Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-03-05
MISCELLANEOUS.

| MISCELLANEOUS.
| Mr.. johnson publishes an address two column!
| in length to the people of the United States il
| defense Of his course as President. He invokes
the consideration Of the people in behalf Of his
| successor. Mr.. Johnson wonld have achieved
much more present popularity had he consented
| to cooperate with parties who desired to carry
on the Government outside of the Constitution
lie does not regreat any Of his actions, all of then
| having in view the restraint of Congress within
! the limits of the Constitution. It is a very a4Ie
| paper.
General Grants Cabinet nominations will go to
| the Senate at noon on Friday.
General Breckenridge passed Northward to.
day.
| The Treasury employees took leave of Secretary
McQnlYl,9 ;e this afternoon.
TIE ~ crowd of visitors who called on Presi-
dertJo Johnson to-day compelled him to hold Lis
regular Ievee.
The President issued d large number Of pardons
to-day.
A letter signed by many citizens Of Lynchburg,
rendering the inequalities CT that city. pre-
sented to the President to-day. re replied that,
not having determined On his route bomeward,
nor when he would leave, he could not answer
definitely, but would 10 few days.
The militia bill passed last night and has gone
to the President. It provides that much OF
the act entitled an act making appropriations for
the support Of the army for the year ending june
30th. 1868, and for other purposes. approved
March ID, 1867, as prohibits the organization,
ar1nlng calling into service of the militia forces
in the States lately in rebellion be, aud the same
is hereby, repealed.
The Government drafts Oh the Treasury for
February amount to fourteen and half million
dollars. The heaviest item was the Indian and
pension appropriations, which amounted to five
and a half millions.
The West Virginia Legislature has ratified the
18th article.
A Committee headed by A. I. Stewart Of
New York. visited the Office Jointly occupied by
Gems. Grant snd Sherman. After handing Cen.
Grant check for sixty-five thousand dollars,
they handed Gen. Sherman deed for Gen.
Grants house and furniture and check for
balance of one hundred thousand dollars sub
scriptiop.
The following are the concluding paragraphs
from President Johnson. addressed to the people
Of the United 2tates:
Calmly reviewing my administration of the gov
erument. feel that Wi - sense of accountability
to God, having conscientiously endesvored to
discharge my whole duty, have nothing to &c
gret.
Events have proved the correctness OF the poll
icy set forth III my first and subsequent MESA
ges.
The woes which have followed the rejection of
forbesrance, pagnanimity and constitutional
rule, are known and deplored by the nation.
1t is matter of pride and qualification in re-
tirug from the most exalted position in the gift
of free people to feel and know that in long.
s-luous aud evsntful public life, my action has
never been Influenced by desire for gain, and
that can in all sincerity inquire whom have
defrauded HON have I oppressed or of whose
hand have received any bride to blind my eyes
Herewith. No responsibility for wars that have
been waged, or blood that has been shed, rests
upon me. My though have been those ofpeace
and my effort has ever beer to allay contentious
among my countrymen. Forgetting the past, let
Us return to the first principles of government
and unfurling the banner of our country. inscribe
upon it in neficable characters. The Constitution
and the Union are one and inseperable.