, 1865-10-03

A@NS v NO0SS AtASS' 'A S
ifa monopoly contends against this coup
try the monopoly must go down, and The
country must go up. Yes the issue was
made by the South against The govern
ment, aud The government has triumph
ell and the South, true 10 her ancient
instincts of fraukness and manly honor,
comes forth and expresses her willing
ness to abide the result of the decision
in good faith. While I think that the
rebellion has been arrested and subdued,
and am happy in the consciousness Of o
duty we'll performed, l want not only
you, bu, the people Of the world to know
that while I dreaded and feared disinte-
grafton OF the States, | am equally oppos-
ed to consolidation or concentration OF
power here, under whatever gulse or
name aud If the issue is forced upon US,
l shall still endeavor to pursue the same
efforts 10 dissuade from this doctrine OF
running to extremes; but I say let the
same rules be applied. Let the consti-
tuition be our guide. Let the preServa.
ton of that and the union of the States
be our principal aim. Let it he our hope
that the government may be- perpetual,
and that The principles of the government
founded as they ARE on right aud justice.
may lie handed down without spot OF
blemish to our posterIty. AS have bee
fore remarked to you, | am grallhed to
see so many Of you here to-day, Ii ma"
nlftsts a spirit I am please to observe. I
know it HIS been said Of me that my
asprritics are sharp, that | had vlndIctive
feelings to crafty, and that | sAnuld not
fail to avail myself OF the opportunities
til would present themselves 10 crafty
such de>picahle feelings. Gentlemen, it
my acts will not speak for me and for
themselves then any professions might
now make would be equally useless.
But, gentlemen, if I know myself as I
think I Ito, I know that l am of the
Southern people, and I love them and
will do all in my power to restore them
to that state of happiness and prosperity
which they enjoyed before the madness OF
misguided men in whom they had repos"
ed their confidence led them astray to
their own uudoing. II there is anything
that can be done on my part, on correct
principles, on the principles Of the CON
St'tuti0u, to promote these ends, be as
surcd it shall he done. Let me assure
YOU, also, that there is no disposition on
tile part of the government TO deal harSn'
~ with Southern people. There may be
speeches published from various quar-
tiers thai may breathe a different spirit.
Do noi let them trouble or excite you,.
but believe that it is, rs it is, the great
object of the government 10 make the
union of these United States more com.
pIete and perfect than ever, and to main
tain it on constitutional principles, it
possible, more firmly than it has ever bee
fore been. Then why cannot we all
come up to the work in a proper splritF
ID other words, let Us look to The Constl-
tuition. The issue has been made and
decided then, as wise mrn-as men
who see right and are determined 10 fol-
low il IA fathers and brothers, and rs men
who love their country in this hour OF
trial and suffering-why cannot we come
up and help to settle the questions OF the
hour and adjust them according 10 the
principles of honor and of justice? The
institution Of slavery is gone. The former
status of the negro had TO he changed,
aud we, as wise men. must recognize SO
patent "a fact and adapt ourselves TO cir
cumstancrs as they surround us. Voices