The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1861-02-15
N ews by Telegraph.
Movements Of the President
Elect,
SrrINnrlrtn. I'M. Fsh.

Elect,
SrENcrmLp, III. Feb. H..
Mr.. Lincoln leit his hotel at 1880 this
morning, accompanied by n large crowd
10 the dvpSt, whore nearly 1000 citizens
had already collected. Aller he had sha-
ken hands with uumbtr OF friends ho
took his stand on tho platform Of the car
and spoke ~ follows:
NY FBIENrs:-No one, not In my po.i-
ton, can appreciate the sadness feel at
this parting. To this people owe all
that tm--hsro have lived more than a
quarter Of csutury--hsre 10Y children
we're borr-und hero one Of them lies
buried, know not how soon shall see
you sgain, a duty dcvovos upon mo
which is perhaps greater than that which
has deyolyrd upon any other man since
the days Of Washington. lie never
would have succeeded except for the aid
Of Divine Providence, upon which no nt
all timc5 relied. / feel that [ cannot
succeed without the samo Divine aid
which sustained him, ind in the sama Al
mighty being place my reliance for sup
port. hopo you, my friends, will all
pray that may receive that Divine as
FistNurc, without which cannot succeed
but with which success is certain. Amin.
| bid you all an Oilsctionats furswell.-
cloud applause aud cries Of eve will
pray for you.D
During the speech Mr.. Lincoln bstray-
cd much emotion and the crowd was Of
fectsd to tears. The train left precisely
at 81 o'clock.
I The following persons accompany MIR.
Lincoln; J. G. Nicolay, Private Sccrctu-
Col Sumner, U. Is, A.; Col. p. Is Eis.
worth; Hon. J, X Dubois, State Auditor
Col W. II. Lamon, Aid to Governor
/ Yates Judge David Davis: Hon. o. II.
Browningi j.. l.. Baker Editor Of the
Springfield Journal; Robt. Irwin, n. II.
Judd; George Latham.
\ Mrs. Lincoln remains in Snring6eld
until next week, and win meet Mr I'm.
coin in New York. ~ '''' " '''' '''''
~, lNpl N'roLIs, Feb. II.
l. The hring orsi run, announced tho nm.
p,o"'n.py train bearing the President
el,et ana party. The President was re.
oe'Noo Snd welcomed By Gov o. y. Mo-.
Ton ana escorted TO a carriage drawn Inv
Tour whlte horses. The procession FORM.
eG l'Seu into u pageant, seldom if ever
witnessed hero before. The proccssion
was Composed Of the members of botl,
houses Of the Legislature. Public ollirer,
municipal authorities, Military and Fire
companies, and citizens aud ttrangrrs
iho President elect stood in his cRrri,,,p
acknowledging the welcome. Tn. pro.
eessioin upon reaching the Bates House
\ halted and Mr.. Lincoln was escorted 10
the balcony, where he addressed his fol.
low citizens. lie said 10 csmc here 10
thank thtm fur the support given by In.
diana 10 true and Just cause. Coereion
and invasion arc terms that are mncb ns-
cd now with temper and with hot Hood
Lot us not misundcytand their msnnin,,
nor the meaning from the mon who den.
recatc the things they would represent bv
their us". What is the meaning Of ftbsse
words.
Would marching on army into South
Carohna with hostile irtsLt he invasionl
think Il would and il would be eocr-
cion also, if tbs South Carolinisns ycrs
forced 10 submit Hut ir the UpitsS
States should merely hold and retnkc II,
own forts, and collect the duties. or win
hold tho mails whcro they were babip,l.
lyvi, late !, would any or all Of these t5in. q
be Invasion or cosrcionl Do proressiopsl
unionlovcrs, resolved 20 resist coercinD
understand that such things as these on
the rurt Of the Uuitcd States wouId no
/ coercion or inyasionl II thsv do. tbcir
idea OF preservation is exceedingly thin
and airy.
Ia their view the Union Rs family re-.
lation would seem 10 be no REGULAR mar
rage, bat sort NJ free love Arrangement.
TO be maintained nv personal attraction
In what consists the special sacrcdpess or
a StOtc| speak not Of the position a.
signed % State in the Union b,- tho
Constitution, tor that hy the Lopd ,yc an
recognize. lfa State or county noses
equa's Ia territory and inhabitants in
what as matter pr,nciplc is the Ststs
better than the countvi Would an ,v.
change ct names be an exchange ofrobts
y. upon principles! By what rlghtml min.
e'elo may a Stat', being not more tSau
onc-hlticth part of the nation in soil and
population, break up the nation and th,p
eocroe the larger division Of itself.
What mysterious right tn play tyrapt
is conferred on a district of country u,;th
is people, by merely calling it's Statcl
MIR Lincoln, In conclusion, said he was
! not asserting anything, but asking ques-
tons for them 20 consider and decide in
their own minds what was right aud what
was wrong,
Gov, Morton being loudly called for
appeared and spoke ia congrstulatory
tones TO the gathering, which was NON
Immense, AT O'Clock this evening. m,
members Of the Legislature paid their re.
spccts 10 tho President elect, who ie now
holding reception at the Bates Ilvuso.