Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-02-21

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Nav YoRK, Feb %
The President elect was formally received BY
NaFor Wood this morning at City Hail The
ceremonies took place IN The Governors Room
Ks eariv as 10 O'Clock the police, under the i'm
mediate superintendence Of Deputy Carpenter.
tcok their station at TIE City Hall, and space
was enclosed BY chains leading 10 the stairs
within which none but those having the priv
ilege OF entering the Governors Room were ad-
uitieo.
Al half past 70 a large crowd Of persons had as
semhied in the Park, awaiting the arrival OF the
A lew minutes before Il O'Clock, Mayor Wood,
accompanied By tn members Of the Common
Council and the city Press took up tneif position
IN The Governors Room, and shortly afterwards
the shouts Of the people announced that Mr.. Lin
coin had reached the City Hall He soon ap
peared, accompanied by the Committee Of the
Common Council appointed to receive him in
Albany, and was introduced by the ChGirman,
Alderman Cornell, to Mayor Wood.
The Mayor stood on one side Of a table that
occupies the upper end Of he roo n, and Mr..
Lincoln took up position i'm uediateiy opposite
20 him, on the other side Of the table The ap
pearance Of the two men was most striking -
The Chiet Magistrate of the city dressed in his
usual tssie IN q suit Of black and black over
coz buetoned tightly across his breast. Hel0Oked
at hi distinguished visitor, and never removed
bis ewes from him during the delivery Of the two
addresses.
me Chief Magistrate Of the nation, also dress
ed IN black and taller by head than the Mayor,
Looked calm and collected, but did not return the
steady gaze that was fixed aPon him
Mr. Wood, in a clear and distinct voice, spoke
as follows.
lTr. Lincoln. as the Mayor Of New York, it be-
comes my duty TO extend to you an official vel
conc in behalf Of the corporation. In doing so
permit ne TO say that the city has never offered
hospitality 70 g man clothed with more exalted
powers or resting under graTer responsibilities
than those which circumstances have devolved
upon you. Coming into Office with disnember
ed Government to reconstruct, and discOnted
and hostile people TO reconcile IL viii require
high patriotism and an elevated comprehension
Of The whole country and its varied interests and
opinions, ard preiudiess, TO so construct public
Affairs as TO bring it back again to its former hAr
moniOus condition
III Irefer 70 tins topic, sir, It Is because New
YORK Is deeply interested. The present political
division has sorelY afflicted her people. All her
material interests are paral lyzed. her CONNER
cisl greatness Is endangered. She is the child OF
the American Union. She has grown up under
its maternal care and been fOstered by its pater
pal bounty, and we fear that if the Union dies
ne present supremacy Of New YORK may die with
70 you, therefore, chosen under the forms of
the Constitution as the head Of the COnfederaey,
we look for restoration Of the friendly relations
between the States, only 10 be accomplished by
peaceful and cOnciliatOry means, aided by the
wisdom Of Almighty God.
when Mayor Wood ceased speaking, a mur-
muT Of half suppressed applause passed around
the room, and lIr Lincoln replied readily with
iEm, slow uIterance, as follows
Er. HayOf-It is with feelings Of deep graft
iEde that I make my Acknowledgements IOr the
reception which has been extended TO me Ia
this great commercial city Of New York. can
but remember that such a reception Is tende ed
By people who do not BY majority agree with
mo In political sentiments
Ii Is more grateful on this account, because il
is an evidence that in support of the great prin
ciples that uuderlie our government the people
are nearly or quite unanimous. In regard 70 the
ulffcullies which encompass Us at this time and
Of which ur honor has frnuuht 10 81
becOmi1gly and so justly as i suppose, 7 can only
say that agree with the sentiments eX pressed by
the Mayor on my devotion 70 the Union. hope
1 an rot behind any man within the Union, but
in tke wisdom necessary 70 20 conduct affairs a.
70 secure the preservation Of the Union, fear /
may be deficient, and that too great confidence
may have been placed in me. ana sure, however,
that 1 at least bring heart devoted TO the Union
There IS nothing which could ever bring me to
consent willingly TO the destruction Of that nion
which, not alone the great Commercial city OF
New York, but the whole country, has acquired
greatness under 1t. II should be the loss OF that
1or which the Union itself was made.
As underlined II, the ship is made for the car
fiage and preservation OF the cargo, and 30 long
as the ship be saved with the cargo, il should
never be abandoned. We should never cease IN
cur edorti TO save it, 50 long as IL can be done
without throwing overheard the passengers ana
cargo 50 long as the prosperity and liberty oi
this people can be preserved in the Union, II shall
be my effort 81 al times 10 preserve the Union.
And now, Mr. Mayor, again thanking you for
the reception that has been given me, allow me
The uinost order and silence was observed
during the delivery OF Mr. LincOln's reply.
Al - close the members Of the Common COun-
cn ana O. the State Government we're Introduced
. tle President elect and then the police regula
tiona below were relaxed, the restraining chains
removed and the people Al owed 70 invade tn
Cay nal With a rush, and 70 fiHht and SC amble
their way 20 the door Of the GOTernors room
Two or three policemen we're stationed where
duty soon became extremely arduous. The
crowd bearing Them forward into the room and
the noise aud confusion outside being beyond de
i iie scene inside the dosr Of the Governors
room was ludicrous in the extreme. Superintcn
dent Eeanedy eKerted himself 70 the utmost 70
beat back the G. OWd, who were admitted AZ the
door af the head Of the main Stair, and found
egress through the anti chamber a. the other end
q the room.
Men were pulled in by main force out Of the
crowd BY the police, utterly unable to help them
selves, with their coats torn and hats demolished
and lost
IN the heat Of the excitement female made
her appearance, and was dragged through the
doorway with hoops and bonnet materially dam.
aged. When introduced % Mr.. Lincoln she told
hin she was from Illinois, and though she bad
experienced rough voyage, she Woald 60
through tighter squeeze 20 7ee him.
Ihe crowd Was molly one, rags and broad-
cloih being ildiscr.minately mixed, and filing
into me room side Dy aidei 70 shake the President
hy the hand.
* Mayor Harper came fhr0Egh the ordeal and
shaking NJ Lincoln By the haEd admitted that
their pictorial had done him En Injustice.
fmmediafeiF after the Ex Mayor came one Of
the seediest, rnwashed citizens 81 New York
And thus The crowd continued 10 pour 10 until !
cclocE when the audieilce closed and Mr. Lin.
coin returned to hia apartments at the Astor
house5 leaving a large number o. the sovereign
people q lhs city, hands mistaken.
8OE THR Union.
ct. LOUIS, Feb. Ie.
v4.-il.--o 1as gone overwhelmingly for the
4ulel- Frooqbiy there viii not Be ten Seoer-
al1nll1 IN TIE Convention.
Ahe average majority fof the Union ticksf in
- Lq1h eqll11y VII Be 9 little over 1900.