The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1866-03-23
THE PRESIDENT SPEAKS AGAIN.
His Policy VIII be Adhered To.
ABoLITIONISTS CLASsED WITH sECEs
SIONISTS.

The committee appointed to present
the resolutions Of the Baltimore Mass
Meeting, endorsing President John
sons policy called on him, and the
President made the following appro-
pirate remarks. They are gratifying
to Democrats, but unpalatable to Aho-
lition disunionists:
81 can make no speech further than
say my policy is before thecountry. 1t
is not the result of impulse, but the re-
suit of conviction that it is the prin-
ciple upon which the Governmentwa
founded. 1t is before the country, and
it will continue to be. / say this, to
give assurance that the Government
will be administered on that policy,
and do not say it menacingly. 1t is
believed that the safety of the Govern
ment rests upon these principles. am
not insensible to the compliment you
pay me by this visit. That mans
heart and mind must indeed be bar
ren, not to be deeply impressed by such
assurances of the peoples support. This
compliment peculiarly gratifying to
me. l believe the country will be re-
stored to its normal condition Of pros
perity and harmony. | entered the
contest expressing the same views | do
now, and / stand now as did then, by
the Union and the Constitution, not
having swerved IA hairs breadth.
1t is said that if q President be elec-
ted by a party and abandon that party,
he is "Tylerized," and much abuse and
taunts have beef uttered. These things
have no effect on me. My work is the
restoration of the country, the thorough
reconciliation and harmony of the ma
ton. We are steadily accomplishing
our work. We have seen families who
were divided amongst themselves, and
had considerable dissensiOn amongst
them. But we see them all afterward
harmonized and living in peace and
friendship. So it will be with US. II
we can do this. think it something to
he proud of and not to be taunted for.
1t will come right in the end, notwith-
standing the opposition on this matter.
The extremists of both sections, while
pursuing different means, labOred stead
lily to the accomplishment Of the same
L1 Of
far as the dissolution of the Union was
concerned, one is as bad as the other.
/ The men who are now making the
trouble, labOred before the war to dis
solve the Union, to get rid of slavery.
True, during the war they advocated
the suppression Of the rebellion. but
now that the war is over and peace has
come, these same men are found doing
all they can to prevent reunion, and are
laboring for Capitalization. The rebel
lion is put down, and yet we find a
party for consolidation and cOncentra-
ton. 1t is the same spirit of rebellion,
and leads to the same end, the destruc-
ton of the government. desire moth
ing but to effect this reconciliation
thOroughly.-When l can do this, l
can eXclaim with full heart, I have
reached the summit of my ambition.
l have no other ambition. My only
object is to restore the Union to its full
andreconciled normal condition. Then
my work will be done. l thank you
gentlemen, for this mark of yourcoun-
tenance and support"
The committee We're ethenintroduced
to the President, and after few min
utes' chat, withdrew.