The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-04-19

sailors VINO have sacrificed or perlled more than the
humble individual who addresses you
Has not my all teen put upon itR nv life my
properly every thing sacred and oear to man. have
been staked upon 1t and can new be suspeoted of
faherng at the close of this third ordeal of the
uonR w mere is he, In public or in Irlvate life, who
has sacrificed more or who has devoted moro of his
great end than II and / have done It from the
promptings of my own heartand conscience.
TO THE SOLDIERS AND SAILORS.
belle it was nPht; and with your help and
go through on that line and when come to ialk
about sailors and soldiers about this to be done and
see, so far as the future is concerned. Wait, and
see ifI do not stand by you, although others may
falter and fail.
want to see measures of policy brought forward
that Will advance the interests OF the people, and of
that portion OF the people who have cOns tuted the
gallant and brave men who in both branches of the
service upheld the natoi al flag, and sustained the
country IN the recent struggle. thank you, gem
tlemeD tor the encours cement; l thank Won for
your countenance on this occasion. It cheers
me, and gives me strength to perform the work be-
fore me.
Coz stnuton, the day is not far distant when this
Government will be restored. Let us 90 on and re-
store the Government; let enlarge the area of our
commerce and trade; let us not only inspire conf
dence at home, but respect abroad by letting the
nation resume IT'S career OF prosperity and great
ness. know that some will find fault With me and
say thar am too lenient aud kind and all that. II
all to be put to death or punished or thrown
away fer ofiense as for the second offense, and
were TO be lost and excluded from society and COM
munion with our felow-men, how many of us would
1 have felt when have done wrong and repented
OF it, that was 0s sincere and honest as II i had
never done wrong at all Then must reason with
each other, and understand nature, and what is
necessary to restore peace and harmony to dis
tracted and divided people In time OF war 1t is
right to burn vilage cities, ana desoiate fields
to lay waste country, and cripple and reduce the
ell emy; but in time of peace the reverse OF that
course IS precisely the righI and the true policy
il nation IS 10 rebuild its cities restore It's villages
renew ITS fields of agriculture, and occupations of
peace and prosperity are TO oe restored.
know there ale some who have been at home
calculating during the war, and who bring TO the
consideration Of questions of peace and harmony
and the occupations OF civil llfe, ali the feelings of
resentmen which animated us when the exc tement
was up and running high, but take the brave men
who sus AIMED the flag in the neld and on the waye
and you will find better teehnGs and better Judgment
on these questions than will find with those
VINO have been sitting in the closet and never sme
guIspowder
Yes, from the private up to the commanding gene
raj they knew better how to treat the present cir
cumstances than OF these elevated patriots and
humanltarians. Then, my countrymen, jellow-citi-
zens, soldiers, and sailors, let us rejoice that peace
has come aet us rejoice that the relations OF tine
States about beingIrestored Let us make every
effort we can on proper principles to restore the
ia ops which existed between the Federal Govern-
ment ana the state . ...
thank God that peace is restored. thank God
that our brave men can return to their families and
homes resume their peaceful avocauons.
thank sod that the baleful planet of fire and blood
which short tune ago was IN the ascendant, has
been chased away by the benigDant star OF peace
Now that the bow of peace is suspended In the
heavens, let us cultivate the arts and relations of
peace and all those associations which appertaIn to
men IN peace.
The time Is not distant when we can have a poti-
cal millennium, political Jubilee, and when we can
proclaim to all the nations of the earth that are
again united people, and that we have triumph
antly passed through third ordeal, having
peace at home and power to bid defiance TO all the
world.
Remember one thing, gentlemen, that in my past
life, though slanderers may have mIsrepresented me-
no one can say that ever deceived or betrayed
him. 1t will be for TO in the iuture Who will
redeem all his promises. and who will be most iath-
full thank you gentlemen, for the compliment
you have done me.
After the President closed his speech he was loudly
and continuously cheered, the band performing
some patriotic airs, and the immense crowd dis
persed,