The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1869-07-07
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"A large crowd assembled IN mont
Of ths MetF0polIta Hotel on Thurs
day eNantng on the occasion of q
serenade to to8exsPresiden Johnson =
The band having played q tune, Mr..
JohnsonaPpaaped on the balcony and
was received with applause. Mr..
John f. Norris, Of Washington, in
troduced him as having been kaOWn
for many years as the great champion
Of Democracy Of the United States,
and as having fought many battles
and won many victory In behalf Of
Constitutional freedom. 100
; Ex-Presidlent JohnDn then climb
ed over q riIil and took his stand
near the reI,Orters' table en- the bal
eony. He was again greeted with
applause He said it was not his
puFpDae to lSiake q speechs but mere
ly 70 veDdeE his thanks for this cord
iai welrome or ais return to Wash.
ingtOn- u wasnotnecessary for him
on this occasion TO re6apitulate or
rehearse the arguments he had here.
bOfore made In behalf Of the people,
and In behalf OF thOsa great princil
pies which should be maintained and
preserved BY those calling themselves
free, patriotic, and intelligent. In
taking the stand he did, he believed
he was dong his duty. (ApPlause.)
he had tried 70 act on Prineiple
In vindicatibn Of principle He had
collected facts and arguments which,
Ia times gone by, were considered
unansWeral,l ,le and irresislib They
had been presented for the considers
alton Of Congress and the country,
but II appeared they. did not avail
much during the time he kad pre-
sented theuI. However, In his poll
tics, IS ID hia religion when his facts
gave ont and hisreasOns failed him
he drew pretty largely On his tatth5
and his faith wss yet strong and uns
lTDr0ken-rn fe5sHiar iitta u11ulD .eFlf
The time would c0ma-4aud that
ere longrWhen the American people
win be aroused to- the importance
and high sense CT preserying the
great princiRleS which. have been
over-slaughtd and trampled under
/ foot 50 long. He would say let us
have1alfh1e B1belleved the gieAn
oTthe m0Fping OF redemption could
now be seen; he thought it was COM
ing when the Constitution of our
fathefs would be restored. 1T was
not nacessaryyfor him 70 ean the at
tention Of tais iutelligent andlance
TO the strugs les and contest transpir-
ing within the last four years; ~ was
/ hot necessary for him to point their
attentt0nDt to Che judIeIal department.
o6the goyerqment tolehoW that uns
der the domInAtiqn Of an usurplRR
Congress- that even the judiciary, OF
! the country was made 70 quail and
! ahrink before ut. q (ADpLanse.} 1T
| % the other end OF the aVenue--fcries
/ ~ hear. hearl-l,or was ~ neceSsalv
4 % DO more than TO point to the cyrarl-
| niEall llbody ezlls1 Congfes, which a.
tempted t0abgoEh every single pow
/ er Of the President =, Ha-- had cNiled
] them tyfal1ls standing with the mali,
I "a Eeef of power on Al the necks oil
| th6 afrs8meh 81 the United States
/ endeavoriuR ito blotiiont the lines
i which separated the, States, to wine
4 out. the other two eo-ordinate
/ branches Of the government. and IN
1 this Congress- stood onnIpo tent. 3 NJ
tell you here, my eountfynen," he
i said fthat n IlWene eomDelleriI 10
4 make achOiee land thank God i am
not compel led as yeti i would ke
L one indigid dual,Who was honest, wise.
4 patriotic and Just las myEuleD or mas
ter In prefeEence to aIl0OnEress so
usIIrping, eapgicf0ns, and. o0riupts-
i "a voices 's9hRt'S So 7, and apPlanses)
Let talk about these things -
] they are. We even ind q klifISnance
/ among theIa8 as to Whether they
Nould take such a goSe1nnsentas an
4 omnipofant Congress would Impose,
1 Or an imperiala goFernment. Such
1 faeleTs have BEEN sent 0uly They
wish 70 develop what sentiment
thare 10 iEShe aoOuntrysls Take q spal
| per espeeiRtlYl in New . YORK, In
which, no doubt q tha- emanatIon
1 and reflection Of q certain combinR-
| ton OF indiVfd dua lsi some OF them per-
/ haps reeidiDg % NfRshingtOn; and
I when We turn - the Title pace what
I do We eeef -On one iside, tithe en-
/ pire is peace, 2 and on the other side.
| the ono ton tsll let uB have Deaeel
i(Lanek far) The meaning OF this ia
ilI.st is have the empire win Grant
at It's head and we shall have peace =
(Langhfor and applause,) Ii. s!i4 no d
But Yo1 hnd i1Tk Ing behind this .
/ debt o4 tn ty-nY9 or twenty -eighB
hundred millions Of dollars, The
I great fear IS that the people are not
- re trust And VIII not paw tti
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