The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1866-06-14
Speech By President Johnson.

At the Inauguration, in Washington, on
the night of the 9th inst, of the National
Fair for the benefit Of the Home for the
sailors and soldiers orphans, President
johnson made speech, in which appears
the following conciliatory language. Put
this by the side of Thad. Stevens blood
thirsty harangue-compare the two--and
then tell us which is right The Presi-
dent concluded his speech as follows;
| repeat. in conclusion, one view has
been the work of war the other is the
work Of peace. Yes, peace, just here
permit me to say that few days ago,
while walking among the graves of the
soldier dead, in The rear your city, as |
have often done before, and reading the
names upon the headboards, on one | saw
Regular from such regiment, New
York, Indiana, or some other state, so and
so. of the federal army. There the hero
slept in peace, with the green sward grow
ing luxuriantly upon his grave. That was
the federal soldier. L looked at the head
board Of the grave near to his, and what
did [ see there? "a. B. rebel soldier,
belonging to such a regiment, sleeping BY
his side in peace The strife had ended,
and there they lay, and SO will continue to
lay side by side When in the field cons
tending against each other, it WAS war !;
nog while quietly sleeping together in
Wonder cemetery it is peace. Applause.
IVbilo ~ - -oooo v-our, Ia t}o u-orl ~
peace Then let us cultivate the arts Of
peace; let us direct the minds Of our pee
pie to peace. War has accomplished It's
cad, now let peace DO its work. [ trust
that our country and our government will
be blessed with peace, and that our restora>
ton will be such as 10 cause Us to have
confidence in and respect and affection for
each other. l trust that these Earring and
disturbing clements which have hereto>
fore divided US in sentiments, and which
resulted in the sangulnary conflict through
which we have just passed, may all pass
away, and your orphan society organizes
ton be extensive enough to embrace the
orphans Of all who have fallen in this ter
rible struggle. The orphans could not
prevent, and are not to be held responsi-
be for what their parents did. If we
would all swear by this rule, charity and
kindness would actuate every one. and ex~
hibitions such as we have witnessed would
cease. If you should take into considera-
zion the cause Of the distress Of every one
who appeals for your charities, charity
would cease to exist. AS there are or
phans that need Your help and protection,
it is not necessary to inquire what made
them orphans. They are human beings,
and deserve your sympathy and aid.
thank the ladies and gentlemen who invi-
ted me here for the compliment thus be-
slowed. | should not ike 10 have come
as an intruder but as regards an organi--
zation, meeting of this kind, [ am not
so very certain but what [ would have
Yentured to have intruded myself had
not been invited for think this is an or
ganizat;on or association in which [ have a
pretty large amount Of stock-capitai and
interest Laughter and applause |
know how to admire and appreciate the de-
sign and efforts for an organization Of this
kind. As far As in me iss-phy sically
mentally and p>euniarily- will give this
great work nay aid, [lound and prolonged
cheering, and trust and hope all who
are engaged in this work will DO it in
good faith, and will not connect them,
selves with it for the purpose of getting q
/ little position, or pecuniary gain, which
sometimes is very great impeachment in
the way ofthe advancement Of a institu-
ton Of this kind.