THE JEFFER Hlcttoicir to Jpolitics, literature, Agriculture,-Science, iWorality, aub eueral Intelligence; VOL. 24. STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY, PA MARCH 8, 1866. NO. hi. Pnblishcd by Theodore Schoch. TERM3-Two dollars a year in ndvance-and if no iid before the end of the yeai, two dollars and fitly tts. will be charged. , ,, ., N paper discontinued until all arreaiages are paid, tezcept at the option of the Editor. irTA lortismientsofone square of (eight lines) or fcss, oneor three insertions $ I 60. Each additional hserticn, 50 cents. Longer ones in proportion. JOB PR-INTIffG, OF ALL KINDS, xeeted in the highest style of the Arl.andonthe most reasonable terms. CONSTilTTfOfl WATER. The astonishing- success which has atten ded this invaluable medicine proves it to be ihe most oerfect reraedv ever discovered. JsTo Janguage can convey an adequate idea of the immediate and almost miraculous change which it occasions to the debilitated and shattered system. 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GREGG & CO.. proprietors. MORGAN & ALLEN, General Agents, No. 4G Cliff street, N. Y. Tefcruiry 1, lS66.-Gm. ISIip.OFiailE 10 iiVCFJOOSlyi ' The subscribers would Inform the public ery rcspectfu ly, that they are carrying on the Boof Sc. SEioc 5S5EsIesS at their old la-nd, one door above the i Lxpress Uliicc, on iMizabcth Btrouas- i burg, Pa where they "'ill ha lappy to d p th j peculiar institution, the smoke of battle was scarcely passed call on tliesr old customers, and zs many . , s , T r x, . 4 i. r ii i u i t i new oaesascanmakeitconvcflienttocall.,31111 1 ay say on this occasion I away; before the blood shed had scarce- They have on hand a good arrortment of. at to he understood. I here was an- ly congealed, what do we nnd ( Ihe Jte TtnnT? & 3TTnpt5 I otner Portion of our countrymen who were bellion is put down by the strong arm of & CliULb, nnnncAil in flii'o nonnlinr ?iicfWiif?on ?n tTiP flip ftwnmmont in 'fhp fiplil ; hilt is it for men, women, misses' and chilurens' wear, Gum over Shoesand Sandals for men, youth and misses. A general assortmeni oi L,asis mcut to get clear of it. Applause. I up of the Government, but before tney and Boot-Trees, shoe Thread, Wax, Heel j pm diking to you to day in the common are scarcely out of the battle-field, and be- Nails, Pincers, Punches, Eycletts and Eye- j jirasCj and aSsUme t0 be nothing but a fore our brave men have scarcely return- lett Setts, Pegs and 1 eg-Cuttcrs, bnoe tlam- , & Mn for ed to their house3 tQ renew the t;e3 of af. m-e? MrbiSdinVlkhia good artide if: the Constitution aud to preserve the Gov- ' fectiou and love, we find ourselves almost Tannic" Boot Morocco, French Morocco and j "ient. These two parties have been ar- in Ihe midst of another rebellion. Ap "Prpnrh Talfskin Lastinn- and all kinds of i rayed against each other, and I stand be- plause. The war to suppress our Eebel- Shoemaker Tools Ink Powder and Shoe Blacking, and Frank jVIilIers water-prool oil blacking. All of which they offer for Bale at small advance upon cost. Give us a call, no charges for showing oods. p. S. Bools and Shoes made to order and warranted. CHARLES WATERS & SON. Strrndfeburg, Jan. 18, 1SGR. BIS SPEECH AT THS WHITE HOUSE PZUYEZCB, ThUTlCY 22, 1SGG. Eeilov-citizers, for I prcs:e I have a riirht to address you as such, I cuue to tender to you my sincere tnauts ior approbation expressed by jour Commit- io thir personal address and in the rcsdktions submitted by them as having bee adopted by the meeting which has beea held m this city xo-nay. j oiuuons, as l uuuc u wt. , neniary to tu P y " , " T adopieu uy iue auuiiuwuuwu") 11 1& I i S PP4 " " 1 ocoasma th. t.t : cxtremelj g a.fj.D to , VlW.;fijis annrove and endorse the idlicr which has been adopted and which i. . 9 - . 1--.1! U ..f it is my wifnwu tuau u. o- r r: j reat apptse.j ninZ, I Wich is intended to restore all the States , in their original re ations to the federal io their on mai rei Aiovernment oi me uiiuw u- l--Bewed applause. "This day, I say, is peculiary appro priate to indorse the restoration of the Union of these States founded by the Fa ther of his Country, Washington, whose name this city bears, is embalmed iu the heart of all who love free government A voice fso is Andrew Johnson ; Washington, who in the language of his eulogists, was 'first in peace, first in war, first in the hearts of his countymen No people can claim him, no nation can ap propriate him j his reputation and life are the common inheritance of all who love free government, I to-day had the pleasure of attending the National Wash ijigton Monument Association, which is directing its efforts to complete the mon ument erected to his memory. I was glad to meet them, and so far as I could to give them my humble influence. A monument is being erected to him within a pope's tljrow of tho spot from which P address you. Let it be completed. Cheers. Let the pledges which all these States, associations and corporations have placed in that monument of their faith and love for this Union be preserv ed. Let it be completed. And in this connection let me refer to you the motto iinnn tlin ctrmn cont iin frnm mv nwn State : God bless a voice, 'and bless you' t .. 1 .1 a state winch lias struggled lor tne pre - servation of the Union in the field and in the councils or the nation, ana is now consequeuce of the inter- struggling in ruption relations that has taken place in her with the Federal Govern- rrtfMir. o-rmvino- nnt nf iho Hohnllinn. Imr. k ,i take her staad where she has stood since 179G. ui uuu is luscnuuu uu LiiaLtLuuu sent here to be placed in that monument i of freedom and in commemoration of ITT T a 1 . . Washington. 1 stand Dy that sentiment, 1 and she is willing to stand by it. It was the sentiment enunciated by the immort - j a Andrew Johnson : 1 The Federal Uni- - onit must be preservej nyjja snouts nf nnnlanSfl , -, uThft Ppdpr.-.l I-ninnif. I I J must be preserved.' Where it possible to have the old man whose statue is now before me, and whose portrait is behind me in the Capitol, and whose sentiment is loscnoca on tne stone ueposiieu in ine monument were it possible to couimu- nicatc with the illustrious dead, and he could be informed of, "or made to under sfntul tho. wni l-:inc jnd nrn'rrpss of f:n?finn , 0 j 0 , reoeiiiou and treason, the bones of the i into the world and touud our race con old man would stir iu their coffin, Jjud be ; demned uuder the law; and the sentence would rise and shake off the habillimcuts j was death. What was his example ? In of the tomb, he would extend that long i stead of putting the world or a nation to 111 . . t arm and finger of his, and he would reit- j death, he went forth with grace and at crate thatglerioussetitimcnt, 'The Federal . tested by his blood and his wounds that Lmon-it must be preserved. Applause. ufc e see and witucss what has trans- j pircd since his day. We remember that , ne aieu in loaa, wncn treason, trcacnery, j and infidelity to the Government and ; Constitution of the United States then stalked forth. It was his power and in ! fluencs that then crushed the treason in its infancy. It was then stopped, but ou ' ly for a time; the spirit continued. There were men disaffected to the Gov-, ' eminent, both North and South. We complained., and to which others were at- ! hirihp.d. Onp nnrMnn nf niiv eotintrrmen advocated that institution in the South ; : another opposed it in the North, and it resulted in creatine two extremes. One ' iu the South reached the noint at which thpv nrpn.-irnd m ,?isSrtlrft thn Gnv- ' nm.nf nf- th -ntoA f?hifn fn ,,r . lit i South, and who went to the extreme of : : being willing to break up the Govern- p the Govern- lore you to-aay as l oiu in ine aenaie m 1800, in the presence of those who were ma- king war on the Constitution, and who of the Government and weaken its power, wanted to disrupt the Government, to de- Now what is the change ? There is an" nounce as I did then iu my place those attempt to concentrate the power of the who were so engaged as traitors. I have Government in the hands of a few, and never ceased to repeat, and, so far as ef- thereby bring about a consolidation, forts vould go, to carry out the senti- which is equally dangerous and objection ments I then uttered. Cheers. I have able with separation. Enthusiastic ap alrcady remarked that there were two plause. parties, one for destroying the Govern- i -ye finj ty,at powerg are assumed and ment to preserve Slavery, and the other attempted .to be exercised of a most ex to break up the Government to destroy traordinary character. What are they ? Slavery. The objects to be accomplished We find that governments can be re were different, it is true, so far as Slave- j volutionized, can be changed without go ry is concerned, but they agreed iu one ing into the battle-field. Sometimes re thing, and that was the breaking up of ; volutions the most disastrous to the peo the Government. They agreed in the ; pie arc effected without shedding blood, destruction of the Government, the pre- The substance of our Government may j cise thing which I have always stood up i I . .-rDrt V hPfhnr Iho ( IQtintnnicfc vohl the South or the North, I ! stand now wheiP I did then to vindicate the Unioit of these states, and the ton- crWiifim of the countrv. Applause. ! gj,-,, cf treason manifested itself j fc d b the Uovcrn. m&nL T S,A I ws or the Union with . -ITT ".t 1 lm t p li Iminn without 1 " i' " T . 12 U, ivc I was for i G(JIerilul,nt " zs i . its physical power has putdowu treason in the field. Yes, the section of the coun- U1G U trv has arraycd itself againgt the Govern ment has been put down .by the Govcrn- y jr ";" " : We said no compromise, we can settle this question with the fcouth in eight and forty hours. How ? Disband your armies, acknowledge the Constitu tion of the United States, obey the law and the whole question is settled. Well, their armies have been disbanded. They come forward now in a spirit of magnani mity, and say we were mistaken, we made an effort to carry out the doctrine of Se cession and dissolve the Uuion ; that we have failed, and having traced this thing to a logical and physical consequence and result, we now again come forward aud acknowledge the flag of our country,- obe dient to the Constitution and the Suprem icy of law. Cheers. I say then, when you have yielded to the law, when you acknowledge your allegiance to the Gov ernment, I am ready to open the doors of the Union, and restore you to your old re lations to the Government of our fathers. Prolonged applause. Who, I ask, has suffered more for the Union than IJiave ? I shall not now repeat the wronsrs or suf - fering inflicted, upon me, but it is not the said in the Senate, at the very inception j doubt not, who want to destroy our insti- to-day, as far as I can, in making these re wav to deal with a whole people in the 'of the Eebellion. that States had no right tutions and change the character of the ' marks to vindicate the Constitution and to spirit of revenge. I know much has been said about the exercise of the par doning power, so far as the Executive is : concerned. There is no one who has la - r than I have to have the ! hnrpd lmrdnr principal conscious and intelligent traitors .1 . t 1 1 : Drought to justice ; to nave ine law vin- ' dicated, and the great fact vindicated that treason is a crime, let while con scious, intelligent traitors are to be pun . . 1 ished, should whole States, communities and people be made to submit to and bear, tho np.naltv of dentil ? T have, nerhans. l i, ment as a man ought to have ; but we , biiuuiu cuuiurui uur uutiuu, uuu uur duu- ; duct to the example of him who founded . our holy religion, not that I would liken .I.I.. T . this to it, or cause any comparison, lor 1 ' am not going to detain you long. But, 1 gentlemen, I came into power under the ! Constitution of the country and by ihe approbation of the people, and what did I find ? T found pirrbf tnillinns nf nonnl. . - " w.jj..- - .w-. j,. who were, in fact, condemned under the law, and the penalty was death. Under . the idea of revenge and resentment, they were to be annihilated and destroyed. 0, now jainerent tins irom tne example set by the holy founder of our religion, ; whose divine arm touches the horizon i and embraces the whole earth ! Yes ! I TTo whn fmmrfA t.hta rrrpnt. snlip.mp mrnn , e. n he would die and let the nation live. Applause. Let them repent and let them acknowledge their allegiance. Let mem dccouic loyai anu wining supporiers and defenders of our glorious stripes and stars and the Counstitution of our coun try. Let their leaders, the conscious, in telligent traitors, suffer the penalty of the law ; but the great mass who have been forced into the rebellion and misled by their leaders, I say leniency kindness, trust and confidence. fEnthusiastic ing passed through the Rebellion and fiven such evidence 33 1 nave, tU0U2h sucu eviucuce as x uu u. men croak a great deal about it now laughter ; when I loook back through the battle-fields and see many of these brave men. in whose comnanv I was in a nnrfc of the llebellion where it was most .lifiiniilf nnrl dmihtfnl tn bn found : before the only way in which we can have lvebel- r r 11 .1 t 1 lion t Thev strussied ior the oreaKine: lion was to prevent ine separation or ine States and thereby change the character be taken away leaving only the form and ohnHmv iV fwtr irrlinf n rn tliA nrtAmnto What is beini? proposed? We find that rin fact by an irresponsible central direc- tcry, nearly all the powers of Govern- ment are assumed without even cousult- ing the Legislative or Executive Depart mcn its of the Government. Yes, and by men iHinn rnnnrtad htr o nnmmilfno nnnn whom all the legislative power of the Government has been conferred that prin cipal in the Constitution which authorize and empowers each branch of the legisla tive Department to be judges of the elec tion and qualifications of its own mem bers', has been, virtually taken away from tu'ose departments and conferred upon a comnJttei, who must report before they can act under the Constitution, and allow members, duly elected totake their seats, 15y this rule they assume that there must be laws passed ; that there must be re - cognition in respect to a State in the U- nion with an its practical jciuliuus ie-1 stored, before the respective .Houses of j Congress, under the Constitution , shall; drew Johnsonever made a pledge that he judge of the election and qualifications' of 1 did no redeem, or made a promise he did its own members. What position is that? not fulfill. Who will say that he hes ev- You hare been struggling for four years 'er acted otherwise than in fidelity to the to put down the Rebellion. You denied great mass of the people. They may talk in the beginning of the struggle that any J about beheading and usurpation, but State had the right to go out. You said 1 when I am beheaded I want the Ameri- that they had neither the right nor pow- 'can people to witness I do not want by er The issue has been made, and it' inuendoes, by indirect remarks in high has been settled that a State has neither 'places, to see the man who has assassina - - ., . vA i f f F n, T;nn Vmnino. 5n Ma hnRnm fixnlnim i ine ngau uui wt 7 Union And when youhaye settled that 1 by the executive ana iu iiwry uuwei ui tho Government, ana by tue-puDiic juag-Hvery strong exprebbiuu wubu x oay inau x viaion8. Now if you have 6aved the Gov ment. vou turn around and assume that have no doubt the intention was to incite ernment by violating tho Constitution in war thev are out and shall not come in. they are out and shall not come in. Laughter and cheers. I am free to say to you as your Executive, that I am not ! prepared to take any such position. j to go out. and that they had no power to - 20 out. That question has been settled,, land I cannot turn round now, and give : the dircctnie to all 1 profess to have done; in tho last five years Laughter and ap-j plause. I can do no such thing. Iaay'ed? Do they still want more blood?- . r- . 1 '.till TT . t . , 1 that when these states comply witn tiie1 'Constitution; when they have given suf - hcient evidence of their loyalty, and that, than by the hands of the assassin ! No, . with stars, that all may read and understand, they can be trustpd; when they yield j no, I nm not afraid of assassins attacking j I'Ct us consult that instrument; let us di obedience to the law, I say extend to them i me where a brave and courageous man cst its provisions; understand them, and, the right hand of fellowship, and let peace and TTninn Tip rpsrnrnr. TLnnrl nWrs. 1 ti r . : u 'South. I opposed the Davises, and jLoomnses, ana oiiaeus, ana a long use or j others whose names I need not repeat, and now, when I turn round at the other ) n m m -v what name you call them IA Voice.; " ui cue uuu. jl uuu uicu. jl miu uuu u v "Call them traitors"! who still stand op- posed to the restoration of the Union of ed, and then, if it is necessary, take me, theso States; and I am free to say to 'and lay me upon it, and the blood that you, that Tam still for the preservation! now warms and animates my existence of this compact; I am still for the restora-j shall be poured out as a fit libation to the tion of this Union ; I am still in favor of, Union of these States. TGreat Applause.! . this great Governnent of ours going on 'and following out its destiny. A voice, Give us the names.' 1 A gentleinau calls for their names. Well, suppose I seed of the church," Cheers.) Gentle should give them. A voice, "Wo know 'men, this Uuion will grow; it will con them." I look upon them, I repeat, it J tinue to increase in strength and power, as President or citizen, as much opposed f though it may be cemented and cleansed to the fundamental principles of this Gov-. with blood. I have talked longer now eminent, and believe they arc as much; than I intended. Let me thank you for laboring to prevent or destroy them as ' the honor you have done me. So far as were the men who fought against us. this Government is concerned, let me say A voice "What are the names ? I say ! one other word in reference to the ameud Thaddeus Stevens of Pennsylvania. mentsto the Constitution of the United Tremendous applause. I say Charles j States. When I reached Washington for Sumner. TGreat applause,! I sav Wen- i the purpose of being inaugurated as Vice- dell Phillips and others of the same stripe are among them. A voice "Give it to Forney' Some gentleman in the crowd says "Give it to Forney." I have only just to say that I do not wasto my am " munition upon dead ducks. Laughter ; mill I I . .1 . - i. . I auu ajjjjiuu2i;.j j. auiuu iui uiy cuuuiiy ; Istaud for the Constitution where I plac ed my feet from my entrance into public life. They may traduce me.thevmav slan- der me, they may vituperate. But let me say to you'that it has no effect upon me. Cheers. And let me say to you that it has no eBect upon me. Cheers. And let me say m addition that I do not in tend to be bullied by my enemies. Ap plause, and cry of "The people will sus tain you." I known, my pouutrymeu, that it has been insinuated and not on ly insinuated but said directly. The in timation has been given in high places that if such a usurpation of power had been exercised 200 years ago in a par ticular reign, it would have cost a certain individual his head. What usurpation have I been guilty of'? ''None, none." The usurpation I have been guilty of has always been standing between the poeple and the encroachments of power. And because I dared to say in a conversation with a fellow-citizen, and a Senator, too, that I thought amendments to the Con stitution ought not to be so frequent; that their effect would be that it would lose all its dignity ; that the old instru ment would be lost sight of in small time; because I happened to say that if it was amended such and such amendments should be adopted it was an usurpation of power that would have cost a king his head at a certain time, laughter and ap plause and in connection with this sub ject it was explained by the same gentle man that we were in the midst of an earthquake, that he trembled and could not yield. Laughter. Yes, there -is an earthquake coining. There is a ground-swell coming ment and indignation. of popular judg "That's true." The American people will speak by their interests and they will know who are their friends and who arc their enemies. What functions have I held under their Government, beginning with an Alder man and running through all branches of the Legislature. (A voice "From a tailor up.") Some gentleman says I have been a tailor (tremendous applause.) ; xr. a;a f ,i;ort,r,f , ;. in IVtO UI least, for when I used to be a tailor I had fliA rAnnfntinn r rini n rr n tmnfl nriA fin n 1 making close fits. (Great laughter Always punctual with my customers and always did gooa worK. voice -io patchwork." No ; I do not want any : patchwork I want a whole' suit. Uut 1 facetiousness. My fr ends may say "You are President V j j and you must not talk about suph things. When principles are invoiveu my coun-;ation trymen ; when the existence of my coun-. try is imperiled, I will act as I have on ' former occasions and speak what I think. ; jj was saying that I had held nearly air Jp03itins, from alderman through both branches ot uongress to tuat wnicn 1 now occupy, and who is therethat will say An 1 . .. . P .V . "This Presidential obstacle must be got- ieQ out 01 lu w-jr. - assassination, and so get out ot the way assassination, and so get out ot the way the obstacle from place and power.-r- Whether by assassination or not," thero I are individuals, in this. Government, Government. Are they not satisfied with tho blood which has been shed 7 Does not the murder of Lincoln appease the vengeance and wrath of the opponents of this Government ? Are they still unslak- nave iney not got honor and courage e- i nough to attain their objects otherwise would attack another. I onlv dread him 1 when hfi would rrn in dino l.ia fW. fr : X let them have courage enough to strike iiku men. x Know tney arc wining to wound, applause. If my blood is to be shed because I vindicate the-Union and . . . . .tub MiEci.1 iituuu ui tuc uu i uulcub lu lis 1 t no tirflenrrn f inn r original purity and character, let it be ished : let an alter to the Union be erect- ;Dut let the opponents of this Govern j ment remember that when it is poured out, "the blood of the martyrs will be the i t ij a President of the United States. I had a conversation with Mr. Lincoln. Wc were talking about the condition of affairs and iu reference to matters in my own State. I said that we had called a Convention. had amended our Constitution by abolish ing Slavery in the State, not embraced in his proclamation. All this met his approbation, and gave him encourage ment, and in talking upon the amend ment to the Constitution he said : "When the amendment to the Constitution is ad opted by three-fourths of the States, we shall have all or pretty nearly all 1 am in favor of in amending the Constitution if there was one other adopted," Said I ; "What is tho that, Mr. President ?" Said he : "I have labored to preserve this U uion ; I have toiled four years ; I have been subjected to calumny and misrep resentation ; yet my great desire has been to preserve the Union of these States intact under the Constitution as they were before." "But," said I, "Mr. Pre sident, what amendment do you refer to?" He said he thought there, should be an amendment added to the Constitution, which would compel all the States to send their Senators and lleprcscntatives to the Congress of the United States. Yes, compel them. The idea was in his mind that it was a part of the doctrine of Se cession to break up the Government by States withdrawing their Senators and Representatives from Congress, and there fore he desired a Constitutional amend ment to compel them to be sent. How now does the matter stand 7 The Constitution of the country, even the portion of it which it provides for the amendment of the organic law, says that no State without its consent shali bo deprived of its represen tation in ihe Senate. And now what do wc find 1 We find the position laken that States shall not be represented ; that wc may im pose taxes ; that we may send our tax-gatherers to every region and portion of a State; that the people are to be oppressed with taxes; but when they come here to partici pate in the legislation of the country they are met at the door and told no ! you must pay your taxes; you must bear the burden of the Government but you must not participate in the legislation of the country, which is to affect you for all time. Is this just 1 "No, no. " Then I say, let us admit into the councils of tho nation those who are un mistakably and unequivocally loyal ; those men who acknowlede their allegiance to the Government and swear to support the Consti- iiiiipu. it is an emoraceu in mat. ine ompnncauon oi an oaui manes no umerence i".? i i 1'rr r J K j ,'t That is a matter of detail for which I care nothing. Let him be unquestionably i loyui, owing aiicgiance io me uovnrmneni ; and willing to support it in its hour of peril j !l"u euu UI1U 1 am wining io uust inn. i . know thnt f0lnc do not n,tach 5 m"ch im i i vyv 7 m V? T principle we carried through. The Re vol u- ion ft ,)t t,at tllGreshoul(J Le no tax. nni-tfinnn f rv fhia nt-itmtnfn n c I !n Hilt nnO -tJ - ropresentatinn. I hold to that princi ,e ai(I do;vn nB fundamental by our fathers. If it was good then, it is now. If it was a rule to stand by then, it is a rule to stand by now. It is a fundamental principle that should be adhered to as long as free uvcnm.uiu c"u last. I know it was Eaid some during the Rebellion that our Consti t 1 1 t ri 1 1 ii 11 1 1 iiririTi i I . ri t i 11 mi ill rch and ; that . ho lime' , ofwarand rebelHon thcre was no Constitution, We)1 wjj know tmt somctmes from ll)0 vcry great neccssjty 0f the caEe j a greal emer. gency, we must do unconstitutional things jn order to preserve the constitution ilself. But if the Constitution was rolled up as a piece of parchment; if it was violated in some pirticulnr to save the Government, there may have been some excuse to justify ii; but ; "ow that peace has come; now the war is o- A I I I II 1 . f yen we want a written Constitution, and I ; t. 1 Constitution 173 r ii'fji iirnnr n ninrrnn Aner 1 tut omi 1 dowD) unroI1 Uj read u understand it8 pro, you can ony save jt jn peace by pres you can ony sa, the Constitution unfolded. It mi 01 our miners as must now bo read I ' stood by the American pcodIc. Fcome hefo save it, for it does seem tome that encroach- eu: u. ucrojcnmeni is proposed, 1 - VVu ' . V - tion and Government. Now that we have peace let us enforce the Constitution; let us live under and by its provisions, let it bo nublished. let it lif nrlntpd in riln'zinir rant. ( tals, as if it were in the heavens, punctuated uuut:raiaiiuiii, noiuc Dy incm. x ten ine op Youenls 01 lll,s Government, 1 care not Irom . what quarter they come, whether from the pnm'rm,! in ' ihJ wnX UAinJ. are up the Government by amendments to the Consti tution, that the principles of free Govern ment arc deeply rooted in the Americas u-uit. iiii iuc uutua uuillui 11 tsu, I Care IJl)t '. f what character they are, cannot destriv that great instrument; that great chart of freedom ; they may seem to succeed for a time, but then aitempts will be futile. They might as well undertake to lock up the winds' or chain the waves of the ocean and confine them to limits. They may think now it caff be done by a concurrent resolution ; but when it is submitted to the popular will, they will find that they might as well undertake to in-, troduce a resolution to repeal the laws of gravitation as to keep this Union from being lusiuieu. iljs jusiacoui as ieasioie to resist the great law of gravitation which binds" all to a common center as that great law' which will bring back these States t.o, their regular relations with the Union. All' these conspiracies and machinations, North and South, I cannot prevent. All that is wan ted is time until the Amerrcan people can get to know what is going on. I would the whole American people could be assembled here to day, as you are; I wish we had arr amphitheatre.capacious enough to hold these thirty millions of people; that they could bo here and witness the struggle that is going on to preserve the Constitution of their fath ers. They would settle this question. They could see who it is, and how and what kind" of spirit is manifested in breaking np this' free government. Yes, when they came to' see the struggle and to understand who is' for and who against them ; if you could make them perform the part of gladiators in the first tilt you would find the enemies of the--country crushed and helpless. I have detain ed you longer than I intended. (Voices; "Go on.") We are in a great struggle. I am your instrument. Who is thereI have not toiled and labored for ! Where is the' man or woman eh her in public or private life who has not always received mj atten tion or my time Pardon the egotism. They say that man Johnson is a lucky man j that no man can defeat me. I will tell you' what constilutcs luck. It is due to right' and being for the people ; that is what con stitutes Juck. Somehow or other the people will find out and understand who is for and who is against them. I have been placed in as many trying positions as-any mortal man was ever placed in, but so far I have not deserted my people, and I believe they will not desert me.- What principle have I violated 1 What sentiment have I swerved from 1 Can they put their finger upon it f Have you heard them quote my predecessor, who fell a martyr to his country's cause, as going in opposiiion or in contradistinction to' anything that I have done. The very poli cy which I am pursuing now was pursued under his administration was being pursued by him when that inscrutable Providence' saw fit to summon him, I trust to a better world than this. Where is there one prin ciple adopted by him in reference to thisres toration that I have departed from ? (None; none,) The war then is not simply upon me but npon my predecessor. I have tried to do' my duty. I know that some people in their jealousy, have made the remark that the White Houseja President. Just let me say that the charms of the White House, and all that sort of flummery, have Ieis influence with me than with those who are talking a- bout it. The little I cat or wear does not amount to much'. That required to sustain me and my little family is very little for I am not feeding many though in one sense of consanquinity I am ajcin to everybody. The conscious satisfaction of having perfor med my duty to my country is all the reward I have. Then in conclusion let m6 ask this vasf concourse, this sea of upturned faces, to join with me in standing round the Consti tution of our country. It is again unfolded, and the people are invited to read, to nndeN etand, and to maintain its provisions. Let us stand by the Constitution of our fathera though the heavens themselves may fall. Let us stand by it, though factions may ragfe ; vituperation's may come in its mbst violent inuugu mums uuu juers may come; inough character! will be found standing by the Constitution as the chief rock of our safety, as tne palladium of our civil and religious liberty. Yes, fet us clinxr to it as thff ma rine clings to the last plank when night and tempests close around him. Accept my thanks for the indulgence vou have given me in making the extemporaner ous remarks I have upon this occasion. Lei us go forward forgetting the past and look ing to the future, and try to restore our ; country. Trusting in Him Who roles on high that ere long our Union will be restor j ed, and that we will have peace not only on earth but especially with ihe people of the United Stutes and good will. I thank you my countrymen for the spiri' manifested on this occasion. When your country is gone, and your are about that pfaco, look. out. and you will find the humble individual who now. stands before you, weeping over, its final dis solution. The President retired amid repeated cheers and the sound of music. The largest lake in tho world is Lake Sunerior. which is four hunilroif nnrl l 1 ! thirty miles long, and one thousand fee deep. A man uamed Myers, of Houston, Tev 'r lerving as, has killed in hia life (he is fifty years; - .it is now old) lo,000 deer. II is average for man? '-, and5 under- years fast has 'been 670 per yosrV
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