M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1861-02-21
LincOln's Speech at Hitts-
hurgh.
PIITssBUReH, Friday, Feb .H1k.

Pr1TssBuRoH, Friday, FOb11s.
The following 10 Mr.. Lincoln's
speech, delivered at the MenOngahela
House, this morning:
Mayor WikOa, and Citizens Of Psnnsyl.
pdHtd:
most cordially thank His Honor
Mayer Wilson, and the citizens oil
Pittsburgh, generally, for this fatter.
ing reception.
1t is the moro grateful because
know that while II IS not given to me
alone, but to the cause which | repre-.
sent, yet it is given under circumstSn.
ces which clearly prove to me that
there is good will and sincere feeling
at the bottom VI it. And here, fellow
citizens, may remark that in every
short address | have made to the pee.
pie, and in every crowd through which
! have passed of late, some allusion
has been made to the present distrac.
ted condition Of the country. 1t ia
naturally expected that should say
something upon this subject, but to
touch upon it at all wonld involve an
elaborate discussion Of a great many
questions and circumstances; would
require more time than can at pres.
ent command, and would, perhaps,
unnecessarily comHik me upon mat.
ters which have not yet fully developed
themselves. Immense applause. and
cries Of "Goodl" hThat's right!"]
The condition of the country, fellow.
citizens, is an extraordinary one, and
fills the mind Of every patriot with
anxiety and sslicitude. Ny intention
is to give this subject all the consid.
eratien which possibly can before |
speak fully and definitely in regard to
it eheersl so that when | do speak
may be as nearly right as possible
And when do speak, fellow. citizens,
hope to say nothing in opposition to
the spirit Of the Constitution, contrary
to the integrity of the Union, or which
will IN any way prove inimical to the
liberties Of the people, or to the peace
of the whole country. [Voc ferrous
applause. And furthermore, when
the time arrives for nae to speak upon
this great subject, hope to say moth,
ing which will disappoint the reason.
ablo expectations OF any man. or dis.
appoint the people generally through
out the country, especially if their
expectations have been based upon
anything may have heretofore said.
Notwithstanding the trouble across
the river {the speaker pointing south.
wardly to the Morongahela and smil-
ing), there is really no crisis spring:ng
from any thing in the Government
itself. In plain words, there is really
10 crisis except an artificial one.--
What is there now to warrant the con-
dltion ofaffairs presented to our friends
over the riverl Take even their own
view Of the questions involved, and
there is nothing to justify the course
which they are pursuing. Iropeatit,
then, there is no crisis excepting such
one as may be gotten up at any time
by Turbulent men, aided by designing
politicians.
My advice, then, under such cir.
cumstances, is to keep cool; if the
great American people will only keep
their temper on both sides Of the line,
the trouble will come to an end, and
the question which now distracts the
country will be settled just as surely
as all other difficulties of like charac-
ter, which have originated in this
Government, have been adjusted.
Let the people hear both sides, keep
their self.pOssession, and just as other
clouds have cleared away, in due time
SO will this; and this great nation shall
continue to prosper as heretofore.
But, fellow. citizens, have spoken
longer on this subject than intended
in the outset, ferries Of "Go on" "Go
on,"1 and / shall say no more at pres.
ent.
Fellow citizens: AS this is the first
opportunity which l have had to ad-
dress Pennsylvania assemblage, it
seems fitting time to indulge in a
few remarks upon the important ques.
ton of a Tariff, 3 subject of great
magnitude, and ono which is attended
with many difficulties, owing to the
great variety Of interests which it in.
wolves, SO lorg as direct taxation for
the support OF Government is not re-
sorted to. A tariff is necessary. The
tariff is to the Government what meat
is to the family; but while this is ad.
mitted, it still becomes necessary to
modify and change its operations &C.
cording to new interests and new cir
cumstances. ...
So far there ia little difference OF
opinion among politicians, but the
question as to how far imports may
be adjusted for the protection Of home