Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1861-03-01

myself with regard to particular measures
Upon more mature reflection, however, 9th.
ers will agree with me that when it il consid.
cred thu, the difficulties arc without prece.
dent and have never been acted upon by any
individual, situated as am, it is most prop.
er should wait and see the development
and all the light possible, 80 that when do
speak anthoritivey may be as near right
As possible. Cheers WhenI shall speak
authoritively hopo to say nothing inconsis-
tent with tho constitution, the Union, the
rights OF oil the States, Of each State and Of
each section Of the county. and not to disap-
point the reasonable expectations OF those
who have copfided to me their votes. In
this connection allow me to say that you az
portion OF the great American people need
only to maintain your composure, stand M
to your sober convictions or right, TO your
obligations to the Constitutin, and act in &C.
cordance with those sober convictions, and
the clouds which now rise in the horizon will,
be dispeled and We shall have q bright and
glorious future, and when this generation has
passed away tens Of thousands will inhabit
this ,untry where only thousands inhabit it
now.
do not propose to address you At length,
have no voice for it, allow me again to thank
you for the magnificent reception and bid
you farwell.
Mr.. Lincoln spoke with tile utmost difficult.
" being so hoarse from his frequent efforts
as to be scarcely able to make himself heard
The rooms Of the Young Mems Christian
Association, directly opposite. had dispfayed
large banner, 1--WE will pray for you"
LINCOLN AT ALBANY.
Mr.. LINCOLN arrived at Albany on the 18th,
and the Mayor, in short speech. extended
to him most cordial welcome, to which Mr.
LINCOLN briefly responded.
He was then conducted to the Executive
Chamber Of the capitol, when he was intro
duced to Gov. MoaoAN, and the other State
officers.
After welcoming the President elect. Gov.
MonaAs proceeded with him to the head Of
the steps Of the Capitol, where he was greeted
with perfect roar of applause, the people
rushing forward to obtain sight Of his coun.
tenance, and for a time defying the efforts Of
The soldiers and police to keep the line. Mr..
LINCOLN gazad on the crowd, which filled the
Park and lined all the trees within sight, in
apparent Amusement at it's vastness. The
Governor in few words, extended to Mr..
LINCOLN cordial welcome to the capitol Of
the Empire State. Mr.. LINCOLN responded
to tho Gov, returning thanks for his most
hearty and magnificent welcome.
Mr.. LINCOLN was then conducted to the
Assembly Chamber. The Chamber present
cd fine appearance being densely filled; all
those in the galleries and most Of those in the
lower Hobbies being ladies. When Mr. LIN
coLS entered the Chamber the whole Assem-
blage rose and greeted him with loud clap
ping Of hands. Senator Finley in front OF
the Speakers desk said
have the honor to introduce to the Sen
ate and Assembly Of the State Of New York,
in joint Convention assembled, the Hon.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN, Of the State Of Illinois,
President elect Of the United States. Sena-
tor CoLvIS, who was elected by the Senate
to receive the President elect, addressed Mr..
LINCOLN from the clerks desk as follows:
lNr. Liacoln-In behalf of the Representa-
tivas Of the sovereign people Of New York,
we welcome you to the Capitol and to the
Representative Halls Of the State, we wei
come you as President elect of $4,000 Of peo
pla, we welcome you as the President elect,
according to the forms OF the Constitution of
the United States and when, Sir, you shall
have assumed, as you soon will, the office OF
President Of the United States, you may in
the discharge of your Constitutional duties,
rely upon the support Of the people of this
State. Great applause.l I have the pleasure,
Sir, to introduce you to the Legislature OF
New York in joint Convention, assembled to
welcome the President elect Of the United
States.
Mr.. Lincoln responded as follows:
Mr. President and Gentlemen Of the Leg
stature Of The State of Ne,c York :-Itis with
feelings Of great dilfidence and | may say
with feeling, even OF awe greater than have
recently experienced, that meet you here in
this place, the Capitol Of this great State ;
the renown Of thes great men who have stood
here and spoken here and been heard here,
all crowd around my fancy
shrink from any attempt to address you.
Yet have some confidence given me by the
generous manner in which you rave invited
me and 5y the still more generous manner in
which you have received. to speak tarth r.
You have invited and received me without
distinction Of party. cannot for moment
suppose that this has been done in any con-
siderable degree with reference to my per-
sonal merits but it is done so far as am re-
garded as the representative of a majority of
this great nation. | doabt not this is tn
truth, and the whole truth of the case, and
this is as it should be. 1t ismuch more graf
flying to me that this reception has been given
to me as the rcpres antative of a free people.
than it could possibly DO if rendered to me as
an individual or to any ono man personally
and now think it we:e more fitting that
should close th.k- remarks.
1t is true, while | hold myself. without
rnock-modeaty, the numhlest of all individu-
ais that have ever been elevated to the Pes
idsncy, that have more difficult task to
perform than any one Of them, you have ten
dered to me the united support of the great
Empire State. For this, in behalf Of nation,
in behalf Of the present and futrue Of the ma
ton, and behalf of civil and religious liberty.
for all time to come, most gratefully do
thank you.
do not propose to enter into an explana-