New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-05-29

The President and members of the cabinet were
sereuaded on the night of the 2sd instant, by the
National Union Club, attended by large con-
course Of citizens.
REMARKS OF THE PRESIDENT
The President said:
Fellole- CitizenS-Suoh appreciation Is peculiarly
gratifying and encouraging to me under eXisung
circumstances. All that will be necessary Is to
persist in the support and maintenance OF correct
PRINCIPLES, and the day is not distant when the
American people will satisfy you that the good
work YOU have commenced is right, as it will
prove In the end. lCheers.l / repeat my thanks
for your appreciation Of my conduct as public
man and public servant.
The President then retired, amidst hearty APP
plause.
REMARKS OF FREDERICK SEWARD.
The party next proceeded to the residence Of
the secretary of state. In the absence of Mr..
Seward, the compliment was acknowledged by Mr..
Frederick Seward, who said
Fellolo- CitizeaS-In behalf of the secretary of
state, thank you sincerely for this manifestation
Of your kindness. Iregret that he is not here to-
nlghti for l am sure that it would give him
pleasure to witness and share in your demonstra-
ton of patriotic feeling and fidelity to the Union,
and the earnest efforts of the President Tor ITS
restoration. (Cheers.l
UhAAA1ls
The secretary of the navy was next called upon.
In acknowledgment of the compliment, Mr. Weles
said
/ thank you, gentlemen, for this compliment,
which, suppose, is to the administration and its
policy, which we one and all approve. (Cheers.l
You need not expect any remarks from nae, for l
do not intend to make any. You are one and all
for the Union, suppose, and for the establish
ment of the rights Of the States. These are my
views. (Cheers.]
Mr.. Stanton was then called upon, and made a
long speech, in which he reviewed the policy of
the administration and gave ithis hearty approval.
This speech, containing nothing very new or
striking is entirely too long for the columns of the
CRESCENT.
Mr.. McCulIoch, the secretary of the treasury
was then visited and made an address of some
length, which was listened to with marked salts
faction and applause. We give the concluding
portion of his remarks:
My fellow citizens, there is but one proposition
that has been presented which stands even the
ghost of chance of acceptance by the people of
the North, and that is the proposition basing rep
resentation on votes And whose fault is it that it
is not part of the Constitution to-day? Why was
it not submitted with the amendment abolishing
slavery? Whose fault was that? Was it the fault
of Andrew johnson? m
Fellow-eitizens, have only this to say have
desired and hoped for the continuation Of this
great Union party with which / have ever been
identified; but, if its leaders can present nothing
better than the programme of the committee, am
greatly spprehensive that its days will be number
ed. trust, fellow-eitizens, that this will not be
the case; that it will discard its hostility, and its
attempt to continue alienation between the two
sections of the country and that it will embrace
those principles which look to harmony to restor-
alton and to peace If it should do this it will
still continue to be the great and controlling party
of the country and cover itself with imperishable
glory. If it does not, its days are numbered, and
the epltaph that will be written upon it will be-
1t knew how to prosecute the war with vigor, but
it lacked the wisdom to avail itself of the benefits
of victory tApplause.)
The serenading party then proceeded to the
dwelling of postmaster general Dennison, who
also made strong speech in favor Of the admins
tration.