The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1865-04-29

SWV lAPpL~u0e. VtIu 1OtueT uuu luieFlV
offences our people are familiar. bat in ou
peaceful history treason has been almos
unknown. The people must understan,
that it is the blacklist Of crimes, and will b.
surely punished [Applause.l / make thi
allusion not to excite the already exaspera
ted feelings ofthe public, but to point on
the principles of public justice which shoul,
guide our action at this particular juncturs
and which accord with sound pEblic NOR
ais. LetIit be engraven upon every hear
that treason is crime and traitors shoult
suffer its penalty. [Applause1 y -
While we are appalled, and overwhelmed
at the fall ofOne man in our midst by thu
hand OF q traitor, shall We alow-I car,
not by what weapons--an attempt on the
life OF the State with impunity While We
strain our minds to comprehend the enor
nifty OF the assassination, shall we allsw the
nation to be assassinated Applause.
| speak in ne spirit of unkindness.
leave the events or the future to be dspos
| ed Of as they arise. Regarding myself as
the humble instrument Of the, American
| people in this, as in all things, justice and
judgement shall be determined BY them
do not harbor bitter or rsvengeful feel
ings towards any. In general terms,
would say that public morals should be es.
tablished upon the sure and infallible prin.
ciple Of justics. [Applause. h
When the question Of exercising mercy
comes before me. it will be considered
calmly and judichlly. remembering that i
am the Executive Of the Nation. | know
that men love to have their names spoken
of in ounectioA with acts of mercy, and
how easy it is to yield to this impulse
But zee must not forget that tchdt may be n,er-
cy to the individual Is cruelty to the State
Applause. "iet
In the exercise of mercy there should he
no doubt left that this high prerogative is
not used to relieve a few at the expense of
many. Be assured [ shall never forget that
am not tolconsult my own feelings alone,
but to give an account to the whole peo-
pie. [Applausc. HtD
= In regard to my future course, will now
make no professions no pledges. / have
been connected somewhat actively with
public affairs, and TO the history of my past
public acts, which is familiar to you, / re-
fer for those principles which have govern
ed me heretofore and will guide me hereaf-
ter. In general will say thatlI have long
labored for the ameioration and elevation
Va VIZ StC0O IlihoS VI NY WPtu7
ions as to the nature Unpopular government
have long been cherished, and, constituted
as am, it is now too late in life for me to
change them. believe that the govern
ment was made for man, not man for gov
ernment. Applause.
This struggle Of the people against the
most gigantic rebellion that the world ever
saw has demonstrated that the attachment
of the people to their Government is the
strongest national defence human wisdom
can devise. [Applause.] So long as each
man feels that the interests of the Govern
ment are his interests. so long as the pub
lie heart turns in the right direction and
the people understand aud appreciate the
theory of our Government and our liberty,
our Constitution will be transmitted unim-
paired. If the time ever comes when the
people shall fail it, the Government will
fall, and we shall cease to be enc of the ma
tions of the earth. After having preserved
our form of free government, and shown it's
power to maintain its existence through
the vicissitudes of nearly century, it may
be that it was necessary for us to pass
through this last ordeal of intestine strife
to prove that this Government will not per-
ish from internal weakness, but will ever
stand able to defend itself against all foes
and punish treason. Applause. 3545f
d In the dealings OF an inscrutable Pr0vi-
dence, and by the operation Of the Consti-
tuition, / have been thrown unexpectedly
into this position. My past life and .espe-
cially my course during the present unholy
rebellion is before you. have no princi-
pies to retract. / defy any one to point to
Of rluhlin oOf 0f ori, xuifh n ho
fixed principles which have guided me
through life. have no professions to offer.
Professions and promises would be worth
nothing at this time. No one can torsee
the circumstances thatwill hereafter arise.
Had any man, gifted with presciencc, four
years ago reported and written down in adj
vance the events OF the period the story
would have seemed more marvellous than
anything in the Arabian Nights. ] shall
not attempt to anticipate the future. AS
events occur and it becomes necessary for
me to act / shall dispose of each as it arises,
deferring any declaration or message until
it can be written paragraph by paragraph
in the height OF events as they transpire,
Last Speech of President Lincoln.
The last speech made by the lamented
President, was on Tuesday night the Ilth
inst. There was an illumination in Wash
ington in honor OF the late victories of our
armies, and in response to the call Of alarge
multitude of citizens who had collected
around the Presidents House, he appeared
at an upper window and made aspeech, from
WEIGH we give some extracts. With bis
accustomed modesty he claims no part Of
the honor to himself but gives it all to Grant
and his gallant army. No one can fail TO
note the generosity Of heart and the en-
larged and practical views of difficult ques-
tions, which characterize the speech. How
the great heart Of the President seemed to
overflow with gratitude to God,for the pros
pect of speedy return Of peace and har-
gmony: a@ smR E.siae'si
3 Wemee this evening, not in sorrow, but
in gladness of heart The evacuation of Pc
tersburg and Richmond, and the surrender
of the principal insurgent army, give hope
of a righteous and speedy peace, whose JOY
Gus expression cannot be restrained.
In the midst of this, however, He from
whom all blessings flow must not be forgot
ten, A call for national thanksgiving
being prepared, and will be duly promul-
gated.
% Nor must those whose harder part gives
us the cause Of rejoicing be overlooked, and
their honors must not be parcelled out
With others, myself was near the front,
and had the high pleasure Of transmitting
much of the good news to you, but no part
Of the honor, or prise, or execution is mine.
TO Gen. Grant. his skilful officers and brave
men, all belongs. The gallant navy stood
ready but was not in reach to take an ac-
tive part By these recent successes the
reinauguration OF the national authority,
and the reconstruction which has had
large share of thought from the first, is