Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-09-05
TIE PRESIDENT AT CLEVELAND.
DISC ACEFU l. co n D u @ I
Following is the President speech atCleve-
land on Monday night:


am not before you now to make speech, but
simply to make your acquaintance, to say
How are you?" and to i'd you good bye
We arc on our way to Chicago to participate
in or witness the laying of the corner stone ola
monument to the memory OF distinguished
fellow citizen who is no more 1t Is not neces
sary for me to mention the name of Stephen
4. Douglas to the people of Ohio. | am free
to say that am tlattered by the demonstra
tons have witnessed and being fattered, |
don't mean to think it personal, but an evil
dence Of what is pervading the public mind;
and this demonstration is nothing more nor
less than an indication of the latent sentiment
or feeling OF the great masses of the people
with regard to the proper settlement OF this
great question, | come before you as an
American citizen simply, and not as the Chle1
Magistrate, clothed in the insignia and para
phernaa Of State-being an inhahtant OF
State Of this Union. ! know it has been said
that | am an alien, laughter, and that dld
not reside in one Of the States Of the Union,
and therefore could not be the Chief Magis
trate, though the Constitution declares that |
must be citizen to occupy that office. There
fore all that was necessary was to declare the
office vacant, or under 4 prctcXt to prefer ar,
ticIes Of impeachment; and thus the lndlvldual
who occupies the Chief Magistracy was to be dis
posed OF and driven from power But short
timc since you had ticket before You tor the
Presidency [ was placed upon that ticket with
distinguished telowcltizen, who Is now no
more. | know there arc some who complain.
4 yooa-"U Unfortunately. Yes Umfortu-
nate for some that God rules ON high, and deals
ia right Cheers Yes, unfortunately, the
ways Of Pro ;idencc are mysterious and incom-
prcheuSible, controlling those who exclalm
''Unfortunatc!' Bully for you!' was
going to say, my countrymen, a short time
since | was elected and placed upon the ticket.
There was platform proclaimed and adopted
By those who placed me upon It. NotWlth-
standing the subsidized gang OF hlrclnes and
traducerS. | have discharged all my duties and
fulfilled all my pledges, and say here tonight,
that if my predecessor had lived, the viais Of
wrath would have been poured out upon him.
Cries Of ':Ncver'' three cheers for the Con
crcSs OF the United States. came here as
was passing along, and have been called upon
for the purpose Of exchanging views, and ascer
tanning, if We could who was wrong. Cries Of
Its You. " That was my object in appear
inc before you tonight and | want to say this,
that | have lived among the American people,
have represented themin some public capacity
for the last twenty-five years and where IS the
man Or woman who can place his finger upon
one single act of mine dc7iating from any pledge
Of mine. or 10 violation Of the Constitution Of
the county? Chccrs Who is he? What Ian
guagc does he speak ? What religion does he
profess? Who can come and place his finger
on one pledge [ ever violated, or on enc prln-
cple | ever proved false to? \ voice--"Ho
about New Orleans?" Another voice Hang
jeff. Davis hang Jeff. Davis. Why don't
you hang him?' Cries Of Give us the opp0r
tunity' Have not you got the court? Have
not YOU got the Attorney General? \ voice
to sit upon the trial." LCheers am not
the Chief Justice. am not the prosecu
ting attorney. Cheers. [ am not the jury.
will tell you what | did DO called upon
your Congress that is trying to break up the
Government. Cheers, mingled with Kisses;
Great confusion Don't get mad, Andy"
WclI | will tell YOU who is mad. Whom the
gods wish to destroy they first make mad. Did
your Congress order any Of them to he tried ?
Three cheers for Congress. Then, fellow
citizens, VIC might as we'll allay our passions
and permit reason to resume her sphere aud
prevail. Cheers. In presenting the few re-
marks that I designed to make, my intention
was to address myself to your common sense,
your judgment, and your better telling, not to
the passion in your hearts. Cheers This
was my object in presenting myself on this oc:
casion, ana TO ask you How do you do p and
at the same time to bid you goodbye" In
this assembly here tonight the remark has been
made, 'Traitor, ''traitor. My countTymen,
will you hear me, shouts OF Yes, and will
you hear me tor my cause and Tor the Constr
tuition Of my country? IArp!ause | want
cumstances Andrew johnson, not only as
a. b,It np1tN- ;ip
serted any principle or violated the Conslitu.
ton of his country. Cries of ';Ncvcr." =
Let me ask this large and intelligent audience
if vour Secretary OF State. who served four
years under Mr. Lincoln, and who was placed
upon the butchers block as it were, and hacked
TO pieces and scared by the assassin 5 knife, ever
turned traitor. Cries Of 'Ncver. IF |
were disposed to play the orator aud deal in
defamation To- hight, would initiate one OF
the ancient tragedians and would take William
H. Seward and bring MIN before you, aud
point you to the hacks and scars upon his per-
SON. A voice-''God bless him. " | would
exhibit the bloody garments, saturated with
gore from his gushing wounds. Then | would
| ask you, Why not hang Thad Stephens and
Wendell Phillips? tell you, my countrymcn,
| have been fighting the South and they have
been whipped, and crushed, and they acknowl-
cage lHclt ucleat ituu accept Tue lCI.nS VI TIC
Constitution; and now, as 60. round the
circle having fought traitors at the South lam
prepared TO fight traitors at the North. [Checrs
God willing with your help, we will do it. ICries
of 1--WE won't It will be crushed North
and South. This glorious Union of ours will
be preserved. Cheers I do not come hare
as the Chief Magistrate of twenty-five States
out of thirty.six [Cheers.l [ come here TO-
night with the flag OF my country and the Con-
stituton OF thirty-Six States untarniShed. Are
YOU for dividing this country? Cries Of No. !
Then am President, and / am President of
the whole United States. Cheers, | will
tell you one other thing. Understand the dis
cordant notes in this crowd tonight. He who
is opposed to the restoration OF this Govern
ment and the reunion of the States is as great
1oS Ill I'LL;