The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1861-02-21

Mr.. Lincoln having accepted the
urgent invitation of the citizens of Cin<
cinnati to visit that city on his journey
to Washington, was received with in
tense enthusiasm, and escorted to the
Burnet House, from the balcony of
which he delivered the following
speech, in response to an address of
welcome by the Mayor:
A. Mayor and Ledies and GNtem<n
Twenty-four hours ago at the Capt.
tai of Indiana, said to myself, 8. /
have never seen somany people assem-
bled together in winter weather. am
no longer able to say that. But it is
what might reasonably have been ex-
pected, that this great city of Cincinnati
would thus acquti herself on such an
occasion. My friends. / am entirely
overwhelmed by the magnificence of
the reception which has been given,
viii notsay to me, but to the President
elect of the United States of America.
lCheers. Most heartily do I thank
you for it. i am reminded by the adj
dress of your worthy Mayor, that this
reception is not given by any one poll
teal party; and even if had not been
so reminded by bis Honor, i could not
have failed to know the fact by the ex-
tent of the multitude see before me.
This is as it should be-. 1t is as it
should have been if Senator Douglas
had been elected. 1t is as it should
have been if Mr.. Bell had been elected.
1t is as it should have been had Mr..
Breckenridge been chosen. As it
should ever be where any citizen of the
United States is constitutionalIy elected
President of the United States.
lCheers. Allow me to say that /
think what has occurred here to-day
could not have occurred in any other
country on the face of the globe, with
out the influence of the free institutions
of our land. i hope that although we
have some threatening national diff
culties now, that while these. free in.
stitutions shall continue to be the en-
joyment of millions of the people of
these United States, we will see re-.
peated every four years what we now
witness. Cheers. In a few short
years / and every other individual man
who is now living, shall pass away.
/ hope that our national difficulties
viii also pass away. hope that we
shall see in the streets of Cincinnati
good old Cincinnati--for centuries to
come, once every four years Der people
give such reception as this to the
coustitutionally elected President of
the whole United States. hope you
will all join in that reception, and in
vite your neighbors to participate in it.
We will welcome them in the streets
OF every city in the Union; no matter
where they are from-even from the
far South-we shall extend them a
cordial greeting and good will, our
present difficulties happily forgotten
and scattered to the winds forever.
lGreat Cheering. have spoken but
once before this in Cincinnati. That
was year previous to the late Presi-
dental election. On that occasion,
with playful manner, but with sincere
words, l addressed much of what said
TO the Kentuckians. gave my opin-
ion that we, as Republicans, would
ultimately beat them, as Democrats /;
but that they could postpone that re-
suit longer by nominating Stephen A.
Douglas, than any other way. They
did not in any true sense of the word
nominate Douglas, and the result has
come certainly as soon as expected.
/ also told them how / expected they
would be treated after they should
have been beaten. / will now call, OF
recall, their attention to what / then
said upon that subject. l then said,
"You perhaps want to know what we
will do with you, / will tell you, so far
as / am authorized to speak for the
Opposition, what we mean to do with
you; We mean to treat you as near al
we possible can as Washington Madi
son aud Jefferson treated you. We
mean to leave you alone, and in nc
way to interfere with your institutions
to abide by every compromise of the
Constitution. and in word, coming
back to the original proposition, t.
treat you so far as degenerated being.
if we have degenerated] may, accord
ing to the examples of those nobl,
fathers, Washington, Madison and JET
fersoD. We mean to remember tina
you are as good as we. There is M
difference between us, other than tn,
difference of circumstances. We NEAR
TO recognize and bear in mind always
that you have as good hearts in you
bosoms as other people, or as we CLAIM
to have, and treat you accordingly"
Fellow-citizens of Cincinnati, friend
and brethren may / call you in my new
positicn-I see no occasion, and fee
no inclination to retract a word Of this
[Great applause.] If my words ar
not made good, the fault shall not b
mine. Now friends and fellow-citizen
of Ohio, who agree with him who no,
addresses you, have you ever entertain
ed other sentiments than these for you
brethren of Kentucky? [Cheers, an,
cries of "Nonor'1 l trust in d
vine Providence which has never de
serted us, that we shall all again b
brethren, forgetting all parties. / BIZ
you farewell, Long and continue.
applause.