Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1861-01-05
SENATOR TRUMBULL's SPEECH.

most SnIcnulu demonstrations or the
campai gn. Large crowds of strangers
arrived Oh the trains. Springfield to-
night is perfect blaze of light. A
large Widc-Awakc procession, after
parading through the principal streets,
drew up in front of Mr.. Lincoln's
house, where an immense crowd had
already assembled. Loud calls being
made for him, he appeared in the door
and was greeted with long and contin-
ucd cheers. When they ut last ceased,
he spoke us follows:
FRIENDS AND Fellow CITIZENS
Please excuse me on this occasion from
making speech. | thank YOU for the
Kindness and compliment of this call.
l thank you, in common with all others
who have thought fit, by their votes. to
endorse the Republican cause. Gap
plausc.) Ircjoicc | with you in the sue
cess which has so far attended the
cause. (Applausc.) Yet i'll all our re-
ioicings let us neither express nor cher
ish any harsh feelings toward any citi-
zen, who by lis vote has differed with
us. cloud chccring.) Let us ut all
times remember that all American citi
zcnS are brothers of Il common coun-
try, and should dwell togcthcrin in bonds
of fratcrnal feeling. Immense ap-
plausc.) Let me again beg of you to
accept my thanks, and to excuse Inc
from further speaking at this time.
The speech called forth the most un-
bounded enthusiasm, and numerous
calls of "yood,' ''tliat's right" &C.;
and at the conclusion cheers were given
for Mr.. Lincoln, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr..
Yates, &c. The crowd then adjourned
to the wigwam, when Senator Trum-
bull delivered the following speech:
FELLOW CITIZENS: 1t is meet that
Republicans should make merry and
be glad, for the spirit of liberty which
with our rulers was dead. is alive again,
and the Constitution, ordained to secure
its blessings, is found. In view of the
recent political triumrhs, Illinois Re-
publicans have special reasons for con-
graduation in common with thcirpolit-
ical brethren throughout the Union.
They rejoice in the general result
which secures to the country Il Rcpubli-
can President. who, we trust, and be-
licvc, is to bring back the government
to the policy of the fathers, and thereby
restore the tratcrnal feeling which cX-
istcd.bctwccn the different sections of
the country in the purcr and better
days of the republic. In addition to
this they have the satisfaction of hav-
ing secured Republican Legislature,
and thereby Il Republican UnitedStates
Senator, and the power to enact the
necessary laws to prevent illegal voting,
and to give to every part of the State
according to population its proportion
ate share in the legislation of the State.
And moro than this, we Illinoisians
have special reasons to rejoice in the
fact that the standard bearer in the great
political contest, who has led the Rcpub-
lean hosts to victory, our is own fellow
citizen, the pure, incorruptiblc, patri-
otic and talented Lincoln, than whom
the Constitution in all its parts has not a
more faithful supporter, nor the Union
an ADLER defender.
But while We rejoice ovcra victory so
complete, let it not he by way of tri-
umph over political opponents, for We
are all, by whatever name called, bretll-
ron of a common country, and inter-
cstcd alike, in so guiding the ship of
State through the boisterous waves of
these tempestuous times as to bring it
to haven of peace and safety Rath-
or let lis rejoice over the success of the
principles we advocate, the maintain
ancc of which we believe essential to
the preservation of our free institu-
tions and the pcrpctuity Of constitutions
al liberty. Mr.. Lincoln. although the
candidate of the Republican party, as
Chief Magistrate, will neither belong
to that or any other party. When IN
ougurutcu he wW be President Of the
country. and I doubt not wiW be as ready
to detcnd anil protect the Siate in mhich he
has not rcccired solitary roh ogainst
any cncroachmem upon its constitutional
rights, as the one in mh;ch he has receired
the largest m1jo,Ty. While they, by
whose votes he has been designated as
Chief Magistrate Of the republic, will
expect him to maintain and carry for
ward the principles upon which he was
elected, they know that in doing so, no
encroachment will be made upon the
reserved ri yhts of any of the States
they know that the federal government
is one Of delegated powers; that it
itcan do nothing gcxcept the authority for
the Act can be found in the instrument
which created it, and that all powers
not conferred are reserved to the States
or the people Of the States. Henri.