Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-09-05
The PRESIDENTS roUR.

land on Monday night:
feioE-citisens 1T is not for the purpose OF
making speech that row appear before
you. 1 am aware of the great curiosity which
prevails TO see strangers who have notorlety
and distinction in all countries. I know a
large number OF you desire 10 see Gen. Grant
and to hear what he has to say; IA voice
"Three cheers for Gen. Grant ~ but you can
not see him to-nighi; he is extremely in. Ire
peat, 1 am not before you now to make a
speech, but simply to make your acquaint.
ance, 10 say, " How are you Wv and 10 bid you
goodbye We are on our way TO Chicago TO
participate in or witness the laying Of the cor
ner.sfone OF monument 10 the memory OF a
distinguished fellow -eitizen who is no more;
II is not necessary for me To mention the name
Of stephen A. Douglas to the people of Ohie
am tree TO say that am fiattered by the de-
monsrations i have witnessed, and being
hattered, don't mean to think II personal but
an evidence OF what is per yading the public
mind; and this demonstration is nothing more
nor less than an indication OF the latent senti-
ment or feeling Of the great masses of the
people with regard to the proper settlement
OF this great question. i come before you as
Chief Magistrate, clothed in the insignia and
paraphernalia of State-being an inhabitant of
State ofthis Union. i know it has been said
That am an alien. daughter and that did
not reside in one of the States OF the Union and
therefore could not be the Chief Magistrate
though the Constitution declares that must
be a citizen TO occupy that ONCE Therefore
all that was necessary was 10 declare the Office
vacant, or under pretext to prefer ar rticles of
impeachment and thus the Individual who
occupies the Chief Magistracy was to be dis
posed OF and driven from power. But a short
time since you had ticket before you for the
PRESIDENCY L was placed upon that ticket
with distinguished fellow-citizen, who is
now no more. i know there are some who
complain. A ce-"Unfortunately." Yes:
unfortunate for some that God rules on high
and deals in right ICheers.l Yes, unfortu-
nately, the ways of Providence are mysteri-
Gus and incomprenensible, controlling those
who exclaim 'Unfortunater' T"Buily for
You! was going to say, nay countrymen, a
short time since was elected and placed upon
the ticket. There was platform proclaimed
and adopted by those VITO placed me upon
IT: Notwithstanding the subsidized gang
discharged all my duties and fulfilled an
my pledges, and say here to- night that ifmy
predecessor had lived, the vials of wrath
ICries OF "Nevern-three cheers for the Con.
gress of she United States.l / came here as I
was passing along, and have been called upon
certaining If we could, who was wrong
ICIief Of ats you'll That was my object in
appearing before you tonight, and want to
say this, that have lived among the Ameri.
can people, have represented them in some
public capacity for the last twenty II We years.
and where Is the man woman who can
place his finger upon one single act OF mine
deviating from any pledge Of mine, OF in vio-
lation of the Constitution OF the countryl
[Cheers.l Who is hel What Language does
be speak, What religion does he protest. Who
can come and place his finger on the pledge L
ever violated, or on any principle ever proved
false tol "A voice-sHow about New Orieansl'
Another yoice-"Hang jeff DAVIS! hang JEFF
Davis. Why don't you hang hm!" Cries of
''Giye us the opportunity Have not YOU
got the courtl Have not you got the Attorney
Generall A yoice-"Who is your Chief JUS
Cheers. / am not the Chief ustice 1 am not
the prosecuting attorney. [Cheersl Iamnot
the jury. L will tell you what L did do L
called upon your Congress that is trying 10
break up the GovernH ent. tCheers, mingled
with Kisses. Great confusion. "Don't get
MAD mao Andy well, Well, ! will tell you
destroy they first make mad. Did your Cou-
gress order any OF them TO be tried Three
cheers for Congress- Then, fellow citizens,
we might as well allay our passions and per-
nit reason 10 resume her sphere ana prevail
[Cheers. In presenting the few remarks that
1 designed TO make my intention was to ad-
ment, and your better feeling, not 10 the pas
sion in your hearts. lCheersl THIS was NV
object in presenting myself on this OCCASION
and TO ask you "How do yen do - and at the
same time to bid you goodbye" In tbs as
sembly here tonight the remark has bees
made, Traitor" ''traitor." My countrymen;
will you hear me, lshouts of "Yes,"l and Uiif
You hear me for my cause and for the Consri,
tuition of my country [Applause.] yant
10 know when, or where, or under what cir
Snmstances Andrew johnson, notioniy as
serted any principle or violated the fConstffuf
ton Of his country. [Cries of .sNeker,.l Let,
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disposed to play the orator al d nfsLiS aecfas,
nation tonight, wopt4 IN ts one. tie an
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