Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-03-31

sou mAQo nls nret speech aa o second
time Senator from Tennessee. 1t wal
upon the resolution approving of the
action Of the President In Louisiana
affairs. 1t furnished An ample field
for Andy to vent his spleen agains,
Grant. The President, while Secretary
Of War ad interim and as General oil
our armies, ran counter to Andy dur
ing his Presidential term. go much so
that they came into serious conflict,
and question of veracity arose be-
tween them. Andy, it seems, aired
his hatred Of Grant, in this speech to
the fullest extent. The whole speech
is nothing but an arraignment of the
President as attempting to overthrow
the Republic and crush out the liberties
of the people. If the telegraphic sum.
mary gives anything like true report
of his speech, tho reader must inevita-
bly, conclude that the speaker was well
on the same road to "half seas over
which made him SO conspicuous on
taking his seat as Vice President.
II not this, then his anger at the
President, had the effect to spoil his
speech, upon tho principle that man
always makes fool of himself when
he allows his passion 10 get the better
Of him. Tho speech is OF the style of
fourth rate stump orator, rsbble.
rousing his hearers in some back
woods benighted region. 1t is entire
ly devoid Of dignity and elegance.
abounding in falaehood aud folish In
ferences and conclusions, that any re-
specially intelligent lad, just entering
his teens would hoot at 1t.
A. and indictment OF the President,
it falls to pieces OF Its own inherent
rottcnness and folly, injuring no one
but it's author. 1t is on par with his
maudling paragraph speeches from
the platform of the cars to gaping
crowds, as he swung around the circle
some years ago. We muat believe
that this speech and those on the wing,
drew inspiration from the same source.
We cannot refrain from giving the
condensed report of his closing para.
graph.
This IL military government In
which the country 10 ruled by military
chieftain, and whore the army is the
power, that 10, the government. You
have now the army the power. We
have got stratocracy. We have not
got Democracy. We have not Re.
publican form Of government. That
is all the government you have got.
How far Oh 10 the Empire2 How far
of 10 military despotism7 warn the
people Of my native country against
tho dangers which are coming. Don't
let Us talk about party but lot the peo-
pie who compose the Government run
1t for awhile. Let MS bring the hearts
OF the people up to the Government,
and arouse them against corruption,
against profligacy, and against the
usurpations of this administration
Tho administration is trying to over
throw the Government.-Let every ef-
fort be made to sustain the Govern.
ment. and eject from power the cor-
rnpt and usurping ruler. Instead oi
the resolution now before the Senate,
I would 60 to the President with the
language-if / was permitted to pre-
pare the resolution-that Cato used to
AN am bassador Of Cesar, when the
ambassador approached him and asked
him to capitulate, saying, his name
would be second to none but that OF
Cesar. I would say that Of this EN-.
peror. would say what Cato said to
the ambassador, "Go and tell this EN-.
peror to disband his legions and re.
atore the liberties of the people, This
| would say say to him, even as hum.
b!e - lam. l would tell him to stop
mis- encroachments on the Constitution
and close the gulf between the people
and bring peace and prosperity to thu
country, Do this and will noun
the rostrnm and strive to gain hi
pardon from tho people for his viola
tions ofthe coDstitutlon Of hia conn
try, and the transcendent impoait;on
he has practiced upon the countrv
Il This, even % humble 40 am, for III
sake of concord and prosperity, / n
even willing to mount the rostrum a.,
istrive to gain his pardon from % q