Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1875-03-25

A CHARACTERISTIC ADDBEss-THE OLD STORY
vIRuLENr ATTACK ON PRESIDENT GRANT
Special Df patch to the Ner York Times.
WAsnISaroN, March 20.
Mr.. Johnson's speech was thoroughly charao-
teristic and recalled the harangues of years ago
while /" swinging round the circle" Had there
been opportunity for crowd of half drunken
aud mischievous loafers to have answered back,
a. they did long ago at Cleveland, his speech
might now have descended low as the former
one. The speech Was chiefly notable for its
vIauLENr ATTACK ON PRESIDENT GRANT,
and for the vindication which he attempted of
some conduct Of his own. lie believes in the
third term ghost, and thinks President Grant
another Cirsar He warns his fellow citizens lust
as he used to do, and he commended to them the
Constitution OF his country. The present Gov
eminent OF the United States, he claims, lis
through the Army, and lie invoked the restora-
ton OF the Commonwealth to peace and prosper
lty. lie says an empire is at hand, and thinks
Grant will seize the Government, and hold it by
aid OF the Army.
SHERIDAN, HE SAID, WAS REMOVED
from New Orleans in 1867 because he had made
himself obnoxious to the people there and
the dering of that officer to that city
in January last looked al II the motive was
to provoke the people into acts of violence.
Warming with the heat Of his imagination, and
with a manifestation of his old earnestness, the
acting their parts behind the curtain that the
purpose is to raise war cry that the President
may ride into third term" This allu sion TO
tile third term produced
HOUND OF APPLAUSE
from the galleries, which drew from the presid-
ing officer the customary rebuke and caution.
Following in the same line. Mr.. johnson referred
to Sir John Trevor who was Speaker of the
British House OF Commons in 1895, and who was
expelled with degradation for accepting q pre-.
sent OF one thousand guneas from the City of
London. That principle, he said, might be ap.
Piled to officers here with advantage to public
morals. More danger is to be apprehended from
high officials
ACCEPTING PRESENTS
from citizens of the United States than from
foreign princes. He dwelt on this theme for
some time to the satisfaction Of the Dea ocratic
Senators, and the Amusement of many in the
galleries. He dwelt for while on the Sheridan
dispatches, and becoming once more aroused he
demanded, in loud voice, "Where does the
President get the power to mark out empires
Upon what meat does this our Cesar feed. that
he has grown 80 great?" Mr.. johnson spoke,
IN all, about two hours. II his speech could be
printed precisely al he spoke it, before the short
hand reporters have smoothed down the senten-
ces and eliminated
ALI. THE JoHSsoSIsaH,
it would attract far more attention through the
country than it is likely to do. In the last half
hour he made no progress at all. and the closing
portion was made up Of meaningless repetitions,
which might much better have been condensed
into speech OF five minutes. At the close OF
Mr. Johnson's speech lie was congratulated by
Senators Gordon, Withers, Whyte, and Jones'
OF Florida. The Democrats professed not to in.
dorae his views and opinions.