The Tri-Weekly Herald, 1865-05-31

gteat deal to any one, and especially. to myself. As f.remarked but a short time since, lack of support may paralyze the most courageous ;. but the encouragement, countenance and support of an, intelligent people is calqulate& to make even a coward colurageous, and to win merit in-the discharge of his duties. I repeat, that I most fully respond to all that you haie said, and con concur - cur concur most fully, especially in- the ide4 that this Government has bee sent on a; mission, and that the mission has not been fulfilled, and that the history of this counstry shall demonstrate that this ition, as it moves alotg down the strea of time, is to be permanent as the sun. I start, sir-though it may be considered by some as a kind of wild enthusiasm or supersti. tion-with the idea that this Government was founded by our fathers upon a great principle of right-that it was founded upon the principles of free government proper, with the essentials and leading principles running th-ough it. It was sent here upon a great mission, which has not yet been fulfilled; but in its onward and upward course it will carry out its mission, and establish the great principle of free government not only here but throughoat the civilized world, I be believe, - lieve, believe, in the midst of my aupe'.stition, if it may be called such, er,in other words, I have a reli reliance - ance reliance and abiding faitii, that there is a great principle of right which lies at the foundatibn of all things. I.btlieve thr.t time *ill ome when this nation, instead of being the recipient, it has been for a-considerable length of- time, of arts, or sciences, and of religion from the other quar quar;ers,of - ;ers,of quar;ers,of the globe, and of emigrants of every kind. and of every coraplexi6n, will become the radia radiating - ting radiating point, the centre fom which will proceed arts, -science and religiod to ouf brothers through throughout - out throughout the civilized world. We have been sent on a great mission and that mission nist be fulfilled. We look at this gIglntic rebllion, snd see that the Government has struggled. with it and ear. tied it along; and just at the time we beliele, and sabstantially know, that the rebellion was: about to be ended, and the nation was rejoicing, with~its banners unfutled and its artillery thun. tiering through every towr and hamlet through throughout - out throughout the.legth a4d. bi'eadtb of the confedai"i-,4 then;ii the midst of jubilant feelings and the ei eitiltation - tiltation eitiltation of a free people, the chief magistrate is 4truch like a star from its sphere, in death. Here we receive an intimation of the,eternal principle that sent forth this Government-the Govf-n ment 'rejoicing'on the vue hand a rebellion crushed, and on the other mourning at its chief slai ; and though presidents may give way in regular succession,. still this Government will more on, and in the end carry out its mission among the nations. I cannot but-say,. and in saying so itds a. mere repetitiob of what has been expressed before, that the time has come with' this, Government when crimi shall be understood. We are taught in si0 the States, and even in the courts o't .he United States, that the commission of various of offences - fences offences are -crimes. ArSon is a crime, burglary is a crime, murder is a crime. The time has come when the people shall be educated and taught to understand that treason ts a crime. And not only a crime, b.ut the highest of crimes. We look upon the ass-sination of the President-this di diabolical - abolical diabolical and fiendish act which has been recently committd-as the highest crime ;.and the mind canno-. conceive the penalty commensurate With it. It is a deed for which the hnman thind can cannot - not cannot invent a penalty4evere enough. To assas assassinate - sinate assassinate the President. The assassins, in the garb and shape bf treason, have lifted their impious arms against the Government under which they live. I will say, in this conneetton in reference, as you hare just.remarked,,asto-tmy fnrture poli policy, - cy, policy, that if ipy past coorse ups' various -public questions that have come up, and especially since this rebellion commenced, is -any indication or evidence to yen of what my future will be, any' lrofssions now n1kust be iunnecessary. So far as regards my action in the disposition or winding up this great drama, my past life must be taken as some indication of my future. In the pro progress - gress progress of thisu queston, in bringing it to a close, when justice is meted out, and it becomes neces necessary - sary necessary to ciereise.mercy hnd lenience, we shall be sure tO discriminate and ascettain what is mercy, because sometimes mercy, misconceived and ex exercised - ercised exercised improperly, results in ruin of'States and men. men.It - It men.It it is right and proper to take away the life of one individual for destroying that of aesthet, what shall be done with those mthe detroy the life of t.he, nation?, Treason must be ponished as the-highetdrime knowiitothe law. Some have committed! treason;techniedly speaking. Thou Thousanda..and - sanda..and Thousanda..and shouasands have-been.saken from their homes upon one c4use or other ; sometimes by conscription, sometimes by I'orce of public opin opinion, - ion, opinion, sometimes misled by leaders. I would say, in the exercise of mercy, try to make the proper discrimination ; visiting.the-pealties of treason on th'e conscious, intelligent, misleading traitor, and extending leniency to the great mass of the deceived. Gentlemen, all I osa say, and all I can promise you after referring to my past, that .in ascertaining what my futore will be in the dis discharge - charge discharge of-myJ duties in the -adniineration of the Government, all will .be done-ia a-proper spirit, I think, and in-acordance with -my best ability. There may be some wlio would pesidem those duties with more signal ability than I cak; but there is one thing, sir, df*-hieh I assure you and this audience, that-whatet'er be the evidenc.e of my past life r-thag.I.my not bring to ther idmintatin of t% Gnunra that. sidnal -

THE TN-WEERY HERALD . PUBISHE AT NEWBERRY. C. H., President Johnson's Policy. 'Delegations from the States of New York and VaIne, to Washington, received the following reply from President Jonhson: !-need not ay, gentlemen, how deeply grateful I am to you nd the influential and 'eminent -cides whom you represent, for the words of en encouragement - couragement encouragement .and confidence which you have spokep. hueh a manifestation of re rd would at any time be acceptable, but at e present time it finds in my heart the warmest response. You will not expect of me, under existing cir circumstances, - cumstances, circumstances, any extended declhrtion of 'my public affairs. My past life must be the guarantee of my future course. And if on the principles which have heretofere guided my action as a -public man, there is not found a sufficient earnest -of those which, with the blessing of God, rill 'direct my course in dealing *uith the great public questions which are now coming up for de determination, - termination, determination, no professiOn that I should now -aake, no declarations of policy that I should. lay 0 ?wn, would command your respect or insure your confidence. Yet there are some points which stand out so prominently that none can hesitate to yield a ready' assent to' 'their forae and truth. Our great and good Pretident has been stricken down by the hand of an assassin. Every one will agree that arson is a crime, and must be punished. No one will deny that mur mur'der - 'der mur'der is a crime, and must ineet its jest penalty. All will concur in awarding to the assassin the' yunishment- of his crime. But if the assassit of - the President is not to escape desetted panisb panisblment, - lment, panisblment, wh-At shall bi done- to those who hate atteipifd the assassination of the arepublic ?-1. - who have compassed the lifeat the nation ? The lessons mustgbo taught beyond the possibility'. of e,Wer being unlearned that treason is a crime crimethe - the crimethe greatest of human crimes. Yet in exercising the high prerogaie which devolv,sjupon me.. S ehal, ij know myself, temper jusuc with mercy. I shall not forget, however, I trust, tikat while. the exercise of mercy is easy and pleasnt,merty to the indrvidual. is often a source 'of. the greAt greAt-est, - -est, greAt-est, misery to the mass of. the people. Every question, as it arises, must be 4isposed of according so the circumstances which sha!l surround it at the tinie. The quiet and'orderly manher in 'which the hiatus created by the death of the Chief Magistra.t of the natiu, so suddenly, and iby so terrible a stroke, has been closed up in the peaceful working of the Constitution, is a sure guarantee that~the strength 'and wisdom of the people and'oftheir Governmens will be found equal to 'every emergency that isay arise. Had any one, four years ago, podertaken to predict the wonderful events which have hap happened - pened happened during the great struggle through which - we have passed, his utterance w'ould have been classed. with the stories of the 'Arabian Nights,' abd the tale of the 'Wondei-ful Lamp.' So, whale it is not for.us to anticipate what may recur in - the ;uture, we are sustained by an abiding faith -!a the Divine Being, and by a sure confidence that the great principles of government- and - freedom, which have been viudiented by our success hitherto will be secured and prepeuated -in the midst of all the vicissitudes through which it may bkou fortune yet to pass. I thank you, gentlemen, again, for your kind expressiofs of vonfidence. Certain I am, that while - the re reponsibilities - ponsibilities reponsibilities which devolve upon me might have fallen upon many possessed of 'far more.ability to meet and fulfil them, yet no one 'ca approach them with a.imore sincere desire, or a more honest determination, to discharge them with a view . solely to the welfare of the people and the peace and prosperi'ty of the nation. - On motion of one of the gentlemen, the report was unanhiously ado.pted. ado.pted.The - The ado.pted.The Ohio d.elegration received an answer, - which, together with a speech in reply to the delegration of the Christian commission, followsI below : " ^ RESPEc'rw Sia: ~1.might adopt all that you have said on 'this occasion, and preseat it as mine. I respond most cordially, and endorse - 'every sentiment you have uttered ;-and I might -thus conclude what I have 'to say in a much bet better - ter better nmanner than I can otherwise express it, * ?dopting your remarks as my reply to. yourself. The sad calamity, the affiifig occurrence-.of tL.e - &assassination of the President of the Unte SStateir, is not more deeply felt by any one than 'myself; and- especially so while I occupy the po position - sition position I do, being thrmwn into it by. that sad event. And in entering upon the discharge of ,. 'the duties tiat are imposed on me in the office thus conf4rred, I feel and know the Vesponsibili Vesponsibili-'ty, - -'ty, Vesponsibili-'ty, and have on various occasions felt as it were -overwhelned ; and I stand before you' to-day embarrassed exceedingly as to how the responsi responsibility - bility responsibility shall be fulfilled. IHence the importance and value of the encolnmagement that you givE 'here 'to-day. The countenance tendered rnie, and the support you propose in an undertaking so fearful, and responsile as the one in which I enter, is:ulysappreciated, for in the midst of - -tis embarrassument-in the midst of this great national calamity-in arting upon the -career I 2nlust pursue--the confidence, the coundtenance, the encouragemnent and the ipromise 'that you wilt ~aid the instruinent that has been 'thrown 'where

ability that sone mighf, I have an fonest. wil and impulse sincere. I have Abored the mdst of my life--yes, -he vigor rnd strenzth of my life have been expended in those directions which have been calevilated to bring about the greatest goord to the greatest number. I have labored in incessantly - cessantly incessantly to maintain and carry out the great idea that government was made for mar and not Man for -.he Government. The Sabbae. was made for -man, and not man for th,e rabbatlh.' I toiled to establish. and make that great idea. permanent as this GovernmenlL I have labored to establish this idea. I shall net desiit from that. I hive labored to advance and aineliorate the condition of the great mass df mei,and, God wii wiiling,wjth - ling,wjth wiiling,wjth your belp,as far as in ni- lies,iu the-ad the-administratioa - ministratioa the-administratioa of this Governmeut, it shall be my future o1ject. - Then, gentlemen, and you. sir, please accept my acknowledgmenv, my' aincetj thanks, for the cosntenance ad encouragement rendered me ba this occasien, and uy reitera reiteration - tion reiteration that though I way not discharge any dudes as tome might, yet still I do so honestly and sin sincerely. - cerely. sincerely. I thank you for the kind attention you haVe paid .me. ANOTHR SPECH FROM THE PRiEIDEMT Directly after the delegations had -retired the President received a large 'number oi delegates ot the Christian Commission, temporarily residing in Washington. The Rev. Mr. Borden, of Aloany, delivered a brief but eloquent and impressive a'dress, saying that they _Pecognized him as called, in the Providence of God,- to have, rule over the naL:on; that in the past public 'servicei of the President they had their foundation of hol* for the future; and not as they looked oh the face of his illustrious predecessor, whose death had moved the country to tears, they oe oelieved - lieved oelieved that God had sent him, as Moses, to lead the people and his successor, as Joshua, to give them a land of promise; that in the administration ,f'justice mercy would lollow the success of our arrns their prayer was for- an epduki-ig peace and all the blessings of free government. The President replied that such were his feel feelings. - ings. feelings. In consequence of the late afflicting events be -could not respond iu appropriate terms. He ii v~r, acknowledged his thaiks for kinA senti;ente expressed. Although he -might fail, he -ould promise that hip would undertake to ptrform th grave and responsible duties devolving upon him with all the zeal of an honest heart. He had knowledge of and 'appreeftd 'th ofices of the Christian Commission. He always had an abiding faith in the oeople, and looked on the Government as based upon the prinziple3 of human- rights. The nation's mission is not vet completed. It is in our hande. When we look 4at the country's condition it gives a complete contradico.on in the assumption of our- e:iemies. In the midst 'of treason and .rebellion we irid that we will triumph at-last.. Althougi we have had a civil war.which has covered the laud with glooin, and while the enthe country was rijoiciig ove- the triumph of the struggle, there has been an assassination the mostatrocious add diabolical the world has ever witnessed. While the nation was jubilant the Chief Magistrate was stricken down like a otar fi onu i's sphere. A iAter-:gnum, a hiatus, was c-e'ted in the Government.. I. Fr.ince, for- instance, wider simiar cirournstances, there would have been scenes of anarthy. But-not so here, where the Government is founded on justice and right. We have developed the great t,ruth that it is strong enough to preserve its existence while suppressing all public disorders within our widely exiended limits.- Government is made for the people; and not the people for the Government. He was not sectarian; be claimed a charity co-ex co-extensive - tensive co-extensive with the, human family. He believed, in the-langdage'of aniotrer, that ieligion in an airch of promise, spanning humanity, with its ends resting oni the.horizon.. Religion is seen in its acts more than its profession, and good deeds hever fail to receive recognition. - . , He then repeated his.sentiments regarding his future 'politibal course, similar to those addressed to the :llinois delegation, saying the time- had come when intelligent men like those before him shonid exert their moral influence in erecting a* standard by whiich every bddy should ee taught te believe that treason is the highest crime kno*n to the law, and that the petpetratoi- should be visited *itb the punishxnett which be geserves. The 9t;te -of Soath CaroHlna, - EXECUTIVE DEPARTME~NT. - CoLUMaM, May 22i, iS65. :Ththe*Peope of& Suth arolina.* . n THAVE this day recei4ed information of a I.order issued by Major-GenerralQ. A. Gillmnore. I deem it proper, without delay, to present to vou for. tour -itotnation, such portioas thereof as affect mfe anid coscera you: because they create for yoti a confliot rithi the forces of the Ujnited States, which can only be ,avoided- by my for forbearance - bearance forbearance to exercise the functions of the Eix Eixecutive- - ecutive- Eixecutive- Dejiarutent of tihe State : HEAQ'RS DNPT OF' TIE SOUfi H1Los Hain, S. C , May !.5, I SS5. GENERAL ORDER$ NO. 63. 1. The proclamation of A. G. Msaat, sty'ling bimaelf Governor of South Caroirna, dated at Headquarters, Columbia, South Carblna, May Z, 1865, declaring that all eubsistenens stores and the property of the Confederate States witaih . the limita of the Stat.e hould 'be gue?ned over and' acaoidated for by the agents of tbi.p ..t, appointeij forthetpurpose, s'nd diuEingtliathe subnNtene .