The daily mountaineer. (Dalles, Or.) 1861-1866, 1866-04-25
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sailors, last evening, said: We are involved
in the most critical aud trying struggles that |
have occurred since this Government came
into existence. The Government has an
other trial still to gothrough that is to give
evidence 10 the nations Of the earth and its |
own citizens that it has power enough to put |
down treachery at home and treason within |
its own borders. [Cheers. We have COM
menced that Struggle, and trust in God we
will pass through it successfully. The or
ganzed and combined powers that recently
stood arrayed against us are disbanded and
driven from the field. but it does not follow
that thereare no enemies aud traitors against
our present form of Government and our in
stitutions. | stjod in the Sena:e of the
United States denying the doctrine of scces-
sion. / think | have given some evidence
that have been sincere and in earnest, and
now want to know why it is that the whole
pack OF slanderers are swapping ut my heels.
lUheers. Why is it they array themselves
against met Is it because stand on the
side of the people? and when say the peo-
pie include soldiers and sailors. [Chcers I
Why is it they urrayed in traducng and viii
lifying and eliminating me? Where were
they during the rebellion? A voice-''at
home in bed."] Iu the Senate raised my
voice against it, and when it was believed
1t would be to the interest of the nation to
assist in putting down the rebellion did
not leave my place in the Senatt, a place of
emolumsnt an distinction, and take-my po-
siion where the enemy could be reached
and where mons lives were in danger;
Lcheers] while was opposed personally and
publicly hy some of my present traducers
and calumniators, who were far removed
from the foe and who were enjoying ease
nd ,nu ;nrt lnt I fn III 7
care not that SANDER, the foul whelp of sin,
has been let loose against ME. care not
ior all that and let me tell you here to day,
that although pretty well advanced in life,
feel that II shall survive long enough to live
down the whole pack of traduccrs and SLAM
derers. Applause They have turned the
whole pack oose to lower me in your esti
nation. voice. they cannot do that
Blanche, Tray, Sweetheart, and all the little
dogs come along, swapping at my heels, but
heed them not. Cheers. The American
people, citizens, soldiers, and s,iors, know
that from my advent into public life to tae
pre'ent hour, have always stood, the un-
yielding and unwavering de ender of their
rights and interests. When rebellion in
Massacha'ctts was put down, did that put
Massachusetts out of the Union and destroy
the State When rebellion in Pennsylvania
was put down, did that destroy the State
aud put it out of the Union So when the
recent great rebellion was closed, those
States constituting part Of the glorious
Union were restored.
A great deal was done in Tennessee under
my predecessor. We commenced the work
together; we succeeded before l assumed my
present position in restoring the troubles
which had existed between Tennessee and
81, 80 ha Int a.
and that was representation. l came to
Washington under extraordinary circum-
stances aud succeeded to the Presidency
What then? Congress had adjourned with
out presenting any plan. l then proceeded
as | have beeu doing in my own State, to re.
store the other S ates. We found the people
had no courts, and we said to the Judges
District Attorneys and Marshals: Go down
md hold your courts the people need that
the tribunals of justice shall be opened -
Was that wrong2 The courts were opened
We looked abolt and saw that the people
down there had no mails. They had beer
interrupted and cut off by the rebellion
We said to the Postmaster General, let the
people have mail facilities and then they
will begin to understand that we all feel anc
think that we are one people. We looked
about and saw that there was q blockade
that the custom houses were closed, and W.
said let the doors Of the custom houses bt
opened and remove the blockade. Let trad,
and commerce be restored, and it was done
We thus travelled, opening custom-houscs
restoring mails, and re establishing all tb,
customs that had been interrupted by tn,
rebellion. Was there anything here TIM
was not authorized by the constitution ant
justified by the great necessities of the case
Now what remains to be done2 it is to ad
nit their representatives. [Chcers.] Whei
we say admit representatives in a constitu