Year: 1866

The following paragraphs from the


Presidents speech at Cleveland Will


show the character of the insults offered


him by the radical mob in that city, and


the manner ia which they were met


In coming here to night, was not
cemiug as Chief Magistrate Of twenty
five States, bat 1 came here as Chief


Magistrate of thirty six States. came


here tonight with the flag of my coun.


try in my hand, with n constellation OF


thirty six, not twenty five stars came


here to night with the Constitution OF


my country intact, determined to defend


the Constitution, let the consequences


he what they may. came here to night


for the Union the entire circle OF these


States IA Voice: How many States


made you President9"l How many


States made me President4 Were you


in favor of seeession2 Do you want to


dissolve the Union2 A voice, No.


Then [ am President of the whole Uni


ted States, and will tell you one thing,
I understand the discordant notes in


this audiences here to night. Twill tell
YOU furthermore, that he that is opposed
to the restoration of the GOvernmSnt
and the union Of the Statos, il as great
traitor as .Iii. Davis, and / am against
both OF them. | fought traitors at the
South, now | fight them at the North.
Immense applause. Twill tell you an-
other thing; | know all about those boys
that have fought for their country.
beeu with them down there when cities
were besieged. | know who was with


them when some of you, that talk about
traitors had not the courage to come


out of your closets, bnt persuaded some
body else to 60.


Very courageous men While Grant,
Sherman, Farragut and long list of the
distinguished sons of the United States
were in the field of battle-you were
towards at home, and snow when these
brave men have returned, many of them
having left an arm or leg on some bat
tie field, while you were at home specu-
lating and committing frauds upon your
government, You pretend now to have a


great respect and sympathy for the poor
fellow who left his arm on the battle
6eld. | understand you who talk about
the duty of the President and object to


his spccch OF the 22d of February. |


know who have fought the battles of the


country, and know who is to pay for
it. Those brave men shed their blood,
and you speculated, got money, and now
the great mass of the people must work
it out Applause and confusion. L
care not for your prejudices. 1t is time
for the great mass of the American peo-
pie to understand what your designs are
in not admitting the Southern States
when they have come to terms, and even


proposed to pay their part of the national


debt. say, let them come; and those


brave men, having conquered them and
having Frustrated them in the dust, with
the heel of power upon them, what do
they say7 Voice, What does General
Butler say ~ General Butler! What


does General Grant sayl And what does
General Grant say of General Butler ?
What does General Sherman say2 He


saws he is for the restoration of the Gov
ernment, and General Sherman fought
| for it.


But fellow-citizens let this all pass.
care not for malignity. There is a GER
| tain portion of our cOuntrymen that will
respect their fellow citizon whenever he
| ia entitled to respect, and there is an.
| other portion that have no respect for
themselves, and consequently have mono
| for anybody else. know a gentleman
| when / see him. Aud Furthermore, /
know. when look a man in the face
| IVoice-"Which you can't dol Iwish
| could see you, will bet now, if there


could be light reflected upon your face,
that cowardice and treachery could be


seen in it. Show yourself Come out


here where we can see you. Ii ever You
shoot man, you will stand in the dark


and pull your trigger. / understand


traitors. have been fighting them for


FIVE years. We fought it out on the


Southern end of the line, now we are
fighting in the other direction. And
those men-such a one as insulted me


to night-you may say, has ceased to be


a man, and in ceasing to be a man shrunk
into the denomination Of reptile, and


having so shrunken, as an honest man, /


tread upon him l came here to night
not TO eliminate or recriminate, but when


provoked NY nature is, not to advance


but to deirnd. and when encroached


upon, / care not from what quarter il
comes, it wifi fad resistance. and re