Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-06-02
He Speaks at CIarksYiiIe to an
Immense Gathering.
Gov. Anderson, of Ohio, Senator
Fowler and Hon. Gus. A.
Henry on the Stand.
The Ex-PresiGent is Received
with Great Enthusiasm.
Words of Counsel, Of Advice,
and of Cheer for the People.
A Speech 10 be read by all
the People.

special dispatch 10 the Appeal.
CLARKsvILLE, Jme1.-This morn
ing opened dark and lowering, so
much so that the Committee Of Ar
rangements thought il prudent to
change the programme for the day to
the extent that the speaking should
take place in a large warehouse in
stead of College Grove, a at first in
tended. The building, capable Of
seating five thousand persons, was
filled 10 its utmost capacity, many
ladies being present. The negroes, TO
the number Of thousand, found
places within hearing Of the speaker.
Mr.. johnson mounted the stand
amid thunders Of applause and strains
Of eloquent music Gov. Anderson,
of Ohio. Senator Fowler, and other
prominent men occupied seats ON the
platform. The pleasure ofintroducing
Mr.. johnson to the assembled multi
tude fell to the lot of Gas. \. Henry,
who did 50 as follows:
"GsnfcaIen and Citi-sas- Mr. john
son is not unfamiliar with this place; +;
he here met Meridith p. Gentry in the
contest for the Gubernatorial hOnors
of Tennessee. / want you TO listen 10
him, for know him, and have the
right to call him great for he con-
quered me. Applause The more
weight put upon him the faster he
runs. Listen, for he viii speak words
Of wisdom"
Mr.. Johnson arose and said: Ii
was under peculiarly gratifying cir
cumstances that l met my friends here
in times gone by. The people were
divided into Wing and Democratic
parties. Would it We're 50 now. l
met my friend Mr.. Henry here, and
while / shiYeTed my lance ON him he
bent his spear on me; we both were
for the Constitution, and, our political
contest over, we met - fellOw-citiZens
Of q continual Constitutional Repub-
lie. The only points Of difference
in those days were a strict or
liberal construction of the Constitution.
The Constitution is now denied or
entirely disregardad by a corrupt Con-
greSS, exercising almost unlimited
power-a power, according to Jeffer-
sons able definition, worse than that
of Parliament, and the most danger
Gus government on earth. Though,
preferring the One-man power, | am
Tor neither, but for the Constitution
the Constitution divided into the EX-
ecutive, the Judiciary and the Legis-
latiVe, each department acting as
checks on the other. | swOre that
when Congress assumed more than its
rightftll powers, AMI passed laws that
were unconstitutional, / would veto
them. and | did, and would again,
and am only sorry that | did not veto
more. Applause. Ii Is common
idea that the passage Of law over
YetO makes that law constitutional.
This idea l. iallaciOus. The form of
passing the law is gone through with,
but does not make il constitutional.
As an instance; Congress making the
orders of the President, the COmman-
der-in-Chief OF the Army and Navy,
pass through the Office Of the
General Of the Army, interiered
seriously with the writs of
habeas corpus then in the hands of
the Supreme Court On this prinCi-
pie, Congress may repeal the EXecu-
live and Judicial Departments and
usurp absolute power. Applause.
1t is like going down an inclined
plane-the further you 90 the faster
YOU get along. Laughter and APP
plause.
The Constitution Of the United
States guarantees 70 Gpfl the States a
republican form Of government; no
State is To be counted into a mon
archy. bat peace and harmony j. 10
be- preserved throughout the entire
Union. Is il republican that the Gov
ernOr Of any State has the power 10
call forth ~ army and proclaim mar
tial law over the land ia times OF
peaee. take charge Of the ballOt-bOx, /
Govern by prsetorian bands, and eStab- 1
iish q despOtism of the bayOnet over
those by whom he had been selected 1
as a public servant? lGreat applause. I |
The Constitution of the United
States provides for the suppression of
Instruction, the repulsion ofinyasiOn,
and guarantees a Republican form Of
government for all the State. Itwas
not until the late disastrous civil war
that the beauty and harmony of this
Union was realized BY those who
most enjoyed it. After the vase was
shattered, then the people began to
appreciate the extent of their loss.
No State should keep troops or ships
Of war in time OF peace; State officers
have the power OF posse, and of Fed
eral authority if necessary, and j
guarantee that any Sheriff in Temes-
see can make arrests as easily as be-
fore the war, and without all this pa
rade of armed bodies of men. Ap-
pIause. Where are we to-day? The
Governor calls out the militia,
md martial law and courts
martial predominate everywhere
over the head Of civil law that would |
be all adequate 10 the necessities Of |
the people. Talk about treedom! The
heel of despotism more than that |
of the Gar of Russia is upon your !
necksl lApplause. That autoerat |
can do no more than TO marshal
armies-myrInidons TO execute the
will of a Grant. Cannot and is it not |
done here in Tennessee, and at a cost |
to the people of 81 100000 year9 I
( Mr.. Henry-"Who is ii you mean, /
the mirtia?"l They cali them that,
but " a rose by any other name," etc. |
IApplause. The state is already bur /
dened with load of debt, piled up at |
the rate of a million year, to keep |
Radicals in power and perpetuate a !
despotism overan unofiending people. 4
TApplause.1 / said that we have /
forgotten the principles of popu- 1
lar government. And is il not |
too true? Do candidates for high sta |
tiohs in the gift of the people discuss
these great principles? 1t is now |
high time to turn to them. Tell I
ofice-seekers these facts, and ask if
they are for the consideration of these
facts. lThe speaker here went into a
discussion Of the finance question,
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