Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-03-29
THE PRESIDENTS VIEWS.
speech Of @. N. IngersOIl at the New
Haven Democratic MaSs-meeting.

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Speech Of G. II. IngersOll at the New
haven Democratic MaSs-meeting.
The Views of the President Stated
The Union Party not the Party Of
the Radicals Those who oppose
JOhusOn,s Policy his Enemfes-He
does not want them Elected 10 O1Ice.
A Democratic Mass Convention was
held in New Haven, Conn., on Saturday
evening last, which was addressed by
Washington Hunt and others. The fol-
lowing speech was delivered by C. NJ. In
gersoll, a leading Copperhead politician,
who had just returned from an interview
with President johnson:
FELLow-ClTIzENs: May we not all say
in response to what l am about to state TO
you, aGod bless Andrew Johnsonl' (Great
cheering.) 1t was my pleasure at this
very hour last night to meet with His Ex-
cellency the President, in connection
with a distinguished gentleman from
Hartford, in regard to this all-important
election that is upon us. We were conf
dent of his views, and the more so, be-
cause, when entering his room, we saw
that the only picture which hung there,
displacing one that had previously occu-
pied the place, was the portrait of Andrew
Jackson, and we could not but think that
the mantle of Andrew Jackson had fallen
upon the living man before US. Cheers
We were to say to the President that rep
reservations had been made by the Radi-
Gals in this State that he was opposed to
the election of James E. English. We
read to him the statement Of Mr.. Owen
and Mr.. Griswold, which has appeared in
the public prints, in which they state, in
substance, that the President desired
whatever battles he fought, to fight
within the Union party. He said,
1t is true 1 stated that; but Uhen I
said the Union party, / did not mean tie
men l1ho are endea0oring to break up this
Union, but the men I0ho stand by me-
(Tumultous cheering, long eontinued)
Said he: 81 beLieUe the maintenance of
this Union depends upon the policy which
I have indicated to Congress, and those 0ho
sustain that policy are my friends, and
those a0ho oppose that policy / certainly
hare no desire TO see elected to any Office
Tremendous cheering.) We stated to him
that Postmaster Cleveland, at Hartford,
had nobly come forward in defence of our
candidate for Governor. He said he was
well aware of it. A letter was then handed
to him in which he stated to the President
that he had taken this course, and if it was
not satisfactory to the President, his resig-
nation was in his hands. The President
took thst letter and endorsed upon the
back Of it, as you have already read in the
public prints: " Teur political action in
u~pholding my measures and policy, is ap-
proved Your resignation is, therefore,
not accepted, but is herewith returned.
ANDREW JOHNSON" Three rousing
cheers for Andy Johnson.) That let
ter we bring with US tonight. Cheers
"NoD," said the President, '1ohaterer bat
ties fight I desire to fight in the Union
party, and no one, after l0hat 7 hace been
through a0iH question my dsDotion to the
Union, bit the Union party Is not the party
Of The Radicals" (Great CheerIng.) /
10 not profess to give here his exact
words, but l give you the substance of the
conversation. Gentlemen, you know not
the interest the President feels in the cleo
ton that is now pending in this State.
AO1C~-9J VI 1Ch aO- oAA lAAAAOE III
agine one-half the interest that the peo-
pie of Washington are taking in this cleo
Their eyes are turned here as to q
battlefield where they hope a great victc-
~ is to be won (cheers)-a victory for the
Union and Constitution; and l told them,
for my part, that we would be able to send
Them a week hence such a shout of tri-
umph as would gladden. the heart of every
lover of his country throughout the land.
Cheers We we're introduced to the
President by that gallant soldier, General
ROusseau,a member of Congress from Ken
lucky. He had been confined for two
lays to his room, and was under orders
his physician net to leave it, but he
that the duty was incumbent upon
him to so with us to the executive man
ZION, and he went and aided US with all
mis- powers. He has promised, if his
health is in any restored, that he
will be here next week, commencing on
Monday, and he, gentlemen, will tell you
hat he and the President, and they who
act with him, desire the election of James
E. English.