The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-02-22
Presidential Tour.

received by q committee of the Common
| Council headed by the Mayor and deputa-
| ton of Republicans on horseback. On en-
| tering the depot Mayor Bigelow addressed
Mr.. Lincoln who replied as follows:
| Mr.. Mayor thank you for the recep-
| ton to your city, and would say in response
my heart is sincerely devoted to the work
YOU desire should do. With my own ability
| / cannot succeed without the sustenance of
Divine Providence and of this great, free,
happy and intelligent people; without that
! cannot hope to succeed. With 1T | cannot
| fail gain | return my thanks.
! The President elect and committee were
| then escorted to carriages and driven to the
! Chestnut street Post Depot distance of
one mile through Broad street, which was
| literally thronged with spectators, while
every available position of the surrounding
! buildings were occupied. Patriotic mani
festations were abundant. The procession
| FIRST formed in the face of a cold and alrlest
| binding fall of snow, which however soon
! subsidized and was succeeded by warm,
| genial sun and bland, spring-like atmos-
Dbere. emblematic it is hoped of the future
administration.
| The train moved off and Mr.. Lincoln bowed
his Acknowledgements to the crowd from the
| rear end of the rear car.
Notwithstanding the malicious posters
spoken of yesterday, not a single nantes
| tation of disrespect was heard at any time,
but plenty of cheers were given for the
| President elect.
TRENTON, N. j., Feb. 2I.-The special
! train arrived at ] ? o'clock. There was an
| immense crowd at the depot.
Mayor Mills extended welcome, and in
troduced Mr.. Lincoln TO the city govern
ment. The party was then taken in car
RACES to the State House under an escort of
! 100 horsemen of the City Blues of Patter-
| son, and the German Rifles of Trenton
| Having been introduced to the Senate, the
| President thereof welcomed Mr.. Lincoln,
who replied:
| dr. President and Gentlemen Of Re
| Senate of the State of Nev Jersey:
am very grateful to you for the honor
/ able reception of which Ihave been the OBJ
iect. cannot but remember the place New
Jersey holds in our early history. In the
early revolutionary struggle few of the
| States among the Old Thirteen had more of
the battle fields of the country within their
limits than New Jersey. May be pardon
ed if, upon this occasion, | mention that
away back in my childhood, the earliest
days of my being able to read, got hold Of
| a small book-such one as few of the
| Younger members have ever seen-Weems
| Life of Washington. l remember that in
all accounts there given of the battle fields
and struggles for the liberties of the coun-
| try none so fixed themselves upon my i'm
agination as the struggle here at Trenton
The crossing of the river, the contest with
the Hessians, the great hardships endured
at that time, all fixed themselves upon
my memory more than any single
revolutionary event, and you all
know--for you all have been boys-how
these early impressions last longer than
others. l recollect thinking then--boy
even though was-that there must have
been something more than common that
those men struggled for. ! am exceeding
ly anxious that that thing which they then
struggled for,
1.-THE remainder of the speech we lost
Rep.]
The speech was followed by hearty ap-
plause. Mr.. Lincoln was then conducted to
the Assembly Chamber. The Speaker adj
dressed him appropriately.
Mr.. Lincoln replied as follows;
Mr.. SPEAKER AND GENTLEMEN II have
| Just enjoyed the honor of a reception by the
: other branch of the legislature. l return tC
you and them my thanks for the reception
which the people of N. ]. have given me
through their chosen representatives, AS
for the time being the representative of q
majority of the people of the United States
appropriate to myself very little Of the
demonstrations of respect with which
have been greeted. | think little should be
: given to any man, but that it should be &
: manifestation of adherence to the Union
and the constitution. l understand my
I L, {Lo =,
tives of the people of New Jersey, MAORI
5 ty of whom differ in opinion from those
| with whom have acted. This manifesto
| ton is therefore to be regarded by me Al
expressing their devotion to the Union
j the constitution and the llbertie;
| of the people You, Mr.. Speaker
| have well said that this is IL time when the
greatest and wisest look with awe upon the
e aspect presented by our national affairs
u Under these circumstances you will readily
see why | should not speak in detail of the
/ course | shall deem it best to pursue.
: is proper should avail myself of all The
information aud all the time at my com
: mand in order that when the time arrives
. in which must speak officially may b.
( able to take the ground which | shall deem
the best and safest, and from which shall
5 have no occasion to swerve | shall en-
Il the best for the north, the south, the east
the west ard the whole country-to TAX
: it hope in good temper, certainly with NJ
malice towards any section. l shall do al
that may be in my power to promote
/ peaceful settlement Of all our difficulties.
ST The man does not live who is more de
: voted to peace than am. [Cheers. Non
4 who would do more to preserve it. But
2 may he necessary to put the foot down firm
u ". Here the audience broke into cheer
/ So loud and long, that it was utterly i'm
possible to hear Mr.. Lincoln's voice An
$ if do my duty and do right, you will sus
le tain me, will you not. Loud cheers an
n cries of " yes, yes we Wilt Received a
=. l am by members Of the Legislature, a ma
=. jority of whom do not agree with me i
vs. political sentiments, l trust that I may hav
their assistance in plotting the ship of stat
through this voyage, surrounded by peril
$ as it is For il it should suffer from the al
tacL, now there will be no pilOt ever neeC