The New era. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1865-1871, 1866-09-27

tools too they must take the consequences,
loheers. will not follow the tail of a
party. | ain not such fool. Who IS
the e, head Of their party? "a voice
"lllad. Stevens" Laughter and cheers. T
| ask what is their head in the State OF
New York? A voice" Horace Gree
ley Renewed laughter and cheers. |
sery we'll, il | mean to de party any
good, | want to make it successful.
Now, l invite them to put their head
man in nomination, and [ do not agree
with YOU in your opinion OF Mr.. Greedy,
BY any means. Laughter and cheers.
| want them to nominate the man they
intend to nominate for Governor of the
Stete Of New York to test their prin-
eiples in the election, now some six
weeks off. If he is not defeated by a
majority OF 10000 do not call me q
prophet. Laughter. Must / desert
my course, my Government, and my
country to follow q party divided, dis
tractedl, weak, imbecile, vacillating, and
absurd, seeking its own destruction i?
| nave done very different thing. We
set the railway train on the track, the
ears were all empty. 1t Wass..under the
guidance OF the conductor, Andrew
johnson. Al the privileged seats were
offered to this party that complains of
desertion. They were the very first in
vited to enter, and now, when thew see
that it is fast filling up with outsiders,
and is passing by them, they say they
have been deserted by the conductor.
Laughter and cheers Now | want to
know who the leader of their party is
III the United States. There is no party
that can exist, stand, or live in the
United States that does not exist in every
part of it in state of peace and not in
revolutionary condition. Who is their
leader? A voice, "Thad. Stevens.n
No, they will not accept him as their
leader. They offer you no individual
name. Their name is, "The Congress
of the United States" and the Congress
OF the United States is a force that exists
until the 4th Of March next then their
party is to have no head whatever,
because that Congress so constituted is
gone; and the next lot will, in all proba-
bility, be in direct opposition to it; and,
| suppose, in that event, the party will
be gone too. Laughter and applause.
That is the wisdom OF their PARTISAN
ship. Why, fellow-citizens, / have
known something about what it costs to
make party successful. ! have known
what it costs to create a party in the
United Stgtes Of America that shall take
control Of the Government of the United
States. Let me tell you that you are
seeing to-day the other and most IN
pleasant experiment, that Of q great
party that has controlled the destinies
and powers Of the country, and saved it,
lying down and destroying itself.
This is what they propose to Go.
/ propose to have no lot nor part III
this thing, not because ii would be perso-
nally unWise, but because the country
requires your services and mine upon
higher principles than the success or in
ability Of any party. Cheers. Fellow
citizens, in thus addressing you, have
yielded against my Judgment to your
wish to hear me. | think that the Presi
dent satisfied your ear, and that il is
your eye, filled with the light OF joy
springing fromall grateful emotions
to the army and navy and their illustrl-
Gus representatives, that is waiting TO
be gratified. You want to see General
Grant, cheers, and Admiral Farragut,
CHEERS, and General Gustav, and the
rest of them, and you are the best be-
hayed people / have seen on this eX-
cursion, for you have kindly and pa
tiently listened to me before seeing
them. Laughter and cheers. II you
are not satisfied with looking at them,
juat ask General Grant for q speech and
he will give you an eloquent one.
Cheers.
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