The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-07-02

ANDREW JOHNSON.
,ercpsds Last Nighttime Ex.Presi.
dent speaks Out-The Admin
issratioa Dssouuced - The
Ossnsry TsnainE to In
Perialism-His Views
OF the Finances
what Ne Thssks
OF Grant.
In accordance with arrangements pre-
viously made by number Of the friends In
his city of ex.President johnson, quite a
large crowd, accompanied by Heald's band,
assembled In front Of the Metropolitan Hotel,
where Mr.. johnson Is stopping, and rendered
him the compliment Of a serenadc. After
the band had performed several choice sClec-
lions, Mr.. johnson appeared on the balcony
Of the hotel, Surrounded by number Of his
admirers. His appearance was greeted with
loud cheers.
Mr.. John Z. Norris, Of this city, In pre-
sentlng the Ex-Presidcnt, introduced him to
the crowd as the distinguished visitor, states
man, hero and noble man, now a citizen OF
the great State Of Tennessee, an Ex-Prcsi-
dent Of the United States, who had admin
istered the Government with such policy and
wisdom as had not bean eoualed in TWENTY
FIVE years. His name, he said, was as famil-
lar to the people of this District as house.
hold words. He had been for tweuty-av
years the champion Of the Democracy Of the
country, and had fought the fight with vigi-
lance, and there was reserved for him In the
future A great and glorlous regard.
". Iabu 49,
oo"'o" '"oa "uuie''ou 'no uuuiehce
as citizens OF tue District OF Columbia, and
from what other portions Of the country
they might hail. We give below n mara
o,,,I,,. a. ri. -. =, 80
.,.,l IN 'pe'e", "aieh was put rePc-
tiuon OF what nc said In an Interview last
Sunday night, and which was published In
the REPUBLICAN Monday morning. The
onIv aIfyerenoo 40. r., =, al. $780,.
."'' 'n"' " 'no ,n'ci'n" Oh
eunday n'gnt MS audience consisted OF two
newspaper correspondents, while last night
the crowd WIS larger and ssthe band played, ~
He rendered the people nrcsept bis hoor,-
e,,, ,horL. ,or ~ .s-,,., " ~
en' III 'non oorana' reccP'loh' ne
reierieu 70 tne iAet that the people OF tho
District and their wants were familiar to
him, aud he had taken speeIal intercst 4,
them dur,ro Tho raoon, .,rua,.,.. ~ -"
80 ~ .'e oe,n' s"ueses 70 mann
.in 'ne s'ea' principles which lie ut the
foundation OF the Federal Government,
II was not necessary. bo .aid ror hin, a.
recapitulate the efforts he had made in Their
behalf. In taking the stand he baJ for Tho
yindication Of the great prinelples Of The
Government he had done bnt bis dn,v and
considered that the people were undcI no oh
legations to him. He had tried 10 ACT nnop
principle, and in yindlcation thereof IN coI.
late Arguments, which in times rome Inv. had
they been presented, would have had their
effect. In these times thew aid not avail
much. In politics. as in religion whcn facts
give ont and reason fails 20 assert M sway.
he had learned to draw largely on his fnitL,
and he had faitb that the iITe would sonn
come when the American nconie wonid woIs
M 10 the fact tbat Inc great nrinc,nies men.
TONED had been oyerslaugbed and trodden
under foot. He had faith' and tboncbt that
the eleam of the morning can now 10 aeon
and tbat the dav ia noi far di.rant which
viii see the nation redeemed and Constitn,
tional government restored.
If this be mot 40, III this chanpe does not
soon come, II the people do NOT aeon wake
from their letharey and apatby. II thew faij
to come M at Inc ensuing elections then ia
constitutional government Mt anu In this
country, II Ia time that M rtv Nance and
Individual feeling, be cast nside' and The
pcople rally aronnd the CONSTITUTES, az o,o
man.
Mr.. Jobnson than rererrad IN sevo,o, or
III. issnes made M veen bims.lf onS Ton.
gress. and Characterized Congress no domi.
neerinp. tyrappical and usurpInq. Before
this Congress and their lava Inc iudIcInrv
has been made 10 cno,i. phrv have n,
VI Irs been arting outside If ~ Eans,,,,,
lion and nov 4 5,onnsi,io- IA ma5a IT, 49,.
ona,ter that We shoii he ,naraad in, ~ SUM a,,
hire with an imneria, Corr, az nanornrnon,
Fl he was comnaIIed % taL. liz obnnno H.,
choosing bctwecn Tho two S,rms ~ aoro- ~
ment. and Choose a mas,er no woS,id $50 80 =
ling who was wiso ,n,a,,i,,oa, ~ . YIN. "
In preference To s'thnt Congress.n The
"feelersO have been mt and by tho i'm.
perial norton of INC Radicals.
He referred 10 a naner published in Now
York in the Interest of The Impe. iallsts
movement. One of its moitoes Was ssEm.
pIre is Peace the other, get ns Have
Peace" which. being interpreted. said
the speaker. means-giye us emplre with
Grant AT ia head and Then We will have
ncace. The mr.. nment nscd hv Tho nav
marty ia that nonnIar governmant has faiied
democracy has failed. Inc pcopIe cannot he
trusted. and hence we must nave an FmpIre,
He knew what he said and without being
erotistlcal, he understood what ia being ar.
ranged.
The sneaker then Mt somc Iengtb rcfcrrod
To the financial affairs of The conntrv and
eontended that the slave aris,ocrocv ~ "nt,
brlIvm DAYS had been erchanoed for Tho bond
artstocracv Of Inc nresen, ,i7no Irnor az
point he dwell at some length, charging
HAT Conorass had sounded the key-note Of
s.nndiation no,withstan di,a ,hot brosiJon,
Cant IN III inau"mraI had ass ,n ,Snt nv
IT. Sa T., ae,.as &c 80 aar,,ais,,',', Ia ~
,h,n. ~ ne a,ion.I Az, nn,,,i S Hds om n
IN III Gorarnmant a' uso' 'ou'u no'u oni''
:" ~ nn'S ha,aaa ,sa, a., ,.,,o -, Ao,. A.,
no,hinn y, inr s 'u ~. nou nIn Vi uohus wv
nos;,n =, ~ aonuas. 're me'aio anI poe,
'my ~ ~" T. 'V III" .neaP eap,,ai nn'
iooLaa h, ~ , an' ouuy, anu 'ne 'Vnus,
sooasi IN e'ops p1nes, pIc'eht men from
sor, anS mr.hain shnnia ' M ,uu ,e h hoard
III, a ana r., ' pu ~ ~. ionsei W noaIu'
. sas ~ n ah9u hao ms sNny anu uigu'
tair Ia SaS no "a .n.. e a vIuau t on ~ ~
give AS q taxpayer and laborer he In