Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-11-18
LOCAL NEWS.

Z The MARYLAND UNION COMMITTEE AMI
THE PREsiDENT-The Maryland Union Contra
afternoon and were introduced by Hon. Montgom
cry Blair.
The chairman OF the committee, W. H. Pur.
nell, addressed the President as follows;
The committee rejoice that the people, by an al
most unanimous and unprecedented ma jority, had
again elevated the President to the proudest and
most honorable position on earth, and had en-.
dorsed his course Of action. They felt under deep
Obligations to him, because he had appreciated
their condition as slave State, II was not too
much TO say that, BY means Of the exercise Of a
rare discretion on his part, Maryland oocupIes a
position 10 favor OF freedom, having forever abol.
ished slavery by the sovereign decree Of her own
people. They desired that his Administration in
the future, as In the past would result 10 the res.
toration OF the Union, with freedom q, Its immuta.
BILE basis, After further remarks of a like appro
pirate character, Mr.. Purnell expressed a hope
that the President, on retiring from his high aud
imPortsnt position, would receive the universal
approval OF mankind land may Heaven he
tender mercy"
The President, in reply, said " He had to con.
kindly to call upon him, and BY that means he had
8 lair opportunity offered to be ready with a set
very busy with his public duties; therefore, he
could only speak as the thoughts might occur 10
him: He would not attempt 10 conceal from them
the aot that he was grAtihed at the result of the
presidential election, and he would assure them
mat he had kept a. near as he could to the exer-
else OF his best Judgment for the promotion OF the
the seal OF appreciation marked en- the course he
had pursued was exceedingly gratifying to his
feelings. He might go further, and say that in az
large proportion as any other man, his pleasure
In the belief that the policy he had pur-
sued would be the best and the only one that
save the country. He had said before, and would
now repeat that he INDUCED In no feeling OF tri.
umph over any one who thought or acted differ
entity from himself He had no such feeling to-
ward any living msu.
When he thought Of Maryland In particular, IL
was that the people had more than double their
share In what had occur red in the elections. He
thought the adoption OF their free State constitu-
tion was bigger thing than their part in the Pres
idential election. He could, any day, have stipu-
10 save its free constitution, because tho Presden
tial election comes every four years and the Adop
lion OF the constitution, being good thing, could
not be undone. He therefore thought In that they
had victory for the right worth great de al ore
than their part in the Presidential election, al.
though he thought we'll OF that He once before
said, and would now say again, thstthose who had
was better for their own good that they had been
defeated, rather than IT, hsve been successful.
Thanking them for their compliment, he said he
would bring TO q oloae that short speechn
The committee, after q brief but pleasant conyor,.
Fation with the President, retired. n
FIRE LAST NIGuT.-The alarm, about twenty
minutes before 10 o'clock, WAS caused by the de-
struction OF stable aud teed-house, situated in
the rear OF street, between Thirteenth and -Four.
teenth streets, owned by Mr.. MiehSel Green, cor
ner OF Thirtee9th and streets. The alarm WAS
communicated by signal box No. az, and promptly
sounded by the central office. The occasion fur.
nished another example OF the eliciency OF the
new tre-Alafm telegraph, and the prOmptitule of