New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-08-18
THE ADMINISTRATION
S0sseh Of Secretary Harlan
PRESIDENT JOHNSON DEFENDED
Shall The Union Party be Dissolved
w,mlxcrov. Thursday. Aug. II, 1865.

Msior.Gen. Curtis was sercuaaeo Io-nlsi' anu
nor,lccd the honor in patriotic speech i"e 'e'0'
oar,r then proceeded 20 the residence oil oec'e
and after the hand had played several airs
seo,e,ary was called out by the crowd ana spoke Us
follows ...,,. 81 ,;ord.
en-. can account for the presence OF Inc greater
ober Of you mere TO night. II any are pro,eu ~
s other motive do not d0unt thnt u ~ On 1
any w. ,.snno. for the Government, which now uon
% W our entire and common country. and LOT Tue
ADMINISTRATION that is now enforcing inc iaNs ., n
pspnblic from Maine TO California ana ii9'i NIL n,
hrPs 10 Texas And possibly Wa!
se''' Gossbted FOR this compliment On account
~ NJ connection with this Administra'lon;
Vor myst not expect me tonight to develop what "h
be in the future the policy o. NV s amor;cor ueone
~ nc IL authorized to speak for HIM but mmsehi anu
JScpbt yery much whether he now KNOWS Nnu a ~
he the policy which he Will De coiRl@ieu ere-
s'apcos 10 follow in the future we may; however,
Jre ~ the future from his official acts IN the pasl.
NOW large portion o. the American people ieel uVrP
aoTcitude on the subject of the probable saeeess oi
~ Administration; and there are those VINO sre WV
n,;as Of this administration they were ofthat OF
his PREDECESSOR who arc anxious TO array aG'Nsl M.
those by whose votes he was elevated 10 ms present.
s,os MANY doubt not have much sOIcltude on
his subject. Some may fear that now ina, NE nas
heen elevated to place and power. lie may 'urh aehs'
tbose who elected him. Those who fear know but III
lie of the man they have thus honored by their 'oes
fShssrs 4 would ask those who had tears
lDn n" dis subject Was ho not nominated
nv the same Convention that renominated the aueneu
LINCOLN Did he moi accept the nomination anu piSo
himself Voluntarily upon the same p.atlOimf wa no
moi elected 20 the second place by the same electors
who chose tie amented Abraham Lincoln 20 the hrsI
And after succeeding to the chair made vacant W lhe
Sn act of the assassin his first act notice 10
the Cabinet officers OF his predecessor that be desTeu
continuance of their services And have thcy not con-
sinued each with his accustomed portfolio with so'ai
exception and that change was made in pursuance Oh
mad PREDECESSOR.
when the time came, reitorate the Proclamation oil
Emancipation which had been issued by has predeces'
sor snd.d.stlncty inform The leaders o. 'so heurlon
tlat thew must accept result CT the terrible
struggle through which we had passed, that slavery
cannot hereafter exist in the United SIatesi lap
plsusel. Has he ever feltered IN the oeeIarallu,
~ the doctrine that the Rebellion is great crime
and that those who peIpeirated II mus
suffer the penalty OF the law unless they apply TO les
E1ecutits for cemeney' CSies 81 ohr."D diem EN-,
rom those 81 his predecessor in any material pont
views Does any one suggest the policy for the restora
ZION Of tie Southern statesf when he came mi
Office seven States, previously in Rebellion, had beer
entirely partially recognized by bis predecessor
Si.-ouIi Arkansas, West Virginia, Virginia. Tennes
zee, Louisiana and Texas; am reminded h
sye however that the latter State was not pro JoT,7n
ou Of the Union. In short, may ask: Docs me plan
Freshest Johnson now proposes ior tne Caiohn as,
Georgia Florida Alabama and Mississippi differ from
,bet apucd 10 the other States have mentioned by
PresSieat LincOlnf Can any one name any important
between The two clisSesf L hppItAthu NOT
Nor can ANY one suggest that the question OF Suffrage
WAS settled differently in the States first named
nom the latter. Now may l inquire OF the hiends
At the Late President. thOso WHO thought his policy
yod esorgh for the American people what cause have
shey 10 con rlan Of the policy Of President Johnson
Dss any one believe that If President Lincoln occupied
rse Presidential chair his policy would be changed
nv himself without material change OF CIRCUMSTANCES
II mot 10 has right TO complain Of his successor
We nav have an individual opinion on the collateral
anestinEs which have arisen. and which may arse
but we had these differences Of opinion while
President Lincoln occupied the Presidential
chair II they were not then snfleient
cnuse for sundering the Union party, end as aresuli
suffering tie country to be destroyed, are they now
sufficient cause permit this great party to so to pieces
and the country to ruin as consequence Ihe party
which through the military power, suppressed re-
hplicn which has had no parallel In history, has now
the greet responsibility imposed upon II TO keep
;s columns intact and its men masSed Until
the disorglnized States ere reOrganzed. and q
feeling Of friendship and unity is restored throughout
our whole country II then we as Union men have no
cause complain Of the President for anything which
could not alege with equal force against bis pre-.
1ccessor let that give him no cause TO break
With Allov ne - rH'iriHg TO thank you for the
homo OF tbs aai
Secretary H..isg .rl ytcn amid cheers and music
2y TIE ba.s