Evening star., 1866-04-19

who, in both branches of the service. have
npheld the national nag and sustained the
cvuntry IN the recent struggle I tfauk xcp
sehuemen, ior this encouragement 4 thank
You Tor your countenance 90 thls ocss.ion o.
eheers me on, and gives me strength 10 perform
the work before me. II we are true 70 onT
selves, II we are true 20 me Constitution. the
oay is not far distant when this Government
Wili oe restored. Let MS so on and restor, ne
Government. Let rs enIarge The area of our
emmerce and trade. Let US not only inspire
ahs the nation resume Its career OF prosperity
sno greatness. know that some Will hnd fault
vi. VIII me- end say i am too lenient, 80 kind.
death, m or ma. nnr,it II ". Were all % Be pni 10
-, aence; or for the second offence and were
~ " oe lost and excluded from soctety and
OF Ds SonIS VIII cur fellow. men. how many
Sonn us would be eni have felt when have
cone wrong ahd have repented Off th,- 80
~ ss sincere and honest as ne who had don. 60
Other and nm. Lnen we must reason with each
% IS hHeCessary 70 restore peace, ana harmony
apu I 01nSoro 10 distracted and IA ytded neo
ples In ume OF war tits right 70 bnrn ~
laces, sack cities, and dexas,,,s a.SAo -. ~ ~
waste a country, and cripple and redpce ~
enemy; but in time OF peace the con ,-.-.s %
ina, ,nat course Is precisely the right one, and the
uue pollcy OF n patton ~ 10 rebuild IN, cIttes
rrstore IT'S villages. renew its FIELDS of arricnI'
ture, and let all the ayocatlons of p-aTe an,
prosperity be restored. know there are some
VINO nave been at home calculating during the
war, and who bring now 10 the cons ideration
OF questions Of peace and harmony, and the
aNocatlons OF civil life. all the feelings of re-
seh'ment which animated us when the excite
tnent was up and running high. But take the
oIdNe men who sustained the flag on the nsld
anu on me wave, and You wild find better
.te eIhgs and better judgment on these ques-
.Ohs than you viii find with those who have
Deth swung IN the closet and never smelIed
gunpowder. [CheersI Yes. from the pTiyate
~ ~ ne commanding general, they know bet
ItI now 70 Treat the present circumstances
man any OF these closet patriots and hprnani
tarians. nv ""inahi-
Then, my countrymen. IeIlow.cittzans- sol-
ulers and sailors, let Us rejoice that peace mas
come Let us rejoice thai, the relations of the
STATES are about being restored Let us maize
WY enoTt that We can, on proper principles
70 restore the relations which existed bet aEeep
the tederaI Government and the States D
tnank GOD that peace is restored. thanktiod
tnaS @ our brave men can return TO their families
anu hoInes, and resume their peaceful ayoca
mons. thank God that the baIeful nlsne, %
W nre ano blood, which a short time ago was in
tne ascendant, has been cleared away nv the
,...e 70 IN @ stAr OF Peece. Now that the bow OF
IeaCe ls suspended in the heavens, let MS eul-
uNate the arts and relations of peace and ali
~ nOse ~ssOSlauons which apperiain TO men IN
beaCe: Inc Time IS not distant when we can
nave political millennium, a political in biIee
aio When we can proclaim 70 all the nations
oI ,he earth that we are again a united peonIe ,
ana ana mar we have triumphantIy passed through
our thlro oroeal-having peace a. hom, and
pswer 10 bid defiance 10 all the world uon6
eheers.I Remember one thing. gentIemsn. tbat
IA my past lIe-tnough slandererS nav mis-.
Iepresent-no man can say that l ever de.
celVed or betrayed him. 1t will be for Won TO ,
see, In the future, who will redeem ali ms
promises, and who Will be most faithful 4
have paid me.
AT the close OF the Presidents speech round
after round OF cheers went mp for Andrew
Johnson. Marshal Gooding then pvoposad
" hree cheers for the soldiers and sailor of
prompt and enthusiastic. Then sThres cheer
Ior the COMMANDER IN Chief OF the Army aDs
Navy" The response was Just as enthQsi-
astic.
Marshal Goodng.-aLet us have thrre rms
ing cheers for Secretary seward This sur-
aesuon was enthusiastically doubIed-six
cheers being given for the Secretary Of STATE
Marshal Gooding then proposed three cheers
Tor all the Union men, women and children
N the United States. The shout which fol-
owed tins was long and loud. The assembled
nulutude then separated in a quiet and or
ierly manner.