Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1866-03-12
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PRESIDENTS SPEECH.
short Address to q Maryland Dele
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i a. COMMITTEES of the Maryland Legis-
iature, headed by Mr.. Frazer Speaker
of the House Of Representatives had an
interview with the President Thursday,
to present the resolutions adopted by
the Legislature, indorsing his policy for
the reconstruction of the Union. Mr..
Frazer said that he would take it upon.
himself TO cay that the Endorsement of
the Presidents course, since the passage
of the resolutions, isuniversRl in Mary
land.
In response, the President said:
Gentlemen, ] have no reply TO make,
bu. simply to thank you for the Sen-
couragement Jon have given me on this
occasion, by this expression of conf
dence In me and my public acts All
/ can say on this occasion is, that hope
my future acts win show that this conf
denee has not been misplaced, aud
the passers of this resolution are not
mistaken in. the approval they speak.
1t is not necessary for me to speak the
principles / have adopted for my guild.
ance. They are understood, and there can
be no mistake as to the position occu~
pY. Persons who act upon principle and
understand the principles they act upon,
cannot disagree, and must act to-
gether, and whatever their starting point
In acting upon such principles, they,
however involHntaFily, some time will
approach each other. The converse of
this proposition is also true, that when
ever they disagree upon principle they
commence divergent course. The
most gratifying thought to me 10, that I
have acted upon principle ever since my
earliest advent into public life. There
has always been with me some funda-
mental idea regarding the nature Of this
| Union, and / have never departed from
il. II is also gratifying TO me, after the
ordeal through which we have passed,
that through the chaotic state Of the pub.
lic mind this idea still lived, and that
these principles are again enunciated;
that there is still an apprehension oil
| them, around and about which there
seems to arise crystalization and a
formation Of men that will, 10 the future,
sustain the country, and the principles
on which it lives.
las regards myself, can only say thai
my past life must afford the guarantees
for the sincerity ofmy motives, and my
security for the future. There, if an5
where, i. must be found. If mY past is
not sufficient to do this, nothing that
could say now would be. The Constitu-
ton has been my guide, the public good
my aim, and, sink or swim, live OF, die
that Constitution shall continue to be my
guide. All that ask is, that On honest
and confding public test Ia the future
whether I am sincere in what profess
and whether the principles upon which
RELY with them are founded on right, and
are truein themselves. Acting on greal
and true principles, we cannot 60 wrong
We cannot reach aTwrong conclusion
pursuing principles right IN themselves.
There may be gloom gathering upon oul
pathway, but though we may not see oni
way clearly, yeti feel that if we follow Q
true principle il will guide ne triumph
antly through But we must follow il
without looking to the right hand or t.
the left. / have reached the goal of mJ
ambition, and if I can only see tht
Union restored, and this country entering
upon its glorious career anew, I will ex
claim, 4 have seen the glory Of thy sab
Walton: let thy servant now depart il
peace 1rs+5 .ssf ~ :.
The President then shook hands with
bis visitors, who left the room much
pleased at their reception. TOO 9