Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-02-15
seeing the President leet-ue Make.
LlttIe Speech at steubenvIlle.

seeing the President Eleet-EIe Makes
Little Speech at steubenvIlle.
With about one hundred Others from
this city we started yesterday morning for
steubenville. Like a great many Others
we had business in SteubCuville, but un.
Iike.thc said greatmany Others, our chiefbu-
siness was to see and hear Abraham Lin
cola, the President elect. The train leay-
ing bridgeport was. crowded, and many
persons had to stand up, suatching a
chance at odd times to ease their sGanks
upon the arm Of seat. Shortly after
starting man withagood deal ofliquor and
sore face, and as ragged as Lazarus in the
painted CLOTH" with spectacles on his nose,
whose big, round glasses were not a bit
too big for his big, white, staring eyes,
staggered through the car which we occu.
pied. Certain passengers, being in a Jolly
mood, cried 'tshow your tickets, . as if the
ragged man was the conductor. When the
man had passed through the car, much to
the amusement of the passengers, lie re-
turned and recklessly attempted to Jump
of the train whilst it was still under way.
He was fortuuatelely seized by Wheeling
man and thrust not very gently down in a
seat by the side of Mr. ..what Is It,n or
"Crists," as some of the jocose passengers
insisted upon calling the solitary African.
Nothing particular happened on the way
up Abraham and oil were the chief top
les of conversation. Ono lOquacious in
dividual talked loudly of Lincoln's STOW
CIR" through the country, and attracted
more listeners than any other single per-
son. His sentiments were good enough
bat his taste and pronunciation were exc.
cradle.
We arrived at steubenYille some two
hours before the train, which bore the
President elect, family and suite. Thepeo-
pie Of Steubenville had erected platform
at the foot Of Market street, near Col.
Mosgrovc's hotel, from which Lincoln was
to speak, and around which soon collected
hundreds of beautiful clusters of pretty
women, and nearly the whole population
of the city, including handsome wreath
of Seminary girls, which attracted great
admiration and attention. a slight rain
commenced falling and many umbrellas
were hoistcd, somewhat obscuring the
platform from the people behind, which
occasioncd not little uueasiness. 4
shrill locomotive whistle announced the
coming Of train up the river. Tho i'm.
mense crowd pressed forward to the plat
form, but the train proved to be stock
train, the cars of which contained a lot of
hogs aud sheep, which squealed and bleat-
ed in response to the cheers and peals of
laughter, which arose when the sell was
made apparent.
At two o'clock and thirty minutes, how
ever, the goily decorated train, with its
flags Rutrering, was observed approaching
round the bend of the river, at rather
slow rate. AS the train neared the plat
form, the people waved their hats and
handkerchiefs, and cheered with n hearty
good will. a plank was showed out to
the rear end of the hindmost car, and
tall angular form, which everybody at once
recognised. mounted the plank aud was
soon facing the multitude upon the plat
form. Dir. Lincoln was introduced to the
Committee of Invitation by Gen. Stoklcy,
when Judge Lloydd received him in a neat
and appropriate address, during tie de-
livery of which Old Abe stood with his
arms folded, gazing around upon the inn
meuse throng of enthusiastic faces. At
the conclusion of Judge Lloydd's address,
Mr.. Lincoln said:
Mr.. Chairman and Fello,v- CItizens:-
subject of tue short address which has
been made to me, though not an unfamil-
lar one, involves so many points, that in
the short time allotted to me, shall not
be able to make full and proper response.
Though the people have made me, by
electing me, the instrument to carry out
the wishes expressed in the address,
greatly fear that /. shall not be the reposi-
tory Of the ability TO do so, moro than in
purpose, unless sustained by the great
body of the people. We everywhere ex-
press devotion to the Constitution. | be-
Iieve there Is no difference of opinion by
either section, whether on this or the 9TH
er side of this majestic stream. under
stand that on the other side, among our
dissatisfied brethren, they are satisfied
with the Constitution Ofthe United States
- 'uey eau o9ulnt tnelc rlgnts 3unperf LnS
Constitution. The difference ia as tC
what the Constitution means. That is all
There may be dispute rs to what are
our rights under tue Constitution, Tc
decide this, a judge is wanted. Can you
think of any other judge than the voice o.
the majority. If it does not control, thu
minority must. Would that DO any mort
Just or generous2 Though the majority
may be wrong, and will not undertake tC
say that they were not wrong in electin[
me, yet We must adhere to to the principle
that the majority shall rule. By you
Constitution you have another chance il
four years. No great harm can be dom
by us in that time-in that time there cat