Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1861-02-28
THE PRESIDENT ELECT.
Full Details of the journey from
New York to Philadelphia.
PUBLIC RECEPTIONS IN JERSEY CITY, NEWARK,
AND TRENTON.
Arrival and Welcome in Phila-
deiphia.
Scenes and Incidents.

The overhangiDg gloom of secession and dis
memberment has been almost forgotten In the
trIumphal march of the President elect. The
series of splendid receptions which have signal
ed his long and circuiious journey from Spring
held TO Philadelphia must not be attributed to
either sordid ambitions or partisan emotions.-
They have not been prompted by eli her of these
In every entry to village, town, or city, corpo-
rations, and not political clubs. have done him
honor. All emblems calculated to revive par
tsan malice have been forbidden in municipal
receptions and the dIgnifed bearing of the
President elect has consolidated all feelings of
indifference, opposition, and scorR into respect
reverence, and even enthusiasm.
Not an insult has been proffered him along
the whole line of travail and curiosity, re-
posing upon the individual but interesting lin
eaments of Abraham Lincoln, has turned upon
itself and paid him loyal and cheerful homage,
FROM NEW YORK TO JERSEY CITY.
The reception of Mr.. Lincoln in New York
city is described as superior in point OF num-
bers, display, and enthusiasm TO anything ever
known in that emporium. His quarters at the
Astor House were thronged from dusk to mid
night, and even to dawn. His departure from
the city, at an early hour yesterday morning,
was signaled by an uprising the upper ten and
the lower million. Ali citizens joined in the
affair. No man heard a whisper of malice, Bit
terness. or aifront and he lelt TIE West Jersey
dock of the mart of the New World with the
blessing of its $4,000 inhabitants swelling in
shouts to the skies. All New York bay was
bright with flags; sturdy sailors in seamen S
accoutrements, waved their tarpaulins from
shrouds of ships, and peiches of steamers can
non rang over the broad bay and in The pursu-
ing brightness of ten thousand eyes the dawn of
the morning yielded to perfect day-which We
hope is a harbenger of blessings shortly 10 beam
upon the nation. Mr.. Lincoln stood upon deck
during part of the trip. silently watching the
recedng city, the rippes of the water. the bright
sky.
AtJersey City lin the immense depot there con-
strucled, he met with a committee OF the Legs
lature of New Jersey, nine in number, who well
coined him to their State through an old politI-
cal friend Hon. Wm l.. Dayton, candidate Tor
the Vice Presidency with Mr.. Fremont, in 1856.
The crowd had been rigidly excluded from
around the Presidents party, so thai, beyond
the immediate presence of a few ladies, none
interrupted the harmony of the place. 1t was
estimated that $4,000 people filled the broad
platforms and recesses of the depot. They
maintained a respectful silence and the speech
of Dayton was distinctly heard In all quarters of
the place. That gentleman alluded TO the cir
cumstances under which Mr.. Lincoln was about
TO take his seat in the chair Of the Chief Mag
istraie. He was the representative of ma jori-
iy of the people of the tion-constitutionally
elected-and coming into power at a most mo-
mentous. and significanv period. He had made
the tour OF many flourishing States. New Jer-
sy, upon whose soil he had just been ushercd,
was one of the original thirteen sovereignties,
framed for the celebration of great deeds, and
linked in history with glowing victories. Might
it not be auspicious, that in days gone by, New
Jersey victories had revived the dying hopes of
4 patriot army 4; New Jersey now welcoming
the peoples President, in time of distrust.
anxiety and alarm, would, by her feally TO the
new inauguration, give character to patriotism
and example TO loyalty Mr. Dayton then vel
coined Mr.. Lincoln TO the State, and expressed
regret that he had concluded 10 remain in its
limits for so short period. In reply. Mr.. Lin
coin said that the interests fall the States We're
dear TO him. He paid fitting eulogium to
New Jersey rs one ofthe original thirteen States,
around which great Union was formed. He
hoped the Ccnfederacy, formed in those stirring
times, would remain unbroken down to the Ia
test generations.
JERSEY CITY TO NEWARK.
The train then moved out, amidst the roar Of
of cannon. All available positions overlooking
the road were thronged with men and women.
They had climbed into trees and upon roofs,
wherefrom continuous shouts rang up, deafening
the noise of the train. The latter consisted of
three cars, a smoking car in front, and two su-
purb passenger cars. In the hindmost sat Mr..
Lincoln. 1t had been formed into n saloon, by
removing the seats in the center, and carpeting
all the area tbs formed. Mirrors and handsome
engravings enNironed the car. On The rear scat,
adjacent to the door leading 10 the rear platform,
sat the President elect. Mrs. Lincoln, her SIS
ter, Mrs. Edwards the three children, and Rob-
ert Lincoln. the eldest son, surrounded him.
One of the juvenile Lineolns cnrried small
flag, which he took great delight in waving at
sundry times. He was handsome little fellow,
with face of good humor, ever bordering upon
a laugh, and his childish interest in the scenes
through which he was passing gave animation
to his eye and face, strangely contrasting with
the amiable though serious bent of his fathers
brow, evidently grave above grave thoughts and
feelings. For Lincoln the younger, there were
tints in the clouds and pleasant sunshine in all
the slopes and streams. But his father had
reached that manhood realization of ambi-
tion which all men covet, but which fate
in mercy denies 10 many-a chair of highest
state. "Uneasy sleeps the head that wears a
crown - and Abraham Lincoln IVES silent, per-
haps even moody. Such was well for flip
paney, or a leer, upon the forehead of the man
to whom all eyes in the natior look, void have
i'll assorted with the sombre time and his SOL
emn trusts. We remarked, along the entire
route, that while the clamors of citizens betray-
ed him often into publicity, and sometimes even
into words; at no time Were there evidences in
his eve Of unworthy qualification, forgetful of the
general clouds in his own sunshine. Mr.. Lin
coin, so far rs we could observe was ever the
man OF genial dignity. There was nothing of
the demagogue in any word, movement, or eX-
preston. No cynic could have Justly found
anything to rcprove he was no longer .' Uncle
Abe, the Rail splitter" or even abe Lincoln"
Or, more respectfully, d" Lincoln;" but the Pres
dent Elect. bearing the dignity of his office,
and yet abaIing nothing of that uniform cordi
llity which has made bis name 2 synonym Of
kindness.
We shall speak more of him again. To return
to the train, the second ear was appropriated TO
the committees from ether cities, and to men,
bers of Mr.. Lincoln S suite. All the smaller fry
Of politicians, disappointed in the hope of Il con-
fdential interview with his EXcellency, took
places in the forward or smoking car, where
heil despair was stified in clouds Of opiate
smoke.
On board the train we noticed some reporters
Of the New York dailies, and Mr.. A. Knight
Pedrick, of the Harrishurgh corps. Senator
Cook and Mr.. Tuttle of the New Jersey Legis-
ature, were also present, and j. P. jackson Esq,
the able financer of the New Jersey Railroad.
Nhe locomotive employed was named Gorer-
nor Pennington it was decorated with flags
and flowers, and a silken star was fixed upon the
front of the boiler. Thus equipped, the train
steamed cautiously toward
NEW ARK.
At this town the greatest excitement prevail
ed. Three dcpots lie along the line of road in
Newark; the upper depot is situated a mile and
!. half from the depot at South Newark. 1t had