The national Republican., 1862-09-25
A Serenade TO President Lincoln.


by the Marine Band, and after
rational air perforued in excellent style and
With thrilling effect, the President came forth
md was received with loud and enthusiastic
heers.
When silence wss restored the President i'd
dressed the vast throng as follows:
FLLLow CITIZENS appear before you to do
little mure than acknowledge the courtesy you /
pay me, and TO thank you for Il. ! have no
cssion you sppear 10 do me this honor, though
suppGse-(in,erruptions "Itis because OF the
Cries of"Gooa;' Appl.usel.
was about to say saPPSs' rSa Sndets.ne %c SoG M
understand h;"l What did Idld
alter very iull delihcrstioD, and under very |
heavy and solemn sense Of responsibility. |
[Cres of"Good." "God bless you," and ap
pIsuse ] I osn only trust in God have made no
mistake: lUtss; NO m'ssks AK has@ S sn,, youvs
right."l Ishal make no attempt on this oc
casion TO sustain what have done or said BY
any comment. Voices, "That's unnecessary,
We understand it'll
1t is now for the country and the world to
pass Judgment on and may be take action
up"n It. will say no more upon this subject
In my position, am envirnred with ficullies.
A voice, " That's ao.r1 Yet they are scarcely
8, great as the difficulties Of those who, upon
The battle. field, are endeavoring to purchase
and prosperity Of this country. tApplause.
,ong continued.l Let us never forget Them
On the + urteenth and seventeenth days oi
his present month, there have been battles
brsvely, ssilfnlly, and successfully tough,
tApplsus We do not yet know the psrticu
lars. Let us be sure thst In giving praise IL
particular individuals. we do no Injustice to
others. l only ask you, at the conclusion of
ese few remarks, to give three hearty cheers
10 all good and brave Ulcers and men who
fought those successful battles.
Cheer after cheer was given, when the Pres
Ident bade the crowd good night and with
drew.
The crowd then proceeded to the residence
of Secretary Chase, when the band dl.coursed
some excellent music, after which Mr.. Chase
was called out, and addressed them IN bis usual
felicltous etyls.
As Mr.. Chase appeared upon the porch, he
was greeted with three rousing cheers. follow
ed by cries Of "A light; light" He said:
evening will be the light reflected from the
great act Of the President. tCries Of -" Good;
good. That's light snough.''l l understand
that you have just paid your respects to the
G lief Magistrate Of the Republic to assure him
that the proclamat on which he has recently
issued fnds its echo in the hearts of the Amer.
lean people. tGreat applause
No one can rejoice more sincerely, In the be
lief that the judgment which you have ex
pressed Of that act will be the Judgment of the
whole people Of the United States. Loud ap-
| am. fellow.citizens, better accustomed tr
work than Am TO speak. Hove acts better
,.r,, ,S." vord. Lv"css% W. Good; good Ap-
backs show that" Loud apI lsuse.]
But, fellow citizens. nothing has ever given
me more sincere pleasure than TO say amen tu
the last great act Of the Chief Magistrate
(.Good. good " Ia my Judgment. 1t is the dawn
Of new era; aud although that act /, per
formed under an imperious sense OF duty,
created BY tho military exigencies wh oh give
him power TO perform 1t, 1t is nevertheless an
act, though necessarily baptized in blood, OF
nun TSs sn s.:s sHS Ssusrs,cn. SsSi xR es.
voce-"And the whole world, too" "Thst ia
so.'l The whole world will pay homage to tho
man who has performed it. lApplause.l You
vii, excuse me, fellow. citizens. t"Go on.'
II there ia another word to be added "a. might
f. /. this. that the time has come when we should
bury all jealousies, all division, and all person.
aim, all personal aspirations, in o. e common r.
tGreat applause Let him have the most Of
our appreciation. applause, and confidence
| who does most. whether in the field or ut the
head OF the nation. or In the Cabinet, for the
country. tApp ause ] Dismissing all ihe past
| let us LOOK only to the future, and hencefortt
let the day Of dissension, defeat. and scord
be ended. Let US do nothing except to work
for our country wherever Prov idenCe may die
tate.
Al the close OF ofSecretary Cbsse's speech cali
were made for " Forney," in response to which
the following dispatch was read and received
with applause:
| PHILADELPHIA, Sept. "A.
| Hon. JOHN c. UsDERwO D:
| Dispatch received too late to be acted on
Uphold the hal ds OF he President in his Lac
great ct. II Is pledge Of that new and NOR
| vigorous policy which has been demanded b,
l. yai men NVrlh and South, in and out of th
army.
J.. W. FonSEY.
Numerous calls being made for Gen. Clay
thai gentleman came forward and was receive
with vociferous cheers.
He said he came there, as well as those be
fore him, to do honor to the great not whicl
| would make Abraham Lincoln immortal amnDl
| men. He knew, all ought to know, the Rrea
| d fRculties under which his Excellenoy hat
str ugg ed. from the beginning Of his term u,
| to this time, which was tho eliminating poin
In his Administration. He did not attribute thu
cause OF d ference TO the fact that four million
II men. born upon American soil. because the )
| happened TO be Of Il spec nc color, were thi
| slaves of certain other msn, but to one deeper
| " der, and more expansive than this, Snd U
which was the great principle which had beeI
in contest from the beginning Of this Govern
ment to the present, and that WAS "whethe
| man should govern himself or whether other,
should grvern him." (Applause.l 1t was :
| contest between the interests Of slavery anC
| arisiOcracy on the one side, and the upbOderi
| OF self government on the other. Abrt han
| lincoln, sanding rs a representative Of sell
government, mself one OF the people, hAt
| thrown up the club, and II is now 10 be. he
| thanked God the issue now was between free
dom and slavery, aud none could doubt tht
triumph Of liberty.
Many said this proclaim alton amounted tO
| nothing, inasmuch as simply proclaiming these
man free, when they were held In slavery by
| a large and powerful army, would not make
them free. He had never anticipated thai
such II proclamation would have any diret'
| influence upon the men % bondage.
Placed In the position they were, no materia
aid could ne expected to be rendered sy these
men in the achievement Of their own liberty
but It WAS for them-they were the ONES upOr
was for and who was against the Government
| North. South, East or West, who did not stan,
by Abraham Lincoln Il, his proclamation, v q
| q traitor. Loud and prolonged applause.1
| He also moved how 1t would have u avor
able feet upon The eight millions Of poor, op
pre-. Used, laborIng willie men Of the South.
| lie for some time dllated on the embarrassin
| in W hic II wnuld pIuCp thpua iu