Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-02-13

SPRINGFIELD, ILL, Feb. l1.-Mr. Lincoln
left the hotel at7:s0 A. NJ. accompanied by
large concourse, for the depot, where nearly
1000 citizens had already collected. After
he had shaken hands with number of friends
be took his stand on the platform OF the car
and spoke as follows:
6" Ny friends, no ono not in my position
can appreciate the sadness felt in thus part
ing with this people. l owe all that am
here. have lived more than quarter OF a
century here. My children were born here
one OF them buried here. / know not how
soon shall see you again. A duty devolves
upon me which Is perhaps greater than that
which has deyolved upon any other man
since the days of Washington, He never
would have succeeded except for the aid of
divine Providence upon which he at all times
relied. er -
=" 1 feel that cannot succeed without the
same Divine aid which sustained him, and in
the same Almighty being place my reliance
for support l hope you, my friends win all
pray that may receive that Divine consola-
ton, without which l cannot succeed. but
with which success is certain. Again 1 bid
you an affectionate farewell" Loud APP
plause, and cries "we will pray for YOUTH
During the speech Mr.. Lincoln betrayed
much emotion, and the crowd was affected to
tears. The train left precisely at half past s.
INDIANAPoLIs, Feb. IL.
The fling of thirty-four guns announced
the appearance of the train bearing the Pre-
sident elect and his party. The President
was received and welcomed by Gov. o.
P. Morton and escorted to a carriage drawn
by four white horses. The procession formed
itself into a pageant seldom, if ever, wit
messed here before. The procession was COM
posed of both houses of the Legislature, the
public officers, the principal authorities, the
military and fire companies, citizens, and
strangers. The President elect stood up in
his carriage and acknowledged the welcome.
The procession on reaching the Bates House,
halted and Mr.. Lincoln was escorted to the
balcony, where he addressed his fellow-citi-
zens. via ssf b. f-f - yszz 4 ,sir;---s
He said he came here to thank Indiana for
the support she gave to a true and just
cause. Coercion and invasion are terms
much used now with temper aud hot blood.
Let us not misunderstood their meaning nor
the meaning of those who use them. Let US get
their meaning from men who deprecate the
things they would represent from their use.
What is the meaning of these words? Would
marching an army into South Carolina with
hostile intent be invasiong think it would,
and it would be coercion also. If South Caro-
lima were forced to submit; but if the United
States should merely hold and retake its
own forts and collect duties, or withhold
its mails where they were habitually violated,
would any or all of these things be invasion
or eoercionf Do professional Union lovers,
resolved to resist coercion, understand that
such things as these on the part of the United
States would be coercion or invasion? II
they do, their idea of preservation is exceed
ingly thin and airy. In this view, the Union
as family relation would seem to be no
regular marriage, but sorl of free love ar
rangement, to be maintained by personal at
fractions. zAfEN 80
In what consists the special s+eredness of a
State? i speak not of the p salon assigned
to a State in the Union by lne Constitution.
for that we all recognize. If State and
county possess equality in territory and in
habitants, in what, as a matter of principle,
is the State better than the county? Would
an exchange of names be an exchange OF
rights upon principles? By what rightful
principle may State, being not more than
one fiftiefh part of the nation in soil and POI
pulation, break up the nation and then Co
cree the larger division OF itself? What mys-
terious rigat to play the tyrant is conferred
on district or county by merely calling
it State?
Mr.. Lincoln, in conclusion, said he was not
asserting anything, but asking question for
them to consider and decide in their own
minds. what was right and what was wrong.
Governor Morton being loudly called for,
appeared and spoke in congratulating tones
to the gathering, which was now immense.
AT O'Clock this evening the members of the
Legislature paid their respects to the Presi-
dent elect, who is now holding reception at
the Bates House. sxasz1e = b = II7-s.. ..-5.
The President elect and suite leave for
Cincinnati tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock.