The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-05-19
Robertsons' Address TO the ser
enaders.

Robertsons' Address 10 the ser
enaders.
Albany, N. Y, May Collector
Robertson, in a speech to serenaders,
tonight, said:
'sFellow citizens.-You have come
here tonight to congratulate me upon
the confirmation of my nomination as
collector of the port OF New York. Let
me congratulate you, or rather the
country, upon the fact that we have a
president whose Intelligence, firmness
and patriotism will protect the consti-
tuition from every assault, coming from
whatever quarter it may. l did not
seek the collectorship, nor did any one
ask it for me. / visited neither Wash
ington nor Mentor; had no corre-
spondence or communication, directly
or indirectly with the president in re-
gard to it. The bestowal of the Office
under such circumstances was exceed
ingly gratifying to me.
| During the pendency of the nominal
tion in the senate, other events of
gratifying character occurred. L was
much gratified with the early and judi
cious advice Of the chief magistrate of
this great state, in respect to the proper
disposition of that nomination. In
spired as that advice was, by Il high
sense of honor, sound Judgement, and
great political sagacity, advice which, if
taken in the spirit in which it was
given, would have strengthened, solidi-
fed and made the republican party in
this state invincible. l was also graft
fled with the unanimous tender of
thanks to the president for the nomina-
tion by my associates in both branches
of the legislature, and with like uan-
imous request to the senate for
prompt confirmation. l was gratified
by the generous support which the
entire press of the country, with rare
exceptions, gave the president in the
contest which has resulted in my con-
firmation. L was gratified with the
almost universal expression of the re-
publican and democrats everywhere
throughout the length and breadth Of
the land, in commentator of the pres
ident's course throughout the entire
affair. The popular approval of the
presidents determination to maintain
the constitutional right, have been
such as were never vouchsafed TO any
other president. Venture to say that
there is no neighborhood within the
United States. of Amer lea, a majority
of whose inhabitants are not in full
accord with the president on that
question.
The abolition of the unite rule, the
defeat of the third term project, the
establishment of the principle of dis
trict representation, at Chicago, and
the reaflirmance at Washington to-day,
of the constitutional rights of the
president to nominate to the senate and
to have such nominations considered by
the senate, are evidences of the dawning
of brighter day in politics. When
Independence of thought and independ-
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you for your congratulations and the
honor you have done me on this occa.
sion, and bid you good night.''
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