Wilmington daily commercial. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1866-1877, 1875-03-23
FIRST EDITION.
A CHARACTERISTIC ADDREss-THE OLD STONY
vInULENT ATTACK ON PRESIDENT GRANT.
Special Dispatch 10 the Nsp ork Times.

vInULENr ATTACK ON PRESIDENT GRANT.
Special Dispatch to the Nsw ork Times.
WAsHISaroN, March %.
MIR. Johnsons speech was thoroughly charac-
terstc, and recalled the harangues of years ago
while swinging round the CIRCLE" Had there
been opportunity for crowd of half drunken
| and mischievous loafers to have answered back,
| as they did long ago at Cleveland, his speech
might now have descended as low as the former
one. The speech was chiefly notable for its
vIaULEsT ATTACK ON PRESIDENT GRANT,
and for the vindication which he attempted of
some conduct of his own. He believes in the
third term ghost and thinks President Grant
another Cesar. He warns his fellow citizens just
as be used to do and he commended to them the
Constitution of his country. The present Gov
ernment OF the United States, he claims, is
through the Army, and he invoked the restora-
tion of the Commonwealth to peace and prosper
ity. He 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 RE MOVED
from New Orleans in 1867 because he had made
himself obnoxious to the people thore, and
the dering of that officer to that city
in January last looked as II the motive was
to provoke the people into acts of violence
Warming with the heat of his imagination, and
with manifestation OF his old earnestness the
ex-President exclaimed ~ tell those who are
acting their parts behind the curtain that the
purpose is to raise war Cry that tile President
may ride into third term" This alluson to
the third term produced
ROUND 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 1885, and who was
expelled with degradation for accepting pre-
sent of one thousand guineas from the City OF
London. That principle, he said, might be .ap-
Piled to officers here with advantage to public
morals. More danger il 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 Den 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 Cmsar feed, that
he has grown 30 great?" Mr.. Johnson spoke,
In all, about two hours. If his speech could be
printed precisely as he spoke it. before the short
hand reporters have smoothed down the senten-
ces and eliminated
ALL THE JoHNsoNIsMe,
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 he was congratulated by
Senators Gordon, Withers, Whyte, and Jones,
of Florida. The Democrats professed not to in.
dorse his views and opinions.