Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1866-03-10
tn. Presidenf's speech.

The temper, tone, matter and asuper OF the
Presidents speech to bootipg multitude be.
fore the White House on, the, evening OF the
22d. has filed the country with surprise and
modification. The President has ireparably
injured himself in the respect and confidence Of
the people. The character the speech may
be gathered by those Of our readers who have
so seen Il. frcm the following extracts:
say when these States comply with
the Constitution, when they have given
sufficient evidence OF loyalty. and they can
be trusted, when they yield obedlence to
law, say extend to them the right hand
Of fellowship. aud let peace and union be
restored Bu. these gentl,men, ss we
swing round their circle-I have fought
traitors and treason in the Sou b; | op
posed the Davises and Tocmbses, the Sil.
dells, and long list of o. hers whose names
/ need not repeat, and now when i turo
round at the other end Of the line anil fiud
men-ty whatever name ytu call them |
[ A ,Vo ce-"Call them traitors. who
still stand oppose to the restoration of
the Union Of these States, am free To say
to you, am for the preservation of this
compact, am stillin favor Of the restorn.
tiou of this Union, am still in favor of
this great Governmen: going on and bllow- |
log out It's destiny.
"a ce-Gives us names A gentle
man calls for names; well, suppose !
should give them. "a voice, 1--WE know
them, I look upon them. | repeat il as
President or ci'iz n, they are as much
opposed TO the fundamental principles Of
tihis Government, and believe ss being ss
1much iabotihg 10 prevent or destroy them
as were the men who fought sgaiDS rs.
"a roice, What are The name,i say
Thoddeus Stevens of Pennsylvauia. IRE.
menduous applause / say Charles
Sumner. (Great applause ] say Wen
dell Phillips and others Of tbe same stripe;
they are all amongst tbem.--A Voice,
'sGive il to Forney Some gentle man 10
The crowd says "Gise il TO Forney." j
have only jus, to say l don't vase my
ammunition upon dead dasks.-Laoshte'-
| What positions have held nDder this
government. beginning vi b IN Alderman
and running through s!l branches Of the
Legislature- -. 49,. a-..- n.
| A voice-"Frcm tailor up"
Some gentleman says l have been g
tailor. Tiemstdous spplsusc--Now that
} did not discomft me 10 the least, for when
|, used TO be 0 tailor i had the reputation
Of being . good one. sud making close
RI fts-Great laughter. Alwss punciusl
with my customers. and good work.
A Voice-"No patch work, No. dou',
went soy psich woIk i want . whole suit
Such is 0 fair sample. 81 ai 7st; =
This speech. We believe ID every where COO
demmed, as sn exhibition unworthy sDd pn
becoming presidential dignity. a-' p
The Cincinnati Commercial. the friend o
the PresideDt's policy, sRd the pfesi'ien
ssssiIsnt OF Radicals lhus speaks OF thi'
| renarkshle effort. s 3,us8 tsss..ff
! yHx PsEsIDEsr's MISTAKE.
The forgetfaIDess Of ofaeisl dignity by
4 the President, on the evening OF fhs 2sd
OF Rebruarg, viii not be readily forgiven
| by biz friends. and certainly viii not be
forgotten By his enemies. He had personal
prov ocstion to BE- ssre--snd hos sharp II
VS. viii be discovered In Rorneys iettss
elsewhere printed d--bst bic mistake 10
making . Teosesses stump speech. 70 the
multitude II the White House, 70 . serious
oos. He did not 10 sefos. tbosgh b, did
] 81 Implication, caIl tbs Northern sxsssnisss
trsiSoSs. bnt be did call W ss1e. smidst