Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1866-09-12

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They promise well, | say, because
once, with hands uplifted to high Heav-
en-, they PICTURED themselves. We'll,
at the WiS"Aui they gave simple
promise Is that llo-e binding than
their oath was?
1t Is said they were very harmoni
Gus. Well, very natural My toy book
in my boyhood told me there was some
slight disharmony in every class Of
animals except the snakes Yes, the
malignant copperhead could coil itself
and lie down with its comrades, like
Massachusetts and South Carolina
W by, my friends, these men in Massa
chusetts and South Carolina were in
harmony throughout the entire war.
and | appeal to my honored friend
General Butler to confirm the fact.
The great boa-constrictor from the
South, | believe, stretched himself out
in the Wigwam, and the Northern del
egates being very lank and lean, in
consequence Of their long absence
from the public crib crawled down in
search Of post Offices But l may be
asked, what harm can result from the
admission Of Rebels into Congress
when they will be largely in the ma
iority?
| will tell you The President and
his recent friends are endeavoring TO
elect in these loyal States sufficient
Congressman to make majority Of
all. Then they will meet in caucus,
decide on their measures, and declare
themselves the Congress. In that eau
Gus the South will have majority, and
the Northern men there will yield to
them.
Do you promise me they shall fail in
this? eyes Cheers) Judging from
this vast assemblage | believe they
will
Further, the President calls this the
'So-calIed Congress, and declares that
they are interposing every possible OBJ
stacle to the restoration of the Union.
He tells us he will stand by the Con
stitution to preserve it. He declares
that he has been making war on
the enemies of the Union South,
and that now he is warning against
the dislOyalists of the North Notice,
he denOunces Congress as iIlegitimate,
and tells the soldiers at home to hold
themselves in readiness.
Furthermore he says he has exam
ined, and found he could declare him
self dictator, possess himself Of sixty
million dollars, intrench himself at
Washington, and defy the world
Thus he declares, saying that he loves
the people too we'll to do so, acknowl
edging no superior but the people and
his God.
l ask you, young men, is not this
the language used in history by all the
upstart kings who overturned their
Governments, and created themselves
dictators.
First he declares that he means to
overturn Congress, which he says is
violating the Constitution. Does he
intend to exclude all the powers of
Congress from the Constitution which
gives Congress the power to elect the
President, when the people fail? also
to impeach all officers who render
themselves liable to it? Yet he declares
that he has no superior but the people
and Jehovah.
| have detained you too long. |
will simply say that, citizens Of Penn
sylvanla, You cast your votes for Cly-
mer for Governor and you support the
President as the supreme ruler If
you will elect your gallant Gen. Geary
you will strengthen Congress and de-,
clare 1t the rulers Of the land.
Speech of Hon. j. vi. Bolts.
Mr.. Chairman and the hundred
thousand citizens here-I did not eX-
pect to make speech to night, having
accepted an invitation with promise
not to be called upon. | am too poor
in the command of language to ex-
press to you the appreciation of this
cordial reception. With Daniel Web
ster | will say, Il still live ! and will
add to it, 4 live to support the Stars
and Stripesp
When passed through your streets
in the great reception procession, |
felt that l would willingly give five
years of my life to see like loyal
demonstration in my native State,
though, on reflection, | should prefer
to give the last five years. We are
witnessing a singular spectacle in be
holding the President and his Secreta-
ry of State parading through the coun
try. While the President is warning
upon Congress, the Secretary is utter
ing puerile jokes in revealing Cabinet
secrets at banquet boards
Here you have but now heard late
Cabinet officer speaking earnest words
to you. VINO is the greater man and
patriot, the minister who remains in
Office to eat the bread and butter of
dependency, or he who resigns his
position for the love of his country?
Fellow citizens, we are all desirous