, 1861-02-14
PROGRESS Of PREslDEnT llNcoln.
HIS DEPARTURE FOR COLUMBUS.
THE RECEPTION At TIE CAPITOL


LIcnt. Gov. Kinks Welcome.
PRESIDENT ..L1NCoLN's REPLY.
Scenes, Incidents, eic-
Especial Dispatch tn the Chicago Tribunc.l
CoLrxurs, Feb. 13, 1861. -
AT CINCINNATI.
Laterthan the closing last nights dispatch,
ts,e evening, at Cincinnati, Was full Of pleasing
and notable incidents. The demonstration of
GERMAN wonE1SG MEN
excited much interest, and their representa-
tive addressed Mr.. Lincoln in stirring and 1a-
triotic terms. The Young REPrrL1cASs Of
Cincinnati gave complimentary
DINNER TO ToESG ROBERT LINCOLN
at the Durnet House. It was a pleasant af1;tir.
4 PUBLIC RECEPTION.
The large Dining Hall at the Burnct House
was elegantly decorated, and Mr.. Lincoln there
held n public reception for two hours.
HIS DErARTCEE FOR coLualDus
The Little Miami trim for Columbus left ut
q i. a., at which time 4 large crowd sur-
rounded the depot, kept in excellent order by
the police, and the party embarked without
confusion, Mr.. Lincoln remaining on tue plat
form as the cars passed At a slow rate through
lie dense masses. Tie train made tic dis
t.:nce to Columbus t1.0 nilcsJ in five hours.
1T ill the stations there were large crowds.
At TIE LARGE QUAKER SETTLEMENT, =.
1T Waynesvillc, 4 splendid American flag
i:oated over the Public Hall.
ADDITIONS TO THE PARrY.
Among those present on thu. train were
Judge Spalding { + Cleveland, Hon. Sam Gal
'oway and LarZ Andersen or Cincinnati, 4
brother Of Major anderson. The Committee
''sEscort Jointly constituted 1'y the Legislature
"f Ohio, had been formally received At 1ntii.1:
:,polis and bore The President c1crt company
to Tue Slate Capital At MI the towns passed
t,c the line, there was the same enthusiasm
and demonstration rs on previous tays. C:.s-
:.on and military bands Eall:ed Tue passin.
train 1T several points where the speed WIS
nnly checked.
At xES1A AND I.0SI,OS,
where the train pauscd = Few 1,,nments, Alr.
lincoln addressed Il few wo:,ls ii; ii... large
crowds there assembled.
AT cQLt:MEt:S
The train reached Colun,b,s at :. T. ~, and
MAS received with a b- lii:at and irnpos-
Ing military demonstration. The. city
WAS alive with excitement, tloneant:s la,-
lag conc in, from tllH country adjoining.
-At the depot the President elect and his s1,itc
look carriages, and were escorted by the mill
tary to the State Capitol, amid the salute Of
artillery, and the cheers Of tic immense tlrong
That lined the streets.
AT TUE Carroll
Al the Capitol square tic l'aHy formed and
were conducted to the Governors room,i in The
noble capitol t'nilt1ing, the finest in the West,
where Mr. Lincoln and the distinguished ,ncfn-
hers OF lis suite were introduced by Gov.
Dennison TO Lie prominent State Officials. at
this time tie entire wcs, side IF the Capitol
square was filled with 4 vast eo,icoursc in
waiting for Mr.. Linco1u's appearance. From
the Governors rooms, the party proceeded to
the Hall Of Representatives, where 1'oflI
!,r.,llvllcs of tile Legislature were in joint scs
sion. The entire scene was i beautiful and
striking one The galleries were filled with IT.
dies, and every available space was filed As
M1 Lincoln passed up the aisle, he was wei
comea in Il most enthusiastic u,aunc.. Here
Mr.. Lincoln was formally received and vel
coined by Licut-Govcrnor Kirk, the Presiding
Office Of the Senate, in iii cxcec.s;ng': spirited,
eloquent and patriotic speech:
LErTt;oyEHSoH KlEK's SPEECH.
lie said, The people of ohl" lave fttl' confidence
in your ability aud patriotism. aud will respond IL
you In this loyalty to the Union a, the cnusti;u-
tioa. 1t would scem that tire great problem Of
selfsovcsnmcrt IL to be so'vcd under your admin,
ist1atfon, AL nations arc deeply interested IN it,
solution. and they wait with brcaih}rsa anxiety III
know whether this form of Government. which
has been the admiration Of the world. il to he
failure or not,
To which Mr.. Lincoln responded:
MIR. I1Scoi.S's REPLY.
Mr.. PRESIDENT, Mn. SrraKE1:, AND GENTLE.
MES OF TIE GENERAL .a+sEMnLY:-It il true, as
has been said By the President Of the Senate, that
very great responsibility rests upon me IN tho po
sition which the Votes of the American rcoplt
have called me- am deeply sensible of tha'
wcigMy responsibility. cannot but know, wt:
rou all know, that without Il namc-pcrhaps with
ont reason why should have namc-thcrc ia
fallen upon me task such as did moi rest even up
on the Father Of his Country; and 80 feeling,
cannot but turn md look for the support ,vithon
which it will be Impossible for to perform ths
7 and 11n1- f1aG AfnHrtCIl