The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1861-02-13
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SPRINGFIELD, Feb. 11.-Mr Lincoln left
his hotel at B. a. m, accompanied by large
concourse of citizens to the depot, where
nearly one thousand citizens had already COL
lected. After he had shaken hands with
a number Of friends, he took his stand on
the platform ofthe car, and spoke as fol-
lows:
My friends, no one in my position can an.
Preciate the sadness feel at the parting with
this people, to whom owe all that I am
Here l have lived more than a quarter of a
century here my children were born. and
here one of them lies buried | know not
how soon shall see you again A duty
has devolvcd upon me which is perhaps gra-
ter than that which has deyolved upon anv
other man since the days of Washington.
lie never wonld have succeeded except for
the aid of Divine Providence, upon which
he at all times relied. feel that can not
succeed without the same Divine aid which
sustained him, and in the same Almighty
Being place my reliance for support. I
hope you, my friends, will all pray that |
may receive that Divine assistance without
which cannot succeed, but with which sue
cess is certain. Again bid you all an af-
fectionate farewell Loud applause, and
cries of 1--WE will pray for you"
During the speech Mr. Lincoln BETRAYED
much emotion, ana the crowd was affected to
tears Train left precisely at 8. ......
Some II persons, in addition t. those pre
viously announced, accompanied Mr.. Lin
coin. Mrs. Lincoln remains in Springfield
until next week, and will meet Mr. Lincoln
in New York. "
DAVENPORT, Iowa, Feb. 11.-Early yes
terday morning large party of secessonists
from Rock Island county, male at attack
upon TT. Armstrong, which has not for some
years been occupied by U. s. Troops and
raj 'ed the Palmetto flag, and fired cannon
in honor of the event. A few hours after
wards company from this city marched to
the fort, when tae secessionists retreated
leaving the cannon and stores The fort is
IN possession Of the Davenport military COM
panes, and the American flag was raised
amidst the salvos of artillery.
INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 1.-THE firing of "a
guns announced the approaching train bear
ing the President elect and party. The
President was received and welcomed bv
Gov. o. p Willard and escorted to a carriage
drawn by four white horses. The procession
formed pageant seldom if ever wit
messed here before
Inc procession was composed ofthe men,
bers of both Houses of the Legislature, pub
lie officers, municipal authorities, military
and fire companies, citizens and strangers.
The President elect stood in his carriage,
acknowledging the welcome The process
sion upon reaching the Bates House, halted,
and Mr.. Lincoln was escorted to the balcony,
where he addressed his fellow citizens. he
said: He came here to thank them for the
support given by Indiana to a Just and true
cause Coercion and invasion are terms
much used now with temper and are but
words Let us not misunderstood their
meaning nor the meaning of those who use
them
Let us get their meaning from the men
who deprecate the things they would repre-.
sent by their use. What is the meaning of
these words Would marching an army
unto South Carolina with hostile intent. be
invasion think it would. and it would
be coercion also if the South Carolinians
> were forced to submit But If the United
States should merely hold and retake it's
own forts and collect the duties or withhold
the mails when they were habitualy VIOLA
ted, would any or all these things be inya-
sion or coercion Do professional Union
lovers, resolved to resist coercion, understand
that such things on the part OF the United
States, would be coercion or invasion? II
they do, their idea Of preservation is exceed
Ingly thin and airy. In their view the I'm
ion, as family relation. would seem TO be
no regular marriage, but a sort of free love
arrangement to be maintained hy personal
attraction.
In what consists the special sacredness of
State. speak not ofthe position assigned
to State in the Union by the Constitution,
for that is the bond we all recognize. Ifa
State or County possess equals in territory
and inhabitants, in what as a matter of prin-
clple is the State better than the County ?
Would an exchange of names be an exchange
OF right upon principle BY what rirhtful
principle may State, being not more than
one fiftieth part of the nation in soil and
population, break up the nation and then
coerce the larger division of itSalf? What
mysterious right TO play tyrant is conferred
on district of country with its people by
merely calling it State
Mr.. Lincoln in conclusion said he was not
asserting any thing but asking questions
for them to consider and decide In their own
minds what was right and what was wrong.
Gov. Morgan being londly called appeared
and spoke in congratulatory tones to the
gathering which was now immense.
At o'clock this evening the members of
the Legislature paid their respects to the
President elect, who is now holding recep-
ton at the Bates House.
Mr.. Lincoln and suite leave for Cincinnati
Tomorrow morning at IN o'clock.