The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1866-08-17
Che 9aueaek 9eftersaaian
Governor Dennison's Welcome
Home.
A Strong Vindication of Congress.

enaueu by The ONO Soldiers Home
band. A large number of citizens
met him at the residence of his broth
erin law, w. Neil, whom he ad.
dressed substantially as follows:
OCCASION OF THE SPEECH.
My Fellow CITIZENS: thank you
for this welcome Under any cir
cumstances, so cordial a greeting from
my neighbors would be deeply CRATE.
inl to my feelings. Under those,
however, which surround my return
to my home at this time, | can con.
troll my greater qualification at your
kind welcome, as it assures me OF
your approval of my conduct in with
drawing from the Cabinet of Prcsi-
dent johnson. Applause. That
even which, under ordinary circum.
stances, would have been OF little in
terest to any person, but myself, may
be of some political consequence TO
the country, because of the reasons
that induced my action, and the sig
niicance attaching to it us expressive
of my Judgment, as former member
of the Cabinet, that the President is
no longer in accord with the Union
Republican party, and that the re-
sources of his administration are to
be employed for the organizing and
strengthening of aparty in opposition
for its overthrow.
l need not say to you that in the
absence OF differences on grave polit-
ical questions between the President
and myself, it would have been agree
able TO me to lave remained in the
Cabinet until the close Of his official
term.
When invited by Mr.. Lincoln to
take charge of the Postoilice Depart
ment, accepted the position under
the expectation OF remaining with
him until the end of his second term,
If he should be reelected. My ar.
rangements were made accordingly,
and my plan of administration of the
department contemplated my so re.
naming. Changes which | hoped
would be improvements in the postal
service, requiring considerable time
for their accomplishment, had en-
gagged my attention, and, under IA
vOring circumstances | would have
been pleased TO have officially con
tributcd to their consummltion.
CAUSE OF HIS RESIGNATION.
In regard to my resignation and
| q l..
TO add to what you already know
from my published letter to the Pres
ident. Although the time Of my
withdrawal was not long anticipated,
the fact that | could not permanently
remain in the Cabinet consistently
with my sense Of duty to the Union
party and the country became grad.
ually apparent during some time pre-
vious to my resignation. When the
President entered upon his Office
was not unmindful OF his political /.
ucation and party anteccdents, and
their dissilniiarity from mine.
knew he was of Southern birth; had
been STAKEHOLDER previous to the
war; life long member Of .he Dem
ocratic party Of the South, which al
ways maintained thI rightiulness o
slavery, and the duty OF the Genera
Government 10 give to it all the ma
tional saaclion which its interests Oh
ambition should demand. knew ht
advocated the election Of the South
ern Democratic candidate for Pres
idency in 1860, and never acted will
the Republicans except so far MS i
was the Union party during the war
} In the circumstance of my birth, my
political education and scutiment'
there was nothing in common he
tween him and me. Born in this l're,
State, opposed to slavery in ever,
. form from the deepest convictions o
+ my nature, and educated POLITICAL,
: in the Wing party, of which | was
member from early manhood, it wa
hardly possible that he could shar
my convictions, as to the inhcren
wrong Of slavery, or its responsibility
in bringing on or prolonging the wal
much less could there be full concur
renee of general political views be
tween us. On the other hand, | ha
8 known the President to have been II
q uncompromising enemy to the rebe
lion in his bold utterances III til
p Senate of the United States agains
), the reasonable movements Of I'll
u leaders of the rebellion; OF his havin
y faithfully served rs Military Govei
nor of Tennessee IN the support {
: the Government; Of which he d'
- nounced, with manly severity, I'll
Vaccinations of the traitors, and pre-
claimed himself the earnest advocat
,e of the equal rights of all person
e. without regard to race or color an'
n, above all, 1 knew him as the elecLe
~ candidate of the Union Republics
A. party to the Vice Presidency, upc
Ii principles well defined by the Co
We vention that nominated him, an
which had been approved by the TO-
g. al people Of the country
- rHg PRESIDENTS IMpLlEp POSITION
In the knowledge of these facts,
was prepared to take little note OF Il
Presidents former party association
and principles, aud ! drew fayorab
~ auaurios from the circumstances til
o.. led to his nomination and election
Us the Vice Presidency, for his harm
oS ry NOUS 90 operation with the Cni'
er party throughout hls Executive teri
- In this anticipation l was confirp'