The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1867-10-19

Ihe AntletGm DedtCGtlOn-A consultation
ocer the speech Of the President, and the
manner IN phich 1t is shorn Of its fair
proportions.
Posi- Offs, CoSrEDEn1T X ROADS,
(Which is in the Staff NV Kcntucky,)
September 30, 1867.
From Ohio to Washington! Their is nary
peece for me! The sole Nv my foot knows
no rest Whcr Democresy is in danger thcr
am |. wuz called to Washington to con
suit with the friends Nv the President in re-
gard to the Anteetam Dedicashun. The
part his Eggslency wuz to take in that affair
wat he waz to say-what others wuz to
say, ez well ez who wuz to say it, wuz a mat
ter witch required not only profound thought,
but the most careful consideration. Hence
/ wuz called.
found assembled the entire Cabinet, with
the addishen NV Buckley, a gentleman re-
Gently arrived from foreign mission named
McCrackeu, Gov. Swami NV Maryland, Ex
Gov. Bradford, the poet Of the day, Gen.
McPounder, late Nv Lees staff, now NV the
Maryland milishy Kernel Screw, ditto, and
twelve or twenty more who he'd held posi-
shens NV trust and profit under the Confed
eracy, and who wuZ now holdin correspondent
posishens under the Govner of Maryland
all NV witch wuz a discussin the various pnts
involved in this matter. The President he'd
prepared a speech wich kivered thirty ght
pages NV legal cap paper, and it wuz segested
that he reed it. In the impressive manner
for which he is celebrated. he began:
"Fellow countrymen-"
81 object to that fraze,' said General Nc.
Founder. "Its liable to misconstrucshun.
Sposin that upon that stand shood be them
wich, doorin the fratrisidle struggle witch lost
me my niggers, wuz in the Fedral army?
object to bein considered the fellows of SIGH. {"
The obieckshun wuz finally got over by
the Presidents agreein to turn, ez he uttered
the words, to the Maryland delegashnn, wich
satisfied EN-, ez the most ultra felt it wuz
enaff eff the President shood address him
self exclusively to the Maryland Dimekrats
ez his countrymen. He perceeded.
"Gathered together onto field wich the
valor NV loyal arms made forever memor.
able
Gov. Swami objected. He wuz for consil.
iaton. How Good our Southern brethren
who had taken the oath be consolidated eff the
fact that they wuz bein continually flung at
EN-? Besides, the word ''loyar' wuz often
sive to the heft of the DEMOCRACY. Mr..
Seward thought eff references wuz made to
the late onpleasantness they ought to be d.
lutod. sustained the objeckshun, and it
was stricken out. The President resoomed {:
:: Feelin this day an uncommon solemnity,
standin ez we do over the mortal remains nv
the thousands which died in the sacred
cause nv liberty and in defence NV the flag
nv our coun--
'Holdu' sed the impetuous Maryland
general, 81 protest. In the name Nv Mary,
land general, s. protest. In the name NV
Maryland protest. Shell the Conservatives
nv that glorious State be insulted by alloo.
eions to liberty, NV witch they are deprived,
and to the flag witch is the symbol NV OPP,
preston, and under wch we didn't fight?'
| sustained tue ohjeekshun, aud that wuz
struck out. He went on:
"When cast my eye over this field and
let it rest for an instant on this spot where
tho impetuous foemen WIZ driven southwark
by our brave troops
Gov. Swami remarked that on SIGH an oc-
casion It wood be perhaps better not to mcn,
ghun the par.ikeler dircckshun in wich any.
body was driven. Let it read, wood say.
t'.us-!. On this spot where the impetuous
focman wuz driven by our brave troops. -
Left thus, it woodent be especially offensive
TO anybody. 1t wood read ez well South CT
North for in that encounter both sides wuz
mt times. driven. | sustained the amend
lnent, and the President went on:
in tucher years the pilgrim TO the shrine
NV liberty will paws moment on this spot
to drop tear over the graves of them who
here checked the advance Nv the hosts w
rebellion, and"
Gov. Swami wuz avcrse TO this. II wuZn
soothin to the party witch wuz checked. Il
wood be better to reed, "drop tcer owe
the spot onto which iraterual blood WI,
shedh Seem no objection to the amend
mcnt he'd it done. He went on:
1.-The wilder in her Nothern home ma,
weep, but she may console herself that he
husband died for his country. She may
Gov. Swami broke in. .s"Sposn,' scd.he
nyou should say: The wilder in her North
nav wccp,' DC Woodn't it be betterY'
thot So and it wuz altered accordingly
The President perceded:
"Here upon this spot the armed hosts g
rebellion were met and hurled back by
Gov. Swami seiesled that that be omitted
The word 'nebellion' was applied to a brav
pco,lc, who was struggin for wat they deem
I'd their rite wuz, to say the least, too harsh
II wuz struck out, and the President wen
on:
'Upon this. spot, amid the roar NV can
non, the rattle Nv musketry, and the elias
NV contendin arms, thousands Nv the brav
sons NV patriotic sires gave up their lives. y
There wuz nothin in this objectionable.
1t Good apply to either side or to both, bt
ez everything before it had been stricke
out, and ez there wuz alloosons follerin
that wood hev to be, it wuz advisable to bus
it, and accordinly drew my pencil over i
The President then wanted to know whit
in thunder he shood say. Feelin that b
must say suthen, prepared for him the 10
lerin remarks:
"My fellow countrymen: appear afol
Won, not for the purpose Nv making al
lengthy remarks. / simply desire to EXPIRE
my approbashn Nv the ceremonies wioh HI
taken place. My appearance is the speed
wich will make. | Good make o speet
wich wood reech your feelins, but my tho
is in. communion with the dead--uv bo
sides-whose deeds we are here to commer
CRATE. | shell not attempt to give lutheran,