TERMS OF PUBLICATION.
THE BEDFORD GAEFTTB is published every Fri
(iny morning by MEYERS A MKXGEL. at $2 00 per
.nriiro, '/ paid strictly in mdvttHr* ; $2.50 if psid ;
within six months; $3.00 if not pain within six
months. All svhstription account* MUST he
nettled annually. No paper will he sent out of
the flute unless paid for is ADVANCE, and all such
subscriptions will invariably he diseoutinued at
the expiration of the time fur which they are
paid.
All ADVERTISEMENTS for a less term than
three months TEN CENTS pi r line for each In
sertion. Special notices one-half additional All
resoluti' ns of Associations; eontuiiinic .lions of
limited or imiividual interest, and notices of lunr
riages and deaths exceeding five line . ten rents
per line. Editorial notices fifteen cents per line.
All If gat Notices of every kind, a/trl Orphans' i
Court and Judicial Salt*, are required by last
to be published in both paper* published in this '
place.
Lsr All advertising due after first, insertion.
A liberal disc 'unt is made to persons advertising
by the quarter, half \ ear, or year, as follows :
3 months, 6 months. I rear
•One square - - - $4 50 $6 no $lO 00
Two squares ... fi 00 900 16 00 1
Three squares - - - 8 00 ! 2 00 20 00
Quarter column --14 00 20 00 35 00 j
Half column - - - 18 00 25 00 45 00
One column - - - - 30 00 45 00 80 00 !
♦One square to occupy ene inch of space.
JOB PRINTING, of every kind, done with j
neatness and dis-patcb. THE GAZETTE OFFICE has
just beeft refitted with a Power Press and new type. 1
am everything in the Printing line can he execu- 1
ted in the most artistic manner and at the lowest
rates —TERMS CASH
rjf Ail letters should be nddressd t
MEYERS A MENGEL,
Publishers. j
at £au\
JOSEPH W.TATE. ATTORNEY
f AT LAW, BEDFORD, PA., will promptly
attend to collection* of bounty, hack pay. Ac.,
m l all husiuess entrusted to hi* care in Bedford
] i adjoining counties.
0 h advanced on judgment*, notes, military
ird other claims.
H is f<r sale Town lots in Tatesville, where a
f 1 Church i* erected, end where a largo School
House shall be built. Farms. Land and Timber
Leave, from one aero to 300 acres to suit pur
•ha-ers.
Offi e nearly opposite the "Mengel Hotel" and
Bank of Reed A Schelt.
April 6,1866 —ly
J. MCD. SHAKPK. B F. KF.BR.
OIIARI'E A KERII, ATTORNEYS
AT LAW BEDFORD, PA., will practice in
the courts of Bedford and adjoining counties Of
fice on Juliana at., opposite the Banking House of
Reed A Schell. {March J. 'till.
J K. DI'RBORROW. | JOBS Lt'TZ.
Dr II ROItR O\Y <{■ LVT Z ,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW. BEDFORD, PA,
.. in attend promptly to all business intrusted to
th-ir care. Collections made on the shortest no
ti".
They are. also, regularly licensed Claim Agents
ltd will give special attention to the prosecution
of claims against the Government for Pensions,
B k Pay, Bounty, Bounty Lands, Ac.
Office on Juliana street, one door South of the
"Mctigel House, and nearly .opposite the Inquirer
office.
JOHN P. REED, ATTORNEY AT
V> LAW, BEDFORD, PA Respectfully tenders
1. - • rviccs to the public.
Office second door North of the Mengel House,
i'.idfocd, Aug. 1. IS6I.
JOHN PALMER, ATTORNEY AT
ff LAW. BEDFORD, PA. Will promptly attend
to all business entrusted to his care.
Particular attention paid to the collection of
Military claims. Office on Juliana Street, nearly
ojtv-ite the Mengel H>uac.
Bedford. Aug. 1. 1861.
I.I.SPY M.A ESI P.ATTORNEY AT
i'j LAW, BEDFORD, PA. Will faithfully and
promptly attend to all business entrusted to his
• ire in Bedford itrid adjoining counties. Military
•I cms. b ick pay, bounty. Ac., speedily collected.
Office with Mann A Spang, on Juliana street,
two door- South of the Mengel House.
Jan. 22, 1864,
V. 11. KtMMELL. | J. W. LINGESFELTER
KIMMEEL a- LINGENEELTER,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW. BEDFORD. PA .
II ne formed a partnership * w* -*
the Law. Office on Juliana street, two d sirs South
of the 'Mengel House,"
/ t H. SPANG, ATTORNEY AT
' T, LAW. BEDFORD. PA. Will promptly at- j
tend to collections and all business entrusted to j
his care in Bedford and adjoining counties. j
office on Juliana Street, three doers south of the J
"Mengel House," opposito the reside nee of Mrs. j
M-.y 13. MM.
r r mmtwm I w wcksbw*.
AIEYERB & DICKERSON, AT
-31 TORNEYS AT LAW. Bedford, Pa . office
satiji- as formerly occupied by Hon IV P. Schell,
two hairs east of the GAZETTE office, will practice
ill the several courts of Bedford county. Pensions,
bounty and rack j'ay obtained and tbc purcnts®
and -ale of real estate"attended to |may 11,'66.
JOHN H.FILLER, Attomeyat Law,
) Bedford, Pa. Office near y opposite the Post
Office. [apr.26,'66. —ly.
i'huoiciano ami -pentiots.
PH. PENNBYL, M. !>., P.mkidy |
Rrx, Pa., (l ite surgeon 56th P. V. V.,) ten- |
u-r- his professional services to the people of that
j " and vicinity. Dec.
\\" W. JAMISON, M. D., BLOODY
1 \ run. Pa., tenders his professional servi
•es to the people of that place and vicinity. Office
one floor west of Richard Langdon 8 store.
V V 21. '6s—l y
n\{. J. E. MARBOURG, Having:
permanently located, respectfully tenders
1 • professional services to the citizens of Bedford
tad vicinity. ,
Office on JuliiAia street, east side, nearly opposite
the Banking House of Reed A Sehell.
Bedford. Fcb.uary 12, 1864.
C K Hll'koK, I J G.MI.N.MI'H.JB.,
UENTI S T S ,
BEDFORD, PA.
Office in the Rank Building, Juliana St.
All operations pertaining to Surgical or Me
•hnnical Dentistry carefully performed, od wnr
routed. Tooth Powders ana mouth " ashes, cx
c.'dent articles, always on hand.
Tfrms —CASH
Bedford. January 6,1885.
t kR. GEO. DOUGLAS, Beqwrt-
I "fully tenders bis professional services to the
people of Bedford and vicinity.
K> sidenee at Maj. Washabaugh's.
aug.%4,'66. j
JI- oR KEKiI, I J ' £* St HELL, j
1 ) E E D A N D SC 11 EL L,
| Rait km and
1) P. ALE It S IN E X CIL ANG E,
BEDFORD. PA.,
DRAFTS bought and sold, collections inade and j
i: Hiey promptly remitted.
Deposits solicited. |
cw. nrr o E ******* F sssswcrl
I) UPP, SHANNON & CO., BANK- j
IV ERS, BEDFORD, PA.
BANK OF DISCOUNT AND DEPOSIT. j
C'ILf.ETTIONSmade for the East, West. North:
i >-.uih. and the general business of Exchange ;
!i >d. Notes and Accounts Collected and j
11-- nitt&nees promptly made. REAI, EST AIE
h'ight and sold. Oct. 20, 1*65.
Mtettlteirta*.
-
DANIEL BORDER,
PITT STREET, TWO DOORS WEST OF THE BED
*'<BD HOTEL, BEDFORD, PA.
WATCHMAKER AND DEALER TN JEWEL
RY. SPECTACLES. AC.
He keens on hand a stock of fine Gold and Ml-
VVHtcaes, Spectacle* of Brilliant Double Be-|
also .Scotch Pebble OliwM- Gold
Watch Chains. Breast Pins. Finger Kings, best
quality of Gold Pen-. He will supply to order
any thing in his line not on hand.
u "t 2t). lKf>.>-
U.ANDERSON,
!itsiil Srrireru'r anil Cnnrnjuncrr,
CKNTKEVILLE, BEDPOKD COU.NTV.P* ,
II attend to the writing of Deeds, Mortgages.
Articles f Agreement, anil nil buaiie®a
ually traatfActed by a S riYener and C>nvvaii
;[r Yk* luUroßacre of the public is respectfully
elicited.
April ft. 'flft-tf.
BY MEYERS & MENGEL.
Yumluarr. Sr.
GEO. SLYXVER. | JOII.V F. BLVMVER.
rj.EORHE BLY.M YER A SON
\ X having formed a partnership, on the 6th of
M ireb. 1866. in the
HARD WA R E I- HO US E FURNJSHING
BUSINESS,
respectfully invite the public to their new rooms,
three doors west of the old stand, where they will
find an immense stock of the most splendid goods
ever brought to Bedford county. These goods
will he sold at the lowest possible prices. Persons
desirous of purchasing BUILDING HARDWARE
will find it to their advantage to give us a call.
HUE LEAD.—We have on hand a largo
quantity of \\ hite Lead, whleh we have been for
tunate to buy a little lower than the market rates.
Ibe particular brands to which we would invite
attention, are the
Pure Rued Lend,
Liberty White lead.
Snow Fran Ilia White Lend,
Washington White Ijcnd.
Washington Zine White Lend,
New York- White Lend.
At.so: — French Porcelain Finish:
Demur Varnish;
Varnishes of nil finds.
Flaxseed Oil, (pure.)
Turpentine and Alcohol.
All kinds of IRON and NAILS.
No. I CHKYSTAL ILLUMINATING COAL
OIL
LAMPS in prolusion.
We would invite persons wanting Saddlery
Hardware, to give us a call, as we nave every
thing in the Saddlery line, such as Ruckles,
Kings. Humes and Webbing Leather of all kinds;
also a variety of Shoe Findings, consisting of
French Calf Skins. Morocco Linings, Bindings.
Pegs, ete.
Housekeepers will find at Blymyer A Son's S
store a great variety of household goods. Knives j
and Fork of the very best quality; Plated Table '
and Tea Spoons at all prices.
Give us a call and we can supply you with Barn j
Door Rollers, the latest improvements; Nova Scoria i
Grindstones, better than any in use; Shovels, j
Forks and Spades.
Grain and Grass Scythes and Snathes; Fishing
Tackle; Brushes of ail kinds: Demi-Johns; Patent I
Wheel Grease, Tar aud Whale Oil, and an infinite j
variety of articles.
S2O 000 M ANTED—WouId like to get it if our j
friends wmtld let us have it. Less will do; butt
persons having unsettled accounts will close theut ;
up to the first of March, to enable us to close our
old book-. This should he done
ioay4,'66. GEO. BLYMY ER A SON. '
?rutis, &Uiliriucs f tfr.
JE. LEWIS having purchased the
Drug Store, lately owned hy Mr. H. C. Rea
mer takes pleasure in announcing t<ftho citizens
ot Bedford and vicinity, that he has just returned
from the cities with a well selected stock of
DRUGS.
MEDICINES.
DYE-STUFFS.
PERFUMERY,
TO IL E T A K TIC I. ES,
STATIONERY.
CO A L OIL. LAMPS
AM li CHr tXEYS,
BEST BRA YDS OF CIGARS,
< JHOEING A YD CHEWING TOBACCO.
PR ENCII CO RRECTIONS, s\c.. Sre
f.nc stock of Drugs and Medicines consist of the
purest quality, and selected with great care.
General assortment of popular Patent Medicines.
The attention of the Ladies is particular v invi
ted to the sock of PERFI'XERV, TOILET and FA*CT
ARTICLES, consi ting of (he best perfumes of the
day. Colognes. Soaps. Preparations for the Hair.
Complexion and Teeth ; Camphor ice for chapped
I;auds; Teeth and Hair Brushes, port Mutinies, Ao.
Of Stationery, there is a fine assortment :
Billet,' Note. Letter, Leaf end Mourning Paper,
Envelops, Pens. Pencils, Ink, Blank Deeds, Power
of Attorneys, Drafting Paper, Marriage Certifi
cates. Ac.. Ac. Also, a large quantity of Books,
which will be sold very cheap.
Cml Oil Lamp Ilingr Burner, can he lighted
without removing the chimney— all patterns and
prices. Glass Lanterns, very neat, for burning
Coal Oil Lamp chimneys of an improved pattern.
Lamp Shades "of beautiful patterns.
Dark Blue, Light and Dark Green, Yellow, Pink,
Orange. Royal Purple, Scarlet, Maroon, Magentn,
Cherry and Black
Humphrey's Homeopathic Remedies.
Clirarx of best brawls, smokers can rely on a
good cigar.
Rose Smoling Tobecro,
Miehigaai awl Solace Fine Cut,
Natural Leaf, Twist ami Big Plug,
Finest ami purest FreiirJt Confections,
PURE DOMESTIC WINES.
Consisting of Grape'. Blackberry and Elderberry
FOR MEDICINAL T'SK.
If# The attention of physicians is invited to'he
stock of Drugs and Medicines, which tbey cen
purchase at reasonable prices
Country Merchants' orders promptly filled. Goods
put up with neatness and care, and at reasonable
prices.
J. L. LEWIS designs keeping a first class Drug
Store, anil having on hand at all times a general
assortment of goods. Being a Druggist of several
years experience, physicians can rely on having
their prescriptions carefully and accurately com
pounded. | Feb 9, 'fit! tl
Retires, &c.
Ii()R SA EE —Veuy Low— a st-eond
band PIANO. Inquire of
pr i:i.'6(5.-1 f. C. N. HlCknh.
OOLRI ERS' BOUNTIES.—'The un-
has the blanks now ready and will
attend promptly to the collection of all claims un
der the law lately passed for the Equalisation of
J. W. DICKERSON.
I AST NOTICE.—-My old books
jmiist be squared by cash or note immediate
ly Those persons who may fail to settle their
accounts, on or before August 15th, 1866. must
blame themrelvf. if they have costs to pay. as I
have been very indulgent, and now need money.
3*l.l3—tf KM ■** TLyl
- ((TICK T<) TRESPASSERS. —All
persons are cautioned against trespassing
upon the premises of the undesigned, for the pur
pose of (idling, hunting gathering nuts, berries
<%• a- the law wtll be strictly enforced against :
all thus offending. g r
MICH LUIZ,
WM OKI -.SINGER.
ADAM SCIIAFFKR
ju1.21-3m
TTALUABLK FARM FOR SALE.
Y |p(j acres of excellent limestone land, a
b',ut 15 acres well timbered, the remainder "'"lor
cultivation, lying a lew miles north ot B'-dinrd,
for aale on reasonable terms. For particulars ap
.,lV to METERS A DICKERSON.
* may 18 -fa* Bedford. Pa.
1 PERSONS knowing themselves in
debted to us for advertising A lininistrators .
1 xecutors'. Auditors' Notices, Orphan-' Court sales
and Other sales of Real Estate, and for printing
bills Ac . Ac., will please call and settle for the
same, as all such advertising and printin£ should
be CASH MEYERS A MENOEL
Feb 16, '66-tf.
rr.VNNE IIS, ATTENTKN!-A new
I Tannery, in good order, containing one pool,
limes, three baits, five leaches, thirty-four
lav-a-way vats, with the necessary number f han
dlers in as good a location as can be found in Bed
ford county, for rent. For further information call
at this office. - N " v > 7 -
rpiJE liOctil circulation of the BKD-
I KOKII GAZETTK is larger than that of any other
paper tn this section ot oountry. and therefore of
ers 'be greatest inducements to business men to
fdvertise in its columns.
/ IDUNTRY M KRCHANTSsupplied
V / with Nil kinds Of TINW ARE on the shortest
B. Mc BLYHTKB * 00'8
a NTI-DUST PAltLOlt STOVES—
r\ SPEAK S PATENT, at
j \ . EAR sra b M( , RI yMyI . R &CO s.
rgMNWAIIE OF ALL. KINDS AT
I!. Mr. BLYMYER A CO S_
/ lALL AND SEE OUR STOCK
1 I OF STOVES, TINWARE, AC.
V / or tut M BLYMYER ACO
I) Mo. BLYMYER 4 Co.. Whokn
I ). sale ami Retail dealers in Stoves, Tinware,
Ac. No. 1, "'Stone Row." Bedford, "*.
I|Aid <A I Nw! BA KO A I NS! —Buy
BLYMYER A CO S
I 10()K ANI)PA RIjOR ST<>VES AT
I , B Mc. BLYMYER A GO'S
(The ? ilftK.ord (!>;t?rttc.
THE COMMITTEE TO VISIT
THE PRESIDENT.
GREAT ENTHUSIASM OF TIIE
UNION MEN.
SPEECH OF HON. REVERBY
JOHNSON.
RESPONSE BY THE PRESIDENT.
SCENES AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
GEN. GRANT BY THE SIDE OF
TIIE PRESIDENT.
PROCESSION FROM WILLARI)'S
IK >TEL.
On Saturday our city was filled with
strangers and delegates just from the
immense demonstration at Philadel
phia. Willard's, the Kirkwood, the
Metropolitan, the National, and the
Ebbitt House, have been the scenes of
meetings and congratulations.
At Willard's Hotel the committee to
wait upon the President met about 10
o'clock, and in the principal parlor
held a meeting in regard to their visit
to his Excellency, President Johnson.
The Hon. Reverdy Johnson occupied
the chair, and the Hon. Mr. Perrine, j
one of the secretaries of tiie Conven- j
tion, and Major O'Beirne acted as sec
retaries. The roll of delegates was j
called, and several substitutes answer- j
eil the names of the original commit- !
tee men, and were-o recorded.
The programme of arrangements, as j
follows, was read by Mr.Perrine:
"The Committee to wait upon the j
President will form into procession at j
12 o'clock.
"Delegates to the National Conven- j
tion will form into line immediately i
behind the ('ommittee.
"Then will iollow citizens.
"The procession will be formed un- |
tier the Marshal of the District of Co- j
1 uui bia.
"E. (). Perkixe, Secretary." j
"JAS. R. O'BEIKNK, Rec. Secretary.
Mr. Johnson announced, finally, that
the Committee meet at one o'clock,
and march in procession us arranged,
and that the ladies who desire to be '
present, will be given the front seats, j
and that they go te the Executive Man- j
sion as early as possible, so as not to be j
encumbered by the crowd. The East j
Room of the Mansiou being in disor-I
tier, theiadies wi! occupy places near I
the President.
Our patriotic citizens by hundreds
and thousands were anxious to find i
out the proper time of the meeting,
and ill consequence, they assembled in
enemies. The day isbeautiful and the
air just cool enough to be delightful,
and the happy expression imprinted
on the countenances of all, indicates
that the hour of a general delivery
from the tyrannical rule of Congress is
nigh at hand. God grant that it may j
soon come, so that Peitcc will surely
reign supreme.
About a quarter to one the procession |
formed in the parlor, at Willard's Ho
tel, as arranged. The Committee on
the right, followed by the delegates
from the Convention, ami on the left
of the line the citizens of the District!
of Columbia, Marshal Gooding and
Secretary Perrine took the lead, fol- j
lowed by the Hon. Reverdy Johnson j
and Senator Doolittle and the remain- ,
tier of the procession, and just as the j
city bells and whistles were sounding
the hour of one o'clock, the whole par
ty entered the East Room of the Exec
utive Mansion.
Mechanics for some time past have ,
been refurnishing this room —one por
tion of it, the north side, being veiled
from the gaze. By the side of this cur
tain the ladies; stood—some on rolls of
carpet, and others on chairs. A mahog
any table stood here, which was at tirst
appropriated by the reporters, who li
nallv deserted it, so they could hear the
„ ■ ARRIVAL OF NJb ; er r J
' Tbattl
T1 GOODS! State*,
undt '>'7
i trial te
! ing, althou]
I tret 's, SIR >KS, NOTK >NS !
) the it act*,
Jolll
B'i. CASIMERES, HATS of *ll kinds blv
of R es to suit the time*. '/hat in
TOO!,, g1 ,0,l Cont go to the Regulator. t'heri-o
mot* good p'r Bouts, go to the Regulator, being
Sct'P good Vest, go to the Regulator. and tw
lifaP got"! p' r Shoe*, go to the Regulator.
i' good p'r Pants, go to the Regulator, proof i
' a suit of Clothes, go to the Regulator, this ac
s ' ,m i good Shirt, go to the Regulator. "Vi'i"-!
the t good Hat, go to the Regulator.
Sena good Gaiter or Shoe go to theßeg'r. mittcil
of ( i?" "' C.issimere, go to the Regulator. jj
pnsP v ariety of Notions, go to the Reg r. be'.uli
As soon as all was arranged, Marshal
Gooding called the assemblage to or- j
dor, and then the Ilort. lteverdy Jolin- j
son advanced to the President ancl ;
spoke as follows:
Mr. Johnson's Spopoh.
Jin, PRESIDENT: We are before
you as a committee of the National
Union Convention, which met in Phil
adelphia on Tuesday, the 14th instant,
charged with the duty of presenting
you with an authenticated copy of its
proceedings.
Before placing it in your hands, will
you permit us to congratulate you that
i in the object for which the Convention
I was called, in the enthusiasm with
i which in every State and Territory
the call was responded to, in the un
| broken harmony of its deliberations,
in the unanimity with which the prin
ciples it has declared were adopted,
and more especially in the patriotic
' and constitutional character of the
BEDFORD. PA., FRIDAY MORNING. SEPTEMBER 7, 1866.
principles themselves, we are confi
dent that you and the country will find
gratifying and cheering evidence that j
there Oet at the school house in said bet or wa
„ of, or by
senulttho borough of Bloody Run to or invite
corn pie of Daniel B. Ott in sid bor- or wager,
.it forfeit an
<lstaDlq o j era ; n township to oicet at the offered to
and il e y > n Rainsburg iu said town- The qui
~ following
t tie Ct,uui , ..v.~r jr.iuy townshiD to March, It
momentarily delay it, but the princi-1
pies of political liberty for which our
forefathers successfully contended, and
to secure which they adopted the Con
stitution, are so glaringly inconsistent
with the condition in which the coun
try has been placed by such misrule
that it will not be permitted a much
longer duration.
We wish, Mr. President, you could
have per- uially witnessed the spirit of
concord and brotherly affection that an
imated every member ot the Conven
tion. Great as your coufidence ever
has been in the intelligence and patri
otism of your fellow citizens, and their
deep devotion to the Union, and in
their present determination to rein
state and maintain it, that confidence
would have become a positive convic
tion if yoa could have seen all that was
done and -aid upon that occasion. Ev
ery heart was evidently full of joy;
every c\e beamed with patriotic ani
mation. Despondency gave place to
assurance that our late dreadful civil
strife was ended, the blissful reign of
; peace, under the protection, not of
i arms, but of the Constitution and laws
■ would have sway and be in every part
j of our land cheerfully acknowledged,
; ;uid in perfect good faith obeyed. You
i would not have doubted tnat the re
| currence of dangerous domestic insur
i rection in the future, is not to be ap
j prehended. If you could have seen,
sir, the men of Massachusetts and
South Carolina coming into the Con-
I volition on the first day of its meeting,
; hand in hand, amidst the rapturous ap
! plause of the whole body, awakened
| by heartfelt gratification at the event,
liiliug the eyes of thousands with tear
(ofjoy which they neither could, nor
desired to suppress, you would have
felt as every person present felt, that
the time had arrived when all section
al, or other perilous dissensions had
ceased, and that nothing would be
heard in the future but the voice of har
mony, proclaiming devotion to a com
mon country, of pride in being bound
together by a common Union, existing
and protected by forms of government,
proved by experience to be eminently
fitted for the exigencies of either war
or peace.
In the principles announced by the
4Ad .iy. iUc i Acpliug..t imrc
that harmony throughout our entire
land will soon prevail. We know that
as in former days, as was eloquently
declared by Webster, the nation's most
gifted statesman, Massachusetts and
South Carolina went "shoulder to
shoulder through the revolution," and
[ stood hand in hand "round the admin- {
; istration of Washington, and felt his -
i own great arm lean on them for sup- 1
port," so will they again with like una- :
niniity, devotion, and power, stand j
; round your administration and cause i
you to feel that you may also lean on 1
them for support. In the proceedings,
Mr. President, which we are to place 1
i in your hands, you will find that the
Convention performed the grateful du
ity imposed upon them by their know!- '
j edge of your "devotion to the Consti- '
tution, the laws, and interest of your j
country," as illustrated by your entire j
1 Presidential career, in declaring that in
| you they "recognize a Chief Magistrate j
worthy of the nation, and equal to the j
great crisis upon which yourlotiseast." j
| And in this declaration it gives us un- j
| mixed pleasure to add, we are confident ;
j that the Convention have but spoken |
the intelligent and patriotic sentiment j
jof the country. Ever inaccessible to j
the low influences which often control
the mere partizan, governed by an hon
si'lini; minion of constitutional obligations
[ h bcTw iht, and of the duty of looking
> y.-*rx v to the true interest, safety and
J e g b ''thj|r of the nation, such a class is in
> pirsuqjjp ~f resorting to any stale bait
Unpopularity, at the expense of tin?
he priijy good.
r c-0 the measures which you have a
■"u his ed for the restoration of the Union, i
a reeeipConvention saw only a continu-j
of; or e< () f t j ie policy which, for the same i
an elec . , , ' . j
nenty-Kose, was inaugurated by your un-,
eiri'fo iatc predecessor. In his re-elee-j
oVrosid ly the people after that policy bad
ict, and f u |iy indicated, and had been
int give; " .
: n-es sue one of the issues of the contest,
of his political friends who are
i t by n assailing you for strictly pursuing
forgetful or regardless of the o-
pinions which their support of his re-1
election necessarily involved. Being j
upon the same ticket with that, much |
lamented public servant, whose foul
assassinat ion touched the heart of the
civilized world with grief and horror,
you would have been false to obvious
duty if you had not endeavored to car
ry out the same policy. And judging
now by the opposite one which Con
gress lias pursued, its wisdom and pa
triotism are vindicated by the fact that:
that of Congress hat hut continued a |
broken Union by keeping ten of the
States, in which, atone time, theinsur
rection existed, as far as they could ac
complish it, in the condition of subju
gated provinces, denying to them the
right to l>e represented whilst sub
gecting their people to every species of
legislation, including that of taxation, j
Such a state of things is at war
with the very genius of our Govern
ment, inconsistent with every idea of
political freedom, and most perilous to
the peace and safety of the country.
No reflecting man can fail to believe,
uger, eithe,p t s j r that the proceedings of
any writ! . ... *
uiiy peiwMvention will cause you to ad
. upon oonjf possible, with even greater
ad pay thr ... ~ , i
tbe bet. ss to : yie course which you are j
laltfied elflfig, I>A satisfying you thut the i
? act of A , ,
see AN are with you, and that the wish i
| whicfftfes nearest their hearts is that a i
perfect restoration of our union at the
earliest moment be attained, and a con
viction that that result can only be ac
complished by the means which you
are pursuing.
And in the discharge of the duties
which these impo.se upon you, we, as
did every member of the Convent-ion
again, for ourselves, individually ten
tier you "our profound respect, and as
surance of our cordial and sincere sup
port."
With a reunited Union, with no foot
but that of a freeman treading, or per
mitted to tread our soil, with industry
renewed, with a nation's faith pledged
forever to a strict observance of all its
obligations, with kindness and frater
nal love everywhere prevailing, the
desolation of war will soon be removed,
its sacrifices of life, sad as they have
been, will, with a Christians resigna
tion, be referred to Providential pur
pose of fixing our beloved country on
a firm and endurable basis, which will
forever place our liberty and happiness
beyond the reach of human peril.
Then, too, and forever will our Gov- j
eminent challenge the admiration and
receive the respect of the nations of the
world, and be in no danger of any effort
to impair our rights, or to impeach our
honor; and permit me, sir, in conclu
sion to add that great as is your solici
tude for the restoration of our domestic
peace, and your labors to that end, we
rejoice that you have also a watchful
eye to the rights of the nation, and that
any attempt by an assumed or actual
foreign power to enforce an illegal
blockade "against the Government or
citizens of the United States" (to use
your own mild but expressive words)
"will be disallowed."
In this determination 1 am sure you
will receive the unanimous approval
of your fellow-citizens. Now, sir, as
the chairman of this committee, and in
behalf of the Convention, I have the
honor to present you with an authenti
cated copy of its proceedings.
At the conclusion of this speech, the
President made reply, of which the
following isa verbatim report:
SREECTI or THE OE.VT.
Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen of the
Committee: Language is inadequate to
ducedbv this occasion. Perhaps I could
express more by permitting silence to
speak and you to infer what I ought to
say. I confess that, notwithstanding
the experience I have had in public
lifeand the audiences I have addressed,
this occasion and this assemblage are
calculated to, and do, overwhelm me.
As I have said. I have not language to
convey adequately my present feelings
and emotions.
In listening to the address which j
your eloquent and distinguished chair
man lias just delivered, the proceedings
of the Convention, as they transpired, ;
recurred to my mind. Seemingly,
I partook of the inspiration that pre
vailed in the Convention when I re
ceived a. despatch, sent by two of its
distinguished members, conveying in
terms the scene which has just been de
scribed, of South Carolina and Massa
chusetts, arm in arm, inarching into
that vast assemblage, and thus giving
evidence that the two extremes had
come together again, and that for the
future they were united, as they had
been in the past, for the preservation
of the Union. When I was thus in
formed that in that vast body of men,
distinguished for intellect and wisdom,
every eye was suffused with tears on
beholding the scene, I could not finish
reading the despatch to oneassociated
with me in the office, for my own feel
ings overcame me. [Applause.] I
think we may justly conclude that we
are acting under a proper inspiration,
and that we need not be mistaken that
j the finger of an overt uling and uner
i ring !'rovidence is in this great move
| meat. -
The nation is in peril. We have just
passed through a mighty, a bloody, a
momentous ordeal,and yet do not find
ourselves free from the difficulties and j
dangers that at first surrounded us.
While our brave soldiers, both officers
and men, (turning to Gen. Grant, who j
stood at his right,) have by their hero
ism won laurels imperishable, there are
still greater and more important duties
to perform; and while we have had
their co-operation in the field, now that
they have returned t< civil pursuits,
we need their support in our efforts to
restore theGovernmentand perpetuate
peace. [Applause.] So far as the Ex-'
ecutive department of the Government
is concerned, the effort has been made
to restore the Union, to heal the breach,
to pour oil into the wounds which were
consequent upon the struggle, and (to
speak in common phrase,) to prepare,
as the learned and wise physician would
a plaster, healing in character and co
extensive with the wound. [Applause.|
We thought, and we think, that w
had partially succeeded ; but as the
work progresses, as reconciliation seem
ed to be taking place, and the country
was becoming re-united, we found a
I disturbing and marring element oppo-
I sing us. lu alluding to that element 1
I shall go no further than your Conven
i tion and the distinguished gentleman
VOL. 61.—WHOLE No. 5,363.
who has delivered tome the report of
its proceedings. I shall make no ref
erence to it that I do not believe the
time and the occasion justify.
We have witnessed in one depart
ment of tlie Governmentevery endeav
! or to prevent the restoration of peace,
harmony and Union. V\ T e have seen
hanging upon the verge of the Gov
ernment, as it were, a body called, or
which assumes to be, the Congress of
the United States, while in fact it is a
Congress of only part of the States.
We have seen this Congress pretend to
be for the Union, when its every step
and act tended to perpetuate disunion
and make disruption of the States in
evitable. Instead of promoting recon
ciliation and harmony, its legislation
has partaken of the character of pen
alties, retaliation and revenge. This
has been the course add the policy ol
one portion of your Government.
The humble individual who is now
addressing you stands the representa
tive of another department of the Gov
ernment. The manner in which in
was called upon to occupy that position
1 shall not allude to on this occasion.
[Suffice it to say, that he is hereunder
| the Constitution of the country, and
| being here by virtue of its provisions,
; he takes his stand upon the charter ol
! our liberties as the great rampart of
civil and religious liberty. [Prolonged
cheering.] Having been taught in my
early life to hold it sacr. d, and having
done soduring.iny whole public career,
1 shall ever continue to reverence tin
Constitution of my fathers, and to
make it my guide. [Hearty applause.]
I know it lias been said (and I must
be permitted to indulge in the remark
that the Executive Department of tin-
Government has been despotic and ty
rannical. Let me ask this audience of
distinguished gentlemen to point to a
vote 1 ever gave, to a speech 1 ever
made, to a single act of my whole pub
lic life that has not been against tyran
ny and despotism. What position
have I ever ore ipied—what ground
have I ever assumed where it can lie
truthfully charged that I failed to ad
vocate the amelioration and elevation
of thegreAt massesof my countrymen?
[Cries of "Never," and great applause.]
So far as charges of this kind are con
cerned, they are simply intended to de
lude the public mind into the belief
that it is not the designing men who
make such accusations, but some one
else in power who is usurping and
trampling upon the rights and pervert
ing the principles of the Constitution.
It is done by them for the purpose of
covering their own acts ["That's so"
T tVJfr .It jyj r
call the attention of my countrymen to
their proceedings. W hen we come to
examine who has been playing tiie part
of the tyrant, by whom do we find des
potism exercised? As to myself, the
elements of my nature, the pursuits of
my life, have not made me either in
my ieelings or in my practice aggres
sive. My nature, on the contrary, is
rath r defensive in its character; but
having taken my stand upon the broad
principles of liberty and the Constitu
tion, there is not power enough on
earth to drive me from it. [Loud and
prolonged applause.] Having placed
myself upon that bioad platform, I
have not been awed or dismayed or in
timidated by either threatsor encroach
ments, but havestood there in conjunc
tion with patriotic spirits, sounding
the tocsin of alarm when I deemed the
I citadel of liberty in danger! [Great
! Applause.]
1 said on a previous occasion, and ro- ! !l
peat now, that all that was necessary in 1
this contest against tyranny and :''
despotism was that thestruggle should j "
besufficiently audible for the American J
people to hearand properly understand I c
the i-sues it involved. They did hear, ! ~
and looking on andseeing who the eon- |'
testants were, and what the struggle j
was about, determined that they would 1
settle this question on the side of the '
Constitution and of principle. [Cries 1
of "That's so," and applause.] I pro- *
claim hereto-day, as 1 have on previ- i t
ous occasions, that inv faith is in the 1
great mass of the people. In the j <
darkest moment of this struggle, when j
the clouds seemed to be most lowering, : 1
my faith, instead of giving way, loom- j •
ed up through their gloom; for, beyond j
I saw all would be well in the end. ; j
My countrymen, we all know that, in u
: the language of Thomas Jefferson, tyr
anny and despotism can be exercised
and exerted more efl'ectually by the j
; many than the one. We have seen
Congress gradually encroach step by
step upon constitutional rights, and vi
olate, day after day and month after
month, fundamental principles of the j
Govern men . [Cries of "That's so,"
and applause* | We have seen a Con-,
gress that seemed to forget that there
was a limit to the sphere and scope of
legislation. We have seen a Congress
in a minority assume to exercise pow
er which, if allowed to be consumma- i
: ted, would result in despotism or mon- j
I archy itself. This is truth,and because j
others, as well as myself, have seen
proper to appeal to the patriotism and
republican feeling of the country, we
i have been denounced in the severest
i terms. Slander upon slander, vituper
| ation upon vituperation of the most
; virulent character, has made its way
' through the press. What, gentlemen,
: has been your and my sin? What has
been the cause of our offending? I
will tell you: Daring to stand by the
Constitution of our fathers.
Mr. Chairman, I consider the pro
-1 ceedingsof this Convention equal to, if
not more important than, those of any
| convention that ever assembled, in the
t'nited States. [Great applause.] When
I [ look upon that collection of citizens
I coming together voluntarily, and sit
! ting in council with ideas, with prino
' p.esand views com inen.su rate with all
the States, and co-extensive with the
whole people, and contrast it with a
Congress whose policy, if persisted in,
will destroy the country, I regard it as
more important than any convention
that has sat—at least since 1787. I
think 1 may also say that the declara
tions that were there made are equal to
those contained in the Declaration of
Independence itself, and 1 here to-day
pronounce them a second Decimation
it' Independence. [Cries of "Glorious,"
and most enthusiastic and prolonged
applause.] Your address and declara
tions are nothing more nor less than a
reaffirmation of the Constitution of the
United S'ates. [Cries of "Good," and
applause.]
Yes, 1 will go further, and say that
the declarations you have made, that
the principles you have enunciated in
your address, are a second proclamation
if emancipation to the people of the
United States. [Renewed applause.]
For in p ochtiming and reproclaitning
hese great truths you have laid down
t constitutional platform on which all,
.vithout reference to party, can make
•oimrion cause, engage in a common
•fibrt to break the tyranny which the
louiinant party in Congress has so re
entingly exercised, and stand united
ogetlier for the restoration ofthe States
old the preservation of the Govern
aeut. The question only is the salva
ion ofthe country, for our country
isesabove all party consideration or
nfluences. [Cries of "Good," and ap
ilau.se.] How many are there in the
United States that now require to he
ree? Tiiey have the shackles upon
heir limbs and are bound so rigidly
>y the beliests of party leaders in the
National Congress ak though they were
n fact in slavery. I repeat, then, that
our declaration is the second procla
.nation Of emancipation to the people
! >f the United States, and oifers a com
mon ground upon which all patriots
-an stand. [Applause.]
In this Co. nection, Mr. Chairman and
gentlemen, let me ask. what have I to
gain more than the advancement ofthe
public welfare? I am us much opposed
to the indulgence ofegotism asany one,
out here, in a conversational manner,
while formally receiving the proceed
ings of this Convention, I may be per
mitted again to inquire, what have I to
gain, consulting human ambition, more
.ban I have gained, except one thing
—the consummation of the great work
of restoration? My race is nearly run.
i have been placed in the high office
which 1 occupy by the Constitution of
die country, and I may say that I have
• ield, from lowest to highest almost ev
ery station to which a man may attain
ni our Government. I have passed
through every position, from Alderman
ofa village to the Presidency of the
United States, And surely gentlemen,
son-able ambition.
If I had wanted authority,or if I had
wished to perpetuate my own power,
how easily could I have held and wield
ed that Which was placed in my hands
by the measure called the Freedmen's
Bureau bill! [Laughter and applause.]
With an army which it placed at my
discretion I could have remained at the
capital of the nation, and with fifty or
sixty millions of appropriations at niy
disposal, with the machinery to he un
locked by niv own hands, with iny
.-at raps and dependents in every t< wu
anil village, with the Civil Rights bill
following as an auxiliary [laughter,]
and with the patronage a.id other ap
pliances of the Government, I could
have proclaimed myself dictator.
"That's true!" and applause.J
But, gentlemen, my pride and my
ambition have beentooccupy that posi
tion which retains all power in the
hands of the people. [Great cheering ]
ii is upon them 1 have always relii d ;
[it is upon them I rely now. [Avoice:
' "And the people will not disappoint
j you."] And I repeat, that neither the
j taunts nor jeers of Congress, nor of a
I subsidized, calumniating press, can
! drive me from my purpose. [Great
; applause.] I acknowledge no superior
'except my God, the author of my
I exsitcnee, and ofthe people of tie
! United Statis. [Prolonged and en
-1 thusiastie cheering.] The commands of
| the One I try to obey as best I can, com
patible with poor humanity. As to the
! other, in a political and representative
i sense, the high behests of the people
1 have always been, and ever will be, re
. speeted and obeyed by me. [ Applause.
: Mr. Chairman, 1 havesaid more than
| I had intended to say. For thekind al-
lusion to myself, contained in yourad
dress, 1 thank you. In this crisis, and
at the present period of my public life,
] hold above all price,andsliall ever re
cur with feelings of profound gratifica
tion, to the resolution containing the
endorsement of a convention emana
ting spontaneously front thegreat trass
of the people. With conscientious con
viction as my courage, the Constitu
tion as my guide, ami my faith in the
people, 1 trust and hope that mv future
action may be such that you and the
i Convention you represent may not re-
I gret the assurance of confidence you
nave so generously expressed.[" Weare
; sure of it." j
Before separating, my friends, one
and all, please accept my heartfelt
thanks for the kind manifestations of
! regard and respect you have exhibited
i on tills occasion.
At the conclusion of his address three
rousing cheers were given spontaneous
ly for President Johnson, and a voice
i cried, "Three cheers for General Grant,"
i which were given with a tremendous
will.
The President, General Grant, and
i the Cabinet took positions at the door,
and shook hands with all who passed
j out. The President's eye beamed with
joy at the scene before him, of so many
of the great men of the nation ready to
I take him by the hand and say, "We are
j with you in Ihe gnat figlit lor lilm.y
i and thetoisiiiuth n to the very death."
j The entire assemblage here passed
w"' h universal feeling of patriotic ha]v
■ pineas.