out and they woutds
cover that that was great mistake.
"They II fnd out at any rate, that didn't drink haf
much as one or two Others about whose condition no
II think can guess the name Of one of them," said l.
Didn't he 10 from Cleveland TO Detroit, and wasn't "
left yomr party m disgnSt 'Yes" replied the Presi
dent he went to Detroit; but II wasn't because ne was
condition to know much about politics just then"
The President seemed to feel quite vexed over the re-
hecon that he the only one who was accused OF NJ
lary that circle trip Its very strange, sald ne,
that viii be abused like the devil for drinking
glass OF whisky and water, while Others In equally I'M
pOrant stations may almost roll IN The CUTTERS ana not
word ia SAID about IT, It Is OF different men IN Con-
eress Some OF them are abused as drunkards II they
are seen drunk once and others drunk all the time,
and not a word is said about it, So IL Is with me- The
people have been told all sorts Of lies about me
in this particular, but there has never Deen
anything proved against me, though they have
tried 1t often enough out Of all the witnesses exam
med that trip Of 1866. there n not one VINO
proves that drunk. But the people are told IL
throu gh the and potcansin the newspapers ahu
on the sturnp-and / never taken the trouble TO
deny it, Yet the TO whom have just now alluded,
has been I'm this room drunk that he couldn't stand
straight his legs I'd like TO know why rm abused all
said about him for what he does do. 1t is very
queer system OF morals, | think, to say inc
least OF IT, There is fair play about
H. nor any of that handed justice that should char
acterize the people IN their treatment Of public men III
they want TO investigate my conduct any subject con
neced with IT, they nj perfect liberty to DO so; Du
| think they IL TO me- and 70 themselves
that they should not abuse unusty at the same time
they cover up crimes Of Others. Fair play Is Jewell
they say and don't think have forfeited the GhI 10
askit."
This was said in tone OF evident good huInor which
at the time showed that he felt very keeny the IN
Justice of the popular notion that 10 drinks al the
whisky consumed In Washington City. IL IL, perhaps,
worth while add that II fact susceptible OF the best
proof that hls aggregate consumption OF sptltuOus
liquors in the has not amounted 10 pint IN ex-
cess OF the wine he has drank ~ state dinners But not
withstandng this doubt If it is possible To persuade
the contrary, with regard 10 the gentleman who got
dsgnsted with his Copperheadism" ut Cleveland, anu
had such funny way of showing his dlhapproDauon IL
would be useless for angel from heaven 10 come down
and that he ever INDUCED III anything stronger
than cold water.