The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1861-02-21

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and trust your short stay with us may be
an agreeable one. aud that your Journey
to our Federal Capital may be pleasant
and safe"
To this address the President. after
taking his position on the corner of the
balcony SO as to be seen and heard in
both Vine and Third, replied as follows
He said he was reminded by the al.
dress of the Mayor TINT this reception is
given not by any one political party-and
even if he had not been 60 reminded BY
His Honor. he could not have failed to.
know the fact BY the extent of the null
titude. He could not look upon this vast
assemblagc without being made aware
that all parties were united in this recep-
ton. [Applause. This is as it should
be. Tt is as it should have been if Sen
ator Douglas had been elected as it
should ever be when any citizen of the
United States is constitutional!y elected
President of the United States. Great
applause What has occurred here to-
day could not have occurred III any other
country on the face of the globe, without
the influence of the free institutions which
we have increasingly enjoyed for three
quarters of a century. There is no coGn-
try where the people can turn out and
enjoy this day precisely as they please,
save under the benign influence of the
free institutions Of our land. prolonged
applause
He hoped that. although we have some
threatening national dificultirs now, that
while these free institutions shall contin-
ne, we will see repeated every four years
what we now witness.
He hoped that these difficulties would
pass away, and we shall. see in the streets
of Cincinnati-good old Cincinnati-for
centuries to come, once every four years
her people give such a reception as this
to the constitutienally elected President
of the whole United States. Applause.
He hoped they would all lin in that re-
eeption, and also welcome your brethren
across the river to participate in it. We
will welcome them in every street Of the
Union, no matter where they are from.
From away South we shall extend them
a cordial good will when our present diff
f%erenccs shall have been forgotten ard
blown TO The winds forever. Applause II
When he had spoken insCincinna,i be-
fore he bad loosely remarked to the pco-
pie Of Kentucky. that the Republicans
must ultimately beat the Democrats, and
if the latter would save themselves they
must nominate Dir. Douglas.
They did not, in any true sense of the
word. nominate Douglas, and the resulH
had come certainly as soon as he expect
ed. lie also told them how they would
be treated after they should have been
beaten; and he now wished to call, or
recall, their atteut on to what he then
said upon tie subject: "Whcn we do,
as we say, beat you, you perhaps will want
to know what we will do with you. /
will tell YOU, so far as | am authorized to
speak for the Opposition, what we mean
to do with you. We mean to treat you,
as near as we possibly can, as Washing
ton, Jefferson and Madison treated you.
We mean to leave you alone, and in no
way to interfere with your institutions, to
abide by all and every compromise of the
Constitution and in a word, coming back
to the original proposition, to treat YOU SO
far as degenerate men, if we have degen-
Grated, may, according to the examples Of
those noble fathers, Washington, Jeffer-
son and Madison. We mean to remem-
Der that you are as good as we that there
is no difference between us, other than
the difference of circumstances. We
mean to recognize, and bear in mind al.
ways, that you have as good hearts in
your bosoms as other people, or as we
claim to have, and treat you accordingly.
he now called upon the c~itizers of
kentucky in a new position, and he saw
no occasion and felt no inclination to re-
tract a word of this. Applause. Ii it
shall not be made good, be assured the
fault shall not be mine. Applause,
After some further remarks, he retired,
amid prolonged applause.
In the evening, a long torch-light pro-
~cession marched to the Burnet House,
and remained IN the street for some time,
when the President appeared and was re-
ceived with prolonged cheers.
A public reception was given at the
Gcntiemen's Ordinary, which lasted till
a late hour Mr.. Lincoln was extremely
affab!e, and appeared a little fatigued,
although since his election became a fixed
fact, Immediately after the October cleo
tons, he has been subject to all the har-
RAISING annuyances which always sur
round the rising man. He appears to
possess great power of endurance, some
thing which will no doubt be greatly
needed during his official term. Since
he left Springfield, his progress has been
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