Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1861-02-26
Lincoln * INDEPENDENCE HALL.

HE RAISES THE TH1sTT-FoUa STARS AND STRIPES
oyEG THE BUILDING WHERE rIiE DECLARATION or
IsDEPESDsHCE HAD rs BIRr2.
Iresisieu. LIlcu.n. on his route 10 ling
ton arrived q. PhiIaiel phia the 2l-s " iere
he renal ned until 81 next morning.
% the morning Of The .2d be was escorted
10 Iudepe udeuce Hall, wLeEe he wss reeived
by IheUIore CuyIer Esq. who ushered LIu
into is venerable walls Ia the hour OF Ma
toual Ier.i and distress, when the great work
achieved by The wisdom ,.ad patriotism II our
fOre!a;Lers seems threatened with instant
rim WIKI his eva hands Sir. Liacoln
raised tie star Spang.ed Banner" .. q tina.
time houercd structure, where 1t proudly
loaled to tie breeze, and displayed 10 tie
eyes cs re iuIu, use iL-ong. the .iiriy four
stars anu stripes. LicA the new President 5
soon 10 protect. In response 10 Mr. Gu ier' 5
remarks, air. Lincoln replied as follows:
Ma. CuYlee: atn flied with deep emotion
al finding i!y.e standing here, IL tbs piace
X uere were eo..el 81 together The wIsioio,
iIe patriotism, Tie Devotion 10 principle, from
which p 5ug lie Insult lions Uuder which
We live.
You have kindly suggested thai on my hand ;
- tie task OF restoring Ieace iu Tie pres, Is /
distraction Of the country l can say II re-
turn, sir. that all lie political sentiments /
entertain, hGye been drawa, 80 Jar as | have
been able ~ draw them, from The sentiments
which originated and were given 10 the world
from this hall. l have never had :! feeling.
politically, that did not sprus from the sen
timen!s embodied IA tie Defamation u indie
Iebdeuce. / have often puadered Oh iae d.
gers winch were incurred ~ ihe men who
assembled here aad framed and adopted that
Declaration OF Independence. l have pom
dcrrd over the tOIIs tAat were eadGrcd by lhe
officers aad soldiers Vi the army who acI.Iey-
ed thIt independence. / have often euqUIr-
ct myself Wa. great principle or IDEA II
vas that kept tAIs coHledeTlcy 81 long to-
gether. Ii was not the mere matter OF lie
separation OF The colonies from the mother
Ind, bis: that sentiment 10 the Declaration
OF Independence winch gave Ate.ty, not
alone 10 The people of lhIs country, bu; hope
Il The world and all f4ture time. lIlea. ap-
plause. II was That winch ga>e roiuI-e
that IA due time the weight would Ue I!f;ed
from ihe shoulders OF all men. THIS Is = sen
tlmeut embodied in lie Declaration OF luJIe-
peuGeuce. Now, my friends can TINS country
DC saved upon that basis? if /: can. / viii
consider self cue of the Aaplie men III
the world II / can help TO save IL. II It cannot
be Saye0 upon tiial puuclpIe. II Viii be ;ruiy
awful; but II th.s country cannot be sa,cd
without giving up hat ptlncIpie, was about
10 say | would rather be '.ssae=lnated on tue
spot thaa surrender IL Applause Now,
~ ny view oi The present aspect OF affairs.
there need be no bloUd>hcd unless 1t be forced
upon the Government. ANA then It viii be
compelled 10 act III self defence. Applause I
My friends. this Is wholly al unexpected
speech, and / dad not expected 10 be called
upon - sly a ord when / came. supposed
II WAS merely 10 do something towards ra.s-
iDg the flag. l may, therefore, have said
something ludIscreet. Genes Of NOS no
have sand nothing but hat | am wiling to
ilve by. and ltlt be Tie pleasure OF Almighty
God, 10 die by.
Mr. Lincoln concluded amid great ap-
plause.