, 1866-12-07
THE RECEPTION OF CONGRESS.
Speeches Of Senator Yates, Hon. Thnd-
deus Stevens, and Hen. William d.


We tavc already given tue specch Of Speak
CT ColfaS at the Washington Reception. We
now give those Of Senator Yates, Thadlcus
Stevens. and IIor. VIM. D. Kelley:
ErEEcu OF SENATOR YATES.
FE1Low-r11lzEss: 1t WAS certainly not expect
bu 9a aa wilson aeene aud ~ M isna
desire that should say somethtng, will remark
At This l. day OF great rejoe ns for t.e pc9pc
sentative Of the Sothwcs:, oi The stuse Of Illinois.
nT n 9Ss b.
by certain rat1ics, tuasmuch az the Northwest
was divided By the Allegheny Moan!ains,
aeWStns q Wae. ran % sroas al ss oNhsrn sta o
have the Northw. stern States to become adjarcta
If tic Southern Ctntedctacy. But tho people OF
s1eat apisoa Al ecnt1e,. Were is Tic mnssis, ths
Strength. ard 'l,e power OF the ,peoo1c 1T the
untt.d siates+ sna hnviue the soath. and the East
& eat Co1fae act OF The Culted Sta:cs Of Amcri.
ca. {Applause+1 When see th: results Of ibis
iau,pt q no Temporary 9~GasuE,
Wien see these grand overwhelming majoTt.ies
rou,tGs In iron, tie North, East md Wes'. when
storm of universal n.c. feei lik. s1cIainine in
the words Of tho Apostle: Bless the lord, oh
~ ;oa apa al ,ha Is - Il ~ ne giss s1a1ks for
more (Applaust.] 70 my Den.ocsa;ic friends
wco!n 3aeee rssiSass st ss,tp,a:e snS!
ierl bat o. cdarse Inc senators are so familiar
need 10, quote it here, aid i thersto1e content
%yis xb x' ref Tses.eSs9s ;a SGs to for As IL IL
spsaker celiax and ohess. :'eaois s."l e *ens:
tal aat:soh aoa ne please for az
A.; Fl, 5ss,;s9 si;s hR
RIst upon It. believe it II eon1ething after this
Etsie: fe are without Christ, being aliens TO the
os Of lsfax ipoat he
t;od in nc world" Ilanshter and app1anse.i
Felow-eistzens !: understand tbat eone peo!
ssouihe7a s brethrsa into lie Unioa, % AID gi,ine @
them the control ofthe Government They assed
eoe @s IL ~ nGs s.psa Sesp Sfi FL msf t. asse bs2 s
'1'a sa1 is aenia be willing to have
hs@ apon IF % ss ees s;h III rom s e.
laztic 10 tbe Pacific iApp'snfel, md ihat ,hey
never SHOULD coma in ;nn.ii every American citI-
ticn ot ills country and cnjo. ing al lie privileges
ofthe Government. .A2plause.1 Until the Con-
sH!isn.ioaal sus.ap'ee, Of Rcpnbllean
Sse II Ills non until as ekeistos. sssty y
IN the sonth ant We Sc Pe"1tsaes s
sss e s! s"s 'nS! e'@s e.
seand @ iaaes.er M % saa spp'a.e IN VT, ep per sae
stand that our Democratic friends ia NJ sta:e are
| all Of enaden for universal suffrage. tlaashtes-l
,oI oil se5y vel. i t. 5s.heI ~" Iaa9n
noi impartial zaEtsee. Or Intelligent sutfase. Sui
universal sulsar I, il rather rich. [laushtes ard
n2n1asuse;i', H., Now H. c say 10 ~
Almighty bless this Govsrnmear hat came aud
ea =. Glance o S coy aa ~. q
conntrr--whltea. bl:,cs;;. English, American,
Dsmoea asie i!seEds i Is fa,r isre; 4 IS oas M
and s e:s n9u @ 20 g9o Ya
cannot Of course all be Fred Douglass tlauehtcr|;
hnt ,hcu !tyou Will read the Scriptures and jatn
riscfrs IN Ill eon:try whom yoa csn 'se Beat. It
MIND sou that in submitting these carso.y re-
Senate. always speak for myself and tha
Senate will have TO- speak tos Itself. Fellow
e''iTeps my tssTt Is Fsddsnsd w,th the pros
dIaNlrcto a close, and let me say hers that an
against tyranns IN sl its shapes. aud TOR man. nc
itt. cow ana forever. IAuplause.1 See to 1t, my
fei1ox.cIzens. that this war, which has cost -
fe9d and t.s 9 ass been fensht II
overw whelmlns. rnaiusisI-s which come np from I'll
the States declare in emphatic and unsa;stakable
men Of all GRADES and opinions may vs. a. we'll 'i
t. iu,.sded 10 have The - lu!ai a1 millions Hat :
asaie.t Ens!'sI:cn liz she tpifIs of Ia. oid
q a1 Bsh tssy sn7 m'sa sass sss
the Quet not The evaEd Old MaIaell.,se, bnt he
et1r7iuc Marscllstse ot. Amcriea-" John B:own's
plaa.eS reiiow,ei i1enR: he oriy nm who has las
ever been executed for Treason IN this country
sss Jehn b'own, Tho vas executed for treason to
blood Of thousands q our conntIymen, has f6e
ehame.'J Imyseif was instrnmena1. by lie rer- s.
dict Of the people Of Illinois, in sending sss,0oo
Of our brave boys to the ne1d Of battl, to die ia
planse.1 They slept n the swam28; they climbed
mountains. and unfnrled your proud banner
shoye The clouds; upon the heights Or Lookout
on the banks 81 !ihe Te1neesee. de Cumberland.
and In shi1oh's dark and bloody woods, and 10
.vee. dsds sS Eden o 1hees tie asasne sTes Il
NE eo9K%tnE K1 ,a thefs f. sss for gen. ap
Tho AZ II os' ln tsis ann sna IS II
ssf + g. e. assa; & s
II lo,t this eye y the conflict oi The WIller-
sna 5 n asn1lG%Tseiazens are roy wiling
| "ntH VIZ ees tNotAu ol0ouy enI0nda rise before
| nt. to say That this war has been fought
that these men hare been wounded IN
AGAINST similar misfortune to III cos;ry Is to
settle the questions Of the war, upon the granite
foundations Of Gods eternal Justice. aud that ts
cease this fght myself 1ntf " have liberty 10 ali
it, purity alesy tn the grandeur Of its proper
.ba belong 10 eyepT po1tioe of the ennntpv p1f =
| whom God has granted an INN nztal soul.
] The tpeaker closed amid great applause.
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