Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-11-16
FROM THE UNITED STATES,
oOEGRAlULAroRY MEETING AT WASHINGTON
->sPgHCBEs'oF LINCOLN AND EDWARD, ESQ.

We publisbsa In b,A sai.iohs, ysssssday sItsAs.s
from ujtsd sAtss Isp - Of Saturday, he issh last
We expected 70 fss,,sei Yesterday, . copy Of Ne
Washing ten eironsls, Of Sunday, bat In aes Of IT,
our attentive agent the front sent n. Nav Tori
Herald Of tbs llIh, which has bean ethhta from Us
heretofore for unknosn rsssons Is ID col scursd thsl
the l1 ,hargs Of the Herald Of the llsh prohbitsd
because Ii contained the rsveat Of shsnAns grand
counter movsmsnL NV, eli .hai We Hnd On tais lub-
jec In tie pJ which has reached 10 10 gafeous sa-
rial, not worth copying. The hrst page b occupied
uith President DAVIS message 70 Congress- AID ethsi
important rebel nssh" In taot the only thing We fna
in the Hnad Of the llth ct ae,lculaied 70 inss,s o,
anuss our readers, 10 An seoouul Of .
GRAND olLlBkATIos II wAsHIKGfoH.
ItalpIArs ,tAs the Black R,Lubican oganiI aions
Of tia oty hired band Of music Thursday night ana
marched In procession 70 the White Heue, WHARF .
aIEe crowd had pisvi,u ly assembled Aftsr the per-
lormnoe Of yankee Doodle" Lincoln was eaiiSd for
Go appeared at the window over the main entrance and
delivered the following spsseh.
LMooLHs spIloH.
Il has long bsen grave !eslion whether any gov.
eminent not TOO strong for The liberties Of the people
IAN be strol enough mAinsaa it encs IL
ore uShE republic 70 severe test and PfssiGso.
a eleolon Occurring In regular course during the
bsion added not ie 10 ths Strain. 1.-THE loyal pes.
ole united put 70 the utmost Of their 9Th BY
the rebellion must they not fail sben divided and par
tiAly paraIz BY political war among themGslvss-
Bot the el, oion necessity. We cannot have Tree
govern without elections end II the rebellion could
orce to forego or postpone q national sl, ion II
might fairly claim 10 have already red and ruined
The STRIFE OF the election 10 but human nature
practically 81 Piled 10 the facts OF the What hat
occurred 10 tuls must In similar cases
Human nature will not change. Ia any future great
national trial. compared with the men of this, We shall
have ss weak and strong, a. silly and ssr a. bad
and as good. Let w. therefore, study the IL cldsnIs
OF this philosophy TO learn wisdom irom an non,
Of them as wIorgs to DO avenged. (Jheer1) Bot
the election, along with ts incidents and unde.i
rabo strife, Ia, done good too. l. has demoasirA
ted that Q peoples government can sustain q
aAional et lou In The nidst OF great civil vsr-
Renewed cheers) Until now 1t has no: been known
the world that this was FEASIBILITY. L. shows l
how sound and how strong still Il shows thai
even among the candidates of the same .ry he who
moat devo s to the Ur6n and most opposed to tres
sou 10 VI. most oil the peoples vo.s. (Appl.u
| SHOWS 80, 10 the eX:enG yes known, at 70 hays
mere men now tbaa We bad wnen the war began. God
gt OF in its place but hviDg brave aid psIrotio men
er than gold. Oneers and o'her demonstrations
o APPLAUSE Bui tie rebellion conlnues and nov
sha the election Is over, my Lot ali having common
reune Ia common tffori 70 save our common
country (0heeis) Fur mJ Own part, have str ven
aud snaIl srive " avoid pacing any obstacle in the
way. (0beers) 81 long as 1 have 10. here l ve
Wllngy planted tho, n IN any man's bosom While
am auly ens.bls to the high CON plimeut of q re-
e.eotion, and duly gra eul as rusI 10 Almighty g.
Tor having directed my ccunlIymen 10 Q righs O. nclu-
SION, hiLk, Tor their goOo, il aida no hing 10 m,
satisfaction that any other man be disappointed BY
the result. (0heers) Nay I al those w.o have Lot
HsIed with me to in me in the ,ane spirs 10
.ard those who have And nov lot NE CLOSE by AJAX
g three hearty cheers for our brave tooers and sea
msn and their 4 liz 6 and lfnl commanders