The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-02-24
The SDeech.

The following article is from the New York
EUe''ing Post of yesterday. Mr.. William Cullen
Bryant, the editor of the Post, was one OF the
vice.presdents of the meeting held in New York
TO sustain the President, and the Post is NUM-
bered among the ablest Republican newspapers
of the co nservative bent:-
When Mr.. Seward roRllast night in Cooper Insti-
tue to defend the President, he did not know how
greatly the President had just offended. In the
angular, and IN some respects unfortunate, speech
which Mr. johnson made yesterday afternoon in
the White House grounds he struck right and left,
end IN his zeal to parry attacks which have
sary irritated him, hit friends and foes ndIscrimi-
which will him, If we are not mistak en- more
suffering than the worst bows of those whom ne
chooses to think his enemies.
1t is matter for regret thst Mr.. johnson shou ID
so lar allow bis resentment TO get the better OF hs
Judgment as TO forger, wnat MI. Seward very truly
COMPRESS and IN the country constantly in mind,
that The difference between the President and certain
leading Republicans Is question of methods for OBJ
tanning the same end, and not one OF different ends.
1t excuAe for the President that those whom he
already offended against him in q similar manner.
When Mr., Sumner recently, spoke In the Sena of
shocked the country's sense OF propriety thereby,
and felt himself Obliged, as quickly as possible to
Stevens IN the House used that iooIsn phrase abO ut
British king losing his head, Which appears to have
30 gIeaay ana neeaessy rraed a.e mr. Jonnson tne
and even Mr.. stevens must have ielt that he had
greatly injured his own cause by such words.
But the same sentiment of pro orety and respect
which was shocked by the Incorporate words of
Messrs, Sumner and Stevens is still more outraged
by the uncal editor and offensive retort of Mr..
johnson. Wo are not of those who hold It i'm.
proper for the President to IpeaK to the people; we
were not offended at Mr.. Llncoln's speeches, and
shall not find taulL with Sir johnson If he Is moved
TO announce or deiend his policy In a speech. But
the President of the United States ought not to
descend into the pit; and instead of calling names
and lhdulging in personalities he would have done
well to initiate the noble patience with whicn
Abraham Lincoln bore far bltterer gbes. far rUder
attacks from tue same men
For the shocking and uAseemly imputatiOn Mr..
johnson chose to bring against Messrs. Stevens,
Sumner. and others opposed to his policy, taat
Their intention was 20 incite assassination" we
uust that he will mako haste apologize,
merely 10 them, but TO the country, which he has
most grleYously insuted. Sucl words as he uttered
on that head would not be to Grated tho hastiest
stump speech. They too i'll judged aud lmpul-
sve for to think or write patiently about them;
aud we count 1t no slight mlslortune for the
nation that Its chief magistrate should have spoken
In tins style.
We do not think the President would himself care
t. have the political sentiments of his Yesterdays
speech discussed. 1t Will form art of his record,
! spoken. He said nothing new nothing which he
has not before declared. No one-n0t even III r.
SteYenE-has doubted his desire TO do right, as he
saw the right. Ana we prefer, in discussing his
policy, 20 take eXpOnenis his previous
speeches and messages, IN which he has talked more
pletely his ideas and purposes on all parts of tho
question of reconstruction, Standing upon those
expressions of himself he occupied strong position,
to which the whole country was rapidly rallyinPS
while such petuant outbreak as that OF yesterday
can only repel s. mpalhy ana support.