Delaware State journal and statesman., 1861-02-15
GRrrswIcu. January IS, 1861.
MOVEMENTS OF MIR. LINCOLN



Mt Springfield, llinos. 1t lasted from sever
o'clock Till midnight. Thousands of persons
came and went. 1t was grand soiree a'dieu.
Mr. Lincoln received the guests MS they en-.
tered and were made known. They then passed
on, and were introduced to Mrs. Lincoln, who
stood near the centre Of the parlor and who,
must say acquitted herself most gracefully and
admirably She was dressed plainly, hut richly.
She wore beautiful, full trail, white MORE
antique silk, with small French lace colar
Her neck was Ornnmented with sting of pearls.
Her head dress was simple and decate vine,
arranged with much taste. She displayed but
little jeweliy, and this was well and appropriate
ly adjusted. She is n lady of fine figure and
accomplished address, and is well calculated to
grace and do honor Mt the White House. She
was, on this occasion, accompanied by four of
her sisters-Nlrs Dr. W. s. Wallis, Mrs c. NJ
Smith, of Springfield, Mrs. Charles Kellogg, of
Cincinnati, and n Miss Todd, Of Kentucky
They all appeared to be extremely happy, and
hope there will he nothing thrown in their wny
to hinder them from experiencing in full all the
pleasures which they now anticipate in coming
events.
MS DEPARTURE FROM SPRINGFIELD
Mr.. Lincoln left the hotel at Z 80 A. NJ. on
Monday, accompanied by large concourse to
the depot, where nearly one thousand citizens
had already collected. After he had shaken
hands with number Of his friends he took his
stand on the platform OF the car, and spoke us
follows:-
My FRIENDS No one, not in my position,
can appreciate the sadness feel ut this parting.
To the people owe all that am. Here have
lived more than quarter of a century here my
children were born, and here one of them lies
buried. | know not how soon shall see You
again duty icyolyes upon me which Is, per-
haps, greater than that which has devolyed upon
any other since the days Of Washington
He never would have succeeded except for the
aid Of Divine Providence, upon which he ut al
times relied. feel that cannot succeed with
out the same Divine aid which sustained him,
and in the same Almighty Being | have placed
my reliance for support hope you, my friends
will all pray that may receive that Divine
assistance without which caunot succeed, but
with which success is certain. Again, bid you
all an aiIecuonate farewell. cloud applause,
ard cries Of ave will pray for you.")
During the speech, Mr., Lincoln betrayed much
emotion, and the crowd WIS affected to tears
MS ARRIVAL AT INDIANAPOLIS.
The firing Of thiity-thrc guns announced the
approach OF the train bearing the President elect
aud his party.
MIR. Lincoln was received aud welcomed by
Governor Morton, who escorted him to a carriage
drawn by four white horses.
The procession was then formed 1t was com.
posed of the members Of both Houses of the Le-
gisature, the public officers and municipal au
thOrties, the military and fremen. Great ell
thusiasm was manifested along the line ofmarch.
Tho President elect stood in the carriage,
acknowledged the welcome of the surrounding
masses
On reaching the Bates House the procession
halted
Mr.. Lincoln was escorted TO the balcony, and
responded to the demands of the assemblage in
the following speech -
MR.. LlECoLN's SPEECH.
Fellow citizens of the State of Indiana IL am
here to thank you for this magnificent welcome,
and still more for the very generous support
given by your State to that political cause which
l think is the true and just cause of the whole
world Solomon says, "There is q time to keep
silence, and when men wrangle by the month
with no certainty that they mean the same thing
while using the same words, it perhaps were as
well il they would keep silence. The words
"coercion" and "inyasion' are much used in
these days, and often with some temper and hot
blood. Let us make sure, ii 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 deprecate the
things they would represent by inc use of the
words. What, then, is coercion ?" What Is
"invasion 2" Would the marching Of an army
into South Carolina, without the consent of her
people, and with hostile intent towards them be
invasion2 | certainly think it would be m,oer.
con" also IL the South Carolinians were forced
to submit. But if tho United States should
merely hold and retakc its own forts and other
property and collect the duties on foreign i'm.
pOrlatOns, or even withhold the mails from
places where they were habtualy violated.
would any or all these things be "invasion' or
coercion 7" DO our prolessed lovers of the
Union, but who spitefully resolve they will resist
and iuvoafnu slna
things as these on the part of the United States
would be coercion or invasion of State Ifso,
their idea Of means to preserve the object of
their great affection would seem to be exceed
ingly thin and airy. If sick, the little pills of
the homeopathic would be much too large for Il
to swallow In their view, the Union, as Il
family relation, would seem to be no regular
marriage, but rather a sort of free love ar
rangement to be maintained on pnsional attrao
tion. by the way, in what consists the special
sacredness OF State! | speak not Of the posi-
ton assigned to State in the Union by the
Constitution, for that by the bond we all recor-
nize, That position, however, a State cannot
carry out OF the Union with it. speak of that
assumed primary right of u State to rule Mi
which is less than itself. liza State and n onuntv
in given case, should be equal in extent ~
territory and equal in number of inhabitants in
what, as a matter Of principle is the State halter
than the county Would an exchange of names
be an exchange OF righsg Upon principle, On
what rightful principle, may State, being no
more than one'iiItieth part Of the nation in soil
and population, break up the nation and then
coeree a prOportionably larger subdivision of
itself in the most arbitrary way? What 1pys
FERROUS right to play tyraut is conferred on II
district of country with its people by merely
calling it State? Fellow. citizens, / am not
asserting anything, am merely asking cues,
tions for you to consider. And now allow me
to bid you farewell.
ARRIVAL AT CINCINNATI.
THE RECEPTION An ERA IN HER HISTORY.
Cincinnati Feh IOTho train ,.i,h Al.