The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-08-31
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Nku Iokkf aug. oV.
The folloylng Is the Presidents speech at
the serenade last night;
He thanked God that the people had,
through their representatives ct the Phila-
delphia Convention, imposed sentence on
Uuion; that the people, oheying the great
law of grayitation, which could vsnquish any
movement pointing TO disruption Of the
Union, had sent forth their edict like blase
of lieht, that would exercise an Irresistible
influence throughout the United States, that
the Union must be preserved ~ originally -
tablished under the constitution. He had
not been mistaken in holding that there was
an overruling Providence in the movements
Uf the American people. he believed that
great truth, for rroGlaipiae which b hsd
been pronounced . demagoeue, vas being
carried out that the voice Of the people is
the voice of God. There was nov great
ground swell coming that would teach trsit
ors in the North that the Union Of these
States must be preserved. He had begun in
1861 to oppose any encroachment upon that
Union, and continued to fight against
such attempts. At the Southern portion OF
the circle there were those who made attacks
apon the magic circle who had passed round
TO the other extremity. Should he name
them? Yes, and change them too! They
had named him snd denounced him in the
Lepistiye Departments Of the Government q
: traitor, when be, ~ Executive Of the Ns-'
ton vas determined to do his duty under
the Constitution. They were tho traitoEs.
Having extended their arm TO the archives Of
the States and trampled the Constitution Of
their fathers under foot When these things
were tsid tas4 hy himself on the anniversary
e he birth dss & ms IsfA:f .sS = Sos
tAoush II was right for them 70 charge him
With being traitor and having abandoned
he party that elected him. He challenged,
today, the whole Congress IN the aggregate,
v;fh the exception Of faose FAa stnod h1ths
. Constitutiop, 70 come forward and PM theSr
F finger on the slightest vsziatson os departsSe
II his course from the resolutions passed
n Baltimore on which he was elected; but
becaase he had refused TO obey those Who
had abandoned those principles and refused
70 give bis sanction 90 What ~ called
Tie Freedmen Bureau Bill, which proposed
TO tax the people nearly fifty millions 70 sup-
psyt what they assumed % b fresdnsn'
e, !. .;:. s S:s ss3 ss s:se ss
hind vas nsedsd-whep they looked q tn
bili, what vas II I Nothing more o. less thaa
transforming fosr millioss of dawes ifoa
original owners 70 new - of task maseeEa.
With the United States 10 pay AL the sxpsus>
e. and the task masters under the Gov
srnment 70 reap all the pro6ts- he cooslod-
Cd BY thanking the citizens Of New York fos
IL Eipdness manifestsd % this oeeaGioa. q
xes inissfuptsd With chsep dNrjpg hi
speech. Long sod able speeches vssy pada
81 johnson and Seward, and shost onss y
tke Mayor, Gss. Guant Admiral FhEfagu,
barou 6sorckel, the Russian minister, I'D
Scnioy Romsro, m;sistsr for tAs Nsxicas
Republic. Afterwards the Rretdspt ~
eerensded and mdas another speech fton ~
balcony q Dolnonico's, ., = a6o Mr. Seward
The following ere ths short spsechsa made
The others being 700 long 70 Telegraph:
sra1ru o. On. GaA1g.
GxxrIxnRxs--AN can ~ u, MAe Presi
a.nt and his Oabias6 haA kspe tAsir resolu
t;o. mede in sscest sssaioa, = Lave IL Ad
nirai and myselfto Do Ill The ialkias, y!
vo.,la haye ies - ~ - - - - early bed
[Applause and langhfr.j
srrncn Or ADuIRAL YAaAA0Uf.
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