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ANDREW JOHNSON.
IIS SPEECH AT THE WHITE H0TTSE
WOEDS OF WISD01T.
IIS r RESENT POSITION" A NT) FU
TURE COURSE OF ACTION.
THE COKSTJTUTiQXaiSGUIDE.
Present 8tate Of Affairs.
TV no ABE TUE TRAITORS TO-DAY t
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t The following words of wisdom,
which should bo carefully read and
garnered in tho storo house of the
wind by every man, woman and child
in this land, were uttered by President
Johnson, on tho 22d ult., in response
to a delegation of vhite citizens who
"waited upon him at the Presidential
mansion, for tho purpose of presenting
a series of resolutions endorsing the
. policy adopted by him :
I Fellow Citizens : I was about to
tender' my thanks to the committee
who waited upon me and presented
me with tho resolutions adopted on
.? this occasion resolutions, as I under
! stand, complimentary to the policy
I pursued by the Administration.
I am free to say to you, on this oc
casion, that it is extrewoJy gratifying
to me to know that bo large a portion
of my fellow citizens approve and cn-'
I dorse the policy that has been adopt
ed, and is intended to be carried out.
(Applause.) That policy has been
i-one wnicn was lnienuca 10 rcsiore toe
glorious Union of these States to their
original relations to the government
of the United States. (Prolonged
applause.) This seems to be a day
eculiarly appropriate for such a man
ifestation the day that gave birth to
him who founded this government,
the Father of his country, of him who
teed at that period at tlio head of the
government, when all those States en
tered into this Union.
This day, I say, is peculiarly appro
priate to endorse tho restoration of
the Union of these Stares, founded by
tho Father of Lis Country, Washing
ton, whoso name this city bears, era-
balraed in the hearts of all who love
I freo government. (A voice ''So is
I Andrew Johnson.") Washiugton,who,
in tne language 01 his eulogists, was
I "first in peace, first in war, and first
in the hearts of his countrymen." No
people can claim him, no nation can
a appropriate him. His reputation and
Ilifo are the common inheritance of all
-Kn Inn. T
had the pleasure of attending the
Washington National Monument As
nuw tutu iu:u ii iiiijciib. a ivuny
sociation, which is directing its efforts
to complete tho monument erected to
liis memory.
I was glad to meet them, and, so
lar as 1 could, to give my humble in
lluenoe to a monument being, erected
to him who founded the govcrnmont,
almost within a stone's throw of the
spot from which I address you. Let
it bo completed. (Cheers.) Let the
pledges which all the States, associa
tions and corporations have placed in
that monument of their faith and love
for this Union be preserved. Let me
refer to the motto upon tbe stone cut
from my own State, God bless her
(A voice "And bless you 1") a Stato
which has struggled for tbe preserva
tion of the Union in tho field and in
the councils of the nation, and is now
struggling, in consequence of the in
terruption that has taken place with
the federal government growing out
of the rebellion, but is struggling to
recover her relations with the govern
ment, and to take her stand where
aho has stood 6ince 1790. Inscribed
upon the etone Bent here to be placed
in that monument of freedom, and in
commemoration of Washington, is a
enlimftnt by which I stand, and by
which Tennessee will stand- It was
tho sentiment enuncialod by the im
mortal Andrew Jackson. "The Fed
eral Union '.t must bo preserved."
(Wild shouts of applause.) "The Fed
ral Union it must be preserved." j that is not the way to deal with a ho Union, with all its practical rcla
Rcnewed applause.) Were it possi- wholo people in tho spirit of revengo. ! tions restored, beforo tho respective
Biuie w uto m uiu luau wuonu buiiue
is now befojo rce, and wboso portrait
is behind mo in the Capitol, and whose
nentiment is inscribed on the tcne
deposited in tho monument wero it
possible to communicate with the il-
lustrious dead, and could he bo inform-
tdof or made to understand tho work-
ing and progress of faction, rebellion
And treason, the bones of tbe old man
would stir in their coffin, and he would
rise and shake off tho habiliments of
the tomb : he would extend that long
arm and nnger of bis, and ho would
reiterate that glorious sen timentThe
FudOrnl Union niu6t bo preserved."
Arrlauf,
I But wo uoo and witness what has
.transpired since his day; we romom-
bcr what ho did in 13S, when trca-1
treachery and infidelity to tho
L-ouuu v uiiu iu iousumuon oi uie
United States then stalked lorth. It gentlemen, I camo into power under
was his power andinfluonco that then tlio Constitution of tho country and
crushed the treason in its infancy. It by the approbation of tho people, and
was then stopped, but only for a time. I what did I find ? I found eight mil
Tho spirit continued j thero wove non WboF people who woro, in f'act,con
diaaflected to . the government,,. bot& (viemncd under tho law, and tho penal
North and .South. We had peculiar
institutions, of which some complain
ed, and to which others were attached.
Oo portion of our countrymen
advocated that institution in the South,
and another opposed it in tho North.
ana it resulted in creating two ex
tremes. One in the South reached
tho point at which they were prepar
ed to dissolvo tho government of tho
United States to secure and preserve
their peculiar institution ; and in what
I may say on this occasion I want to
to bo understood. There was anoth
er portion of our countrymen who
were opposed to this peculiar institu
tion in the North, and who went to
the extreme of being willing to break
up the government to get cloar of it.
Applause.
1 1
am talking tov-ou to-day in com
mon phrases, and assumo to bo noth
ing but a citizen, and one who has
been fighting for the Constitution and
to preserve tho government. These
two parties have been arrayed against
each other, and I stand before you to
day as I did in the Senate in ItG0, in
the prceonce of those who were ma
king war on tho -Constitution, and
who wanted to disrupt the Govern
ment, to denounce, as I did men in
ray place, those who wore so engaged,
as traitors. I have never ceased to
repeat, and as far as efforts could go
to carry out tho sentiments I then
uttered- Cheers.
I have already remarked that thero
were two parties, one for dcstrojnng
the oovenment to preserve slavery,
and the other for breaking up the
Government to destroy slavery. The
objects to be accomplished were dif
ferent, it is true, so far as slavery is;
concerned; but they agreed in one!
thing, and that was the breaking up
of the Govern men L They agreed in
tho destruction of the Government,
tho precise thing which I have al
ways stood up to opposo, whether the
disunionist comes from tho South or
from tho North.
I stand now where I did then, to
vindicate the Union of these States
and the Constitution of tho country.
Applause When rebellion or trea
son manifested itself in the South I
stood by tho Government. I said I
was for tho Union, with slavery or
without it for cither alternative. I
was lor my Government and tho Con
stitution. Applause. I he Govern
ment has stretched forth its strong
arm, and with its physical power has
put down treason in the field. Yes,
the section of countrv which has ar-
rayodtsclf against tho. Government
has been put down by tho Government
itself.
Now what do thoso people say?
We said no compromise. We can sot-'
tlo this question with tho outh in
eight and forty hours. Ifow f Dis
band your armies, ncknowlodgo the
Constitution of the United States, obey
the law, and the whole question is
settled. Well, their armieH have been
disbanded, and they como forward
now in a spirit of magnanimity and
say, "We were mistaken ; we made
an effort to carry out tho doctrine of
secession and dissolve this Union j we
have failed, and having traced this
through to its logical and physical
eomteqacnecs and results, wo now
again como forward and acknowledge
tho flag of our -country, obedience
to the Constitution, and tho suprema
cy of tho laws."
1 say that when you liavo yielded
to tho law, and when you acknowl-
cd ire your alleHanco to tho Govern-
ment, I am ready to 0cn tho doors ' conferred upon acommitteo who must
of tho Union, and rostoro you to your 'report beforo they can act under tho
old relations tho Government of our j Constitution and allow mcmborsduly
fathers. Applause. Who, I ask,! clocled to take their scats,
has suffered moro for tho Union than I J3y this rule they afsnmo that there
I havof I shall not row repeat tho must be laws passed, that there must
wroncs orsufferinc inflicted upon mo : bo recognition in respect to a Stato in
j l Know raucii uns oeon saiu bikui uio
eicrciso of tho pardoning power. So
far as the Executive is concerned,
there is no one who has labored hard -
or than I have to have the principal
conscious and intelligent traitors
brought to justice; to have the law
vindicated and the great fact vindica-
ted that treason is a crime. Tet,
while conscious and intelligent trai-
tore are to be punished, should wholo
States, communities and peoplo bo
mado to 6ubmit to and bear tho pen-
alty of death?
I J have, perhaps, ai much hostility
and as much roscntmontmcnt as a man and by the public judgment, you turn from alderman, through both branches
ought to have, but wo should conform round and assume that thoy are out of Congress, to tltat which I now oc-
'our action and our conduct to tho cx- and shall not comein. Laughterand l,cupv, and who is thero that will say
ample of Him who founded our holy: cheers. I am free to Bay to you, ns( Andrew Johnson every mado a pledge
religion ; not that I would liken Kim 'your Executive, that I am not prcpar- that ho did not redeem, or mado a
to it, or bring any comparison, for lied to tako any such position. I said 'promise that ho did not fulfill. Who
am not rroma tu auium yvu iuug. uut.
ty was ueatn ; under tho iaoa oi re
venge id resentment, they wort to
be annihilated and dcstK-ed.
O, how different this from tho ex
ample set by the holy rbtmdcr -of our
religion, whoso divino arm touches
the horizon and embraces tho whole
earth yes, IIo whofounded this great
scheme camo into tho world and found
our raco condemned under the law,
and the sentence was death. What
was His examplo? instead of putting
the world or a nation to death, he
went forth with grace, and attested
by his blood and his wounds that lie
would dio and let the nation live. Let
them repent and let them acknowledge
their allogiance. Let them become
loyal and willing supporters and de
fenders of our glorious stripes and
stars and the Constitution of our coun
try. Let their leaders, the conscious,
intelligent traitors, suffor tho penalty
of tho law, but for the great mass w1k
have been forced into the rebellion
and misled by their leaders, I say le
niency, kindness, trust and confidence
liut, my countrymen, after having
passed through the rebellion and giv
en such ovidtnce as I have, though
men croak a great deal about it now ;
when I look through tho battlo fields
and 8oe so many of theso brave men
in whoso company. 1 was in parts of
the rebellion, w liuro it was most difli
cult and doubtful to bo found, before
the Binokc of battlo has scarcch' pass
ed away, before the blood shed has
scarcely congealed, what da wo find J
1 he rebellion is put down vy tins
strong arm of the government in the
Hold: but is that tho only way in
which wo can have rebellious They
Struggled for the breaking up of your
fjoverameiut,l.'Utlforc they aroscarce
y out of tho battle-field and beforo
our bravo men have scarcely returned
to their homes to rouew tho ties of
affection and love wo find arsclvea
almost ia the midst of another rebel
lion. rApplauso.l
The war to suppress tho rebellion
was to nreventthe scnaration of the:dition that 1 do not intend to be bul-
States. and thereby cluuino the char-
actcrof the ffoverniiientand tho weak-
ening of Jts powers. Now, what is
tho sirup-fief Thero is an Utomrt'
to concentrate tho power of the gov-1
crnmont in tho hands of tho few. and
fhM-nlnr l.i-in,r uljnii i. ft onnHnliitnt ion.
which is equally dangerous and ob-
joctionablo with eoparation. e find
that powers are assumed and attempt-
ed to bo eiercisod of a most cxtraor -
dinarv character. What aro they J,
Wo find the government can bo rvo-; been guilty of has always boen stand
lutionizod ; can bo changed without iag between tho people and tho en-ronfMntothebattlu-field.
Sometimes croachaieBts of iowvr : and because
revolutions most dangerous to tho
neoi.le aro effected without sheddinir
blood. Tho substanco of our govern -
ment may bo taken away, leaving
onlv tho form and shadow.
Now, what are thoso attempts f
What is being proposed! Wo find
that, in fact, bv an irresponsible ecu-
tral directory nearly all tho powers of
tho government aro assumed, without
even consulting tho legislative or cx
ecutive departments of the govern
ment. Yes, and by a resolution re
ported by a committee upon whom
all tho legislative powers of tho gov
ernment has been conferred, that prin
ciple in tho Constitution which author
izes and empowers each branch of the
legislative department tho Senate
and tho House of llepresentativcs
to bo tb judge of tho election and
! qualifications of its own members, lias
been virtually taken away from thoso
departments of tho government and
iiuudi'h ui v-uiign,, uimu wiu vun-
stitution, shall judgo of tho election
and qualific at ion of its own members,
'. What ft position is that f You havo
been struggling for four )-cars to put
down tho rebellion. You denied in
tho beginning of tho slrugglo that
any State had tho right to go out
! You said that they had neither right
nor power. Tho fssuo has been mado,
and it has been scttlod thai a State
has neither the right nor tho power
to go out of tho Union : and when
you have settled that by the executive
and military power of the government,
in tho Senate, in the very inception of will say that he has ever acted othor
tho rebellion, that States had no right wise than in fidelity to the great mass
to go out, and that they had no now
cr to go out. That question has been
settled, and I cannot turn round now
and give tlio c'ircct lie to all I profess
to have dona m tho last five years. I
can do no suclr thing.
Isp.y that when they comply with
tho Constitution, when they huvo
given BufUcient evidenco of their loyal
ty and that they can bo trustcd,whon
tucy yield obedience to law, I Bay,ex
tend to them the right hand of fellow
ship and let peaoo and Union bo re
stored. lint then, gontlomcn, wo swing
around the circle. ' I havo fought
traitors and treason in the South. I
opposed the Divines and tho ifoereb
806, the Slidells and a long list of oth
ers whose names I will not repeat,and
now when I turn round at the other
end of the line I find men I caro not
by what "nam you call them (a
voice, "Call them trjwtors,")whotand
opposed to tho restoration of the
Union of these States, and I am free
to Bay to you that I am still for the
preservation of this compact; I am
tiH fort&'e restoration of this Union ;
I am Btill in favor of this great gov
ernment of ours going on and follow
ing outits destiny. (A voice, "Give Us
.their names.") A gentleman calls for
tuuir naroos. well, suppose 1 should
ive them. (A voice 'We know theiu.')
look upon them I repeat it as
President or citizen as much oppesod
to the fundamental principles of this
government, and thoy are as much la
boring to destroy them as were tho
men who fought against us. (A voico,
V hat are their names MI say Iliad
deus Stevons, of Pennsylvania (Tre
mendous applause) 1 say Charles
Sumner, I Bay Wendell Phillips, and
others of the same stripo aro amongst
Uem. (A Toica.'Give it to Forney 1')
Some gentleman in tho crowd says
give it to rorney. 1 havo only to say
that 1 uo not vaste my time upon
dead ducks. (Laughter.) I Bland for
the Constitution where I placed my
feet from my entranco into public
liio. lhey may traduce mo, they may
Blandor mo, they may vituperate mo;
but lot mo Ray to you that it has no
effect upon me; and let mo any in ad-
lied by my enemies. (Cries of "The
people will sustain you J")
I know, my countrymen, that it has
been insinuated, and not only insinu-
atcd,but said directly the intimation
' has boon iriven in hirb plucoa that if
I such a uRiirnation of nowcr had lxn
exercised two hundred years ago, in
a peculiar reign, it would navo cost a
certain individual nu neao. w nai
! usurpation has Andrew Johnson Doen
guilty off Tho usurpation I have
I dared to say, in a conversation with
'ft follow-citizen, and a Senator, too,
j that I thought ammendmcnts to the
Constitution ought not to lo so ire
ouont : that their effect would be that
, it would loso all its dignity; that tho
'instrument would be lost sight of in a
short tirao becauso I happened to
.ay, in a conversation, that if it was
. amended, such and such amendments
should bo adopted we aro told ' that
it was usurpation of power that wouh
have iost a king his head at a certain
time. And to connection with this
Bbjet it was explained by tho same
gentloman thatwo were in tho midst
of earthquakes : that he tretnblcd.and
would not yield, les thoro is an
earthquake coming: thero la a ground
swell coming of popular judgement
and indignation. The American poo-
i)lo will speak by their instincts, am'
they will know who are thoir friends
and who are their enemies.
What position havo I occupied!
havo occupied all positions under this
government, beginning with an alder
man and running through all branches
of tho Legislature. (A voico "From
a tailor up." Somo gentleman says
I havo been a tailor. Now thnt did
not discomfit mo in tho least.for whon
I usod to bo a tailor I had the reputa
tion of being a good one, and of mak
ing close fits ; always puiiutunl with consent shall bo deprived of its repro
my customers, and always did good scntation in tho Senato. And now
work. - (A voico -"No patch-work.") J what do wo find ? Wo find the posi
No, I do not want any patch-work. ' tion takon that tho Spates shall not bo
1 want a wholo suit. But wo will pass rcprcreseoled, that we may imposo
bv this facet iousncss. My friends taxes, that we may send our tax col-
may nay, " I ou are t'rcsulent, and you
mast not talk about
such
things.
When principles are involved, my
countrymen when the cxistenco of
my country even is imperilled, Twill
act as I bavo on former occaions,and
speak what I think. I was saying
that I bad hold nearly idl positions,
of peoplo Thoy may talk about be
heading and usurpation, but when I
am beheaded I want the American
peoplo to bo tho witnesses. I do not
want, by innendoes, by indirect re
marks in high places, to see iLa sas
who has asassination brooding in his
bosom, exclaim; "Tbe presidential
obstaclo must bo cotton out of the
wav." I make use of a vcrv stron'
oxprossion when I Bay, that I have no
doubt tho intention was to incite as-
assinatioti,and to get out of the way
tr.e obstaclo from place and power.
Whether by assassination ornot.thore
aro individuals in this government, I
doubt not, who want to destroy our
msUtutnons and change the character
of tho government.
Aro they not Bausned with the
lood which has been shed f Does not
tho murder of Lincoln appeaso the
vengenceand wrath of the opponents
of tins government : Aro they still
unslaked ? . Do they Btill want more
blood? Have they not honor and
courage enough to attain thoir ohjects
otberwiso than by. the hands of the
assassins attacking me where a brave
and courageous man would attack
another, f only dread him when he
would go in disguise, his ouUteps
noiseless. If it is blood they want,lot
them havo courage enough to strike
iko men. I know they ro willing
to wound.but they are afraid to strike.
If blood is to bo shod because I vindi
cate tho Union and tho preservation
of tlio government in its original pur
ity of charactcr.let it be shed, nut when
it is shed, let an altar to tho Union bo
erected, and then, if necessary, take
mo and lay mo upon it, and tho blood
that now warms and animates my ex
istence shull bo poured out as a ht li
bation to tho union of theso States.
But let tho opponents of this govern
ment remember that when it is pour
out, that the blood of the martyrs
vill bo tho eeod of tho church.
Gentlemen, this Union will grow
It will continuo to increase in strength
and powcr.though it may cemented
and cleansed wilhXlood. I have talked
now lonircr than I intended. Let me
thank you for tho honor you havo
dono mo. So f.ir as this government
is concerned, let nio say one other
word in rcferenco to tho amendments
to the Constitution of tho United
States.
When I loached Washington for
tho purpose of being inniijrenited as
Vico President of tho United States, I
had a conversation with Mr. Lincoln.
We wero talking about tho condition
of affairs, aud in rtferenco to mutters
in my own Stato. I said that we had
called a convention, had amended our
constitution by abolishing slavery in
the Stato a Stato not embraced in
his proclamation. All this met bis
approbation,and gave him cucoHrage
ment, and in talking upon tho amend
ment to tho Constitution, ho said
"When tho amendment to tho Consti
tution is adopted by three-fourths ol
tho States wc shall havo all, or pretty
nearly alL i am in favor of at least
ono other amendment being adopted.
Said I," What is that.Mr. President?"
Said he, "I liava labored to prc-
servo this Union. I have toiled four
yours. I havo boen subjected to ca
lumny and misrepresentation. Yet m
groat desiro has been to preserve the
Union of tho States intact under tho
Constitution a they were beforo."
"But," said I, "Mr. President, what
amendment do you refer to ?" He
said "ho thought there should bo an
amendment added to tho Const itution
which would compel all tho State to
send their Senators and Jiepreseuta
tives to tho Congress of tho United
States." Yes, compel them. Tho idea
was in his mind that is a part ol tho
doctrine of secession to break a p the
government by States withdrawing
their Senators from Congress, and,
therefore, ho desired a constitutional
amendment to compel them to bo sent
How now docs tho matter stand
for tho Constitution of tho country?
Kren that portion of it which pro
vides for tho amendment to tho organ
io law says that no Stato without its
lectors to every region anu ponion oi
'.a state, thai tuopoopie are 10 oe op-
pressed with taxes: but when they
como hero to participate in the legisla-J
tion of tho country tkey aro met at
tho door and told no ; you must pay j
your taxes, but you must not partici-j
palo ia the legislation of tho country!
which is to affect tou for a timo.
Lot us admit into tho councils of
the nation thoso who aro unmistakoa
bly and unquestionably loyal thoso
men who acknowledgo their allegiance'
to the government, and mon to sup
port tho Constitution. It is all em
braced in that. The amplification of
an oath makes no difference If a man
snot loyal. Hut you may adopt
whatever test oath you choose to prove
their loyalty.
Thnt is a matter of detail tor which
care -nothing. Xct thorn bo unques
tionably loyal in their allegiance to
to the government, and willing to
support it in its hour of peril and of
need, and 1 am willing to trust them.
know that some do not attach bo
much importance to thoso principles
as I do, but one principle there should
be no taxation without representation.
I hold to thnt principle laid down aa
fundamental by our fathers.
If it was good then, it is good now.
f it was a rule to stand by then, it is
a rule to stand by now. It is a funda
mental principle that should bo adher
ed to as longas free government lasts.
I know it was said by omo dunm
tho rebellion that our Constitution bad
been rolled up as a piece of parchment
and laid away .and that in Urae of war
and rebellion there was no Constitu
tion. Well, we know that sometimes,
from the very great necessity of tbe
case,from a great emergency ,we must
do unconstitutional thing in order to
preserve the Constitution itself.
Butiif while the rebellion was going
on the Constitution was rolled up a
a parchment, if it was violated in some
particulars to 6ave tho government,
there may have been some excuse to
justify it; tut bow that peace has come.
now tne war is over, we want
a better Constitution, and I say the
timo has come to take the Constitution,
do n, to unroll it, re-read it, and to
understand its provisions. A ow if you,
saved the government by violating the
Constitution in war, you can only
save it in peace by preserving tue
Constitution, and the only way to
preserve it is by a strict adherence to
the Constitution of our lathers as u
now unfolded.
It must now be read and understood
by the American people I come here
to-day,s far as I caa in making thoso
remarks,to vindicato the Constitution,
and to save it, for it docs seem to mo
that oncreachtnent after encroach
ments is proposed. I stand to-day pre
pared, so far a I ean to resist those
encroachments upon tho Constitution
and tho government. Now that wo
have pea? e, let m enforce tho Consti
tution. Let it bo published, let it bo
printed in blazing characters, as if it
were in the kearena. punctuated with
stars, that all may read and under
stand. Let s consult that instrument;
let us digest its provisions and under
stand them, aud understanding, abido
by them.
I tell the opponents of this govern
ment, I caro not from what quarter
tley come,whcther from the east, west,
north or south, you who are engaged
in the work of breaking up the gor.
ernmcnt by amendments to the Coa
stitution, that tho principles of froo
government aro deeply rooted in tho
American heart. All tho powers com
bined, I care not of what character
thy are, cannot destroy the greut in
strument that great charter of free
dom. They may seem to suceed for ft
tima, but their attempt M ill bo futile.
They might as well undertake to lock
up I
tho winds or chain tho waves of the
ocean, aud coufino libera to limits.
They may think now it can be dono
by concurrent resolutions, but wheu it
is submitted to the popular will, they
will find that they might as well in
troduce a resolut ion to repeal the law
of gravity as to keep this Union from
being restored.
It's just about as fcasiblo to 'rosiet
the great law of gravity which binds
all to a common ccntro, as that great
law of gravity which will briug hick
theso States and replace them
in tlroir relations. All theso conspir
acies and machinations north and
south cannot prevent it. All that is
wanted is time, until the American
people tan get to know what is going
on. I would tho whole American
people conld bo assembled hero to-day
as you are. 1 wish wo had an amphi
theatre capaciouscnoiigh to hold these
80,000,000 of people, that they could
bo hero to witness the struggle that ia
going on to preserve the Constitution
of tlreir fathers. They would settle
this question ; they could boo who it is,
and bow jt is, and what kind of ppirit
, is manifested in breaking up the gov-
ernraoni. 1 es, i
when, they como to
bos mo struggio,
and to understand
.who is against them, if you would
make them perform the part of gladU
ators in the first tilt, you would find,
the enemies. Qf tho country crushed!
and helpless.
I have dotaiuod you longer than 1