The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1861-02-14
TIE President's Speech at indianapolis.

sES ESokAOnb 9HCCCb ~ 41a1dndROAio.
On the 18th inst, the President elect, with bis
cutie, and al the paraphernalia of a Naoob or En-
peror, arrive Sd at indianapolis according TO pro-
gramne After being exhibited through the prin-
spal streets of,he Capitol ne left the carriage and
entered the Bates Reuse, from the balcony of which
after the introduction by bis Accidental Excel
iency,' Gov, Morton. he made the following abls'
,tatesrsn-ke, manly and AJAX remarks. ~
Gov Morton said: Permit rue 10 Introduce TO you
Hon. Abraham Lincoln, the President elect of these
United States.
Mr.. Linccln--It is rot possible, ip my journey
&c the national capitol. TO address assemblies like
ihis which may do ne the great honor to meet me
I'd you have DONE hut very briefly. should be en-
;ieely worn gu: If were TO st,emptit. appear
before you thank yor fe- this very n-grif-
zen, welcome which you have given ne, and still
more for the very generous support which your
State recently gave 10 the political cause ofthe
whole country, ard the whole world. applause.
Solomon has s;,i that there Is time keep 81
lencs. Renewed and deafenin5 applause. 90 =
We know certain that they mean the same thing
While using the snne words now, aud it perhaps
would be as we'll L they would keep silence.
The words coercion" and 'inv ssion'' are in
great use abou. these DAYS. SuuD0ss0Fe we're sim
rly t1y If can. ard ascertain hat is the mean
INK Of these words. let get, ii the ex-
act definitions OF these words-nct from dictiona-
RES. but from the men who constantly repeat them
what things they mean 10 express BY the vo.ds
What, then, is "cOercicn"' What. "invasion"'
Would ~
.;na for ins,ice without the consent her people
and in hostii, against them, be coercion or inva
sion! very frankly say, think il would be in
vasioE. and il would be coercion too. If the people
OF thas counts we're forced 10 submit. Bu: If the
GOV e;nIncpt for instance but simply insists upon
holding lis forts, reraking those forts which
belong TO i,.--.:cheers. or the enforcement Of
the Lave Of he United States n the coli etion Of
duties upon foreign imborta,iom-- renewed
chccrs. t. rfrh .ra Il ;f the nail. from,
those portions 81 the couhtry where the mails them
selves are haDi,ually vioiatcd would any OF all Of
the'e things - coercion Do the lover, OF the
Union contend that they all resist coercion or in
vason Of INV State, understanding TIA. sDv or all
o: these would be coe-cing o. m ad;ngs Stlte7 II
they do, thcn Il occurs rns that the mems for
tie preservation Of the Union they 30 ,reltlv love
il t'eir oFn estimation Is ata very th.n and airy
character. Applause II sick, the would con.
rider The little pills Of the hona.paihst as areadr
TOO large .cr then, to sT:leN. IT, their .iex the
UGioD, iainiiy relation. would 10, lie surtaing
lie =. rar nlfT'sse - III bat .,s u sort 81
free love 49, n4en. -. lau liter to be IL in
tanned what that seet calls 5fate attrqct IN
Continued iau.htes.l Be-. nv friends, enough OF
this.
What * s,e particular sicr-,'lsess 81 4 State |
Sseek not of .iltp sition which i given to State
and By tae Constitution oi the United States for
that al Of Il agree 'o-we ABIDE by; butthat p0
sision assumed, that State cen carry with it out
OF r.e Union trit which it holds IN s:leredness BY
vrt-e II Is cinnection with the Union | anu
sneak ng 81 hat assumed rish. oil State, ~ rri
mary prime pie, that the CONSTITUTE should rule
81 that ia less thar itself and RUN all tha, is big
4er than ilsr.. laughter. But. ask. wherein
does consist That right Ifa Stat, in one III
aimee, and COUNTY, u another. shoul be equal
N extent of TERRITORY, snd equal IN the number OF
people. wherein is that state any better tnan the
county tan change OF name change the right
Nv nat principle al original rig..t is il that one
nftieFh uinrtieth Of rrca. nation, by call
ing themses - State. have the ight 70 break VI
and rain TIA, nitiDn matter fori gina, princi
PIE NoS. ask Inc eus'tion--i I.ct deciding
anytl'rg-t isugter, and with the request that
vou viii think .rnewhat upon that subicc. and de.
eide Tor YOURS Ives il you choose, when YOU get
ready,-IAere IS -he mysterious, original right
fEc.n princ:ptc 'rr district of country with
Inhabitants. by merely being called State. 10 olay
tyran, over sll itsosn citizens. and deny the au-
taority OF every thing greater than itself Laugh
ter .sT am deciding nothing, but simply Civ.
ing something tor you to reflect upon; and, with
having said this much. and having eclared in the
st,rt, that thank YOU again for this magnificent
welcome. and bid You III sfTection.,e farewell.
Cheers