The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-03-11

ont OF the shell, lett their nest one
cold day, and spent several hours
Growing over what they supposed to
be considerable OF q .curns, and return.
ed to fad their chicken dead in the
she'll"
Alas how true those sublime words
Of Mother Goose, Cor some other old
LADY,, which say
whistling girls and Growing hens,
Are sure 70 come to some lad end.
Johnson's Farewell Address.
Upon retiring from the Office of
President of the United States, an
Office which he has disgraced and dis
honored, Mr.. johnson issues fare
we'll address, in language very touch
ing, and with fearful eyes, in which
he heartily endorses "my policy"
and affectionately asks the American
people 10 entertain toward him feel
ings Of gratitude and respect because
he did not use the almost UNLIMITED
power placed in his hands by a
mysterious Providence" for tho over.
throw and subversion Of our Consti-
tuition and Republican Government.
He says that, with . "million of
trained soldiers" at his command, he
might have conquered Mexico, hum.
bled the pride of England, ana &C.
mented the First Empire by enlist
ing the Union and Rebel soldiers in
o war for their common country
But. recereacing the "Constitution
and the Flag" he concluded to dis.
band the armies and permit them to
return to pursuits of peace, allowing
US to retain our freedom and indie
pendence rs people, for which he
ought to have the thanks of tho ma
ton.
1t may be possible that the army
was painting" for further "conquests"
at the close of the war, but our
"pants (what we had Left were for
peace about that time, and we are
satisfied that the entire army was in
clined the same way, and had AN
drew johnson proclaimed himself
Dictator, and directed our bayonets
against foreign powers, the army
would have risen IS one man to exc
cute the attempted usurper of our
liberties.
But read the following, from his
address, on this subject:
with alarge army and augmented
authority, it would have been no diff
cult task to direct at pleasure the des-
tinies Of the Republic and make Sc.
cure my continuance in the highest
office known to our laws. Lot the
people whom l am addressing from
the Presidential chair during , he clos
ing hours Of q laborious term, con-
slider how different would have been
the present condition had yielded
to the dazzling temptation of foreign
conquests, of personal aggrandize-
ment, and the desire to WELD add.
tional powsr."
If be chad yielded to the dazzling
temptation his neck would have
graced q halter, and to-day Andrew
Johnson's mortal remains would have
occupied traitors grave.
That he was at heart q traitor,
there can now be no reasonable
doubt, for his own words condemn him:
He admits that he was tempted to do
this thing, and asks credit because
be did not yield to the temptation
The reason why he did not was be-
cause be bad not the courage. He
doubted the success of such a step,
because he know that our large ar
my" was composed of Union-lov,ng
citizens and patriots, and was com.
handed by such men as Grant, Sher-
man, Thomas, and Sheridan, and an
attempt on his part to don the robes
IF royalty would have been his death
kneli.
Right here thought occurs to US.
and it 10 this: If Andrew johnson
was SO "daxzled" by thepowcr placed
n his hands as President, ~ to enter
ain the thought Of usurping higher
is it not possible that as
Vice President he was "daxxled" BY
he thought of becoming President,
md yielded to the temptation Of
placing himself at the head of the
Government through the instrument
;ality of such men as Wilkes Booth?
We think it is.
In his address, he fres parting
hot at our loyal Congress for the
many obstacles they threw in his
way, which had tendency to make
him doubt the feasibility of his
schemes for personal aggrandizo-
nent," but his gun is of such small
,alibre that it took no effect.
In fact, the entire address is an in
'ult to the American people, and a
disgrace to- it's author, but it may
cad to an investigation as to how
ar Andrew johnson was "dazzled''
and tempted" prior to his being cleo
led President by the hands of an as
,assin."
A Lively Conflict.
The embroglio in our neghboring
county of Lee, involving q conflict
between the u. s. Court and the Su-
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