The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-03-16

CtEECh W IhNhHAL SSoIi-hlS LIVE eOR TiiE
UsIoN.-On Tuesday delegation from Illinois
waited upon General Scott at his residence in
Washington, to tender their congratulations
Three enthusiastic cheers were given for the
General, when he came forward aud spoke as
follows:
Fe0om Citizens Of Illinois
am sorry that my apartments arc too mar
row to receive you, but my heart is capacious
enough to receive you all. tCheers.l an ac-
quainted with your country, having been around
and through the State of Illinois in every direc.
tion: and | am proud to meet you at this great
distance from your homes. l am aware of the
cause that has brought you into this neighbor-
hood. We had yesterday great Saturnalia.-
Our Union has been in state of great peril; our
government, our federal government, has been
in state ofgreat peril, but, thank God, we yet
have federal government. Immense applause. I
Thank God, the great body of the Union still eE:
lists: ["Amen."i
V0ces-"Thank God" eyes, and ever will +"
General Scott-Yes thank God we still have
a glorious Union left us a6
A yoice--And a glorious President. 1r
Another voice--Yes, and glorious General
General Scotland President who has
brought the right heart and the right mind to
preserve what we have, ard to bring back what
we have lost. | have no doubt bat that, give
him time to make his wishes, his principles and
his feelings known, he will recover the states
which we have lost Loud applause.
a voce-With your help.
General Scott-In that hope am sure that all
true Americans will concur with me- was made
happy on the eve of Yesterday by the successful
and glorious termination of the important events
which then took place. | returned thanks to God
at night, that we still had a federal government;
!, Good and my prayers and my wishes will go
up to Heaven that the government may continue
throughout its term of four wears, even more
prosperously than ever before; prosperously to
you in the Northwest; prosperously to the peo-
pie of the Northwest; the people OF the South,
of the North, and the East, Good 4 so that we
again shall be mighty Union Of thirty four Uni
ted States lcries of good, and applausel nigh
~ nation to stamp name, and to give a race
race that shall be as broad as this whole con-
tment numerous IN people and prosperous in
wealth, happy and glorious in arms, and still
more glorious in all the arts of peace. Cries OF
good, and applause.
should be intiniidated, upon ordinary occa-
sons, from appearing before such large mass of
my fellow beings, if did not know that i, each
and every one of you had the happiness to be-
hold a friend [Cries of "Good!" CHATS SO
and True as Gospel! ~ am, too, your friend,
lapplause though, alas at my time of life, my
friendship and my services could be of little
avail. Cries of NO. sir"l Ny race is nearly
run; but the little remnant of life which is lett
to me shall, before God and upon my knees, be
devoted to my country. Enthusiastic applause.
My friends, may God bless you ["May your
prayers be heard ~ God thank you for the
honor you have shown an old soldier in thus call
ing upon me. s-t - a'si.