St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-02-28
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journey of President Lincoln.

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The journey of Mr.. Lincoln, from
his home in Illinois to Washington
has been one continued ovation. AZ
Cincinnati, Pittsburg, Cleveland Buf
faio, Rochester, Albany, New York
and Philadelphia the people came out
in vast throngs to see and congratu
late him. At Buffalo he was wei.
coined by Ex-Prcsidcnt Fillmore, and
at Undertook by EX-President Van
Buren,. In New York there was an
immense turn out Mayor Wood, in q
cold and heartless manner addressed
the President elect, saying: "As Mayor
of New York, it becomes my duty (not
plcasure) to extend to you an eGcial
welcome in behalf of the corporation,''
&c. Mr.. Lincoln, in his reply, says
81 am sure that | at least bring a
heart devoted to the Union. There is
nothing which could ever bring me to
consent willingly TO the destruction of
that Union under which not alone the
great commercial city Of New York.
but the whole country, has acquired
greatness, unless it should be that for
which the Union itself was made AS
] understand, the ship is made for the
carriage and preservation Of the car
20, and so long as the ship can be
saved with the cargo it should never
be abandoned We should never
cease in our efforts to save it so long
as it can be done without throwing
overheard the passengers and cargo.
SO long as the prosperity and liberty
of this people can be preserved in the
Union, it will be my purpose, and
shall be my effort, at all times to pre-
serve the Union"
Mr.. Lincoln was met in New
York by Vice President IIamlin and
lady. The Presidential party were
serenaded at the Astor House, and up
to late hour Mrs Lincoln and Mrs.
Hamlin, as we'll as their honorcd lords,
received their friends. At Trenton,
n. j., Mr.. Lincoln was conducted to
the Capitol (the Legislature being in
SESSION. where he was welcomed by
the President Of the Senate. In reply
Mr. Lincoln was fclicitous in the choice
Of language and in patriotic illusions.
But the greatest pageant Of the
whole route was witnessed in Phila-
dclphia. More than 100000 citizens
gathered around to pay homage to the
new President. After a welcoming
speech from the Mayor, Mr.. Lincoln
said:
Mr. MAYOR AND Fellow CITIZENS OF
PHILADELPHIA Il appear before you to
make no lengthy speech, but to thank
you for this reception. This reception
you have given me tonight is not to
me, the individual, but to the man who
temporarily represents, or should rep
resent, the majesty Of the nation
Cheers. 1t is true, as your worthy
Mayor has said, that there is anxiety
amongst the people of the United
States at this time. | deem it Il hap
Ply circumstance that the dissatisfied
portion of our fellow citizens do not
point us to anything in which they arc
being injured or are about to be in
.jured, for which reason have felt all
the while justified in concluding that
the crisis, the panic, the anxiety of the
country at this time, is artificial. If
there be those who differ with me up
on this subject, they have not pointed
out the substantial difficulty that cX-
lists. | don't mean to say that an az
tiiicial panic may not do considerable
harm-that it has done such, | do not
deny.
At sunrise the next morning, Feb
22d, Mr.. Lincoln was invited TO assist
in raising flag displaying 81 stars,
over Independence Hall.
The Presidential party were cxpcc-
ted to reach Washington on Saturday,
the 23d. Never, since Washington,
has any President met in his journey
ings with such hearty and spontanc-
Gus receptions from the pcoplc-the
great masses Of all parties and clas-
scs-as has President Lincoln on the
way to his Inauguration.