Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-03-02
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Visit Of a Delegation from Baltimore TO
President JOhnsOn-AdGress of the Pre-
SiGent

Visit Of a Delegation from, Baltimore to
President JOhnson-AdGress of the Pre-
sident.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-To-day, the committee
appointed at the mass meeting held in Baltimore to
endorse the President, waited upon President John
son, and presented the resolutions adopted at that
meeting. The committee was accompanied by Lieut..
Governor Cox, and was composed of the following
gentlemen Hon. R. W. Grain, Jas. Cortlan, Jr A.
A. Chapman, Clinton lowering and l. hewitt Steele,
On being admitted, the members were introduced to
the President and Lieut.. Governor Cox made short
,,ddress, in which he assured the Executive, that
M.rvIand - true 10 the Union and would firmly sup
port the policy of the presldent'
Judge Grain, after few remarks. IN which bespoke
of the policy of the President, as one which would be
supported by the people, presented the resolutions
The President said IN reply, thai he could make no
speech further than to say that his policy before
the country It was not the result of impulse but the
result of conviction, that 1t was the principle
upon which the Government was founded 1t was
before the country, and would continue to be. He
said this to give assurance that the GoVernment Will
be administered that policy, and he did not say 1t
menacingy. 1t was believed that the safety OF the
Government rested upon these principles. He was
not inseusible to the compliment paid by this visit
That mans heart and mind must indeed be barren
not to deeply impressed by such assurance Of the
peoples support.
This compliment was peculiarly gratifying to him.
He believed the country would be restored its for
mer condition of prosperity and harmony. He en-
tered the contest expressing the same views he did
now and he stood now as he did then by the Union
and the Constitution, not having swerved hairs
breadth. The taunts which had been uttered against
him hadno effect upon him.. His only work was the
restoration of the country, the thorough reconca
tion and harmony Of the Eation. We are he added
steadily accomplishing the work We have seen fam
lilies who were divided against themselves. and had
considerable dissensiOn among them; but we see
them all afterwards harmOnized and living in peace
and friendship. So it will be with US. If we can do
this it would be something of which to be proud 1t
will come right in the end, Notwithstanding, the
matter extremists of both sections, while pursuing
different means, iaborel steadily to the accomplish
ment of the same end, the destruction of the Union
| So far as the dissolution of the Union was con-
cerned one is bad as the other When the rebellion
is put down. and we find party for consolidation
and concentration. it is the same spirit rebellion
and leads TO the same end-the destruction of the
Government desire nothing but to effect the re-
conciliat4on thoroughly. When can do this, can
exclaim. with full nesrt. have reached the summit
of my ambition. / have no other ambition. My
only object is to restore the Union TO its full and
conciled normal condition: Then my work will be
done. I thank you. gentlemen, for this mark OF
your o0untenance and support,