The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1861-02-14

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complainant thus paid. more than thni which
pertains TO mere instrument. perhaps 1
should say. Of . great cause, yet must
look upon it as a magnificent reception. an /
as such most heartily do thank you ior II
You have been pleased TO address your
selves to me cheerily in behalf of this gln-
rious Union in which We live. IN all OF which
you have my hearty sympathy, and. as far
as may be within my power, will have now
and inseparably my hearty consideration
While do not expect on this occasion. or
on any occasion till after get to Washing
ton. to attempt any lengthy speech. l will
only say. that 10 The salvation OF this Union
there needs but one single thing The hearts
of people ike yours. Applause When
the people rise in masses IN behalf OF the
Union and lie Liberties of their country,
truly may il be said: The gates of Hell
shall not prevail! against it, Renewed
applause
In all the irving positions in Y hich l shall
be placed. and doubtless | shall be placed
in many trying ones. my reli nee will be
upon you and the people Of the United
States. and wish You to remember now and
forever. that it is your business. and not
mine. that if the Union Of these States and
is blu, little TO any one man htty-two years
Of age, but great deal to thirty millions Of
people that nhsbit these United States, and
to their posteriiy in all coming time.
1t is your business 10 rise up and pre- serve
the Union and liberty. For your Sakes. and
not for mine. desiie they shall be consti
tutionally preserved.
l as already minated, am but an acct
pfal m ST nd
for but limited time. but l appeal TO you
again TO continue to bear in mind that with
you. and not with politicians, not with Pres
idents, not with office seekers. bat with you
is the question, Shall the Union and stall
the liberties OF this country be preserved to
TO the latest generat;on?" Loud aud pro-
longed applause.
The procession marched through the
streets, according TO programme, TO the
Bates House from the balcony OF which
Mr.. Lincoln. on being introduced by Gov
Morton, sad:
MR. LIxCoLN's PEEcH.
Fellow citizens: 1t is not possible for me
while l am on my journey TO the Ma iona
Capital. stopping as do many times. say
it is not possible for me under the circum
stances to make ATTY long speeches. Were
very briefly l should be entirely worn on,
before my journeys end. | appear before
you more TO thank you for this very mag
nifcent welcome which you have given me-.
and still more for the very generous supper,
which your Stale recently gave to the po-
itical cause. which. | think, is The true and
the Ju"t cause OF the whole country and OF
the whole world. Tremendous cheering.
Solomon has said that there is time to
keep silence. laughter. and when men
wrangle by the mouth with no certainty that
they mean the same thing. while using the
same words, it perhaps would be well ii
they would keep silent. Applause The
words coercion and invasion are in constant
use about these days and with some temper
and hot blood on some occasions. SIppos
we are simply TO try if we can to ce,t tain
what is the meaning of these words. Let
get, il We can, the exact definition of
these words, not from dictionary, but from
the men who constantly repeat them in
terms OF depreciation Of things they mean to
express by the words. Applause.
What then is Coercion? What is Inva-
sion! Would the marching of an army into
South Carolina for instance. without the
consent OF her people. and in hostility
against them. be coercion or invasionl l
very frankly tell you that l think it would
be invasion, and think it would be coercion
OF the people if the people of that country
were forced To submit; but if the Govern
meut o. the United States should simply
insist upon holding its own forts. applause. |
and retaking those forts which belong to 1t.
renewed cheering and enforcing the law
of the United STATES in the collection Of the
duties upon foreign imports. cheers. I or
even the withdrawal Of the mails from those
portions OF the country where the mails are
habitually vi lated. would any or all Of
those things be coercion? Applause. and
cries Of No" Do the professed lovers of
the Union those who have spitefuly re-
solved that they will continually resist the
coercion invasion OF any S,ate-under-
stand that any or Ali Of these things would
be- the coercing or invading Of any State?
occurs to me at the means for the pre-
serva,ion of the thing they say they so great
~ love. the thing which is so highly in their
estimation. are of very light AMI airy
character. If sick. the little pills of the
homeopathic would be altogether too large
for them 10 swallow. Laughter
In this view. the Union as family rela-
ton would not be like a regular marriage at
ALL but a sort OF free love arrangement. to
be maintained on what that sect calls pas
sional attractions. Laughter.
WHAT is the especial saeredness OF State.
l speak not of that position which is com
mon to State in and by the Constitution
OF the United States, ,or that all agree to
abide by. but that position and relation a
State would carry with it out of the Union
1t holds that sacredness by virtue of its
connection with the Union. am speaking
of that assumed right OF State. As pri
mary principle back of the Constitution, to
rule Al! that IS less than itself, and ruin all
that is bigger han itself.
l ask you. where does exist that right
Ii State in one instance and county in
another should BE- equal in -x.en, of territory.
equal in the number nj its people. where is
that State any better than tina, county?-
Would the change of their names change
their rights On what principle of original |
right is il that one fttieth OF one-nuetieth |
Of