Daily national Republican., 1864-11-11
Second Edition
FOUR O'CLOCK, PM.
SPEECHES OF SECRETARY wELLEs
AND ATTORNEY GENERAL BATES.

| AND ATTORNEY GENERAL BATES.
We give below verbatim reports OF the
speeches Of the Secretary OF the Navy and the
Attorney General in response to the sercnadcs
given them last evening;
SPEECH OF SECRETARY wELLEs.
FELLOW CITIZENS: thank you for the honor
which you have done me, in thus calling upon
me to Join you in your congratulations upon
the grand result of this, the most momentous
election in which the loyal people Of the United
States have ever expressed their sovereign will.
1t is the triumph of national freedom and Of
| national Union, and those immortal and insep.
arabic conditions of national welfare have been
worthily represented in the wise and Just states
| man toward whom the hearts and hopes of the
people have again turned, and upon whom they
have, by q majority so overwhelming as 10 be
| almost an acClamation, conferred a new meas
ure of responsibility and new lease Of power.
| Fellow-Ctizens, Abraham Lincoln, as In the
past he has been, so in the future he will be,
worthy Of the trust.
The gallant men Of our navy and of our army,
who, on the water and on the land, in storm
and in battle, In the night-watch and the biv-
ouac, are upholding the old flag and the cause
of our country, rejoice with us that in this
election the people have stood up to them in
their fight. In the name of the officers and
r,
no eulogy from me, join heartily In your con.
gratulatiOns.
THE ATTORNEY GENERALS SPEECH.
GENTLEMEN: My condition is perhaps the
most fortunate OF any man that know of, be-
cause have scarcely anything else 10 do than
to thank people for the good they do me-
Laughter. Some people complain Of hard
ships and distress; and we have seen our coun-
l'y reduced within the last four years to great
cxtremities, despair and suffering, and we still
behold this suffering before us; but | indiyidu-
| ally have been very fortunate. But while this
is the case with myself, rejoice as much as
any man can with the Joys and sorrows Of my
country.
You have assembled tonight for the pur-
pose of rejoicing at tho prospect of better
times. Applause. You, indeed, have cause
| for rejoicing. We have passed through se'
we're ordeal, but we now sec CLEAN OF hope.
| We see that there is a better heart In the Re-
public, and believe that again we shall rise and
| flourish as our fathers did before us, and that
| by frmncss of resolution and force of arms
this country will again be knit together and
united in an indissoluble bond. [Applause.
But / must not attempt, fellow.Citizens, to
speak to you many minutes tonight, as | am
suffering from q severe cold.
rejoice with you with all my heart over the
| great fact you have met to celebrate, and
thank you for the honor you do me in calling
upon me after your visit to the Chief Magis-
| trate, who has no doubt cheered your hearts
with eloquent and patriotic words. l can now
see rising rapidly that spirit which, elevating
us with new hope, will deprc5s the adversary
| of the nation, until we shall once more witness
peace, order and law firmly re.established un-
| der the authority of the legitimate Government
of this country, such as our fathers decreed to
| us, and which we are bound to transmit to our
posterity. Applause. The Republic will still
live, and II Ist its life will be perpetual. APP
| plause.
THE SPEECH OF COL. RKIN.
Among the good speeches made was that by
Col. James A. Ekin, of the Cavalry Bureau,
who was sercnaded at his house on the corner
of X and Twelfth streets. His speech was
loudly aPplauded, and the following is an cx-
tract made by our reporter:
FELLOw-CITI2ENs; You will please accept
my Acknowledgements for this compliment. II
is gratifying TO see you under such auspiclou'
circumstances. We have passed through au
exciting political canvass, and we meet thii
evening to rejoice over a victory unparalleled
in the history of the country, and which is o
equal importance to any achieved by the bravt
and gallant forces of the Union, from the
taking of Fort Donelson TO the capture OF At
lanta.
In no former contest were the issues SO plainly
and distinctly stated. On no former occasion
were they so freely discussed and so thoroughly
understood; and the country has, by vote
almost unanimous, declared in favor of tbs
glorious and sublime principles enunclatcd by
the great Convention which assembled at Balti
more. The verdict Of the people has been rGn
dered. The nation has declared Its confidence
in Abraham Lincoln, with what carncstnCss
you can bear witness.
The people, from Maine to California, have
proclaimed, in language that cannot be mis-
, understood, that the rebellion shall be pu
down, and that liberty shall reign supreme
scattering Its blessings far and wide through
, out land consecrated TO freedom.
. Have We not, indeed, cause TO rejoicel Halle
luja abs ard thanksgiving will be heard through
out the land, which will be taken up by Carl
bald and his compatrlots, John Bright and tn
friends Of freedom throughout che nationall
u y ties Of Europe, and everywhere throughout th
world.
In congratuating you upon this auspiciou
result, of which historians will speak In po
ished phrase, and wonder that, in the midst @
rebellion of such tremendous magnitude,
, victory so peaceful, so grand and decisly
. should have been achieved by the ballots OF
= free and intelligent people, may not expires
~ tho ardent hope that our flag may continue
: wave In triumph and glory, appropriately hal
=, ing 1t with the beautiful words or the poet
ir "FOrever GOst that standard sheet
- Where UreatheI the foe but falls before ua
!. with FreedOm's soil beneath our feet,
u And freedoms banner waving DER u.s."
&c THE CHASE OF THE TALLAHASSEE
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