The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1866-04-26
ANOTHER SPEECH FROM
THE PREsHDEyv,

6o'clock on the evening of the 18th
inst by procession of soldiers and sal
lors, who wished to compliment him for
his order lately issued requiring the
heads Of the Department to give prefer
encc, in appointments and promotions,
to persons who have served honorablyr
in the army or nary. A vast crowd
was in attendance, and in reply to an
address from one of their number, the
President delivered nm able speech Of
some length, defining his position, and
showing that he is determined to see his
policy through without finchihg
After abiding to two ordcaIs through
which our country had passcd--the first
being the Revolution which brought il
into existence as nation--thc second
the foreign wars by which it proved that
il has the power and capacity to sustain
itself among the nations Of the world,
he passed on to the third ordeal, which
was TO prove that il had strength to re-
sist internal foes, from whatever direc.
ton they come. lie then proceeded
as follows:
! then stood in the Senate of the
United States denying the doctrine Of
separation aud secession. denied then,
as deny now, that any State has the
right Of It's own will, to separate itself
from the other States, and thereby 10
destroy the Union and break up the
government; aud think have given
some evidence that have been sincere
aud in earnest; aud now ] want TO know
why il is that tho whole train Of SLAM
dcrcrs, ealumniators aud traducers have
bccu barking and swapping ut my heels
IChccr. Why is it that they array
themselves against me l. IL because
! stand on the side Of the people aud
when ! say the people. | include the
sailors aud soldiers ICheers Why
is il that thcy are arrayed in lrsdueing
and villifying aad culumniating mo -
Where were they during the rebellion
( \ voice. Home Ia bed" laughter !
IL the Senate raised my voice against
It. and whcu IL WIS believed Tint il
would be 20 the interest Of the nrtipn,
and would assist Ia putting down the
rebellion. did | not leave my place ia
the Senate place Of omolument, ease
distinction and take my position where
the enemy could he reached aud where
mems lives we're in danger, [chocrs
aud cries of That's So.
While | was thus exposed personally
aud publicly, and in every way, some Of
nay present traduccrs aud calamuialors
we're FAT removed from the var aud
were enjoying casesnd comfort lCheers
aud hughtct Bat lcare DOT for them
! care not that SANDER, the foul whclp
Of sin, hes been turned lcose against uic
care not FOR al that; aud lot me tell
you here 10 day, that although pretty
we'll advanced IL life I feel that / shall
live long enough to live down tho whole
pack Of tadlcers and slandtrcrs Mp
plausc They have turned the whole
pack loose 'o lower mc IN your esiiml-
ton EoicH--"Thcy can do il. r.
Tray. Blanche aud Sweetheart, littla
dogs aud all. came along swapping ADD
snsslina at my heels. but | heed them
not. [Chegrs ] Tbs American people,
citizens, soldiers and sailors know that
from u,y advent into public lic TO the
present moment have aleay stool un
yielding aud unwaycring by tie aaro.
Gates sod defenders Of their rights an1
interests [Chcars
We are now To- tbs nations ,hird or.
deal. Ne are uat set through It, We
sa,d that States could not 20 cat Of The
Union. We dep,ul the doetuue of So
ccssiuu. aud ga have demonstrated that
We were right NC demonstrated 10 by
the strong arm. Yes the soldiers aud
the sailors, God bless Ihem, have dem
ons,raiod by their patriotic hearts aud
strong arms that states have not The
power 90 leave the Enjon Applause
What lolluwcds The Confederate ar
mics we've oycFpoWc-cl aud d.sbtndcd,
and there was willingness on the ? r.
Of th1 people Of those States TO como
back. hc obcdicnt to the laws and ar-
knowledge the supremacy Of the constl
tuition Of our fathers For what have
We passed through this third ordeal It
was To establish the principle that no
State had the power 10 break up this
government II was TO put down the
rebellion. The rebellion has been put
down. aud for what! Was il to destroy
the Statcay Voices, "Neyer " For
what have al these lives been sacrificed
aud all this treasure expo idcd 2 Was It
for the purpose of destroying the States!
No, it was for the purpose Of preserving
the States ia the union of our fathers
GChccrs.1 II was for that you fought
i was for that | toilcd not to break up
the government, but 10 break down the
rebellion and preserve the union of the
States. That is what We have been con
tending for, and to establish the fact
that the nation can lift itself above aud
beyond intestine foes aud treason and
traitors at home,
When the rebellion in Massachusetts,
was put down, did that put Massachu-
sets out of the Union and destroy the
Statey Aud when the rebellion IN Penn