The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1861-02-27

Mr.. Lin colin.
We intended to give our readers the sub
stance of speeches made by the President
elect in his travels from Buffalo cia Alba.
ny, New York, Trenton, Philadelphia to
Harrisburgh, but there is nothing in them
remarkable. The same stereotyped phrases
this vast assembly do not pay this respect
to me as an individual but to the represen-
tative of the nation" 81 come fellow citi-
zens to see you and to enable you to see
me-" &C., &C., run through all his speech
cs. At Schenectady, in firing cannon the
,nuzzle Of it was inadvertently elevated to-
ward the car. in which he was sitting and
the window was badly shattered causing
great alarm for few moments. At Albany
he addressed the citizens and the Legisla-
ture. At New York Mayor Wood welcom-
I'd him in speech not over cordial. Mr..
Lincoln replied in excellent taste. At Tren-
ton he addressed the Legislature. At Phil
adelphia an immense procession was got
up, the working men carryin tools that are
now of no use to them, owing to the panic
in politics. He made several speeches in
Philadelphia. At sunrise he raised Flag
Mt Independence Hall amid the shouts Of
thousands of his admirers. In his speech
on this occasion he says the Declaration of
independence was made not to give liberty
20 this country alone but to the whole
world-"to all men," The conclusion of
this speech is here given---it would seem
that Mr.. Lincoln is willing to permit this
country to be ruined and the liberty of its
people destroyed because "the weight can
not be lifted from the shoulders Of all men"
he almost prefers assassination to sur
render of the principle.
at was that which gave promise that in
due time the weight could be lifted from
the shoulders of all men. This is a senti-
,nent embodied in the Declaration of In
dependence. Now. my friends, can this
country be saved upon this basis? If it
ean, will consider myself one of the hap
picst men in the world if can help to save
it. If it cannot be saved upon that princi-
pie, it will be truly awful, but if this coun.
try cannot be saved without giving up that
principle, was about to say would rather
be assassinated on this spot than surrender
it. Applause. Now, in my view of the
present aspect Of affairs, there need be no
bloodshed or war. There is no necessity
for it. am not in favor of such course,
and may say in advance, that there will
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the government, then it will be compelled
to act in selfdefence. [Applause.] Ny
friends, this is wholly an unexpected speech,
and did not expect to be called upon to
say word when came, supposed it was
merely to do something towards raising the
flag, may therefore have said something
indiscreet. [Cries of mo! nor] l said
nothing but what am willing to live by,
and if the pleasure of Almighty God, die
by"
At larrisburgh there was grand mill.
tary parade and troops were pledged him
to enforce the laws. He said he did not
want them and he hoped there would be no
occasion for force. As will be seen by a
dispatch published in this paper Mr.. Lin.
coin was alarmed by report that he was
to be run off the Railroad track on his way
to Baltimore or killed by Baltimore riot,
and to avoid death he diguised himself in
the night, took special train and reached
Washington Saturday morning incog. The
Baltimoreans were very angry at this
want Of confidence in them.
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