The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-10-20
sTRBNADE TO PRESIDENT LINCOLN

Uas speech 70 tho Loyal Marylanders-
ne COBgrataIates Maryland On the
Adoption Of the New COnstituttOn-tts
r chief merit the IN tirpatiO" of slavery -
A vile sIRnder Refuted The President
atrurgIing to Maintain the Govern"
n,ent-The PeopIe's VIII the ultimate
Iaw-The President VIII stand by the
PeopIe--NobIe Tribute 90 the Army and
Uavy.
WARRINGTON, oct. 10-Iho President soro-
naded, at the white House, tonight and, on ap-
rearing at upper window, spoke as follows, being
neouenily interrupted bY appause-
81 ~ am notified that this compliment paid mo
Nv tho loyal Naryanders resident this district
infer that Tho adoption OF the Constitution for
tho State furnishes tho occasion, that, in your
yiew the oxtpation Of slavery constitutes the chief
merit OF the new Constitution.
aMost heartily do coneratulato you ard Mary
land and tie nation and the world upon the oyout.
regret that 1t did not years sooner which
lam sure would nave saved to he nation moro
money than would have met all private loss in-
eident to the measure. Bat it has come at last and
Isuoercy hope lie friends may fully realize all tor
authorizations Of good from it, and that IT'S oppo-
nOnts may by its effects, be agrceably and probably
d.fappoirted.
"a word upon another subject Something said by
,ao se.,otarv oi state IN bis recent speech at Au-
hr,r has been construed by some into throat that,
,fr sbau be beaten at the election, will between
theu and the erd OF my constitutional term, do
what may be able 10 ruin tho Government Others
regard the TACT that the Chicago Convention ad-
iourned not sne de but to meet agan ii called TO
soso by O particular individual, as The iutimatiJn
ofapurposo that II their nominee shall be elected,
he viii at once seize the control OF the Government
Ihope the good people Will permit themselves to
pr suffer no uneasIness this poiut.
81 am struggling 10 maintain tho Government,
r not 10 overthrow IT, I struggling especially 20
preyent others IRON overthrowing it. therefore
.ls ,ay that if shall hvo shall remain President
until the 4th OF ncxt March, and that whoever shall
he constituiionaily elected therefor in November,
shall be duly installed as President on the 4th oil
March. and that in the interval, shan do my ut
most that whoever il TO hold the helm Tor the next
voyage shall start with the best possible chance to
~. save the ship.
This ia due 10 the people, both on principle and
under the Constitution. Their viii, constituonaliy
expressed is the ultimate law for ALL If they should
deliberately resolve to have immediate peace, cyena at
their country and their berries, know not
theTower or night TO resist them. IL is their own
business and they must do they please with their
own. believe, however, they are still resolved to
preserve their country their liberty, and IN this
Office or out, am resolved to stand by them.
81 may add that in this purpose to the coun-
try and its liberties classes OF people seem so
nearly unanimous the soldiers in the ied and the
seamen aflcat. Do they not have the hardest OF tS
who should quail while they do not3 God bless
the soldiers and seamen, with all their brave
mnHders."