Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-02-14


CIxclSNAlI F.b. II.
Tire train arrived st the foot Il Fifth street
| a. the appcinted time, which ssrssi 80 liter.
ally bitcksd With people. and lns Locomotive .
80 At once comps.Isd 70 atop. IL ~as fouUd
necessary IL call OF: the military and police 20
dispsrse the crowd
The reception Of the President elect snd
part, 10 an era in the history Of CiuciDLat
The weslhtr ~as mid ard beautiful, and ste
streets were crowded With people fsoia this
| aud Deig ghhoricg -tstes.
The streets through which the proce
raseed. wer- Gro sded st 40 early hour The
isurDet House. where the President elect and
party stop il ha1dso,psiy decorated. and every
rraDgsMsD ,Dsde for the comfort Of the dis
tiEgai.heJ guests The esars and stripes are
flying from al public and some private build
i0gs.
At thsf past 2 o'clock. the military. which
made ;ine display, and the co .mitte4 OF ar
rAn9eI.eDt. we're a, The Indianapolis and Gin.
clonau depot. and =, 8 o'clock the speclal train
arrived. May.,r Bishop was then introduced.
and welcomed the President elect to the city
Mr.. Lincoln thsn TOOK his rea. IN the barouchs.
drawn by Elk white horses. su.id the dsatening
cheers of the vast coEcCurse Of people.
The procession, in charge Of Miles Glenwcod,
took W its li0e OF march. passing through the
principal streets. amid the cheers OF the men.
and ssisi & of flags AMI hsndkercbisfs by the
adies, 10 the BufDet House, where they ar
rived at quarter past Ave and entered amid
desf~ning cheers, ard Mentors bsD,i plsying z
Hail Columbia ani the S.ar Spsngied banner.
After . lev Dom.nis rest, Mr. L ncoln made
his Appearance on the balcony. accompanied
by Msyor Bi.hop. Who r-ada short address.
dr. lincoln then spoks, occupying about
twenty minnta He said:
have g oxen bat once before this in CineiI-
Lan IL was Year previous 10 the late Presi-
dental election. On that occasion, in pay
fol ;nGrher but with -inc-re words. addressed
mach Of what | said 10 the Kentuckian-.
gave my opinion that We. - Republicans
would ui,i .at.ly beat them a. d. .,.
but that The. could postpone that Result longer
by nominating Senator Dougiss Tor the Pres,
d-ncs than they could in any ether way
They did Tot In any true zen e Of tn. word
Bominaie Senator ID ,ugss. aud the Result has
come certainly as soon - ever expected.
also 70 6 TIA N how | expected they would te
trsatef after they should have been beaten.
now w.sh t. call the attention to what then
said upon the subject. ,hen sAid that when
ve do as We say--beat yon-sou perhaps
want 10 sLow what se will DO with ycu
vii tell you, 50 far as am au horized TO cay
for the opposition, what mean to do with
You. We mean to trest You as near as w- pos-
siby can IS Washington aud JrfsrsoD did
W mean to leave yon alone and in way in
terfere with your institution /; 10 abide by al.
and every compromise of the Constitution :;
AID l. word. coming back TO the original
proposition, to trest you 90 far - degenerate
men II We have -deSenerstec) may, according
- the example II those noble fsllers WASH
iu.ton Jefferson and Msd'eon. We mean to
remember that ~ ar. good IS ws-thsi
taers IS 70 difference between US other .hau
the aiffsrencs Of eirru.nssaness We mean 10
| recognize and bear in mind that you have as
goo hearts 10 your b ,soms - other people, or
ss ~e claim 10 have. and treat you accord ngly
Fellow citizens OF h-ntucky-frieEis Lreth
rem may csll you I'D my new position | see
10 occasion and ferl no lDcii nation to retr.ct
= word Of this Ii it shall not be made good
be assured that ths fault ehsii not he mine.
His remarks were received with sres; en-
thu>lasm. In paesng to his room. those that
could, rushed at him throwing their arns
around hin. pat;ing him or the back. and al
mos. wringng his srms off, The pollticians
are thick among ihem-Gso. n. Sanders and
cthers
This evening. in The grand hall Of the Bur.
net House ~h.ch has been decorated for the
occasion, Mr.. Lincoln viii receive the people
generally. He look. we'll and is in good
sp.rlts. The whole arrangements thu far, un
der charge Of Mr. ". s. Mood, We been sd-
uirsbe and nothing hiss occurred 10 mar the
pleasure Of the journey