Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-02-07


n there Is anything which In the liglft
Of history will become clear TO tho
American people II IS that the memory
Of Andrew johnson has not had justice
done TO 1t. He was ono Of the strongest.
most patriotic men America has pro-
duccd, In spite Of the clouds Of discord
and bitterness that obscured his later
days and shortened his bravo life ono
Ia glad to see in The Magazine OF Amer.
lean History n paper by Charles Al.
drich, recalling 10 Us tho splendid ora
tory Of tho great Tenncssecan. Some
extracts are given from one OF his
speeches when he was In the United
States senate.
II was on March ., 1851. Just before
Lincoln was inaugurated. From Maine
10 Texas public excitement was soething
and boiling. Congress was expiring. It
was known that johnson desired TO
speak, but Confederate sympathizcrs de.
termincd that ho should not u they
could help II. wigfall. Of Texas, hal
said In open senator "Gcn,lcmcn Of tho
Republican party, the old Union Is dead.
The only question that concerns any
body now Ia as to is burial. Shall wo
have decent Christian funeral or an
Irish wakcf' Senator Lane, Of Oregon,
hnd purposely tried to use up all tho
time. 80 none would be left for johnson.
Northern senators and those who upheld
tho old Union had been freely tainted
with being towards. At length, in spite
OF interruptions, johnson got his chance
and used II. lie had not scrap Of pa
per or note OF any kind. What he said
was the outburt Of born orators patri.
otto heart. lie spoke Of tho ,aunis as to
lack Of courage that had been flung In
the teeth Of Union men that day. He
taid.
There are mon who talk about towards, eour.
nrc. and all that dsncrptioa Of thing, aud 10 ,hs
conneetion ! want 10 az. not boas;ingiJ, that
thing In the Ahaps Of mortal naAn that thl. heart
fearrd.
II was tho truth. too. Andrew John.
son, single handed. once cowed aud
backed down n whole mob Of roughs
who were trying TO hill him.
The speech against Lane and for tho
Union was ono Of the greatest over Mt.
tered In that old senate housc. As no
warmed up and went on no carried th,
i.suscd gnnc1es with him completely.
The excitement vented itself In wild up.
plausc that tho officers Of tho senate
conld no moro restrain than n 1t had
been raging torrent There arc young
Americans who will be Interested to
know what a patriotic speech Just at tho
outbreak OF tho civil war was like. Sen.
sior Harlan said that this speech Of
Johnsons had never been oqualed In tho
country. Tho applause did not subaide
till some minutes after ho had finished.
The order was given to arrest those who
were making the noisc. Mr.. Aidrich
heard some 81 them declare with oaths
That the scrgeant-atarms might arrest,
that they wero ready 10 90 now.
johnson closed as foilowsi
Tho people Of the country ought TO 10 aroused
eo this condition of things They ought 10 buckle
90 their armor and a. 'renuctses has done COod
hesa herb by ID. exercise Of tho rlecflye fran.
chl-r. BY going 10 tho ballet bot under a n-w -
OF leaderu tcpndiAte and pot down those incn who
have carried the-a states out aud ururped gov.
efnmant over thar heads trust In u0d tha, tho
old nag Of tho unien viii n-vcr b. struck. hopa
u may long va'r. and that We may long hear tho
national air sung
The siar upanglcd banner. long may II wave
Der tho land Of the ffco and the home Of the
brave"
Long iaay we hear old HAL Columbia tina,
rod OH national air. played on all our martial
Instruments Long may 10 hear and never 70
pudiAis the old tune of Yankee Doaflef' Long
may wave that gallant Cd Tag which wcnt
thrunRh the Revolution. aud which was BON. by
1enuesaee and Kentucky at tho battle Of New
oreans. upon that sod the right 10 navs gate the
Mlsialpnl near which Ia now denied Upon that
bloody Aeld the stars and Stripes waved 10 tfi.
nmph, AMI In the language u another, tho uoi.
dsas OF Liberty hoverrd around when ''ihe rock.
Its rcd glare" went forth. indicating that the
battle was rarinR. aud watched the issue, aud
tue conflict grow fierce, the isAua was doubtful;
but when at lenKth victory prnrhed upon our
stars and aripcs. II was then on the plains of
rev Orleans that the Goddess u Llberty made
her bfticst night, and proclaimed victory in
strains Of emulation wni Tennessee ever drsert
The grave OF him who bore Il In triumph, OF Dc.
.eft the nag that hs waved with SUGGEST MOI
Newerr In the unlon hsforu sofna n thr.a states
Nefe spoken lnio enis,encs and We intend 10 ~
main u, and Insist upon-aa ws have the con.
hient belief We shall grt-Ail our con.ttutlonaI
rghtl and protection In the Union aud under the
constitution Of the eoua,Ey.