Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-02-19
Movements of Mr.. Lincoln.
The Free State President en- route to Wash
ingtOn-HiS Enthusiastic Reception EVery-
tOhere.


UTICA, N. Y, February lS-The train
bearing the President elect and party, left
Buffalo at quarter before six this morning.
He was escorted to the depot by Company
d, Seventh Regiment, which company also
acted as escort on his reception. Notwith-
standing the early hour, several hundred
people were present to bid Mr.. Lincoln fare
well.
The train consisted of baggage and two
passenger cars, under command of John
Corning, OF Buffalo. Mr.. Lincoln and fam
lily, and suite, occupied a sleeping-car, the
rear car of the train.
Among the distinguished gentlemen on
the train, besides those previously reported
as accompanying Mr.. Lincoln, are j. Cola
mer, of Buffalo; P. Dorsheimer and B. L.
DoIsheimer, of Buffalo; Hon. E. w. Lam
worth and Judge Shankland, of Syracuse :;
Hon. A. Hubbell, of Utica; Major ] j. Peck,
of Syracuse; Horace Greeley General G. A.
Scraggs; Maj. Scranton, of Rochester; Hon.
A. Wescott, Of Syracuse, and Governor Nor
ean's staff.
At Batavia, the train stopped five minutes.
Some hundreds were assembled to greet Mr.
Lincoln, who, in answer to their cheers, ap-
peared on the rear platform and simply
bowed.
A few miles east of Batavia the train was
detained short time by heated axle on the
forward passenger coach.
The train arrived at Rochester at 8 o'clock
A crowd of people, numbering not less than
5000, filled the space around the DEPOT Mr.
Lincoln was introduced by Mayor Scranton,
and responded to his welcome as follows:
" i confess myself after having seen large
audiences since leaving home, overwhelmed
with this vast number of faces at this hour of
the morning.
/ 81 am not vain enough to believe that you
are gathered from any wish TO see me as an
individual, but because | am for the time be-
ing the representative of the American peO-
pie. / could not, if would, address you at
any length. have not the strength, even If
| had the time, for speech at these many
interviews that are afforded me on my way
to Washington, and appear merely to see you
and let you see me, and to bid you farewell.
81 hope it will be understood that it is
from no disposition to disoblige any body
that do not address you at greater length"
[Cheers followed.l
The presence of large police force kept
the crowd from pressing on the cars, and
perfect order was maintained, 80 that Mr..
1incoln's voice reached almost the extreme
length of the audience. His hoarseness
troubles him less to-day than at Buffalo. .
A stay of only six hours, Mr.. Lincoln re-
naming standing on the rear platform or the
car until the limits of the crowd was passed.
At Clyde, an enthusiastic crowd gathered,
to welcome Mr.. Lincoln with a salute and
cheers.
He thanked the people for the welcome,
but had no speech to make, and no time to
make 1t in. He was glad TO see them, aud
bade them good morning. 't
At Syracuse, q crowd, estimated at 10, 600
was assembled to receive Mr.. Lincoln. A
platform, dTaped in the national colors, had
been erected, from which Mr.. Lincoln was
invited to address the audience, which he
however declined 70 dos saying they mus
so, in regard 10 any, other platform viii
which his name was associated Upon tb'
platform was 9 live eagle. r ~ ~,
| Urea, N. Y, February lathe specia