Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-02-14
OHIO LEGISLATURE.
ADJOURNED shssIo1.
AFTERSoon SESSION.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES..


HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
-sau WEDEEaDAY, Feb. 6, 1861. .--2.3O p. M.
A call Of the House was ordered, when eighty
two members answered to their names. n
i, On motion Of Mr.. HITCHCOCK, message
was sent to the Senate Informing that body that
the House was ready to receive them In joint
convention to receive the President elect. sa
Mr. STOUT presented q memorial from .
large number OF gentlemen and ladies Of Noble
laws.
The Senators, preceded by their president and
officers, appeared within the bar OF the House
and were seated, when the joint convention was
| called TO order. eRs- ilssF
In q few minutes the committee of reception
appeared at the bar of the House accompanied
by the President elect, whom the chairman pre-
sented to the joint convention.
| Mr.. Lincoln entered the hall, attended by
Governor Dennison, and the Legislative Com.
nittees, and advanced 10 the Clerks desk, the
two Houses rising to receive him. Governor
Dennison introduced him to the Legislature,
and the President Of the Senate responded 10
the following appropriate and felicitous speech
OF welcome: up,sse ~ 81
| ,,se LIEUTENANT GOV. KIRK's SPEECH. sb 5rs
| On this day, and probably thisxery hour the
Congress- of the United States will delare the
verdict Of the people, making you their Presi.
dent. It'll my pleasurable duty in behalf of
the people of Ohio, speaking through this Gen.
eral Assembly, to welcome you to their Capitol.
| Never, in the history of this Government. has
such fearful responsibility rested upon the Chief
Executive of the nation, as will now devolve up
on you; .atss 40 gf.g tlg65 &C 97Ba
| Never, since the memorable time, our patri-
otic fathers gave existence TO the American re
public, have the people looked with such inten-
sl'y o. ieeing, 70 inc inauguranon and future
porcy o,e IresluenI, as tney 90 70 yours.
nsoH s'S, hui assure you snae tne people OF unio
havo tul oonnuence IA your aoiisy ana pa.riot-
.sm, ana VIII respond 70 yon IN their loyalty
70 tne Union ana the Oonstitutionn, III would
seen sr, 'nas tne great problem oi govern
ment M 10 oLpe soived under your raaministranoni
all nations are deeply Interested in its solution,
ana ihey wait with GREATNESS anxiety 70 know,
whether THIS form OF government which mas
peen tne aumirauon Oh tne Worid, is 10 Deaiaiir
ur9 .. nvt. ~ "a . =, 3n'ofsa rol %
is .ne earnest ana united prayer Oh our
peopie, .1as .ne same KING frovieence' wnicn
p.. p.oseSssu 20 ~ o1r coionlal suuggles, anu mas
~, 10 tuus iar IN our Prospery anu sreat
o.s, o. M "i i: ~ ,uDuo yvul m,no WIN wsuom snas
Jua mry uSPs. .ne ears ulouus sna' nans over
OUT pOil',ca norizon, ana thereby secure tne re-
.a .o,n a. naimoay sle nssernai Ieehng 10 ou,
nom aissiaoseu .hs;a anu unhappy country goo
sthus tner prayer may po 1u,iy realized "a .h
!. p' n;ga l oiu you coroiai welcome 70 our
N. I;,, 49, n :.
- ~ aoIoIPa,eI " yos. nsnnnvu,
asSs1ueu ~ .as SPeaAers s'ano' ana addressed tne
'ioouse 'oi as i0iio"s; 20 iflo3s9l tn s'a..a1i e
SPEECH OF THE PRESIDENT ELECT aforrl
Mr., President and Mr.. Sneaker. and G,p,l.-
men Of the General assembly Of Ohio: ~
II ;s .rra a. H.. L1n otp,ld.r Ve
the Senate tSst vs,v nssa D .ns o.
unon @ ma Z, .ba rsly great resPGnsloii.y rests
tie Ameriesn psonis baxs "niI naIIad suv 'oses =,
duly sensible Of tbst vs;ebtv o sasvonsib;,;,r g an
can but know What yon s7i 49, Sept ,Sss .;,Sont
a name.-nsrhsns v;,hort !. raosnr ~hH s shauiS
have name.-thera bas fallen mon NJ = tsst
such as aid not rest even mon Inc Fstber of
his country. And 40 feeling, I oan onlv tuTn
and lool for those snnnor,se ,r;,hort ,.t;,,, !,
will be- imnossibIe for pe ~ no,form tbat araat
task. / trm. then. and Ioot 70 tha ss;can S;ca,
people, and 70 that God who has newer forsak an
the American Doodle. Allu9iOl ha1 been made