The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-03-26
Preaident Johnson Member OF
Democratic Club.

been elect6u an honorary member, ana
requested his acceptance of the honor.
They enclosed copy of their constitu-
ton and bylaws, with list of members
of the club, and further expressed de-
sire to procure a full-length portrait of
his excellency-asking that he would sit
for an artist-saying: ut is the earnest
desire of the club to adorn their walls
with representation of the form and
lineaments OF statesman and patriot
whose efforts to restore the peace and
union of our distracted country, and
whose just and fearless rebuke of dis
unionists, command secure their unani-
nous, cordial and enthusiastic approba
ton" The following is President JOHN
SONS reply. 1t Will be read with pleas
ure by the friends of the President:
EXECUTIVE MANSION,
WASHINGTON, ID. c., March L. !
GENTLEMEN | have the honor to ac-
knowledge the receipt of your letter of
the I'd inst, informing me of my election
as an honorary member of the Manhat.
tan Club, of New York CITY, and asking
me to allow an artist of your selection to
take full length portrait of myself for
your club.
IN communicating you my acceptance
ofthese compliments, desire to thank you
sincerely for them and for the friendly
expressions of support and encourage
ment you tender me in the discharge of
my public duties. An honest and clear
conviction of duty and consciousness of
recitude and purpose, the unWavering
support of the American people and the
blessing of an all-wise Providence, viii,
| believe, enable me to meet any emer
gency. feel that have the fRst two,
and it shall be the object of my every
endeavor 10 deserve the remaining re-
quisites.
am, gentlemen, with great respect
Your obedient servant,
ANDREW JOHNSON
JOHN VAN buren,, Esq } Managing
JOHN T. HOFFMAN, ESD Com. Man
Eft al. )hitt an Club
No miserable, petty, partisan ditltren-
ces of the past peryent ANDREW JOIN
Sos from uniting with those who agree
with him IN principle aud the purpose to |
preserve the Union against all enemies,
no matter whether they come from the |
North or the South. The shallow taun!,
of the Radicals, that he is afiliating
with "Coppsrheads," and those who han
died him without gloves in opposing his
election to the Vice Presidency, have no
effect upon mind Of HI !nould. He Is
above sush small things. They pass Gy
him as the idle wind which he needs not
1t will be remembered that ii tie Senate
at the outbreak of the rebellion, JEFF.
DAVIS sought to tarn him aside from his
war on secession by repeatedly taunt.
ing him with becoming tie ally Of
Ben WADE AMI other peSfifer,us De,
structives, whom be iGtc>tad then
and as heartily dettsta at tho
present time. This was Mr. JOHvsHT' , re
ply: 1t il said that AIN the ally of
the Senator from Ohio ID. rot inquire
what a mans antecedents have been
when there is a great struggle to pre-
serve the existence Of the government
but my very first inquiry is. are you for
preserving the government are yOu for
maintaining the constitution upon which
it rests If Senator WADE, or Senator
anybody else is willing to come up TO
this great work am his ally and he is
mine. And say to every man. if YOU
are for preserving this Union on IFS
great aud fundamental principles, ] am
your ally, without reference to your
entecedents, or TO what may take place
hereafter" We cite these words of Mr.
JoHNSoN's speech to show how firmly |
and consistently he stands by his record. |
and how that record in all cases snusres |
with the constitution. The cbiI5i.b
kalk about differences upon the d.oa
ISSUES of the war and the past, in which
BONE of our radical friends indulOe i
beneath the consideration of President
JOHNSON and unworthy the no.ice of
hose patriotic men who as cheerfully |
orgive him where they believe him to |
lave erred as he forgives them where |
8 e believes them to have erred, and who |
isinterestediy, without asking favor
q his hands, support his policy of res
pration.