The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1866-03-08

= faith and love for this Union be preser,
al ed. Let it be completed. And in thi
connection let me refer to you the mott
upon the stone sent up from my ow
State: God bless voice, 'and bless you
e State which has struggled for the pre-
servation of the Union in the field aud il
the councils of the nation, and is nov
struggling in consequence of the inter
ruption that has taken place in he
relations with the Federal Govern
ment growing out of the Rebellion, bu
struggling to recover those relations anC
take her stand where she has stood since
1896. A motto is inscribed on that stone
, sent here to be placed in that monument
: Of freedom and in commemoration O.
Washington. | stand by that sentiment
J and she is willing to stand by it. 1t wa:
the sentiment enunciated by the immort
al Andrew johnson The Federal Uni
Ont must be preserved wild shouts
of applause. 1.-The Federal Union-it
must be preserved Where it possible
to have the old man whose statue is now
before ne, and whose portrait is behind
me in the Capitol, and whose sentiment
is inscribed on the stone deposited in the
monument-were it possible to commu-
nicate with the illustrious dead, and he
could be informed of, or made to under
stand the working and progress Of faction,
rebellion and treason, the bones of the
old man would stir in their coffin, aud he
would rise and shake off the habilliments
Of the tomb, he would extend that long
arm and finger Of his, and he would reit-
crate that glorious sentiment, The Federal
Unon-it must be preserved Applause.
But we see and witness what has trans
pircd since his day. We remember that
he died in 1888, when treason, treachery,
and inideiity to the Government aud
Constitution of tbs United States then
stalked forth. 1t was his power and in
fuence that then crushed the treason in
its infancy. 1t was then stopped, but on
ly for time; the spirit continued
There were men disaffectcd 10 the Gov.
ernment, both North and South. We
had neculiar institutions, of which some
complained, and to which others were at
tached One portion of our cQuntrymen
advocated that institution in the South
another opposed it in the North, and it
resulted in creating two extremes. One
in the South reached the point at which
they were prepared to dissolve the Gov
ernment OF the United States, to secure
and preserve their peculiar institution,
and what | may say on this occasion |
want to be understood. There was an
other portion OF our countrymen who were
opposed to this peculiar Institution in the
South, and who went to the extreme of
being willing to break up the Govern
ment to get clear of it. Applause.] [
am talking to you today in the common
phrase, and assume to be nothing but
citizen, and one who has been fighting for
the Constitution aud to preserve the Gov
ment These two parties have been ar
rayed against each other, and | stand be-
fore you to day as did in the Senate in
1860, in the presence of those who were ma
king war on the Constitution, and who
wanted to disrupt the Government, to de-
nounce as [ did then in my place those
who we're so engaged as traitors. have
never ceased to repeat, and, so far as ef-
forts would go, to carry out the senti-
ments [ then uttered [Cheers.] have
already remarked that there were two
parties, one for destroying the Govern
ment to preserve Slavery, and the other
to break up the Government to destroy
Slavery. The objects to be accomplished
were different, it is true, SO far as Slave
ry is concerned, but they agreed in one
thing, and that was the breaking up Of
the Government. They agreed in the
destruction of the Government, the pre-
else thing which / have always stood up
! TO oppose Whether the disunionists
cope from the South or the North, |
st2pd now where did then to vindicate
the Irnion of these States, and the Con-
st;tution of the country. LApplause. j
The Rebellian Ct treason manifested itself
ia the South. [ stood by the Govern
meat. said [ Was ior the Union with
Slavery, or was for the Union without
Slavery. Ia either alternative, L was for
my Government and the Co,cstlt2bon.-
| ADDtduSS
stretched forth its streas arm, ana win
its physical power has pct down treason in
the field. Yes, the section of the coun-
try has arrayed itself against the Govern
ment has been put down by the Govern
ment itself. Now what do these people
say? We said no compromise, we can
settle this question with the South in
eight and forty hours. How? Disband
your armies. acknowledge the Constitu-
ton of the United States, obey the law
and the whole question is settled. Well,
their armies have been disbanded. They
come forward now in spirit of magnani-
nifty, aud say we were mistaken, we made
an effort to carry out the doctrine of Sc
cession and dissolve the Union; that we
have failed, and having traced this thing
to logical and physical consequence and
result, we now again come forward and
acknowledge the flag of our country, obe-
dientto the Constitution and the Suprem-