The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-07-06
serenade TO Ex-PresideiiS Johnson.

serenade to Ex-Presidsiit johnson.
WASHINGTON, July IA large crowd
assembled before the Metropolitan Ho-
tel, tonight, on tile occasion of a sere-
made to ex-President johnson. The
band having played a tune, Mr.. John
SON appeared on the balcony, and was
received with applause
John ID. Norris. of Washington, intro
duced thim as having been known for
many years as the great champion of the
democracy OF the United States, aud as
having fought many battle and won
many victory in behalf of constitu-
tional freedom. Mr.. johnson then
climbed over rail and took his stand
near the reporters table on the balcony.
He was again greeted with applause,
and said: It was not his purpose to make
q speech, but merely to tender his thanks,
his HEARTFELT thanks, for this cordial
welcome on his return to Washington.
1t was not necessary for him, on this oc-
caslon, to recapitulate or rehearse the
arguments he heretofore made in behalf
of the people and in behalf of those
great principles which should be main.
tanned and preserved by those calling
themselves free, patriotic and Intelligent
In taking the stand he did, he believed
he was doing his duty. He had tried to
act Ton principle and in vindication of
principles. He had collected facts and
arguments which. i'll times gone by, were
considered unanswerable and irresistible
They had been presented for the con-
slderation OF Congress and the country,
but it appeared they did not avail much
during the time he had presented them.
However, in his politics, rs in his reli.
gion, when his facts gave out and his
reasons failed him, he drew pretty large
ly on his faith, and his faith was yet
strong and unbroken. The time would
come, and that ere long, when the
American people will be aroused to the
Importance and high sense of preserv-
ing the great principles which have been
overslaughed and trsmpled under foot
so; long. He would say, let us have
faith. He believed a CLEAN of the morn
ing OF redemption could now be seen.
He thought the time was coming when
the Constitution of our fathers would be
restored. 1t was not necessary for him
to call the attention of this intelligent
audience to the struggles and contests
transplring within the last four years
1t was not necessary for him to point
their attention to the judicial department
OF the Government, to show that under
the domination of an usurping Congress
that even the judiciary of the country
was made to quail and shrink before it.
1t was not necessary to turn attention to
the other end of the avenue, nor was it
necessary to do more than to point to
the tyrannical body called Congress,
which attempted to absorb every single
power of the President. He had called
them tyrants standing with the mailed
heel of power on the necks of the free
men of the United States, endeavoring
to blot out the lines which separated the
States, and to wipe out the other two
coordinate branches of the Government,
and in this Congress stood omnipotent.
RUMoRs OF WARs.--Rumors are preva-
lent abroad that France will soon be con-
vulsed with internal war. This report
has arisen through the fact that the rail.
road carriage factories in France have
recently received orders to supply GO, 600
wooden seats, each provided with four
strong cords, SO that they can be sus-
pended from the roofs of freight cars.
1t is inferred that these seats are intend
ed to facilitate the hasty transport of
large bodies of troops to different parts
of France.
A reward of $4,000 is offered for the
capture, dead or alive, of Sam Hide
brand, the Missouri desperado. An arm
ed posse has been organized, under
proclamation of the Governor of that
State, to search for and arrest him. He
has killed over eighty men. end boasts
that he will not yield until he has made
it an even hundred.
Yesterday, five laborers at the Hoosac
tunnel accidentally fell eighty feet, to
the bottom of the central shaft. Two
were instantly killed, and third one
mortally wounded.