The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1866-05-31

Union and the Constitution, he went
back to Tennessee to fight treason and
secession III their strong hold, and peril
his life and Ives of his family. Cheers.
His policy is straightforward intelligi-
BILE, and practical. If better policy can
be presented, Que more in consonance
with the principles of the Government,
better calculated to preserve the supre-
macy of Federal authority, while it
trenches not on the reserved and legiti-
mate rights of the States more just,
more humane, better fitted to bind the
people Of this great country i'll COM
mon brotherhood, at the same time that
it places just condemnation on treason
an vindicatcs the majesty of the law
if such policy can be presented there
is no man in the United States who
will more willingly embrace it than
Andrew Jonston. Heavy cheers.
But until that better policy be present
ed, he must be false to himself, false to
his record, and must, in fact, cease to
the Andrew J Johnston, if he does not adj
here to his policy and sink or swim wit
it. Cheers. 1t is pretty good evidence,
after all, gentlemen, of the correctness
of his policy, that Congress, after hav-
ing been in session nearly six long,
weary months, has been unable to pre-
sent one which they can agree upon as
substitute. Cheers and laughter.
1t was once said, l think by John
Randolph, that of all tinkers the Con-
stitutlon thinkers were the most to be
deprecated. Cheers. If the old man
could rise from the grave, what would
he say to the present Congress, in which
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ton tinker? (Cheers and Laughter.)
But they are not wise enough to amend
that grand old instrument, the work of
our patriot fathers, of the founders of
the United States, and the admiration
of the world. (Cheers.)
NV fellow citizens, there is but one
proposition that has been presented that
stands even the ghost of a chance of ac-
ceptance by the people of the North :;
and that is the proposition basing rep
presentation on voters. And whose
fault is it that it is not part of the Con-
stitution to- day? Why was it not
submitted with the amendment abolish
ing slavery? Whose fault was that :?
! No1CEs-The Copperheads.
OTHER Vo1cEs-Thad Stevens.
Me. MCCULLoCH. Was it the fault
of Andrew Johnston Shouts of"'The
fault of Congress" ''Thad. Stevens y
and counter cheers for Mr.. Stevens If
the course which the President was pur-
suing was obnoxious to the charges
made @ainst it on the recess of Con-
gress, how happened it that there was
no denunciation of it until the meeting
of Congress How happened it that
thes Jupiters Tonans Of Congress were
as silent as though they had been dumb :?
Those men, whose duty it was to stand
on the ramparts of the Constitution,
and warn the people of approaching
danger-why did they not denounce
that policy and demand of the Presi-
dent of the United States Il convention
of Congress No such demand was
made No such denunciation was then
heard. We did hear voice from Penn
sylvania, | believe, and perhaps re
sponse from Massachusetts. Uaugh-
ter.) But the people were silent. The
press was silent if not approving.
FeIlow-citizens, | did not intend
speaking so much. Voices" Go on
l have only this to- say; | have desired
and hoped for the continuation of the
great Union party, with which have
been ever identified. Cheers. But
if its leaders can present nothing better
than the programme of the committee,
| am greatly apprehensive that its days
will be numbered. Cheers.
| trust, fellow w-citizens, that this will
not be the case; that it will discard its
hostility and it's attempt to continue
alienation between the two sections OF
the country, and that it will embrace
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to restoration and to peace. If it should
do this, it will continue to be the great
and controlling party of the country,
and cover itself with imperishable glo-
~. If it does not its days arc number
ed, and the epitaph that will be written
on it will be, " It knew how to prose-
cute the war with vigor, but it lacked
the wisdom to avail itself of the benefits
of victory" Applause, and three
cheers for Secretary McCulloch.
The Secretary of War was next call
ed upon-the band playing Orally
round the flag" When Johnny comes
marching home," and other airs. Sec
retary Stanton said:
Secretary Stanton's Speech.
GENTLEMEN On the afternoon of
Thursday, the l 7th of this month, re-
ceived a note from the Secretary of the
National Union Johnson Club, telling
me it was the design of the association
to sercnade the President and his Cabi-
net, and that would be called upon at
my residence. Immediately on the re-
ceipt Of this note reply was sent to
the Secretary, expressing my thanks for
the compliment, and declining the hon
or Of the serenade; a Similar compli-
ment by the patriotic association of the
Soldiers and Sailors League had pre-
viously been declined.
Two reasons induced my action. The
last time apublic speech was made from
this spot in answer to a serenade was
the night of Friday, the 18th day of
April, 1865. AT that moment, when
we were rejoicing over the downfall OF
the rebellion, one of its instruments was
numbering Mr.. Lincoln. You will not
think it strange that supplementary
occasion fraught with such associations
should not be coveted. Besides, as the
head OF q Department nv Dubljc dutipS