The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1866-09-08

belonged to three or four parties, and have
been generally considered a very consistent
party man, and the enemies of those parties
have generally thought me a tolerably effect
i've one. I was never accused of instability.
/ know, as a party. man, that the course of
wisdom is to follow the head of the party,
but there are great many who differ from
me, and if they think that instead of follow
ing the nominated and chosen head of their
party the way to make that party successful
is by following the tail. If they are such
fools they must take the consequences
[Cheers] 1 will not follow the tail of par
ty, 1 am not such fool. Who is the head
of their party in the State of New-Yorl< A
voice, Thad Stevens. Laughter and cheers
ask who is their head in the State of New
York A voice Horace Greeley. Renew
ed laughter and cheers.] Very well, if
mean to do party any good want to make
it successful. Now I invite them to put
their head man in nomination, and do not
agree with you in your opinion of MIR. Gree
ley, by any means. Laughter and cheers
1 want them to nominate the man they in
tend to nominate for Governor of the
State of New-York to test their principles,
and in the election, now some six weeks
off, if he is not defeated by a majority
of 4O, 900, do not call me a prophet. L augh-
ter and cheers. Must desert my course, my
Government and my country to follow a par
Gy ulSGTdClCSl, Wcdh, lulDCCllC,
lating and absurd, seeking its own destruc-
ton? 1 have done very different thing
We set the railway train on the track the
cars were all empty. 1t was under the guild
ance of the conductor, Andrew johnson. All
the privileged seats were offered to this party
that complains of desertion. They were the
very first invited to enter but no, they would
not enter, and now when they see that it is
fast filling up with outsiders and is passing
Inv them thew fhau hoaD 1aSarfoH Nv tho
conductor. Laughter and cheers Now I
want to know who the leader of their party
is in the United States There is no party
that can exist, stand and 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.''] No. they will not accept
him as their leader. They offer you no indi-
vidual 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 Con-
gress so constituted is gone, and the next lot
will in all probability 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 partisanship.-
Why, fellow-citizens, l have known some
thing about what it costs to make a party
successful. 1 have known what it costs to
create party in the United States of Amer
lea 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 I'M
pleasant experiment, that of great party
that has controlled the destinies and powers
of the country, and saved it lying down and
destroying itself That is what they propose
to do. propose to have no lot nor share in
that thing, not because it would be personal
ly unwise, but because the country requires
your services and mine upon higher princi
pies than the success or durability of any
party. [Cheers.l Fellow citizens, in thus adj
dressing you 1 have yielded against my judg-
ment to your wish to hear me. I think that
the President satisfied your ear, and that it
is your eye filled with the light ofjoy spring
ing from all your grateful emotions to the
Army and the Navy and their ilIustrious
representatives that is waiting to be gratitied.
You want tn see Gen. Grant [Cheers] and
Admiral Faragut tCheersl and Gen. Custer
and the rest of them; and you are the best
behaved people have seen on the excursion,
for you have kindly and patiently listened to
me before seeing them. Laughter and cheers.
If you are not satisfied with looking at them,
just ask Gen. Grant for speech, and he will
give you an eloquent one. [Cheers.]