, 1860-10-02
The Reception Last Evening"
ESCORT BIT TIE LINCOLN RANGERS.


Speech Of Gov. Seward.
spEEcHEs OF GF~. NYE, OF MI,
HON. o. I; iaSsson. L; y O., AND s.
The Programme OF To-Day.
TEe incidents Of last evening were fitting
foretsste Of the long looked for events Of to-
day in the advent Of Gov. Seward among cur
Chicsgo Republican,. Every preparation has
been ,nads for reception aud IN occasion
throughout such as shall fully declare the place
tho noble Senator from New York holds in the
hearts Of all lovers Of Freedom in the North
nest. His reception las: evening WAS spon"
t.neous ovation, generous unressrained out"
bnras Of welcome.
Tho t:a;n from st. Louis over the st. Lou:E,
Alien 4 Chicago Railroad reached the depot
little after sevea O'Clock T. H., and found the
Lincoln Rangers drawn up TO receive the dis.
tinguisncd guests. TIE Rangers turred out
oae hundred strocg, and iaety mounted and
constituted strikingly effective escort The
crowd hailed Gov. Seward and his party With
repeated cheera IS he passed from the cars to
the carriage which hs occupied with the Mayor
and Gen. N5e Of New York. s.1'-
4 salute Was fred By squad Of tho Chicago
Light Artillery, from Dearborn Park. Thepro.
cession passed eastward on Van Buren, street
to Michigan avenue, thence north to Lake street
and thence to the fremont House, the excellent
m3u3:ed bsnd discourslng lne music along the
loute.
Al the fremont House several thousand peo-
1elted cheers IS The cor.egs passed through
tho denee masses. Shortly after the arrival,
Cav Seward and his companions in traTel ap-
peared upon the noE,h balconJ, and were hailed
with tremendous enthusiasm. Upo7 the bal
cony were nuuerous citizans and their ladies'
l. place Of honor near the center Of the balcony
was awarded to Lady Franklin who Is now in
Gu. city.
Gov. Saxa1d was welcomed to Chicago in +
brief speech by The II 4Jor, and then came for
ward amid yociferous and prolonged chsesipg.
lie locks somewhat worn By his campsi2n ID.
bo.s, and bore marks Of long days travel, but
nothing Of either rpfearea in the brief, but very
1aFpy speech, q prologue to his more elaborate
| eHart of to-day.
| GOV. sEwAnD's SPEECH,
| Mr. Seward said:
Mn. MAroG AND Fellow CITIZENS: Tic exag.
| eesa!ed tt1ms il which you have spoken Of such
| public services, recent and past. as hare rem
dered will not nielead me. bave stern con.
ecience III. approval Of wht=h must seek, and
which must be the guide for ny own conduit t.
l., nly fellow. ct:z .ns, who have Louorsd mt
with tnis magnificent manifestation Of their re-
spsct and eeteem, if did no. freely and openly
confess ry entire satisfaction with its sincerity
snd my appreciation o: the adection and respcc'
which 1t tsstiiies, {Applsuse.
How deeply, ho" sincerely that respecs an5
can know, and j, unfortunately. can never tel
i5pplause. 4 voice, Louder!"1
I beg pardon, tns dear fellow, can epeak nj
lnuder; / hare been speak,, & for month
You mnst take me as am. [Appl.use, ''good,'
*g3od,"l II 1 lsd possessed the power shouit
hare dohe more than l bave already elsewhere
l"Its al! right You've dore your dutv."] Bs
sides, have some du'y 10 perform to morrow
Mn MAyon AND C1rlzESs OF CHICAGO:
rnaY saT IN almost one st ntence a1l that ca;
claim tor mys.lt. Ftom my earliest experiences
Is citizen ct this ecu TRY, WAS not igucran
Of tie adshnce Of erpi5e across tho Allegheny
Tho number Of States, which sirce nv rnsn
hood. have been added to the Federal Uu,on
1ad th+ir location in tks West, h4ys scarcely
bsen more cer,alu ia ny knowledge, than lhej
were in NY copjectufal anticipation 1t tia
early period.
guide 10 me throughout my experience as
REPRESENTATIVE Eaa; knew that, wheEess il
other countries commerce ard those engage'
in it had bean the controlling cement and II
controlling ro9er OF modern civilization Se
that in this country and under he circumstan
Tie eo3trollipg. poEer, md the me-
! who conducted the superb mercantl
emposiums OF the country were not t
b. its managers; but that iusomueh as on
system must educate The producers ard trail
them TO be the ruling power Of this nation,
been unconscious, that the political p,ws
WHICH WIS TO direct the destinits Of this nation
was to bs exercised by thote Of our countrj
men wro should cultivate the soil, (applause
rot those who sell It's rronucta in the msrke
fApplause. "Good, eocd."l
) Even t.e wa3faring man, though = foo
, nigh. know whers those people who shoul
iii The soil would be found. THY could t
tourd nowhere e;se but westward from the 4
leghnpy Mountains sud eastward from the r,
citis Ocean, somewhere between British Anne
ica on ,5e ono side aud the Gulf ef Mexico G
the other. That being 70, it WAS the simple
dutJ OF policy to take care that those Peop
), who we're to till tho soit-this American soil
y and in the pct Of cultisatinE it, tn become Il
rulers OF the destinics of this mighty natio
should. in the first place, be located, US far ,
circumstances would q Low, not upon slave so
= bus upoa Tree soli--[great and P olo1ged q
pause that they should not be Owned by ma
h,,k Htn&$ - L1.,lA ff1ny
?. selves. hen=wed applause. And il my pn
n lie lite, my present sten-that which col
mend 10 the acceptance of my ceuntrymen nj
tu-h ability ns may have-need any expo
- ton whatever, there is tue simple truth Of
=. while Of IT,
u Helthtr you nor hare any power TO dfstu
those Of cur fellow citizens in the Southe
States who MAINTAIN different system; a
re hsving no power re have no responaioii''
"a We need net teRr that right, and justice, y
humzoi.5, will not preTal ID this world, e7
though no are not in tbe field where battles
=. to be fought, or Instructions are to be given
eecnre their triumph. There have been alrt
'g si1 tf Tue thirt en- original States Of this c.
te.eracy redeemed By tbs citizens Of 1ht
States themselves, without interference or
Of terventton from abroad. AL the others q
t. remain may be left under the in3ueoce-the
:, csea<ing influence Of Christianity, to say moth
~ ofrolieJ, to deliver themselves from that Gu
/
= interference Ut our own. lApplause
e'- Non intervention in the States oy tteo me.
nj but half, however, OF the motto Of the Repu
he can pariy-non Intervention by slaveholde;s
tho territories Of the United States IL tho i
due. tGreat cheering
And 10, having ahus used your hospitality
kindness by settng forth creed, which
n better reserved for another occasion, beg
he to accept my apology for falling to deliver
= 10 ger address nov, aud accept my best ri
Is that you may repose in peace and q
H. TO- hight, and to nofroE, although 1t Ia sai
- be great loan to ask, will pray Jou to |
Or me your ears and will try to see how man
At your ears can fit. Laughter and hearty
Gu plause.1
Senator Seward retired amid repeated
- enthusiastic cheers.
aft GEN. SYE's SPEECH.
les In answer to loud calls, Gen. Nye now C.
as7 forward amid applause, aod spoke as follo
Ftl{ou Ciistns:-I hare been in Ch;eag
much, and on 50 many different and varied
e. casions, that can hardly allow nJs.lf to be
and s'oetea s.!angel u J.uf u1os.' uooo,
ard .ssr a w;ser II not a k, ttar man iLanrh
ow- have, for the first time, thor ,aghlJ .rave
d:a. the Crest West-the forsh eat and the So
west: apd 1 neyer before was so firmly
vineed Of the fur sightednesp, the ciesrhea
ness n d the sound policy of cur father; '
fe' The Ordi ,anee Of 1887 was adopted. They
,tha with prophetic vision tbst hero upon I
A of ereat plsins the seat Of empire must tai
80, stand; It or saw that the . broad prl iriee,
pau vAted snd enriched BY the hand Of iutel!j
free labor, would prove bulwalk At al
against tue political corTuptious and u ita
-1NW | hat win in n