The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1861-02-16
COUNCIL BLUFFS IOWA, SATURDAY FEBRUARY Is. 1861
TINE IN ESsngNr RECT IN RoUfE ron
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rAE PAExlDGNr RECT IN AoCTE FoR
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On the lib inst, (lsss Monday Mr..
LINCOLN left bic hose at Springfield for
wa.hin..on. He was accompanied to The
Railroad depo, By . large crowd. Abos. .
thousand pespis assenbled to bid him fare
veil. After taking vsry many Of them by
the hand. d after parting With hi. uife, be
took his stand on the platform Of bis car,
and spoke a. fcllows:
NY iriends-Ho one not in my posit,cn can srpre-
the sadness eei this parting To this people
quarter Of . century; here my children were born;
here Of them lies buried. ! know not how soon
shall see you again; duty dcvelves upon which
perhaps greater than which has devolved upon any
other msn since The days Of Washington. He never
would have succeeded exccp, fer the aid ef Divine
Pepridenes. upon which be at all times relied. feel
ssatl csn'ot sUec~- -seus ptvlne aid which
susiainel him; and the AmlSht, -.,nx y..>s
my reliance for support hope you, my friends. vii,
pray that I may receive Divine assistance; without
~hieh l cannot succeed Iu, with which success 10
certain Again bid you all al ahccti,naie farewell
cloud applause and cries Of I'VE will pray for yoa'D
During the delivery Of this speech, Mr..
LINCOLN betrayed deep emotion, and the vast
crowd was affected to tears. When he con-
cluded, three cheers we're given with hearty
good will.
Mr.. LINCOLN arrived at Indianapolis same
day, nni was received and welcomed by
Gov. MoRroN, amidst the firing Of national
salute Of 81 guns. Those who had assembled
to welcome the President elect formed
procession the magnifcencs Of which ex.
cellcj anything before witnessed at the
capital Of Hoosierdom. The pageant vas
composed Of members Of both houses Of the
Legislature, public officers, municipal au-
,hor,,is,, military and fire companies, citi-
-zcns and strangers. BY this procession Mr..
LINCOLN was escorted to the Bates House,
where he addressed the assemblage to the
following purpor,:
He said he here to thank them for the support
given by Indians to true, Just cause; AID proceeded
remark that and invasion terms much
understand their meaning. nor the meaning Of those
who them. Let US Set their meaning from mcn
who deprecae the things they would represent by their
What is the meaning Of these wordsp he asked
Would marching an army into South Carolina with hos
tile intent, be invasion I think il would; and 1t
would be coercion also il the South CArolnisns were
forced to submit. hut il The United States should
merely hold and retain its forts aud collect duties
habit liy
ted would any all these things be invasion
con? Do professional Union lovers resolved to resist
coercion understand tina, such things these, the
part Of tho United States would
II they their idea Of is exceedingly thin
and airy and their view Of the Union family rela
ton, would to be that il is regular marriage,
but sort Of free love arrangement TO be maintained
bv -str.etins In what oousfsts the special
saercdncss of State?- speak not Of the position
assigned to State in the Union, but the Constitution
fer that, by the bond we all recognize; State and
county possesses equals in territory aud
what matter OF principle. is the State better than
the county? Would an exchange Of names be an ex-
change Of rights upon principlep by what ishtful
principle may State, being not more than onc-nith
part OF the nation, in soil and population break up
nation aud then the larger division Of itself2
What mysterious right to play t.rsnt is conferred
district of country, with its people, by merely calling
y state?
Mr.. Lincoln, in conclusion said he not asserting
anything but a.king questions for them to consider
what ~as wrong.
We have no account Of the reception Of
Mr.. LINCOLN at Cincinnati, not any report
VI his remarks.
Mr.. LINCOLN arrived at Columbus, on
Wednesday, and in response II = becoming
reception ut the State House, Mr.. LINCOLN
said:
Ar. President and Speaker, and gentleman Of the
General Assembly 1t is true has been said by the
President OF the Senate that very great responsibility
rests upon use; and deeply sensible Of that mighty
responsibility. cannot but know. what you all know
that wi hout a name perhaps without . reason why
should have name there has fallen upon me task,
such did upon the father his country,
and feeling. cannot but and look the sup
port, without which it will be impossible for me
perform the great task turn then. ami look the
American people and TO the G,d who has for..
ken them. Ainsion has been made the interest felt
in relation to the probable policy Of the Admnis
traton On this, have received, from some. degree
OF credit for having kept silent; from others. some
depreciation. still think right. in the varying
and shifting Of the present. without precedence
which e1nd enable to judge he by the past
II has seemced fitting that before speaking upon the
difficulties Of The country should have gained view
OF the whole neld to be liberty modify and
change the Of policy. as future events make
change necessary have not maintained silence from
any want Of real anxiety. It is consoIins ercnm
stance that when We look out. there Is nothing that
- .,p t-!~s
cal ques ions, but nobody suffers anything This 10
most consoIing circumstance and from II We may cor
clude that all we want s time, patience snd reliance
on that God who has never forsAten His people
The President elect, and party, left Co
lumbus for Pittsburgh, at s O'Clock Thurs
day morning. lie vas received with great
enthusiasm along the entire route. At
S,eubenville, 10 response to brief speech
Of welcome, be said substantially, that he
feared the great confidence in bis ability TO
administer the Goversment Was unfounded.
lle was sure It was escompassed with diff
cul,ies. Nothing should be wanting on bis
part. "Su.eained BY God and the American
people, l believe, the devotion to the Con-
s.i,u,ion is equally great on both sidss Of
the river; it is only the different understand.
ing Of it. The only dispute 10, what are
their rights. II the nnjori,y should Be the
Judge, when such judge is found, ws must
all be bound BY the decision that that judge
is the majority Of the American people. II
not then the minority must control. would
that be just or generous? Assuredly not.
II / adopt . wrong policy, the opportunity
to condemn ne would occur 10 four years,
then Gao be turned ous and . better mao.