Daily national Republican., 1863-07-08
THE REJOICINGs LAST NIGHT.
inprenptu Speeches BY President
Lincoln, Secretaries stanton
and Seward, MAI. Gen.
HalIeck and other
Distinguished
Gentlemen.

Last evening, IN response to a notice hastily
given, q large assemblage Of citizens gathered
in front of the National Hotel, and, preceded
by the band of the Thirty-fourh Massachusetts,
Regiment, marched to the Executive Mansion,
to offer their congratulations to the President
upon the late successes of our Army and Navy.
As the column marched mp the Avenue II
gained constant accessions, like rolling snow
ball, and an immense crowd entered the space
in front Of the White House, about half past s
clock.
Mr.. Lincoln was at that moment absent at
tht War Department, hut h" promptly came
over, and made his appearance at the window
or the portico Of the Executive mansion.
v hen he stood before them, hearing the marks
Of the excessive labor and care that has fallen
to his lot ever since he assumed the duties OF
his office, hut wearing q smile Of supreme
satisfaction at the glorious events which his
fe!low-citizens were celebrating, vociferous
cheers rent the air. The crowd cheered Ahra.
ham Lincoln, General Grant. General Mosd,.
General Rosecrans, and President Lincoln
again.
I, was proud moment for the President
and he doubtless felt inst pride In the fact
although hc did not ailude to 1t In his speech
that he had resisted the pressure made som,
months ago for the removal of the general who
has Just accomplished the overthrow of Vicks.
burg. Many distinguished men, firm friends
nf the President, united In bcseeching him ia
dismiss General Grant, who, they said, was 40
grossly Incorporate that no Administration
could, with seif.resrect or proper regard for
thc country, retain him In an important com,
mani
This pressure against Grant was continued
up tn the time when his successful movement
against Vlcksbnrg was planned and began, that
Nr. Lincoln, with a sagacity that the country
viii be most thankful for, resisted firmly th'
mistaken efforts at the remoyll.
Mr.. Lincoln addressed the assembled multi
tude as follows
SPEECH OF PRESIDENT LINCOLN.
FELLOW CITIZENS ! am very glad to sec yor
tonight. But yet will not say thank yot
for this call. But do most sincerely thanh
Almighty God for the occasion on which yor
have called. How long ago isit1 Elghty-odf
,ears since, upon the Fourth day Of July, fo
the first time in the world, a union body o
fTTttentuliNtf was 10 utClhTt Us
s,lfeyldcnt truth that all men were created
equal LCh"rrs.
That w;m the birthday Of the United States o.
America, Since then the Fourth day Of Jul,
las had several very peculiar recognitions
The two most distinguished men who framed
ard supported that paper, including the par
riculsr hec'aratinn ! have mentioned, Thomas
Jefferson and join Adams, the one Ii wing
framed It, and the other sustained II mos, ablS
In debate, the oRly two Of the or III sis
who signed, believe, who were ever Presidcn,
oF the United states, precisely fly years aile
they Tut their hands to that paper It PLEASED
The Almighty God TO take away from this stag
Of action on the Fourth of July. We canDo
believe that this extraordinary coincidence wa
accidental, aud VIC know that II cond mot hav
been tho rrsu; of human agencies.
Another csdent five years afterwards wa
called from this state Of existence on the sam
day and month Of this yoar; and now Oh thi
last 4th Of July Just passed, when We have
gigantic rebellion, ut the bottom Of which
an effort to overthrow the principle "that Al
men were created equal" We have the surreH
der of most powerful position and an army
on that very day. tCheers.
And not only SO, but after q succession G
nattles In Pennsylvania, near to us, continun
three days, and 40 rapidly fought that the
might be called ono great battle, from the ! $,
I'd and Sd of the month of July, on the 4th III
cohorts Of those who opposed the Dsciaratio