The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-02-18
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that city, and returned this moruiug with
his written acceptance.
Mr. Lincoln and party left Cleveland at 9
A. II. to-day. The train was composed OF Il
baggage car and three passenger coaches.
The coach especially set apart for the Presi-
dent elect was one of exceeding beauty.
At Cleveland large accessions were made to
the party, among them commissioners from
Buffalo and Erie. The train stopped at
Willoughby, Painsville, Geneva, Astabula,
ConneaHt Erie, Westfield, Dunkirk, and
Silver Greek, at all which places large
crowds assembled, and Mr.. Lincoln was re-
ceived with great and constantly Increasing
enthusiasm. At Geneva, Ohio, he was ad-
dressed briefly by one of the crowd, who
exhorted him to stand by the constitution
and the cause of liberty.
After dinner at Erie Mr.. Lincoln address,
ed the people, excusing himself for not ex-
pressing his opinions on existing questions
of the day. He wished that when the
time for speaking should come, he should
find it necessary to say nothing not in &C
cordance with the constitution, together
with the interests of the people of the whole
country.
Mr.. Greeley Joined the train at Girard,
and accompanied it to Erie. At Dunkirk,
while addressing the people, Mr.. Lincoln,
grasping the staff of the American flag, I'M
der which he stood, announced his inten-
ton of standing by that flag, and asked
them to stand by him as long as he should
do so.
On arrival at Buffalo Mr.. Lincoln was
met at the door of the car by a deputation
of citizens headed by Willard Fillmore, be-
tween whom and himself hearty greeting
~
depot was dense and numbered not less
than 10000 people. But one company of
soldiers and file of police were detailed
to act as an escort to the party, and it was
with the greatest difficulty that they could
protect them from being crushed by the
crowd while passing from the train to the
carriages, in the jam.
Mr.. Hunter U. S. A, ore of Mr.. Lin
coins suite, had his shoulder dislocated.-
The passage of the procession up Main street
was a perfect ovation Most of the build
ings were gaily decorated with flags. On
reaching the American, Mr.. Lincoln was
welcomed in brief speech by acting Mayor
Bemiss, to which he responded as follows:
Mr. Mayor and yfeIJoy-citizens
of Buffalo and Near York
ami here to thank you briefly for this grand
IOC6ptlOu given " LuGY uOb Dub
as the representative Of our great and be-
loved country. Your worthy Mayor has
been pleased to mention in his address to me,
the fortunate and agreeable journey which
have had from home and my rather cir
cuitous route TO the federal capital
am very happy that he was
enabled in truth To congrs tulate
myself and company on that fact. 1t IS
true we have had nothing thus far to mar
the pleasure of the trip. We have not been
met alone by those who assisted in giving
the election to me. ! say not alone, but by
the whole population Of the country through
which we have passed. This is as it should
be- Had the election fallen to any other of
the distinguished candidates except myself,
under peculiar circumstances, to say the
least, it would have been proper for all citi-
zens to have greeted him as you now
greet me.
1t is an evidence of the devotion of the
whole people to the Constitution and the
Union, and perpetuity OF the liberties of this
country. [Cheers. l am unwilling on
any occasion that should be so meanly
thought of, as to have it supposed, for
moment, that these demonstrations are ten
dered me personally. They should be ten
dered to no individual man. They are ten
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the country,a and to the perpetuity of the lib
critics of the country, for which these inhabi-
tants were made and created.
Your worthy Mayor HAS seen fit to eX-
press the hope that l may be able to re-
lieve the country of the presenter should
say Observation-Disclosures. l am sure |
bring heart true to the work. [Great
applause. For ability to perform it, l must
trust in that Supreme Being who has never
forsaken this favored land, through the
instrumentality of the intelligent people.
Without that assistance / shall surely fail
with it cannot fail. When we speak of
threatened difficulties to the country, it is
natural that it should be expected that
something will be said by myself with re-
gard to particular measures. Upon more
mature reflection, however, others agree
with me that when it is considered that
these difficulties arc without prece-
dence and have never been acted
upon by any individual. Situated as
am, it is most proper that | should wait
and see the developments, and get all the
light possible, so that when do speak au-
thoritatively, l may be as near right as pos
sble. Tremendous cheers. When |
shall speak authoritatively, l hope to say
nothing inconsistent with the Constitution
anu Tue OHlOuJ IlIS ElSlbS III Ill IuS StatCoj
of each state, and of each section Of couH-
try, and not to disappoint the reasonable
expectation of those who have confded to
me their votes. In this connection, allow
me to say that you as a portion of this
great American people, need only to main
tain your composure, stand up to your So
Der convictions of right, to your obligations
to the Constitution, and act in accordance
to those convictions, and the clouds which
now arise in the. horizon will be dispelled,
and we shall have bright and glorious
future and when this generation has pass
ed away, tens of thousands will inhabt this
country, where only thousands inhahit it
now.
do not propose to address you at length.
| have no voice for it. Allow me again to
thank you for this magnificent reception
and bid you farewell
Mr.. Lincoln spoke with the utmost diff
Guilty, being so hoarse from his frequent eff
forts as to scarcely be able to make himself
heard. Although somewhat exhausted,
Mr.. Lincoln is in good spirits. Mrs.
Lincoln and family continue in good