The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1861-02-20
News by Telegraph.
ProgI ess OF thc President Elect---
His RGcrpIiOn at Erie, Pu., and
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IrOEI cSS OF thc President Elect---
His RScrpIion at Eric, Pu., and
BufinlO. n. n. E A
CCTFALo, Feb. l6.--J0nt committees troul
The municipal Lcdies and the citizens Of Phih
dclpha, reached Cleveland last night bearing
=. an engrossed document ieudering Mr.. Lincoln
the hospitalities oil thst city. and returned this
morning with his written acceptance.
The Presidential party left Cleveland at a
IN. to-day.
Aft.r dinner 8; Erie, Mr.. lincoln addressed
the people, excusing himsek for not expressing
lis Sopiaions on the exeiiHg quesllons of the
day. hewished that when the time for speak
ing should come, he should find it necessary to
say uoihing not in accordance with the Con.
stitutiOa, Together with the interests Of the peo-
pia eithe wh oh. @ ouatry. s5ssssss au.s.ssfs 81
- Mr. Greeley Joined the train al GirrsEd, and
accompanied il 10 Erie. : sgis 81 yrs. .zEE
Ghs biz arrival at pyilalo, Dir. Iineola was
asetlat iheldoorofthe car BY a depptation of cit
Izens headed by Millard Fillmore, beiween
whom hearty greeting passed. In the jam
eGiy lhinieraeftEe, US. Army, onsof Mr..
Lincolnsss suite. had bis shoulder disloeated.--
Arriving at the American Hotel. MIR Lincoln
WAS welcouacd in brief speech by acting May
or bemis, TO which he responded as follows:
GIhr. Mayor aud feilow4citizcnsof of Buffalo and
the STATE Of New York am Eere TO thank
you briefly for this grand reception gwen to me
not pers5nallp but as the representative ef our
great and sbclosed country. (Oheers) Your
worthy Mayor has been pleased to mention in
his address TO me, the fortunate and agreeable
journey which l have IRON home on rsther
circuit Gus route, to the federal capitol. j am
very happy that he was enabled, in truth, TO
ooBsrstuiate myself and company on that fact
Ri true we have nothing, thus far, to mar the
pIeasuFe ofthe trip. We have not been met q.
lone by those who. assisted in giving the cleo
ton 10 mel say not alone--but BY the whole
population ofthe country Through which we
have passed. This is as il should be. Had the
election fallen to any other Of the distinguish
cd candidates instead Of myself under peculiar
circumstances, TO say the least, it would have
been proper icr all citizens to have greeted him
AS you now greet me. 1t is evidence OF the
,leyotion Of tie whole people TO the cause of the
Union and the perpetuity Of the liberties OF this
country. tCheers) / am unwilling, on any
occasion, that I should be SO meanly thought
Of as to hayeit supposed for moment that
these dempnstrations are rendered to me per
sonally. They should be rendered to no indi
yidnal man; they are rendered to the country
to the institutions of the country, and to the
perpetuity of the liberties OF the country, FOL
which these institutions were made and created
Your worthy Mayor has thought fit to express
the hope that I may be able to relieve the coun-
try from the presenter, .Ishould say, the
threatened difficulties. am sure | bring q
heart true to the work. Tremendous ap-
plsuse.l - - ~ -.5s.s s..-, ~. 81 80.
For the ability to perform 1T, ! must trust in
that SppremeBeing who has never iorsaken, this
favored land. through the instrumentality Of this
great and intelligent people. Without that as
sistance, Ishali surely fail; with il, cannot
iail.a When We speak Of the threatened dihi-
cultes to the country, it is natural that 1t
should be expected that something be,said by
myself with regard to particular measures
Upon more mature reflection, no wever, others
will, agree with me that when 1t is considered
that these difficulties are without precedent,
and have never been acted upon by any individ-
ual situated as i am, it is mest proper that |
should wait andsee the developments, and get
all the light possible, SO that when ] dc speak
authoritatively, T. may be as near right as pos
sible. (Cheers.) In this connection, allow me
tOsay that yon, as q portion Of the American
people, need only to, maintain your composure,
stand up to your sober convictions ofright, to
your obligations to the Constitution, and act
in accordance with these sober convictions, and
the clouds which now arise ingths, horizoas viii
be dispelled, and when this generation has ia
dad awag. tens o! thousands -witl inheri. this
eoudtry were only thousands inherit it now
do not propose to address you a. length;
have no voice for it.. Allow me again to
thank yop for this reception, and bid you fare
WE'LL - ... t1.: ..-s.....ss -,