Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-03-29
ILTEST TELEGRLPH NEWS
TO THE
DAILY conn NJ HROIAL.


Interview Gg Citizens Of New Jersey with
President Johnson.
WASHINGTON, March ga committee of gentle.
men from the State of New Jersey called upon The
President to-day for the purpose of presenting Sc
ries of resolutions passed at recent mass meetins
held in the county Of Hudson. The committee con.
sisted OF General Wright representative from Tx
fifth district; Hon N. Rogers the Mayors Cleveland
OF jersey City Van Ripper Of Hudson City and Og.
den, of Hoboken; 7. W. Mavies, Esq, Col Robert
son and others. Gen. Wright addressed the Presi
dent Is follows.
hr. PrestdeHt-lou ou must be aware that tho htten.
ton Of the whole country at this time is directed TO-
ward you. The course of every eminent man is The
subject Of observation and criticism So far as car
judge, the announcement Of your policy in ro-ard &c
the States lately in rebellion and the conseuue7t
speedy restoration Of the Union, meets with the "a.
Tor of every loyal and every well wisher Of his
country.
ain here today as the bearer of the general
opinion Of my district upon the subject of the veto
OF the treedmens Bureau bill. come to-day before
you with series of resolutions affecting the subject
just mentioned. passed at Of the largest meetings
ever held in the county of Hudson, called together
without distinction of party. After free discussion
the resolutions were unanimously adopted. Accord
inGly now have the homer Of presenting thcm-and
with your permission, will read them:
Re3oioca That the gratitude of this meeting is ten
dereJ to the President for his wise, statesmanikC
and just veto of the Frcedmen's Bureau bill
hesotged That we believe that the public veal de-
manGS that strict lines should at once be drawn be-
tween the friends Of immediate restoration on the
basis Of President johnson plan, expressed in his
vet" message OF tehruGry 18TH, and the advocates of
tie policy Of the radical majority in Congress.
sfcgo'ued That VIC pledge andrew Johnson of the
State OF Iennessee President OF the United States
our undivided support in the efforts he is making to
secure TO al the States immediate representation in
Congress- and their full rights under the Constitution
as States in the Union.
The manifest efforts at centraIizaton recently ey-
hioited which have been 50 happily frustrated by
YOUR prompt and manly action, Will, trust be the
last ever made in that direction Your self-denial
when rendered $g0,0O000o and 2OGn. 900 of men to
purposes other than those known to the Con-
sttuti0n will ever mark you as pure and unselfsh
patriot.
The President replied
DO not know gentielaen that can make any
reply to the complimentary manner in which you
have addressed me, and the sentiments and prm-
clpieS set forth in your resolutions further than to
refer you to my public acts. You must take them as
my reply, or any speech that might make. / must,
however, thank you most fervently for the encour-
agement you have given NE, for we are occupying Q
position now that needs encouragement from those
who are desiroUs of maintaining the first and origi-
nal principles of the Government.
My line of policy is, think, unni sakeablc; and I
have advanced too far in life to make any rerograde
movement. | can make no step backward, and |
hope you will find that the generous confidence you
have given me has not been misplaced | can say no
moro, bat thank you. gentlemen
At the conclusion of the Presidents remarks. the
delegation shook hands with the President, and
retired.