Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1861-02-16
Gslegrapbit Veus.
the PRESIDENT ELECT.
DEPARTURE FROM srRIsGrIELD.
SPRINGFIELD. ILL.,, Feb. IL

OFHlNCflkID, il, Ceu IL
MIR. Lincoln left the hotel at 730 A. M
accompanied by a large concourse to th'
depot, where nearly one thousand citizens hat
already collected. After he bad shaker
hands with number Of his friends he tool
his stand on the platform OF the car, anc
spoke as follows;
My FRIEsDs: No one, not in my position
can appreciate the sadness | feel at tbi;
parting. To the people / eve oil that am
Here have lived more than quarter OF q
century; here my children were born. aud
here one of them lies buried. know not
how soon | shall see you again. duty de-
wolves upon me which is, perhaps, greater
than that which has devolved upon any other
man since the days of Washington. lie
never would have succeeded except Tor the
aid of Divine Providence, upon which he at
all times relied. feel that cannot succeed
without the same Divine aid which sustained
him, and in the same Almighty Being place
my reliance for support. hope you, my
friends, will oil pray that may receive that
Divine assistance without which cannot
succeed, but with which susctss is certain -
Again, | bid YOU oil on affectonate farewell!
Loud applause, aud cries OF ave will pray
lor you."
During the speech, Mr.. Lincoln betrayed
,nuch emotion, and the crowd was affected to
,cars. The train left nt precisely half past
eight o'clock.
Mrs. Lincoln remains in Springfield. until
NEXT week, and will meet MI. Lincoln 10 New
York.
HIS ARRIVAL AT INDIANAPOLIS.
lyprANAroiIs. Ind, February llth.-The
firing of thirty.three guns this afternoon an.
nounced the approach of the train bearing the
prrsi1,nt elect and his parly,
Nj. Lincoln was received and welcomed by
Governor Morton, who escorted him to o
carriage drawn by four white horses.
The procession was then formed. 1t was
composed of the members Of both Houses Of
the Legislature, the public officers and mun-
cipal authorities, the military and hremen.
Great enthusiasm was manifested along the
line Of march.
The President elect stood in the carriage,
acknowledging the welcomes OF the surround
ing masses.
On reaching the Bates house the process
sion halted
Mr.. Lincoln was escorted to the balcony,
and responded to the demands OF the assem-
bluge in the following speech -
MR. LlNCOLN'S SPEECH.
MIR. Lincoln said he had come here TO
thank them for the support that had been
gwen 10y Indiana to n true and just cause.
In relation to the matter OF coercion and
invasion. they are terms now much used with
tempe. and hot blood. Let us not msunder.
stand their meaning nor the meaning Of those
who use them. Let us get their meaning
from the men who deprecate the things they
would represent by ;heir use.
What is the meaning Of these words :?
Would the marching OF an army into South
...,l la, ,ptn ha trya sin
| think it would. And it would be coercion
also if South Carolina was forced to submit
But if the United States should merely hold
and retake it's own forts, collect its duties, or
withhold its mails where they were bahtu.
ally violated, would any or all OF these things
be Invasion or coercion!
DO the professional Union lovers, who are
resolved TO resist coercion, understand such
things on the part of the United States to be
coercion or invasion If they do, their idea
Of the preservation Of this | nisn is exceed.
;,,Iv Thin and airy. Iu their view the Union
ns family relation, would seem 20 be 20
regular marriage, but a sort of freeove ar.
rnupcment, to be maintained by personal
attraction.
In what consists the special sacredness OF
n STATE? speak not Of the position assign
ed to n State in the Union by the Constltu'
t,nn, Tor that it has by the bond we all recog-
ui2a. That position. however. State cannot
carry out. II State and the country pos.
sess rOual rights 10 Territory and lis lnhab-
itants, in what, US matter oil principle, Is a
Stnte better than the country. There would
10 the exchange Of names be an exchange OF
ryhts Upon what pripciple-by what
r,ghtlul principle may Il State, being not
more than one'Gftieth part of the uation, soil
aud population, break up the nation. and then
coerce the larger division Of itself? What
mysterious right to play the tyrant is confer
red on district ol the country, with It's
people, 10y merely calling it State!
MIR Lincoln, iu conclusion said he was Dot
asserting anything, but only asking questions
for them TO consider, and 10 decide IN thell
own minds what was right and what wa:
wrong
Governor Morton being loudly called for
he sppeared and spoke in congratulatory
tones to the multitude, which had now become
immense.
EvpsI>G.-At seven o'clock the members
Of tho Legislature welcomed MIR. Lincoln
who is now holding reception at the Bate
House. The crowd, swayng to and FRO
forget all etiquette, each seeming 10 outu'
his elbow companion
MIR. Lincoln and his party leave the cit.
to.mnrrow. at ten o'clock, for Cincinnati.
ARRIVAL AT CINCINNATI.
CIScISsATI, Feb. l2.-The train with Mi
Lincoln and party arrived here at the appoint
"a time. The foot of Fifth street was liter
ally blocked with people, and the locomotiv
was compelled to stop; the CROWD was s.
great that it was impossible to get out of th
way. At the depot it was found necessar
,o bring the military and police forces Int
reouisitiou to clear the track.
This reception is an era in the history
Cincinnati. The weather was mild and beau
,irul. and the streets were crowded with cit
zens and people from this and the neigbbo'
ing States. A. io,
uade his appearance or the balcony, accon
panied by Mayor Bishop, who made a shoI
introductory address
IMPORTANT SPEECH OF MIX. LIN
COLIN.
lie Addresses Himself to The hentucktdns'
Mr.. Lincoln then spoke as follows - haV
snoken but once before this 10 Cineinna'
Ih.t was previous to the late iresldentl'
election. On that occasion, in playful maj
nar hut with sincere words, addressed mac
oS uba, | said to the Kentuckians. l CAV
~, oninion that we, as Republicans, woul
Ultimately beat them as Democrats, but tn'
thew could postpone that result longer
Nominating senator Douglas Tor the rfes
dency than they could in any other way
Thev Gid not, in any true sense OF tue woi