The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1866-05-04

ed by thepeople, through the Electoral
! College?
Tie Tribune Qfhe People.
The President is nothing more thar
the Tribuneof the people His offic,
/ is tribunal in its character. In Older
times, when tribnnes were first elected
in the Roman Republic, they stood n
the door Of the Roman Senate, whicl
was then encroaching on the popular
rights and putting The heel Of power
on the necbls Of the people. The peo,
/ pie chose a Tribune, and placed hin
/ at the door Of The Senate, 50 that whel
that body ventured on oppressive acts
/ he was clothed with power to say we
to-I forbid"
Your President is now the Tribune
/ of the people; and, thank God, / am
and / intend to assert the power which
thepeopIe have placed in me. Cheers
/ Your President, standing here day al
ter day, and discharging his duties, Is
like a horse on the treadmiiI, and be
/ cause hedares diTerinopinion in regard
to public measures he must be denounc-
ed as usurper and a tyrant. Can hC
originateanything under the veto pow
/ er? The veto power is conservative in
/ its character and affirmative. All thai
can be done by the veto power i t.
say. when legislation is improper, has
/ ty, unwise, unconstitutional, stay.
stop action, wait till this can be sub
mitted to the people, and let them con
slider whether it IS right or wrong. 80
! Applause
That is all there is in it; and hence !
say that tyranny and power can be eH-
ercised somewhere else than by the EN-
ecutive. lie is powerless and ali thai
he can d0is to check legislation, to hole
/ it in q state.of allegiance, till the people
can consider and understand what S
being done Then what has been done:
/ have done what | believed the Con
stitution required me to do. ! have
done what | believed duty and con-
science required me to do. So beliey-
ing, intend to stick to my position,
relying on the Judgment, the integrity
and the intelligence Of the masses OF
the American people, the soldiers and
sailors especially. Then, for my lifs
! cannot see where there is any tyraI-
ny. It's very easy TO impugn motives
and suspect the purest and best acts e
a mans life.
If you come forward and propose a
certain thing, your motives are suspect
and condemned; and if you Withhold
your opinion, you are regarded as be
ing opposed to the matter, 50 that it j.
very hard to move one way or the 9TH
er, so faras certain persons are concern
ed, on all questions pertaining to tho
interests Of the great masses of the 4
merican people, for in them is my .hoTC
and the salvation of the country. / am
with YOU, citizens, soldiers and sailor.
who have sacrificed Or periled moe
than the humble individual who aG-
dresses you.
Has not my all been put upon it? My
life, my property, everything sacred
and dear to man, have been stakcd uu-
on it, and can / now be suspected O.
faltering at the close of this third Or
deal of the nation? Whereis he, in pub
lie or in private life, who has sacrificed
more, or who has devoted more of his
time and energies to the accomplish =
ment of the great end than l? and l
have done it from the promptings Of
my own heart and conscience,
To the Soldiers and Sailors.
] believe it was right. and with your
help and your couutenance and your
encouragement | shall go through Oh
that line: and when I come TO talk IL
bout sailors and soldiers, about this to
be done and that to be done, all want
is for you to wait and see, SO far as the
future is concerned. Wait, and see if
do not stand by you, although Others
may falter and fail.
| want TO see measures of policy
brought forward that will advance tic
interests Of the people, and of that por-
ton Of the people who nave constituted
the gallant and brave men who in both
branches of the service have upheld
International flag andsustained the coun-
try in the recent struggle. l thank you
for your countenance on this occasion.
1t cheers me, and gives me strength to
perform the work before me.
If we are true to ourselves, if we are
true to the Constitution, the day is not
far distant when this Government will
be restored. Let Us go on and restore
the Government let Us enlarge the a.
rea Of our commerce and trade; let us
not only inspire confidence at home,
but respect abroad, by letting the ma
ton resume its career of prosperity and
greatness. I know that some will find
fault with me, and say am TOO lenient
and kind and all that. If we are all to
be put to death or punished or thrown
away for one ofense, as for the second
offense, and were to be lost and eXclud-
ed from society and communion with
our fellow men, how many of us would
/ be lost.
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