The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-06-27

and you here IN Massachusetts may try to |
keep them out as much as you please, but |
tell you that God and Nature have decided
against both; and You are to, live together
as brothers in unity and harmony. l told
you hat 4.was peculiarly gratifed with the
reception that you ave the President of the
United States to-day A voice, "And you,
tool Thank you for that. Now let me
say one word for your serious reflection on
that suhject. Almighty God has revealed to
man, or allowed him to CONCEIVE of no safe
aud permanent government IN which there
shall not be one executive head. Whether
it is King, or Emperor, or President, there
are but two ways in which an executive head
can be procured for nation. The one is
by birth, hereditary, and the other is BY cleo
ton. But nations have been unwilling to
submit to King or Emperor; and there
which. is to be put into his hands, with
which he shall be cable to control their con-
sent, during his natural Fife.
On the other hand, the republic elects
President, and they take, security against
his abuse or tyrannical exercise of power, by
STIMULATING that he shall be President but
four years. And having made their stipula-
ton they agree that he shall have no sword
in his hand, to keep him in the possession of
| the power that they have entrusted to him
| but that they, by their own consent, will ac-
| quiesce and sustain him for the period of
| four years and no longer. when they can
turn him out and put in successor that
they like better. Applause.] Now, if you
| are going to have president, as president
! is a necessity, and for years, how are you to
get him? You are to agree that majority
/ of the people or of the states shall elect him.
| There is no other way. And that the minor
ity shall acquiesce in the choice that the
| majority has made for four years and no
longer. Only adhere to that one simple
principle, and this republic will last forever.
| Applause. This republic can never per-
ish for you have president that the peo-
pie themselves, without the employment of
military force, will sustain for four years at
time and no longer. But what have we
seen? We have seen this republic on the
very brink of death and dissolution. And
i why +? Because ten states of this Union re-
fused to submit to the president that was
chosen by the majority of the other states
six years ago. And what did you do? You
compelled them to submit. You compelled
them to acquiesce. Now you have another
president for four years, and two OF these
years are gone. When the other two years
are gone the majority will elect another pres
ident. Do you expect that a minority that
vote against that new president shall acqnl-
esce in his holding the power over US, the
| executive power, for the four years that he
is to be elected? Why, of course you do, OF
your nation is to be abandoned to ruin by
, secession. Then all there is, is just this :
!, we have got to learn this one simple habit
! of acquiescing in the choice that We our
selves make of a president for four years
and then, at the expiration of that time, i'm
/ prove upon the last choice by making as
, much better one as we have the sense and
the wisdom to do. There is the whole OF
the solution of our troubles. 1t is all il
that The south has been taught that i
, shall submit to the president If he be chosen
r by the north and the north must now show
: that it will submit to the president that they
choose, or that is chosen for them by ma
jority of the American people. Cheers. =
Give me only this one assurance, that there
hall never be AN unlawful resistance b,
armed force to the president, bearing the au
e thority of the United States, and give m'
then -forty-thirty more years of life
l and ! will engage to give you the possession
S of the American continent and the contro
of the world. Loud cheers. Deny mi
i that simple thing, the acquiesence OF the
r people in their own choice, and will no
!, pledge You the continuance, the existence o
0 this Union through half the period
: we have carried it through
with the costs and sacrifices Of the creates
f civil war that the world has ever seen. Tn
S moral of my speech, then, is loyalty and pat
? riotism and devotion to your constitution
: and laws, and whatever is wrong in the law
: or in the customs or the habits of society
Q trust to their correction through your schools
Il your churches, your political assemblies
r but never suffer an enemy to raise its ham
e against the nationality of the Union of tn
n of the United States. Continued cheering
y and cries of good" ..t
On retiring, Mr.. Seward was honored wit
:, another outburst of hearty cheers.
g The crowd called for Gen. Rosseau, Ger
e Banks, Gov. Bullock, Gen Granger, an
e others, but it was III o'clock; it was Satu
:, + day night and the place was Puritan Bo
ton. Another half hour and the solemn foo
a, steps of Sundayzwould be heard over sid
e walk and crossing. Accordingly the gres
ones, and the little ones, retired. to the
o. apartments and homes The brilliantly
- parlors of the fremont, where, too, tt
=, bright glances of the ladies had been fiasl
l
q. glad to hear and greet the Head of the M
% tion-the parlors, We repeat, became deser
ed, the lights dim, and then quite dark. II
reception 10 the President had been finishes
the programme performed and very nice
s. performed--and the curtain had fallen.
] On Sunday various religious and charit
q BILE institutions were visited, and remark
:, made by various members of the party
e Post Master General Randall made length
a and most admirable speech to the childre
IL On Monday the great masonic processic
Il numbered over l0,000-all masons. III
!. President stood most Of the time, Ia.
e, hand, and acknowledged the compliment
re paid him. Bouquets were frequent
y thrown into the carriage, and every mark
of attention and respect was paid him. Boste
re knows how to do a handsome thing as we
sr as any city In the world
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