Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-02-22

reception IS rendered by a people who do
not, by a majority, agree with me in political
sentiments. 1t is more gratifying on this
account, because it is an evidence that, in
support of the great principles that underlie
our Government, the people are nearly or
quite unanimous. In regard to the difficult
ties which encompass us at this time, and
on which your Honor has thought fit to
speak SO becomingly and so justly, as | sup
pose, can only say that | agree with the
sentiments expressed by the Mayor. In my
devotion to the Union | hope | am not
behind any one within the Union, but in the
wisdom necessary to so conduct affairs as to
secure the preservation of the Union | fear
that | may be deficient, and that too great
confidence may have been reposed in me.
| am sure, however, that ! at least bring a
| heart devoted to the Union. There is no
| thing which could ever bring me to consent
| willingly to the destruction Of that Union
| under which not alone the great commercial
city of New York but the whole country has
| acquired its greatness, unless it should be
the loss of that for which the Union itself
| was made. AsI understand, the ship was
made for the carriage and preservation Of
the cargo and SO long as the ship can be
saved with the cargo it should never be
abandoned. We should never cease our
efforts to save it so long as it can be done
without THROWN, overheard the passengers
and cargo. So long az the prosperity end
liberty of this people can be preserved in the
Union, it viii be my purpose, and shall be
my effort, at all times, to preserve that
Union.
"And now, Mr.. Mayor l again thank you
for the reception that has been given ine
Allow me to CLOSE my remarks"
The utmost order and silence was pre-
served during the delivery Of Mr. Lincoln re-
ply. At its close the members Of the common
council and other officers were introduced to
the President elect, and then the police reg
ulations were relaxed, the restraining chain.
removed and the crowd permitted to invade
the City Hall with rush aud to fight ant
scramble their way to the door of the Gov
errors room. Three or four policemen
were stationed here, whose duty soon becom
extremely onerous the crowd bearing then
forward into the room, and the noise and con
fusion on the outside was beyond descrip
, ton. The scene inside the Governors room
was ludicrous in the extreme. Superinten
dent Kennedy exerted himself to the utmos
to keep back the crowd, who were admitted
at the door at the head of the main stair
and found egress through the ante chambe
at the other end of the room. Men wer
pulled in by main force out of the crowd b.
the police, utterly unable to help themselves
, with coats torn and hats demolished AM
lost
| In the heat of the excitement femal
made her appearance and was dragged into tn
doorway with hoops and bonnet material
damaged. When introduced to Mr.. Lincol
she told him she was from Illinois, and ri
though she had experienced some roug
usage she would &C. through a tighte
squeeze to see him.
= The crowd was u medley of rags an
: broad cloth, being mixed and filing into tn
room side by side to shake the Presidentia
: hand. Ex-Mayor Harper came through tn
=. ordeal and shaking Mr.. Lincoln by the hant
9 admitted that the pictures had done hir
" injustice. Immediately after the ex-Mayo
, came one Of the seedy unwashed citizen
of New York, and thus the crowd contir
\ ued to pour in until one o'clock, when tn
= audience closed and MIR. Lincoln Ieturne
E to his apartments at the Astor House, lea'
= ing large number of people in the cit
with hands still unshakon.
. Before leaving the City Hall, Lincol
:, appeared on the balcony, in response t
calls. and said
"FRIeNDs Il do not appear for the pur
pose of making speech. | design maxim
u no speech. | came merely to see you and lie
you SEQ me, and have to say to you, as
have said frequently to audiences on N
journey, that in the sight have the best Q
the bargain. Presuming that you are al
for the Constitution (cheers) and the pei
t petual liberties Of this people, bid 20
It FAREWELL
d On his return to the Astor House he ha
e interviews with Hamilton Fis',, Col, Ere
7 mont and about 100 others. lincoln visit
e CT Barnum's Musium this afternoon, an
J. tonight attended the opera. He has de
: clined an invitation to visit Brooklyn. Ii
a leaves at 81 tomorrow morning, stoppin
i at Jersey City, Newark and Trenton, en rou1
n for Philadelphia