Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-03-06

him in his room, and inform him of their visit.
| fhe meeting Of Gen. Wool and Capt Prentice
was extremely affecting They had never met
| side on the plains Of Mexico, and a. The door was
thrown open the old General clasped the CAP tai N
In bis arms and fairly wept for JOY. Proceeding
down stairs to the door on Fourteenth street. 4
chair was placed for the General, who, mount np
Il IL, said:
Illinoians thrice am happy to meet you; thrice
happy TO take this gentleman tCapt: Prenticel by
the hand. The sight of him reminds me of DIOR.
ious days In Illinois, when Illinoians did honor
| to themselves, and spread her renown throue bout
the land, In defence Of the honor of their country
and Of the Union. ("Good."l I assure you, no.
thing gives me greater pleasure that to see ILL.,
noians, knowing them, as do, a. being always
faithful to their country, and, under all circum-
stances, ready to sustain this Union. TApplause
and the more so, to see this gallant soldier here,
lCapt. Prentice who did such honor to his
country. tApplause.l
| Capt. Prenticethen mounted the chair and spoke
| My friends from Illinois: You perhaps can per.
ceive that this is to be a meeting of some feeling
l to me remember the morning Of the cath, when
! bsheld my gallant Generals, Wool and TAYLOR,
| embrace each other, and proclaim, awe can WIFI
| the enemy when we pull together" [''Good ~
know the sentiment now. 1t Is that we, az one
people, pulling for this Union, beat the world
(Applause,1 I know, too, that to that man are we
| indebted as nlinoians, more than to any other,
for the military renown that the first and second
| lllineian regiments obtained In that war / re-
| member OF visiting the sick at his command, of
visiting the wounded at his command; and Il did
my soul good to take him by the hand here ILL.,
| noians, IL we had more such Union men as he no
hand would be raised to blot one star, nor erase a
the mag o. Of our G,Ss Applause
the delegation passed In front Of Gen. w ool each
| shaking his hand as they passed. During the
| speech and greetings the General seemed much
Il nd AZ Hrnaa
| tears.
The delegations were then dismissed, with in.
.tr.ctions TO meet at the hotel at * O'Clock for
further calls. About g o'clock the delegation
again met, and proceeding to the residence of
Gov. Seward. were courteously invited into his
pariofs. The delegation being very large only a
poruon Were able to enter at one time, so those
who were In the rear took their turn as the van
passed out
Mr.. Arnold, In a short speech, congratulated
MIR seward upon his appointment to the Cabinet,
and the peaceful Inauguration Of the President
MI Seward expressed his pleasure in welcom-
Ing them to his house, and at being able to assure
them that they had Government In the struggle
sorougn which they were passing they should
forget all sectionalism, and, uniting upon the
firm basis Of the Constitution, maintain the Gov
eminent at all hazards. He hoped that ali the
states would be united by bond Of common in
ferest and common brotherhood, and that thew
would be restored to the quiet, peace and pros
Perity OF the past. He was determined to stand
oy me Constitution and the laws. and he felt
come the
men OF the West would rally and sustain the
Government. IL there had ever been any rival
Interests between Illinois and New York he hoped
that they had been forgotten. For himself, he
was determined that In whatever on he might
be placed he should devote all his energies to the
preservation Of the Government. He believed this
| could be done peacefully, and IL should be done
So IL II was possible.
The delegation were then personally introduced
10 Mr. Seward by Hon. Mr.. Lovejoy, and after a
Few social words, they took up the line Of march
| Tor the Rugby House, to call upon Gov Chase.
That gentleman not being In, the delegation
waited on Senator Trumbull Having entered
his Parlors, In a brief speech Mr.. Trumbull wei
coined them TO his house. He reviewed the rise
| nality Of some Of the Cabinet He regarded the
inaugural address as the best State paper ever
| issued He urged them to sustain the President,
and II they would, he would soon restore the
Government a few days ago, but thew had one
now, and 1t must and should be maintained
| lApplause II they were firm and resolute, and
| showed that they would uphold the Governrment
at all hazards, there would be no need of e hting
/ "A Voice.-How's the Cabinet,l The Cabinet ia
| with the President Mr. Lincoln is President.
| and the Cabinet will sustain him. when thew
go back to Illinois, he wanted them to inform the
public mind Of the state Of feeling in Washing
tom Of the unity Of the Cabinet, and Of their de-
| termination to sustain the Government He
states would not secede, and be believed that
peace and prosperity would soon prevail
1t having leaked out that Senator King was
present, they sung out King King :" with
\ might and MAN," until that gentleman ap-
pearsd. Several cried out, 60 Put him on a chair;
| can't see him d" But As no possible chair could
he expected to sustain his am pie proportions this
idea was speedily abandoned Voices Put
him on the Chicago platform. % {. No. no; he's
already there" "Put three or four Suck ers under
him." &c &c. Laughter
pleasure al meeting ne word, hi,
each by the hand, the party proceeded to call on
Hon. Mr.. Lovejoy, Of Illinois
MI; LoveJoy said the great ovenbadowing
| wanted to settle the difficulties by compromise
| even II they destroyed the Constitution itself.
They were like the Jews, who crucifed their
Makef that they might save the silver and pillars
| OF the temple He did not believe that 80 600 600
| people would i've without government IL war
/ must come, let 1t come. Jehovah allowed it in
heaven IA voice 80 Yes, and the secessionists
| went down."] You recollect how the battle
| waged and how II resulted. IA voice -" Ex-
| actly."l You know where they went to-where
| all other secessonists ought to go. voices -
| "They are already on the way.'1 They must
preserve the Government by moderation by pru-
dence and just concession but ifthese failed then
they must sustain 1t by their power.
ola Lively then proposed three cheer. for the
ton, the Union and the laws, which were given
with vim" Then, after three for the Presi
| dent and three for MIR. Lovsjoy, the deleg att on
| called on Senator Baker, Of Oregon.
| Mr.. Z. benio, the bricklaver of Illinois, in few
remarks announced the purpose Of their visit, and
| their high regard for him
Mr.. Baker replied that he could not fully ex.
press his pleasure at meeting with them He re-
ferred to bis early days spent In their State as the
| brightest OF his life. He Congratulated them upon
the election to the Presidency of their old friend
| and neighbor and urged them to stand by him
The Pres dent WINS not the representative Of their
| party alone, but was the Representative of the
| whole Union Of freedom and of liberty They
| must use every weapon of peace, of moderation
and concession and if possible win BAG their es.
| tranged brethren But ifit did no good, and men
1 persisted in their madness and treason, then LEI
| them strike for their Government Let nothin 2
be undone that would avert war, but IL 1t did
come, let the flag Of the old Union wave In the
front Of the battle. lCbeers II they must stri ke
| for their Union and their Government strike hard
l and home. But before this was resorted to- thew
| should concede everything that an honorable man
/ might ask or an honorable man offer.
| Ex.Gov: Wood, Of ILL.,. then said that Gen
Wool desired him to say that the brief season he
bad spent with them that afternoon, was the ba o..
piest hour he ever spent In his life. The delega
ton then gradually withdrew, and the procession
broke up, each man steering for his lodging by
the most direct route, and In the most expeditions
| manner.
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