Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-02-22

Mr.. Lincolm's Progress.
ty His Reception and Speech at Buffalo.
m Ten Thousand People Assembled
,s- CLEVELAND, Feb. 16.
The Lincoln party left the Weddcll Hou
"A at $3.50 this forenoon. They were escorted
. the depot by the military and an immen
- concourse of citizens. The train left Il
- depot at 9 clock Mr.. Lincoln bowed adie
u from the end Of the rear car, amidst yociferol
IN cheering. The weather is fine.
:. BUFFALO, Feb. l6.
N The Joint committees from the municipf
ii bodies and the citizens of Philadelphi
4 reached Cleveland last night, bearing ar
d engrossed document rendering Mr.. Lincol
h the hospitalitils of that city, and returning
o this morning with his written acceptance
I'll The Ps esidential party left Cleveland a
I "a. M, to-day. The train was compose,
of a baggage and three passenger oars
r The car especially set apart for the Presiden
i elect was one of exceeding beauty, from thu
n mandatory of Kasson Il Son, Buffalo
At Cleveland large accessions were made
' to the party, among them committees from
Buffalo and Erie.
a The train stopped at Painesville, Geneva,
: Ashtabula, Erie, WestGeld, Dunkirk and
, Silver Creek-at all Of which places large
, crowds were assembled, and Mr.. Lincoln
. was received with great and constantly in
creasing enthusiasm. AT Geneva he was
addressed by one Of the crowd who exh orted
him to stand by the Constitution and the
cause Of liberty. After dinner at Erie, Mr.
Lincoln excused himself for not expressing
his opinions on the exciting questions Of the
day.
He wished that, when the time for speak.
ing should come, he should feel it necessary
to say nothing not in accordance with the
Constitution, together with the interests of
the whole country.
Mr. Greeley joined the train at Girard,
and accompanied it to Erie.
At Dunkirk, while addressing the people,
Mr.. Lincoln, grasping the staff of the Amer
ican flag, under the folds of which he stood,
announced his intention to stand by that
flag, and asked them to stand by him as
long as he should do so.
On arriving at Buffalo, Mr.. Lincoln was
met at the door of the car by deputation of
citizens, headed by Millard Fillmore, between
whom and himself hearty greeting passed.
IL
and numbered not less than ten thousand
people. But one company of soldiers and
file of police were detailed to act as an escort
tc the party, and it was with the greatest
difficulty they could protect them from being
crushed by the crowd.
While passing from the train to the car
riage, in the jam, Maj Hunter, U. S. A. one
of Mr.. Lincolns suite, had his shoulder dis
located. The passage of tho procession up
Exchange and Main streets to the American |
Hotel was q perfect ovation, Most of the
buildings on those streets were gaily draped |
with flags. Arriving at the American Ho-
tel, Mr.. Lincoln was welcomed in brief
speech by acting mayor Bemis, to which be |
responded as follows:
Mr.. MAYOR AND FELLow-ClTIzENs OF
BUFFALO AND THI STATE OF New YORK: |
am here to thank you, briefly, for this grand
reception, given to me not personally but as
the representative of our great and beloved
country. [Cheers.l Your worthy Mayor
has been pleased to mention in his address
to me the fortunate and agreeable journey
which have had from home On nay rather
circuitous route to the Federal Capitol |
am very happy that he was enabled in truth
to congratulate myself and company on that
fact. It's true We have had nothing thus
far to mar the pleasure of the trip. We have
not been met alone by those who assisted in
giving the election to me. | say not alone,
but by the whole population of the country
through which we have passed. This is as it
should be. Had the election fallen TO any
other of the distinguished candidates instead
of myself under the peculiar circumstances,
to say the least, it would have been proper
e.. Ill
now do me. 1t is evidence Of the devotion
Of the whole people to the Constitution, the
Union, and the pcrpetuity of the liberties of
the country. Cheers. | am unwilling, on
any occasion, that | should be so meanly
thought of as to have it supposed for mo-
ment that these demonstrations are rendered
to no individual. They are rendered to the
country-to the institutions Of the country,
and to the perpetuity of the liberties of the
made and created.
express the belief that l may be able to
should say, the threatened, difficulties. | |
am sure bring heart truo to the work. |
Tremendous applause.] For the ability to
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Being who bas never forsaken this favored |
land and through the fundamentally of this
great and intelligent people. Without that |
assistance shall surely fail; with it, 1 can
not fail.
When we speak of threatened difficulties
to the country, it is natural that it should be
expected that something should be said by |
myself with regard to particular measures |
| or bou ofb fborc
will agree with me that, when it is considered |
that these difficulties are without precedent,
and have never been acted upon by any indi- |
vidual, situated as am, it is most proper
should wait and see the developments, and
speak authoritatively, may he as near right
authoritatlvely, hope to say nothing incon-
rights of all the States, of each State, and Of
each section of the country, and not to dsap-
point the reasonable expectations of those
who have confded to me their votes.
In this connexion allow me to say that
you, as portion Of the great American
people, need only to maintain your compos
right, to your obligations to the constitution,
and act in accordance with sober convic
tions, and the clouds which now are in the
horizon will be lifted and we shall have
bright and glorious future and when this
generation has passed away, tens of thous-
ands will inhabit this country where only
thousands inhabit it now.
do not propose to address you at length.
I have no voice for it. Allow me again to
thank you for this magnificent reception,
and bid you farewell.
MIR. Lincoln spoke with the utmost diff
Guilty, being so hoarse from his frequent
efforts as to be scarcely able to make him
self heard. Although somewhat exhausted,
LIE is in good spirits This evening he is
holding q levec at the American Hotel, Mrs.
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