The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-02-12
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ARRIVAL OF THE PARTY AT INDIANAPOLIS.
IMPORTANT SPEECH OF MR. LINCOLN.

State line another large crowd awaited the arrival of the
special train.
Mr. Lincoln again stepped out and addressing himself
TO the enthusiastic gathering remarked that il he had
any blessings to dispense he would certainly dispense
the largest and roundest TO his good old friends of YER
million county.
The train reached the State line at half past twelve
O'Clock. Thirty -four guns fired the train moved
up
A Committee of the Indiana Legislature was in wait
ing to welcome the President elect to their State.
General Steele. the chairman, made short reception
speech, to which Mr.. Lincoln replied
GENTLEMEN OF INDIANA am happy to meet you on this
OCCASION and enter again the State of my early e
almost Of my nativity. under many obligations
you for your kind reception and TO Indiana for the aid
rendered the which think emuently just
Again thank you for your warm and hearty welcome
Upon the conclusion Of the remarks, the whole party
proceeded to partake of miserable dinner for which
they charged dollar per head the
charged to common travellers.
Colonel Sumner Unexpectedly joined the corege this
point at IL 05.
The train was again in motion and sped rapidly past
numerous towns and villages the whole population of
which had turned out pass Their hearty cheers
and frantic cries of 'stop," "Stop" however, awaited
them nothing.
The junction of the Wabash Valley and Lafayette and
Indianapolis roads made at 230 r. N. Thirty. four
pie had congregated to do honor to the President
speech vehemently called for in reply to
which Mr.. Lincoln again expressed bis qualification at
the kindness shown him.
large number of prominent Indiana politicians came
aboard here and surrounded the President elect who
seemed to have gotten entirely his parting sad
ness and entertained those about him in his usual
Gus His hilarity extended over the entire
company and wit and laughter became the general order
of the hour hearter ovation than that rendered him
all the way to indianapolis was never received by any
public man. The road was literally lined with male and
female humanity. At every station eager hundreds
thousands raised such irresistible camor for sight
Old Abe render it impossible for him to leave their
wishes ungrat6ed.
He entertained listeners at various points with short
speeches. slightly favored with Of his nexhaustble
stock Of anecdote.
At Lebanon station, while being led out to bow to
congregation Of ladies' he remarked that he always
glad demonstrate how we'll he understood the poetry
of motion.
At Thornwan he said that he did not feel very much
like speaking but would tell them story, provided they
would not let it go abroad, it might not be
thought compatible with the dignity of his station
He then went on with the story, but had hardly got
der way when the train commenced moving cf. This
unexpected interruption elected peas Of laughter from
his audience some of whom cried out awe surely will
not tell story now The crowd at the next station,
however, got the benefit of the whole Of the story
While thus general good feeling and humor pro-
duced by these frequent humorous expressions of the
President the train steamed rapidly towards this city
Shortly before five p NJ the suburbs appeared in sight,
and further Of few minutes brought the train to
the foot Of the principal street, where stoppage was
made amidst less than twenty thousand people, and
the reception ceremonies entered upon.
cnd
ing train bearing the President elect and party The
President was received and welcomed by Governor Nor
ton and escorted to carriage with four white horses
when procession formed into pageant seldom, If
ever witnessed here The procession was composed OF
both houses Of the Legislature, the public officers the
municipal authorities, military and hremen. Great en-
thusasm was manifested along the line Of march The
President stood in his carriage acknowledging the well
come Of the surrounding thousands.
THE ARRIVAL AT INDIANAPOLIS.
The following Speech delivered by the President elect
ut $50 p M from the balcony Of the Bates House, TO an
assembage OF at least twenty thousand people, Of
the greatest significance, although 1t deals in in
nations than in definite assertions The fact that
carefully prepared Springfield, and brought here in
manuscript, fully shows the meaning the Presidential
speaker intended to give it. He said
IMPORTANT
FELLOW CITIZENS THE STATE or IsSIASA-I am here TO
,,ank you much for this magnificent welcome, and still
re for very generous support given by your State
TO that political cause which think the true and just
cause OF the whole country and the whole world Solo
mon says "Thcre is time to keep silence;" and when
men wranele by the mouth with certainty that they
mean the same thing while using the same word, IL
perhaps were as well If they would keep silence. The
words q coercion and INVASION much used In
fbeac DAYS and often with temper and hot blood.
let Us make sure if we can that do not misunder
stand the meaning Of those who use them. Let US get
fhe exact definitions Of these words, not from dction
nrics but from the themselves, who certainly de
precate tho things they would represent by the use Of
che words What, then is coerconS" What Is " inva
sionf' Would the marching OF army into South Ca
rolina without the consent Of her people and with
hostile intent towards them, be INVASION certainly
think Il would be Coercion also IL the South Carol-
mans were forced TO submit. but II the United States
should merely hold and retote forts and other prop
ertv and collect TIE duties foreign importoions
achhold the mails from places Where they We hdJttua,y
rolaed ,coud any or al these things be incdson or co
crcionsn Do our profcsscd lovers Of the Union, but
who spteruy resolve that they viii resist coercion and
invasion understand that such things as these on the
part OF the United States would be coercion or invasion
of Slater So their idea Of TO preserve the OBJ
ject OF their grea, affection would to be exceedingly
thin and airy SICK the little pills OF the homeopathic
would be much too large for II to swallow In their
view the Union, as a family relation would seem TO be
regular marriage but rather sort q free love- ar
rangement to be maintained passiona attraction BY
the way In what consists the special sacredness Of Slater
Ispesk not Of the position assigned to state in the
Union by the constitution, for that by the bond all
recognize That position however, State cannot carry
out Of the Union with H. speak Of that assumed pri-
mary right Of state TO rule all which is less than ITSELF
and TO ruin all which Is larger than itself II state and
county in given case, should be equal in extent Of
territory and equal in number Of inhabans in what as
matter OF principle the state better than the county,
would an exchange OF names be an exchange
M riQhts9 Upon principle, what rghtful
,,rocipe, may q state, being no more than
r. af,cth part Of the nation in soil aud population,