The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-02-16
The President on his Journey.

Monday for the East, accompanied by
private secretary, several officers of the ar
nv and train of smaller followers. His
first DAYS Journey was as far as lndianapo-
lis. where he was received amid the " wild
est demonstrations of enthusiasm, was es-
corted to the Bates House by monster
procession, then talked at, and in response
made the following speech
lie said he came here to thank them Tor
the support given by Indiana to true and
inst cause. Coercion and invasion are
terms much used now with temper and
hot words. Let us not misunderstood
their meaning, nor the meaning OF those
who use them. Let us get their meaning
from tho men who deprecate the things
they would represent by their use. " hat
is the meaning OF these words? Would
marching an army into South Carolina
with hostile intent be invasion? ! think
il would, and it would be coercion also if
the South Carolinians were forced to sub
nit; but if the United States should
merely hold and rctake its own forts, and
collect the duties, or withhold the mails
where they were habitually violated would
any or all these things be invasion or coer-
cion? Do professional Union savers, rs
solved to resist coercion, understand that
such things as these on the part OF the
United States would be coercion or inya-
sion? If they do, their idea of preserya-
ton is exceedingly thin and airy. In
their view. the Union. as family relation,
would seem TO be no regular marriage, but
q sort Of free-ioye arrangement, to be
maintained by personal attraction. In
what consists the special sacredness of =
State? ! speak not Of the position 's-7iGfl-
erI To 1t ..taie IN the Union by the Consti-
tuition, for that, By the bond, we ali recog-
nize. If State or county possess equal N
territory and inhabitants, in what, as a
maifer of principle, is the State better
than the county? Would an exchange of
names be an exchange of rights upon prin-
ciple? BY what rightful principle may a
State, being not more than one-fltieth
part OF the nation in soil and population,
/ break up the nation and then coerce the
/ larger division itself? What mysterious
right to play tvrant is conferred on dis
trict Of country with It's people, 10y merely
calling il q State?
Mr. Lincoln, in conclusion, said he was
not asserting anything. but asking ques-
tons FOR them to consider aud decide IN
/ their own minds what was right and what
was wrong.
This speech Is Tat enough, and needs no
comment. The President remained 1t IN
di@uagolis until Tuesday, when he started
for Cincinnati, a crowd greeting HIM at
every station on the way, to whom he
showed himself from the platform OF
the cars. lie arrived al Cincinnati N due
-i-,. r,.l I.-a another ,Y,cr4stey. 4.rCrfz-isr,
( escorted HIM from the depot to tie Bur
nett House, amid the firing O: cannon, dc.
Again talked at, and another speech in re-
ply, This speech was somewhat better in
. the wording than the one a: Indianapolis
. but still mum OF the great points on which
/ every bodvis waiting TO hear Lincoln SPEAK
/ Mr. Lincoln left Cincinnati on Ws8ue.-
+ day. and after enduring the smaller ora.
( don. 1t lie different s.opviue. places on
/ the ,r7v. r. came to another halt AZ o.
F lrnl.ls. where ne made his rut lie a,rcar
aacc before tie legislature. TO whom. in
response to al address Of welcome. b.
made hi, third speech. This was tile
mos. extraordinary Of all. ina.uuch as ne
assured the LEGISLATURE that i. IS Is a good
thing that there IS nothing more than
anxiety. for there j. nothing going wrong
/ it :sa consolins circumstance that when
we look out there Is nothing THAT really
hurts ANYBODY. We entertain different
views upon political questions, bat nobody
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On ThursIav morning Lincoln l-f. 60.
lus2bu-, and got As fa- IS Pittsburgh Jy 6
o'clock il the evening, stopping long
enough to make a short speech At Stou-
benr.lle. and addressing the crowd about >
minutes amid ,.renc},;n. rain. on III, ar
rfr,l ~ PITTSBURGH. I-t promising to make
y LONGER speech ION .hc REGULAR interests
OF Allegheny county next day. Both his
-rcecbcs OF this GIy are reported by the
,eIerraDh III full. but as they are mere
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