The tri-weekly herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1865, 1865-05-31

ability that SOME might, I have an honest will
! and impulse sincere. | have iAhored tue most Of
! my life-yes, :he vigor rnd strength of my life
have been expended in those directions which
| have been calcalated to bring about the greatest
good to the greatest number. have labored in.
cessantly to maintain and carry ont the great
idea that government WAS made for man, and
not man for he Government. The Sabbath Was
| made for man, and not man for tle sabbath
toiled to establish and mske that greas idea
permanent as this Government l have labored
to establish this idea shall net desist from that
I have labored TO advance and a4neliorate the
condition of the great mass Of tnen, ,anG, God viii
ling, with your helpas far as i'll nI lies, in the ad
ministration of this Government, it shall be nv
future OF iect. Then, gentlemen, and you. sir,
please accept my Acknowledgements, my sincere
thanks, for the co'ratenance aGd encouragement
rendered me on this occasion, and my reitera-
tien that though may not discharge my dudes
as some might, yet still do SO honestly and sim
cerely. thank you for the kind attention you
have paid me. -.
+ ANoTREg sPgEcH FROM THE PRESIDENT
President received lurse number of delegates
in Washington. The Rev. Mr.. Borden, Of Albany,
delivered brief but eloquent and impressive
address, saying that they recognized him as
called in the Providence Of God, to have rule
over the nation; that in the past public services
Of the President they had their foundation Of
hope for the future; and now, as they looked on
the face Of his ilostrious predecessor. whose
death had moved the country to tears, they be-
H., E,,J bo,
the peop and his successor as Joshua, to give
them land ofpromise; that In the administration
Of Justice mercy would follow the success Of our
arms; their prayer was for an enduring peace
and all the blessings of free government. -
The President replied that such were his feel
ings. In consequence of the late affecting events
he could not respond ~ appropriate terms. He.
however, acknowledged his thanks for kiEi
senti.oents expressed. Although he might fail,
he would promise that he wouli undertake to
perform tn grave and responsible duties deyolEing
upon him with all the zeal of an honest heart.
He had knowledge of ant appreciated the Offices
Of the Christian Commission. He always had an
abiding faith i'll :he people, and looked on the
Government as based upon the prin :iples Of
human rights. The nations mission is not yet
completed. It is in our hands. When ws look
at tue cocntry's condition it gives y complete
contradiction in the assumption OF our enemies.
In the midst of treason and rebellion We ind
that We will triumph atlaSt.. Although We hare
had civil war. which has covered The land with
gloom, and while the entire country was rejoicing
over the triumph Of the struggle, there bas been
an assassination the mostatrocious and diabolical
the world has ever witnessed. '-.
While the nation was iubilaut the Chief
Magistrate was stricken down like star from IFS
sphere. An interc"gnun, hiatus. was Great ed
it the Government. In. France, for. instance,
under similar circumstances, there would have
been scenes of anarchy. But not SO here, where
the Government is founded on justice and right.
We have developed the great truth that it is
strong enough to preserve its existence while
suppressins all public disorders within cur widely
extended limits. Government is made for the
people, and not the people for the Government.
He was not sectarian; he claimeda charity cock
tensive Nth the human family. He believed, in
the language of another, that religion il all arch
of promise, spanning humanity, with its ends
resting on the horizon. Religion is seen in its
acts more than its profession, and good deeds
never fail to receive recognition.
|. He then repeated his sentiments regarding his
future political course similar to those addressed
to the illinois delegation, saying the time had
come when intelligent men like those before him
should exert their moral influence in erecting a
standard by which everybody should ee taught
to believe that treason is the highest crime kno&u
to the Law, and that the pgfpetrator SHOULD TO
visited With she punishment which he deserves.
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