The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1866-09-13

be crushed North and South, and this
glorious Union will be preserved
81 ICheers. j do not come here as the
Chief Magistrate of twenty-five States
out of thirty-six. [Cheers. come
here tonight with the flag of my coun-
try and the Constitution of thirty six
States untarnished are you for dlvld-
ing this country? Cries of !" No !"]
Then am President, and | am Presi-
dent of the whole United States
Cheers Twill tell you another thing ;
[ understand the discordant notes in
this crowd tonight. He who is oppos-
ed to the restoration of this Govern
ment and the reunion of the States is as
great traitor as jeff. Davis or Wen
dell Phillips. Loud cheers. l am
against both. Cries of" Give it to
them !''] Some of you talk about trait
ors in the South who have not courage
to get away from your homes to fight
them. Laughter and cheers The
courageous men, Grant, Sherman, Far
ragut, and the long list of distinguished
sons of the Union were in the field and
led on their gallant hosts to conquest
cowardly at home. Applause. "Bul-
|
have returned home, many of whom
upon many battlefield, they find you
at some speculation, and you commit
ting frauds on the Government: Laugh
have great respect and sympathy for
on the battlefield. [Cries, els this
| 1irpiHo1 S,,1 uo,, Won
may talk about the dignity of the Pres
ident. Cries Show was it about his
making a speech on the 22d of Febua-
ry ?'' [ have been with you in the bat
ties of this country, and L can tell you,
furthermore, tonight who have to pay
these brave men who shed their blood
while you specialized, and now leave
the great mass of the people here to
work it out. Cheers. 1t is time that
the great mass Of the people should I'M
derstand what your designs are. What
did General Butler say Kisses.
What did General Grant say? Cheers
and what does General Grant say about
General Butler ? Laughter and cheers.
What does General Sherman say p
| a voices What does General Sheri-
dan say % General Sheridan says
that he is for the restoration of the Gov
eminent that Sheridan fought for
|" Bully 70 and renewed cries of "New
Orleans 20 and confusion. The Presi-
dent care not tor dignity. There is
a portion Of your countrymcn who will
when they are entitled to respect, and
there is portion of them who have no
respect for themselves, and consequent
w A
voice " Traitor!''l / wish could see
that man: l would bet you now that
if the light fell on your face, cowardice
and treachery would be seen IN it
Show yourself come out here, where 1
can see you. [Shouts of laughter
stand now where | stood when the re-
bellion commenced. Who has sacrifc-
ed more for his country than ? Who
has run greater risks But the fac
tious, domineering, and tyrannical par
ty in Congress has undertaken to poison
the minds of the people against me-
Cheers The President continued in
the strain of his previous arguments |
upon the issues in the coming contest,
dwelling particularly upon the nature
of the Freedmen's Bureau bill.
At Detroit among other things the Presi-
dent said
Have 1 not, he said, been elected President |
by you =? ca voice" That $25 600 year.'O |
Oh, indeed That is what you give your |
Tribune is it? Cheers. Let me call your |
attention to this. l am not afraid to talk to |
the American people and all the little fell |
lows they put into crowds to call out catch |
words with view of creating disrespect; l |
care not for them. The whole kennel has |
been turned loose upon me long since |
their little dogs Tray and Blanche and Sweet |
Heart all have been let loose yelping at my |
heels for the last eight months. [Cheers.l |
The whole pack of sanderers and calumnia- |
tors had better get out ofmy way. Great |
cheering. tell them that the American |
people are taking hold of the questions at is |
sue, and when they begin to consider them I
these usurpers and tyrants-because tyranny |
can be exercised more efectually by two |
hundred and forty-two men than by one sim !
gle man II cheersl- tell them it will be
better for them to keep their small boats |
near shore. Continued cheering) The |
people are being walked up, and when the |
honest, intelligent and patriotic masses come |
to the rescue the whole set of them will be |
destroyed. But it was said here that 1, the !
Tribune of the people, was getting $4,000 |
year but ask this question, has it been in
creased since l came into office? [Cheers and |
cries of " No, no."] But let me tell you what !
Congress has done. They changed their pay |
since they came into power. Yes this Con
that has assaulted and attacked me for faithful |
discharge of my duty when the citadel of
freedom was attacked-[c cheers YES this |
immaculate, this pure, this people loving, |
this devoted Congress finds it convenient |
while they had the chance, while they were
in power, to increase theirpay nearly double.
TGreat cheering and hisses Those who live |
in glass houses should never throw stones.
Cheers. Yes, this immaculate Congress in
creased their pay nearly double while at the
same time they were magnanimous enough to
vote $50 for the brave two year veterans of
the war $50 bounty for the men who shed
their blood and lost their limbs in the defence
of the country. For men mutilated and dis
abled from work forever this immaculate Con-
gress votes $50, while they double their own
emoluments-[ cries of shame -receiving 81,
900 year. Just pocket that as you go along.
[Cheers and laughter They eckoned with
some sagacity in the premises; they feared
that there would be this uprising of the peo
nle and that If would he the very last crab |