Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1861-02-19

~. aud even if | had not been 80 minded
by his Honor could not have failed u know
the faci by TIE extent 81 the multitude | see
before me- This i a. II should be l. J. an Il
should have been if Senator Dauglas had been
elected. II j. D. u should have been If Air-
Bell had breu elected. Il Is ~ II shuuld have
Deen bad AIr. Breckirridge been chosen- As
It shuuid ever 1 e where auy citizen of the
United States i cons'ltutlonally elected
President Of tie United Slafes. (Cheers y
Allow NE 80 say that ! thilk what has oc-
Cured here to-day could not have occurred ~
any OIL er co ntry on the face Of tie globe.
without the influence Of the free Institutions
OF our land | hope that although we have
some threatening national difficulties now, that
while these free Ius' ituti"ns shall couiiuue to
be tie erIoy mcnt Of millions OF the free peo-
ple OF these L. =. We Viii see repeated every
four wear has We uow witness ICheer@
Ia q few short years ! and every other !ndl-
vIdual who Is now living. viii pass away.
| hope that our national difficulties viii pass
away. l hope that ne shall IN the streets OF
CinciuuatI-cood old CIuciunatl-ior centuries
10 come. once every four years see her people
give such 4 reception is this to the con-titu
tioualiy elected President of the Y hole Uni
ted States. l hope you VIII all Join in that
reception, and invite your neighbor 20 partIci
pate in it. We viii welcome them in the
II ee,s OF every city in the Union; no matter
where they are irufn-even from the far South
we shall extend them a cordial greeting and
good will, our present difficulties happily for
gotten and scattered to The wind forever
(Grcas cheering.) ! have spoken but once
before this IN Cincinnati. That Was year
previous 10 the late Presidential election. On
that occasion, with playful manner, but with
sincere words addressed much of what ] said
to The Kentuckians. | gave my opinion thar
We as Republicans, would ultimately beat
firar to,
pone that result longer by nominating Seua-
TO- Douglas, than IL any other way They
did not IN =uy trne sense OF the word pomi-
nate Douglas, and tie result has come GER
taIuIy soon as expected. also told them
how I expected they would be treated after
they should have been beaten. | now viii
call. or recall, their attention 10 what then
SAID upon the subject. then said:
y on perhaps want TO know what we Will
do with Won. l will tell you, far as l a
authorized to SPEAK for the Opposition what
we Inean 10 do with you We mean to treat
vou as near as wepossibly can as Washing
ton. Madison and Jefferson treated You We
mean to leave you aleue. and IN 10 way 10
interfere with your institutions. 10 abide bv
every compromise Of the Constitution, and
in a word coming back to the original propo-
sitIon. to treat you so far az degenerate beings
(it we have degeneIaied) may. according to
the examples of those noble fathers. Washing
ton, Jefferson ana Madison. We mean to re-
member that voa Is good as we That
there Is 40 difference between US, other than
the ii ference OF cIrct INST auces. We mean
10 recognize and bear In mind always, that
YOU have a. good hearts in ycur bosoms "a
other people, as we claim to have, and
treat you accordingly"
Fellow citizens Of Cincinnati frIents and
brethren may ! call Won IL my new position
see 10 occasion and feel 10 occasion TO re-
tract word of this LGreat applause II my
words are no. made good, the fault shall not be
niue.
Now friends and fellow citizens Of OHIO
V ho agree with hIm who now addresses you,
have you ever entertained other sentiments
than these for your brethren OF keutucl. p
CCbeers. and cries of No. no"'I i trust in a
Divine Pro, !deGce which has lever desert,
us that we shall al again De brethren. forget
ting all parties. Tia you fsrewell-[ Long
aud continued applause.