The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1866-03-08
President gohnson Asalls.

i Ga AkOHAnChht WOhhtASOhh h4tAALLs
The committee appointed by the late
mass meeting at the Maryland Institute,
to wait on President johnson, and pre-
sent to him the proceedings Of that
meeting, discharged their duty on the
LIST inst. The delegation was headed
by Lieut. Gov. Cox, who delivered an
appropriate address on the occasion; to
which the President responded in a
happy manner
From his address we extract the fol-
lowing.
| know that il has been said--and no
doubt by many designcdly said-that
here Is a President who was elected by
party; and who on coming into power
Abandoned that party, that he has
"Tylerizcd' his Administration; that he
has joined the Cepperheads, and things
of that kind. These things have no in
Auence upon me: they fail wholly TO
drive me from the discharge Of my du-
Is. But il you and |, with Others, have
been employed for four years in resis-
ting a separation and dissolution of the
Union, aud now have reached point
where resistance has ceased, if we can
be instrumental in rcconcling in CON
ciliating. and bringing back all the peo-
pie to an honest, and loyal, aud thor
ough support of the Government, it
seems to me we are doing great deal
aud accomplishing the work VIC under
took.
IL happens sometimes in the best OF
famiics--if may be permitted To use
the jllustration--that there arc differ.
cuces and tends; but when those differ.
cnccs are understood aud arranged and
when the feuds subsidc, the parties can
approach each other feeling more kind
Is towards those from whom they had
been cstranged, than they did before --
Then | do not think we are doing wrong
il, while maintaining principle, while
trying 10 preserve the Government, we
have succeeded IN convincing Of their
error and bringing back to the fold Of
their fathers those who straycd Think
this is a result of which all should be
proud, and for which We should not be
tauntcd Ii know myself, my only
object is TO preserve the Government -
want il 90 continue in loyal hands and
none others hope that the time will
soon come when the country viii be
thoroughly reconcilcd. but TO secure all
that Is necessary for this purpose will
require a severe struggle, for am free
20 say 10 y0u--it j. not worth while n
disguise it---that tho very same spirit
which animated the rebellion at one oud
Of the line nos exists az the other to
some extent Before the recent rebel.
lion there were one set Of gentlemen
who were trying TO dissolve and break
up the Government for the purpose Of
preserving the institution Of slavery
and another set Of gentlemen were vii
ling 20 break up the Government for
the purpose Of destroying slavery, and
thoy - aYoWed, Though these rsspcc-
tive parties dis@Tced IN the object thcy
wished to accomplish. they agreed none
thing and that was the destruction Of
the Government, and So fsr ~ that point
Is concerned the ono was as oulp1blc a.
tho other. The blow was Grst struck az
the Southern cad Of the line, II being
struck there. the spirit which was max.
ing war upon the principle, Of the
Government must have something a.
vent iisclf upon aud u Joincd with those
who we're Tor the laion against those
who were for rebellion, but now when
rebellion Is put down. IL we Cad 30 at.
tempt 10 change the character ct the
Government. We must equally resist y
The attempt now il 10 consolidate, to
concentrate absolute power here II h.
destruction Of tho Government and il
is a manifestation of tho samc sp,r,,
which attempted to break up the Gov.
yrumrut stand opposed ~ both J
stand with you for the Government, for
tho Constitution Cor the supremacy OF
the law. aud Tor obed.cycc to iht law
aud the Constitution