The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-02-23
I.Incoln,s Progress to the Capitol.

We followed Mr.. Lincoln, in our last as |
far as Pittsburgh, where we lett him pro |
missing to say something next day about
the peculiar interests of Allegheny Co.
1t would be like stopping in the middle OF
one os the New York Ledgers exciting
stories not to resume Mr.. Lincoln's inter-
esting perigrinations today.
The speech next day" rather disap-
pointed expectation. Mr.. Lincoln spoke
perhaps ID minutes to some 10000 people
about the beauty OF domestic manufac-
lures and what a great place Pittsburgh
hardly intimated that lie thought they
needed it On the 18th Mr. Lincoln left
Pittsburgh for Cleveland, stopping on the
way ut Alliance for dinner At Cleveland
he had reception and made speech,
! in which he said there was no occasion
! for any excitement, and that the present
crisis in the affairs Of our country was
wholly artificial
Next morning-lGth-Mr Lincoln left
| for Buffalo, where he WAS welcomed by
o speech from Elk President Fillmore, and
in reply to an allusion to the condition of
the country said he was not yet ready to
speak on that subject, but when he got
ready he hoped he should be able to say
something. Meantime, it was best to
keep cool.
AT Buffalo he spent the Sunday, dining
with Mr.. Fillmore, and going twice to
church.
From Buffalo Mr. Lincoln went to
/ Albany on Monday, in s hours, making
short speeches at Rochester, Clyde, SYRIA
cuse Utica, &c, On the way, in each q
which Mr. Lincoln assured the audience
that he had nothing to say, and that he
had only made his appearance TO see them
: and let them see him, and abiding parti
ticularly to the ladies, he facetiously re
marked that he thought he had the ad
vantage in TIE show.
At Albany he was met by large display
Of military and many thousand citizens
headed by Mayor Thatcher, who welcom
ed him in a speech, 10 which the Presi
dent said few words in reply. He then
: went to his hotel and had something to eat
Mr. lincoln then visited the capitol
where he was welcomed by Gov. Morgan
and made another short reply; next h
was conducted to the representative hail
where both houses of the Legislature
awaited him. and to whom he made auothe
short speech. ard after that he had = re
ception' in the Governors room.
Tuesday we find Mr.. Lincoln in Nev
: York, where he arrived in the evening =
From the depot Mr. Lincoln and suit wen
to the Aston House in eleven carriages
while half million Of people filed III
streets Lincoln dined in private and onl.
received a few calls in the evening.
Next day he was formally received ,
Mayor Wood at the City Hall Til
? Mayor, in his speech, told Mr.. /. that tn
. country looked to him for restoratio,
: Of the friendly relations between the stateE
I onl; TO be accomplished by peaceful Az
/ conc;iiatory measures; - to which 1Ir. LIZ
5 coin replied that he heartily agreed wiz
= the sentiments of the Mayor Mr. l.,
!. coin visited Barnums Museum in the after
I noon, and in the evening went to Iii
+ OPERA We believe these arc all the notabl
= incidents on record Of his visit to Ne,
, York
: The President left New Ior!. on Thurs
: Gay, and passing through New jersey
reached Philadelphia in the evening Iii
speeches at the magnificent receptions ei,
i Ell him on the route vary but little from
: those previously delivered. At PhiladeI
3 phia he takes the stand that the secedin
States have no real injuries TO complain Of
: aud declares that lie viii soon have occa
2 sion TO speak officially, anI.wi!l then f
, upon policy from which he will have II,
, occasion to swerve. The telegraph Lex
, down, without explanation, in the begin
, ming of lis speech at PHILADELPHIA