Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-02-15
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tons and Grievances, be rcqueStc,: Ia cnquir.
, INTO the eXpedlcncy ni So amending the inspcc.
, ton laws, as to require the inspection y:
sated provisions in ell cases.
BILLS PASSED.
, Senate bill amending the charter Of the
Richmond and York River Railroad Company
was rean tie iirSt and second times, ard on
Tie motion OF Mr. ToNLIy, who explained its
{. provisions ami advocated its passage. the .alc>
We're suspended. the bill was real the third
time and passed-ayeS l01, noes o.
Senate bill to protect the interests cr tie
Commonwealth AND others. in railroad ans!
! steamboat compaR!c> in this State on the two
lines between Baltimore and Weldon. was IA.
ken up.
Mr. CHRISTIAN moved 10 commit the bill.
MeSSrS. RAYMOND, COLLIER and B.sggg op-
posed, and MessTS CHRISTIAN and SgGAR at
'ocated the commitment. Pending which, oi.
motion Of Mr.. FgcsT the House adjourned l.D
I'll tomorrow at - o'clock.
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movements Of the President Elect De-
Parturc from Springfield.
SPRlNafIrLp, ILL.,, Feb. ll.-Nr. Lincoln lel,
the hotel at T.30 a. NJ, accompanied BY large
concourse TO the depot where nearly one thou.
sand citizens had already collected. After ne
had shaken hands with :; number Of his friends
nc took his stand OF the platform Of the car
and spoke as follows:
My FrieHdS.-No one, not in nv uoS;iion
can appreciate the sadness feel 1T ths rar,inp
10 the people owe all that am Here have
lived more than quarter O: century, here
my children We're born, and here one of them
lies buried. ! know not how soon shall see
you again.
4 duty dcvolveS upon me whidai is. perhaps.
greater than that which has dcyolvcd nnon any
other man since the days of Washington. He
never would have succeeded except Tor the aid
OF Divine Providence, upon which lie At all
tI4es relied. feel that canAot succeed with.
out the same Divine aid which sustained him.
and IN the same Almighty Being place nv re.
lance for support.
hope you. my friends, will pray that mav
receive that Divine assistance without which |
cannot succeed, but with which success is cor
tam. Agaln bid YOU AL al ailtctonatc fare.
well. Loud applause, ana cries Of I'VE VIII
pray for you.
| During the speech, M: Lincoln BETRAYED
much emotion, and the crowd was affected To
tears. The train left at precisely haIEpast ei.h:
o'clock.
lhc following persons accompany Mr.. Lin.
coin: j. G. Nicoay, Private Secretary Of the
President elect; john Hay Robert l.. Lincoln,
Major Hunter, U. 5. 4 Col. Sumner L. s. g.;
Col. +. Ellsworth, Hon. John H. Dubvs, STATE
Auditor; Col. ". II. Lamar aii 10 Governor
Yates; Judge David Davis, Hon. q. lI..Brown.
ing, J.. l.. Baker, editor Of the Springfield
Journal; Robert Irwin, \. B. Judd, and Geo.
Latham.
Mrs. Lincoln remains in Springfield until
next week, and will meet Lincoln in New York
vt Toledo, in response to the cheers Of the
multitude, M Lincoln said:
al am leaving YOU on an errand of national
| Importance, attended, as you are aware, with
considerable difficulties Let lis believe, as some
poet has expressed ii,
''Behind the cloud the sun is still shining"
! bid you an atiectionate farewell.
Arrival of Mr.. Lincoln ut IndialranoII.--
Etis Reception nnd Address TO the I'co-
! pie.
INDIASAroLls, Feb 1l.-Thc approach Of
the train bearing the President elect and his
party was announced by firing salute Of thr.
| ty-fuur guns.
The President elect was received at the dc.
pot by Gov. Hunter, and escorted in carriage
drawn by four white horses. 4 large proccs.
sion was formed and great enthusiasm niani-
| tested along the line OF march
Mr.. Lincoln stood erect in his carriagc &C.
knowlcdging the welcome Of the surrounding
thousands. On reaching the Richard Bates
House, the procession halted and Mr. Lincoln
was escorted 10 the balcony, where he address.
cd the throng of people rs follows:
"fetl6p. Citizens or tic State of I!GiGi:a:---
| AM here to thank you much for this magn
cent welcome, and still luOre for tho very ,ci,-
crouS support given by your State TO that po-
ltical cause which think is the true and jus;
cause Of the whole country an4 ;!c whole
world Solomon says: There is II time 10
keep silence and when men wranSle Ly the
mouth with 10 certainty that they mcam Tie
same thing while using the same word, il py.
haps were as well if they would keep silerrc
The words coercion" and Invasion" are
much used IN these days, and Often with some
temper and ho. blood. Let US make sure, j.
We can, that we do not misunderstood the
meaning Of those who use them Let us get
the exact definitions of these words not from
dictionaries, but from the men themselves, who
certainly dcprecate the things they would re.
present by the use Of the words. What,
then, is "coercion:' What is ":nvasion -
Would the marching Of an army into South
Carolina, without the consent Of her people,
and with hostile intent towards them, be ir-
vasion: certainly think it would be "cocr.
cion," also, if the South Carolnans were
forced TO submit But il the United States
should merely hold and relakc its own forts
and other property, and co!!cc; the duties OF
| foreign impOrtntirnS, or even withhold the
mails from places where they We're habitualy
violated would any or MI Of these things he
''invasion' or ''cocrcion:' DO Cur profcsscd
lovers Of the Union, but who spitefully re.
resolve that they will resist coercion and IT,
vasion, understand that such things rs these
on the part of the United States would be &C.
crcion or invasion OF State? II So their idea
Of means to preserve the object Of their great
affection would seem 10 be exceedingly thin and
airy If sick, the little pills Of the homeopathic.
would be much too large for it to swallow. In
their view the Union, rs L family relation,
would seem 10 be no regular marriage, but
rather 4 sort of Stree love- arrangement, 10
be maintained OH personal attraction. b
the way, in what consists the special sacred.
ness Of a State? lspcak not Of the position
assigned to State in the Union by the Con-
stitulion, for that BY the bond We all recog-
nizc. That position, however, State cannot
carry out Of the Union with it. | speak Of
that assumed primary right Of a State to rule
all which is less than itself, and ruin all which
is larger than itself fla State and COUNT,
In given case, Shou!u DC clual III extent o!
territory and equal in number Of inhabitants,
in what, as matter Of principle, is the
State better than the county: Would an cx-
change Of names be an exchange Of rights ,
Upon principle on what rishtlul principle ma
u State, being no more than onetiftia& part
Of the nation in soil and population, break up
the nation and then cocrce a proportionab!y
larger subdivision ofitselfin the most arbitrary
way: What mysterious right to play tyrant
is conferred on district Of country, with its
people by merely calling it Z State: Fellow
citlzcus, ! an not asserting anything. | am
merely asking questions for you TO consider
And now allow me to bid you farewell.
From, washington City.
Wlsurycros Feo lS-Ii privately stated that Mr Lin
coin will proceed from New YORK TO Washington 10 gov
-rnm.nt steamer to avoid any possible danger from rail-
rohd acctd.os or attempts Gbstruct bis passage