The daily mountaineer. (Dalles, Or.) 1861-1866, 1866-02-25
Epltome Of Telegraphfc News.
IcoMplLED FROM THE onEeONIAN.l
DATES TO FEBRUARY "a.

the<P re- esidents speech yesterday. Inc meet
ing ~ Growers Theatre adjourned 10 tne
White House to presents series of resolutions
endorsing the Presidents veto. AS it arrived
in front of the White House, a noisy crowd
of 1000 persons assembled. The President
came out and said at was extremely grati-
fying to know thpt SO large portion of his
fellow citizens approved OF the policy adopt
ed, and which intend to carry out, The day
lis peculiarly appropriate for the endorsement
of q policy whose object Is the restoration OF
the Union as designed by the father OF hls'l
country. stand here to-day as | stood in
1860 when denounced traitors trying to
break up the Government.
There were two parties, one of which was
determined to destroy the Government and
save slavery, and the other almost equally
dangerous, and equally willing to break up
the Government aud destroy slavery Whe-
ther disunionists came from the North or
South, l stand now as | did then, for the
| Union and the Constitution. The Govern
nent has stretched forth the strong arm and
with its physical power put down the rebel
! lion. The traitors have disbnnded, and they
come forward now in proper spirit saying
We were mistaken ;swe made an effort TO
carry out the doctrine of secession and dis
solve the Union, and we failed. We have
traced this doctrine TO logical and physlcal
results and 6nd.we were mistaken. we ac-
knowledge the flag OF our country, ana we
are willing to obey the Constitution aud yield
to the supremacy of the laws. COMING In
that spirit, say to them: When you have
Welded to the laws; when you have 0cknow-
lodged your allegiance, will, as far rs can,
omen the door of the Union TO those who have
erred and strayed for time. The spirit OF
revenge is not the spirit in which 10 deal with
, the whole people
| know there has been q great deal said
2 about the exercise of the pardoning power.
There is no one who has labored with more
earnestness than myself, to have principal, ic-
> teligent and conscious traitors brought 10
U Justice, the laws vindicated and the great fact
< iudicinlly established, that treason is crime
but while consc Gus that leading intelligent
!, trai ors are to be punished, should Nholt
O communities, States and their people he made
to submit TO the penalty o! death. No! mol!
D Letsthose who have erred be.punlshed, but IL
81 the great multitude forced into rebellion,
!. say; give enency and kindness. We pu
down the rebellion IN order TO prevent th
10 the separation of States, but when the strug
,f gle on our part proved to be successful W
% find now an effort to concentrate all the powc
d, in the hands of a few AZ the federal head, AN
"a thereby establish new principle OF equa J.
and as Objectionable as sepaiation III
SO Government may be iovolutonized withou
,d war, and this is most dangerous because IL
~, progress il not so easily watched.
~ The great principle which authorizes eac
n branch of the legislative department to ju ~
- for itself the qualifications ol its own men
Ut bers, has been virtually taken away from III
ho two branches and conferred on d commit't
fought, traitors and treason in the Sout
TO and now turn around and find men, care IL
oo by what name YOU Call them, still opposed
.. opposed to restoring the Union. l am free
air say to you that am still in the field Noic
-Nname them, who are they2,] TIE Pres
dent contuued You ask me who they al
es. l say, Thad. Stevens, of Pennsylvania Al
l., Charles Sumner of the Senatej also, Wend
'no Phillips. [Other voices-"give it to Forney,
aso The rresident in reply to this, said: l
not waste my ammunition on dead ducks.
ha' stand for my country, stand for the Co
ems situation, there have placed my feet tr'
,,, my advent into public life. They may t
duce, they may slander, or they may vlIup
ort ate me, but let me say to you all it has no
,I,, fueuce upon me. Let me say further, tht
~ do not intend to be overawed by real or p
the tended friends, nor do mean to be bull
ad, by my enemies. My honest conviction is
courage. The Constitution is my guide.
eW' know, my countrymen, it has been insinna'
ma no not ihslnuateu, u mas oee" sa'u e''ee
in high circles, that If such usurralion Il
our am charged with, had been exercised Sc
lich Two hundred years ago, it would have
the individual his head. Of what usurpal
'hai has Andrew johnson been guilty? (no
and Is it t.usurpation that stand between the |
~ pie and encrcachments of power2 From
90" same source an exclamation has gone Il
that they were in the midst of an earthqn
that they were trembling and could not vi
for Yes feiiow .c;,ixens there Ia an ear,bo,