Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-03-09
THE PRESIDENT AND THE KENTUCKY
DELEGATION.
HE is RESOLVED TO DEFEND TIE coxsrIru-

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TIoN.
Yesterday morning. James A. Dawson, ESD
Register OF the Land Office for the State Of
hentucky, In company with Messrs. Harding,
hil'er, Rousseau, Grider, Trimhle and Shank
@ iil, ilenlbers ~ OF Congress, Quartermaster Gen
s.ai ueo; w Monroe, and other citizens of that
STATE, called npon the President The object
OF me Visit was TO present to Mr. Johnson
me proceedings of mass meeting held at
me capitol, IN Frankfort, endorsing his veto
MIR. Dawson, on being in Introduced. addressed
e e ltsiuehL saying the meeting which dele
s'',vu - - MN was OF the people, without regard
uhiteu IN tne meeting cordially. heartily en-
Enthusiastically. Similar MEETINGS have hsar
"a "a q aie oeIag held every there throughout the
Slate. me FeCpi" OF Kentucky hold thai the
mon Of the SrlIes has not been DESTROYED.
thill the attempted revolution had no other ef-
feet Than to suspend for the time the operation
OF the relations between the States and the
Government, and did not destroy or ipnnair
them in any degree. There has been and stIII
ls, some lmpaIience and dissatisfaction felt by
the people ar what they regard as unkind sus-
picions and determinations against them upon
Tie part OF the Government, which they have
sustained throughout the late terrible con fict
at such sacrifices as only they and those siml-
larIy situated can know. They have felt, and
leeI, that the fact that the State complied with
every requirement of the authorizes of the
government, whether it met the appreciation
OF her people or not-furnished ali the men
ana sill the money demanded of her: barred her
bosom TO the shock OF battle; gave up her subj
stance TO the support of the armies: in short,
performed her Wkote dgty-entitIes her to ali
The consideration shown to the other States
which did no more, and suffered not a tithe
compared TO her,
NJ. ID. mentioned as particularly unpleasant
10 the people OF hentucky-lst The fact that
IN The restoration of the privilege OF the Writ of
habeds corpus, that State alone, of those which
auhered TO the Government, was excepted 2d
he continuation of military forces and au-
thority in the State. Sd. The extension into
the State, as they maintain. without warrant
OF law and witho at necessity, of the authority
of the Freedmen's oureau. The freedom OF the
negro, and all his rights of person and proper
", are not more secure in any State in the
hnerlcan Union than in kentucky. He in
no more danger OF lawless or ill usage there
than in any other section of the country The
presence OF the agents of the Bureau there tends
only 10 produce Generalization and dissatis-
facuon amongst the negroes, ANNOYANCE and
nconrenlences TO the white citizens. and is
productive OF no good results. Numerous in
stances of fragrant violations of law, and the
feelings, as well as the rights Of its citizens by
its agents, might be given
The President responded in ubstance 1t is
not needful that formal or extended reply to
what you have said should be made. / tender
you, and. through you, the people whom Won
represent, and of the State, nv unfeigned
thanks Tor these kind expressions and mani
festatlons OF confidence in me personally and
the endorsement OF the policy which shall
control my administration. 1t is peculiarly
gratlfylng TO receive these assurances at this
l. trust Inc results VIII show
mar the confidence thus reposed is not mis-
placed, and VIII never become a matter of re-
sret upon the part OF those who give express
son thereto. The present is regarded as a
most crllca juhcture in the affairs of the ma
uon-scarcely less so than when an armed and
organized force sought to overthrow the Gov
ernmeEt To attack and attempt the disruption
of the Government by armed combination and
nintary force is no more dangerous to the life
OF the naticn than an attempt TO reyolutionize
ana undermine IL by disregard and destruction
of the safeguards thrown around the liberties
OF me people in the Constitution. Our stand has
been taken; our course is marked ont We shall
stand by ard defend the Constitution against
All WHO may attack 1t, from whatever quarter
n m3E come. We shall take d step backward
IN this matter. No other or higher evidence of
Cur purpose in this regard can be given than
has already been furnished. In the future as
In Inc past, we shall endeayor, in good faith
10 make the administration of the affairs of the
Government conform 10 the Constitution in its
letter and spirit; therein is the only guaranty
to the liberties of the people. II Is hoped by an
adherence to this rule to remedy ere long all
the Irregularities and annoyances to which the
people have been subjected.
AGAIN we 40 assure you that these demon
strations OF confidence and assurances of sup-
port upon the part OF the people are exceeding
~ cheering to us; that we are grateful for and
properly appreciate them, and that our wish
is 10 so discharge the trusts confided to us as
to merit them. j need hardly say more AZ
present