North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1866-03-07

they ar out and that they shall not come
in? | am free TO say to you as your Ex.
ecutive that | am not prepared to take any
such position. Great applause. / said
in the Senate, in th,-very inception of this
rebellion, that the States had no right to
go sout | asserted too that they had no
power to 90 out that quest on has been
settled, aud it beins settId | ctnnot turn
around now and give the lie direct to all
that have protesSed, and all have done
for the last five years. Applause When
those who rehrlle'! comply with the Con
sttution; when they give sufficient rvi-
dence of loyalty shen they show that
they can he trusted; when they Y el'l oh :
dience To tn. law that you and acknowl
edge nhedience to. ! Say extend them the
right hand of fellowship, and let peace and
Union be restored. Tremendous ap
plause .-, ... ,
| fought traitors and treason in the
South. opposed the Davises, the
Toonlbses the Slidell>, and loug list Of
others, which You can readily fill without
NV repcating The names. Now when
turn round and at the other end of the
line find men, care not ny what name You
call them, who still stand oppus. d TO The
re-toralion of the Union Of these Safes,
am ire. to say 10 YOU that am still in the
fl III Great applause. am still tor
the preservation of t!.e Union. am >tiI
in .tavor of this great Government of ours
.on~ on and filing out itS drsii! Y. Giea
applause. Voices, give Us thice names Al
the other end. -.
The Pre>idrnt--l am called upon to
name three at the uthyr end Of the l,n,,-
an talking to my friends and teIlow-cti
zenS, who are inter- stcd with me in this
government. aud | prrsnn | am free to
mention to you th" ,,amcs of those whom
| look upon a> nrimg opposed To the fun,a-
mental principles of thIs Government, and
who are iabnring 10 pervcrt and destroy
it. Voices, Name them" 'Who are
ihey?'l
The President-You ask me who they
are. say Thaddcus Stevens, of PennSyI-
vania is onc; say Mr.. Srmner, OF the
Senate. is another. and Wendell Phillips
is another Long continued applause.
T Voices, Give it +" Forncy."
The Prcsid .nl-in reply TO that, | will
simply say do not waste my ammunition
pom deal ducks. Great laughter and
applause | stand for my country; | stand
t,ir .hr Constitution There have alwa.>
pI cd my feet ir"m my advent TO public
lie. They may traduce, they may SANDER.
hey my vItupeiate me, but let me say 10
an al thi- bax no influence upon me-
Great applause,
Let me- >ay further, that 10 not intend
20 be ovcrawrd by real or preieni,d
friends, nor do | mean to be bnllicd 10y IN,
-l,cmi'.s Tremendous applause. Hon.
st rOnivriIur Is my courage, the Constitu
ion is my guide. know, my country
men. that il has been ir,iuiiat. d. no not IN.
>inna:c,i. it has been said directly in high
ql,ces, that if such Il u>urpation of power
Is am charged with had been exercised
'>,,ine two hundred wears ago. in Il a par
;cillar rcien, 1t would have cost an hdi-
dual his head. Great daughter of
What nsuri'ationS has AIdlew Johnson
teen guilty. a None" .'none My
only usrpation has bee" in standing DE
tween the people and the eHcroachmeut
III power. Because in 81 conversation with
a ellow-ci,iz n, who happened to he a
: -natnr said ,hat Thought am ndmrnts
o the C"nst tutioE ought not too trer-
qti,.u,v IT, he adp. tnat If it was continu-
a " tinkrred with it would lose all its
Io,esti,c ah,l Dig ity, and The odd iustrn
n.nt would lie lost sight OF altogether i'll n
short time. aud because in the same cvnver-
~ation happened to say that if 1t wcte
amended at all. sHch and such al amend
ment ought TO b. adopted. 1t WAS charged
that was gnilty Of a usrIrpalion ot power
II at would have cost king his head, ina
certain period Of Engli>l, history. Great
E,ugEter @
From the same source the exclamation
has gone forth that they were in the mId't
of cartl quakcs; that they were trelEbimg
and could not yirli. Laughter Yes,
ftllow-ctizenS. there is All earl hqnukc CON-
ing; there is g,ound-swell of popular
Judgment and Indignation. Great Al
pause. The American I~ople will speak,
md by their instinct, il not otherwise, they
will know " h.. are their triend-, and VIII"
are their enemies. have endeavnrrtl to
he tine to the ople in all The POSITIONS
which | nave occupied, and there is hardly
a position in this ti".ernmcnt which have
not a: some time filed | suppose it will
be said that this is vanity. laughter. but
| may say that have been in all of them.
have been in both branches of the I,g>-
lAiurc.
:, A voice-You commenced tailor
Tue esident-a gentleman behind me
says that ! began tailor. Yes, / did b'-
gin a tailor applause aud that suggestion
,lo : not d>comiit ne in the least, for
when was Ia lor had the repntat on
ofbai'g "A 90 Il one. aud of making close
tit, laughter. an'i ] was always p"nc'uai
10 my customers, and did good wolk. Ap-
plauSe. .-........ea
Voices-We will patch up the Urion