The New era. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1865-1871, 1866-09-27
eeoh Of Mr.. Seward at Niagara Falls

[Isllor CftizeRs: Although we are on
verge OF the State Of New York, |
b sure that even here l can call you
kighbors. You do not want speech
bm me. Yes, yes."l If you do, it
only to get up a quarrel between the
Resident of the United States and my
lf. for | shall have to tell you that after
ke clear and lucid exposition of the
blicy of the Government, which NAV
! called " his policy or our policy,N
bee Abraham Lincoln commenced it.
hd it has been carried out since the in
hguratiou Of Andrew Johnson-after
he exposition he himself has given of
/ want to know, in Gods name what
BE he has for Il secretary at all. IA
Dice: " DO you endorse it ~ | will
j. very frankly that l always endorse
that is right, and when you find my
gnature to a paper | will not disavow
When Iput my pen to paper stand
badly to pay the cost.
] E'ell0Wcitizens, you have heard the
PRESIDENT of the United States traduced.
heard Abraham Lincoln traduced
Fithin three months of his death by
he bullet of an assassin worse, and
Trough a larger portion Of the United
Hates, than Andrew johnson is now de-
bounced for treason to the Constitution
nd the Government; and let me ask
lou this, ii, instead of bringing him
(ere in safety to-day to stand before you
hid to vindicate, in the presence of the
american people, his life, his character,
5nd his pollcy-past, present, and future
rhe had fallen on the way as Abraham
Lincoln, do you think there is one of
lou who has reviled him who would
lot join in his praise, anA-be as ready
b immortalize his fame and glory as
tou have been to celebrate the virtues
81 Abraham Lincoln? Cheers. This
President is that he lives. The virtue
Ian be praised with safety by those who
Tere incapable of praising his virtues
While he lived. The President has
5poken to you upon topic | have never
bpened, and l did think that | would
heyer refer to it, and that is, he is charg-
3D. and the members Of his Cabinet and
political supporters are charged, with
Eleserting their party. The charge is
HAT we have deserted one party, and he
has told you, and very properly told
Eou, that it is better in every case to let
The parties go down the falls than to let
The country go to destruction. So it
Mould not be a very serious offence if it
had been committed; but he also told
Nou the truth when he said that 1t is not
possible to find q word in the record
unon which he was nominated that has
been faisified by the record Of his eXecu
tive acts Did not they declare at Balti
lnore that the war must be continued
until lis cause was removed and the
triampled III the resto-
ratfon of the Stateso And is not the
MAR ended? Have not the States been
restored? And where on earth is the
cause OF the war; 1t has gone into the
sepulehre of the record Of the past ages.
Cheers. But have / deserted my party2
|Eet me call your attention to my record
ION that subject. If you will look back
10 the month Of October, 1860, you Will
find there speech made you, for when
4 speak 1T Auburn | mean to speak to
the people of the whole State of New
ii Dirk, aud iii that speech / told our
whole people that the President Of the
United states, Andrew Johnson, and /
with him, proposed to accept certain
conditions and restore the States to their
rights ms equals in the Union, if they
would do three things-iirst, abolish the
rebel debt; second, repeal the ordinances
|of secession; and third, accept the
amendment to the Constitution of the
Tinted States abolishing slavery hence
forth and forever. When that was done
the Union was to be restored, and every
|man Of you who voted last year to sus-
tain the party which charges me with
having deserted it voted upon the very
platform and approved every pledge /
gave and every word | uttered. Cheers.
y hat did | tell you in the month OF
May at Auburn when | saw the party
was getting into a contest, and in the
month Of February in New York city,
at the Cooper Institute? told you pre-
cisely the same, that there were three
conditions, and though heaven and
earth shall pass away, yet the word OF
AHdreW Johnson chat the States should
De restored upon these conditions having
been pledged should be iuliiiled.-
Cheers. Your members OF Congress
We're asked TO vote for it. | tried to save
that party from destruction. | showed
ihem the way; it was plain and direct.
was going 90 use the iliustration-per-
taRs / ought not to-of the traveller
who got bewildered on his journey, and
was shown two roads, one OF Whieh LED
10 his destination and the other in the