The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1866-03-09

+ TO go out; l asserted 100 tilat Gney mac
no power to 60 out; that question has
been settled, and it being settled / can
not turn around now and give the lie
direct to all that have professed, and
all have done for the last Eve years.
/ Applause. When th0-eWh0 rebelled
comply with the Constitution; when
/ theygivesufiidente nteVidence of loyalty
I when they show that they can be trust
ed; when they yield obedience 10 the
law that You and acknowledge obedi-
ence to, | say extend them the right
hand Of fellowship, and let peace and
Union be restored. Tremendous ap-
plause.
/ fought traitors and treason in the
South. / opposed the Davises, tire
Toombses, the Slidells, and a long list
Of others, which you can readily fill
without my repeating the names. Now
when | turn rCund and at the other end
of the linefndm Icare not by what
name YOU call them, who still stand OPP
posed to the restoration Of the Union
of these States, ! am free to say toyou
that I am still il the field. lGreat ap-
plause. ] am still for the preservation
of the Union. / am still in favor Of
this great Government Of ours going
on and filling outfits destiny. Great
applause. Voices, give Us three names
at the other end.
The President am called upon TO
name three at tae other end Of the line.
I am talking I'd my friends and fellow
citizens, who are interested with me in
this Government, and / presume | am
free to mention to you the names Of
those whom ! 'ook upon as being op-
posed to the fundamental principles Of
this Government, and who are labor
ing to pervert ind destroyit. Voices,
"Name them = "Who are they?"I
The Presideat-You ask me who
they are. l saE Thaddeus Stevens, Of
Pennsylvania, is one say Mr.. Sum
Her, Of the Smate, is another, and
Wendell Philips is another. Long
continued applause. Voices, Give
it to Forney."'
The Presidat-In reply to that, l
will simply sa- / do not waste my am
munition upon dead ducks. Great
laughter and applause, / stand for
my country; stand for the Constitu-
ton. There Lhave always placed my
feet from my advent to public life.
They may traluce, they may SANDER,
theymay vitu2erate me, but let me say
to you all tbi. has no influence upon
me. Great applause.
Let me say Wther, that / do not in
tend to be ovesawed by real or preten-
/ ded friends, nor do mean to be bulli-
ed by my enemirs. Tremendous ap-
/ plause. Honest c0nvic. ion is my
courage, the Constitution is my guide.
( l know, my countrymen, that it has
1 been iusinuated. 10, not insinuated, it
has been said directly in high places,
that if such a usJTpation of power Is /
am charged with had been exercised
some two hundred years ago, in a par
/ ticular reign, it would have cost an in
dividUaI his head. Great laughter.
OF what usirpatiCn has Andrew John
son been guilty? T.'N6ne," none
My only UsurpatiCn has been in stand
ing between the people and the en-
I crOachments Of power. Because in a
conversation Witha fellCW-citizen, who
happened to be Senator. / said that |
! thought amendments to the Constitu-
tion ought not too frequently to be
/ made, that if it was continually tinker
ed with it would lose all its prestige and
dignity, and the old instrument would
/ be lost sight Of altogether in a short
! time, and because in the same cOnVer-
sation ! happened to say that if it were
amended at all, such and such an a
mendment ought to be adopted, it was
/ charged that / was guilty of usurpa-
/ ton of power that would have cost a
a king his head, ina certain period OF
! English history. Laughter.
/ From thesame source the exclamation
has gone forth that they were in the
midst of earthquakes; that they were
tremblingand coudnot yield. Laugh
ter. Yes, fellow-citizens, there is an
earthquake coming; there is ground
swell of popular Judgment and indig-
nation. [Greatapplause. The Amer
lean people will speak, and by their in
stinct, if not otherwise, they viii know
who aretheir friends, and who are theil
enemies. | have endeavored to be true
to the people III ali the positions which
/ have occupied, and there is hardly 4
position in this Government which
have not at some time filled. ] sup
pose it will be said that this is vanity
| laughter, but l nay say that | have
been in all of them. 1 have been ir
both branches of the Legislature.
4 Voice-you commenced a tailor.
The President-A gentleman behinC
me says that | began a tailor Yes,
did begin tailor LapplauseI, and tha
does not disc0mtit me in the least, fol
when was tailor | had the reputa
ton of being good one, and of ma
king close fits, llaughterl, and I wa:
always punctual to my customers, anC