Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-02-13
Military Escort.
The President. elect and suite.
Committee Of Escort


Committee Of Coyiugton and Newport.
Committee OF the Legislature of OHIO, and of the
~ city of Columbus;
Members of City Council of the city Of Cincinnati
Citizens generally, in carriages and on foot.
At half past three, it moved slowly forward
to Freeman-street, thence to Sixth, then up
Sixth TO Mound, out Mound to Eighth, on
Eighth to Elm, up Elm to Fifteenth, out Fif-
teenth to Vine, down Vine to the Burnet
House, where Mayor Bishop introduced Mr..
Lincoln TO the citizens. Everywhere, along
the line of march, the streets were crowded,
and from nearly every window scarfs were
waving, and from Fourth to Pearl, on Vine,
and for tull square on Third street, the pas
sage-way was completely blocked, and it was
with the greatest difficulty that the carriage
OF Mr.. Lincoln was driven to the door of the
hotel.
Having succeeded in reaching the balcony
of the Burnet House, Mayor Bishop intro
duced him, in the following speech:
"HoNoRED SIR In the name of the people
Of all classes of my fellow. citizens extend
to you cordial welcome, and in their be-
half have the honor of offering you the
hospitalities of Cincinnati.
Our city needs no eulOgy from me. Her
well known character for enterprise, liber-
ality and hospitality is not more distin-
guished than is her fidelity and und ying
devotion to the Union of these States, and a
warm, filial and affectionate regard for that
glorious ensign which has
"BIaved the battle and the breeze"
upon land and sea go many years. The peo-
pie, under the solemn and dignifed forms OF
the Constitution, have chosen you as Presi-
dent of the United States, and as such l
greet you. And you will believe me when
| say that it is the earnest and united desire
of our citizens that your administration OF
the General Government may be marked by
wisdom, patriotism and justice to all sec
tions of the country, from the Atlantic to the
Pacific Oceans, from the northern boundary
of Maine to the Gulf of Mexico. So that
when you retire from Office your fellow
citizens may greet you everywhere with
the cheering words, We'll done thou good
and faithful servant.
"But, sir, l see in this great and anxious
concourse not only the citizens of Ohio but
also many from our sister State. Kentucky
the land of Clay, the former home of your
parents and mine, and the place of our birth.
These, too, greet you, for they, like us, are,
and eyer will be, loyal to the Constitution
and the Union. I again welcome you to our
noble city, and trust your short stay with us
may be an agreeable one, and that your
journey to our Federal Capital may be pleas
ant and safe" ..
Mr.. Lincoln replied as follows
He said he was reminded by the address of
the Mayor that this reception is given not
by any one political psrty--and even if he
had not been so reminded by His Honor, he
could not have failed to know the. fact by
the extent of the multitude. He could not
look upon this vast assemblage without be-
ing made aware that all parties were united
in this reception. Applause This is as it
should be. 1t is as it should have been if
Senator Douglas had been elected it is as it
should have been if Mr.. Bell had been
elected; as it should have been if Mr.. Breck-
inridge had been elected as it should ever
be when any citizen of the United States
| is constitutionally elected President of the
United States. LGreat applause.1 What
has occurred here to day could not have oc-
CURED in any other country on the face of
the globe, without the influence of the free
| institutions which we have Increasingly en-
| joyed for three-quRrters of a century. There
! is no country where the people can turn out
and enjoy this day precisely as they please,
save under the benign influence of the free
institutions of our land. prolonged APP
| plause,l
He hoped that although we have some
threatening national difficulties now, that
while these free institutions shall continue,
we will see repeated every four years what
we now witness.
he hoped that these difficulties would
pass away, and we shall see 10 the streets OF
Cincinnati-good old Cincinnati-for CEN
! turtles 10 Comej once every I0ur years ner
people give such reception as this to the
constitutionally elected President Of the
whole United States. [Applause.l He hoped
they would all join in that reception, aud
also welcome your brethren across the river
to participate in it. We will welcome them
in every street of the Union, no matter
where they are from. From away South we
shall extend them cordial good will when
our present differences shall have been for.
gotten and blown to the winds forever
[Applausel.
When he had spoken in Cincinnati befor'
he had jecosely remarked to the people o
Kentucky, that the Republicans must ulti
mately beat the Democrats, and if the latte
would save themselves they must nominat
Mr.. Douglas.
They did not, in any true sense of tn
word, nominate Douglas, and the result hal
come certainly as soon as he expected. H
also told them how they would be treate
after they should have been beaten; and
now wished to call, or recall, their attentio
to what he then said upone the subject
"When We do, as we say, beat you, you per
haps will want to know what we will
with you. l will tell you, so far as l al
authorized TO speak for the Opposition
what we mean 10 do with you. w
mean to treat you, as near as we possibl
can, "a Washington, Jefferson and Ma