, 1864-10-07
SFEEEJ fbF non. TaME4 e
AsNae1lGTLE, Or WAS.
Delivered at the Vatoa WIgwam In
1prtn gacld, Alunoi1, E1rsunY
Evening. Octvber 4, 1864.

|
CONF, on The 4th Of March ensuing, PIes,denf Of T
great country and great people.
lns more s,1nple. more touching, or m1rs snbIat
than the Set ne at his departure.
Beat IN mind the situation Of affAI1s then exist
dlsrnion for nore ,nan quarter OF crntuIy
| Ehich had been secretly armlng, organizlur und
dsi]linA i:s iolccs hch nat flied tue CabInet, II
most malignant TREASON, had ct this time alreadg
| made open war aeaihtt the Gogtsnment ~ Tne
unitd States. 1tnoW the fo force Of Ehat / sly,
been DECLARED, levied and actually WasSa srs,sst
the United States, before Mr. Lincoln LEFT bis ho ne
! Tor y hshtngton. saY nothing now Of ord.u4ucss
ontle 9TH Of December. 1s6o, The 1ebei torca;
eieztd tort Moultrlr and cas.1e PcckpeY, aud an
Un.ud States 1etelue cutter 1t chsr.sstoo'l
Pulaski, in Gto14is, aud tns Aeseaal =, iii. Yer.
mn, Alabanta, with 70, eco stand Of 3rms.
>, o" be 4th ot January re, se.zed Fart Morgan,
rsent ara Gc.esa1 sr,t:h havs latclY rec.ata,eJ,
Gu g. o'h o' Jannar, they arsa iu. 0 ID. s:e.n,-
country, lostied i:h prrytttuub TOR our forres IA
Fort srmse-, 2hd dsoss her tson tha harbur Of
O, ,hc 10th Of Japusry the rebel force. eetscd
FoIt. Jueksup, g.. fh,ip aud Pise, uear Sre Of
| lea:r tLus tlosing sgaiutt Pc the mouth Ut the
8:sa:te'pF'. ~ 'iey TAD aar:ad@, BY battery
sirp', clo.cd lis .aTtsaton toz huodretB Of miles
at otr.
o. tne 14tb Of J.nu,ry the, seized the Pensacola
Nsys l"!d an, Fort bass4cas ana hci.ss, aad!sid
Cn tbe 1s,h ,ncy seized Baton Rouge Arsenal;
on The s1stt the New ot!eats Stint and Custom
Roek, in AtaAnsas; Oh tue 6th tbs rebel proy1son-
al COL s!n'lon was adopted, Snu On the stb OF Feb
ns,s and Assaadef Il stsras
tended rebel confedetaty: claiming, AMI by 10tco
Of a1mB, asserting jurindictton over nearly oue-
ttiro Of tho States and Territories Of the United
! While III this was transpislne, James Buchanan,
then President ne most iE.btei'e Of men, or the
defelre O the Constitution he had svo1n 70 !: pre.
| se1te, protect and defe4d."
It VA under circumstances Ike thcse. in the
| midst Of civil war already begun, which, b. bold
snd rapid movements OF rstesiis, aud by TIE ha4e,
+! cown1dlY sunenoer OF Buchanan'a administration,
had already given pDssesslon Of usaFy 1000 miles
rebe,ioD that Mr. Lincoln, tho c,iixen President
elec', unatmed OF with few friends. LEFT his home.
btre, for Washington Citizens VI Springfield,
be 11th OF February: Il must still live In your
| memories. The w.rds be uttered Ut eatsiag with
5tu, al Jon st0od around him uncovered and n
depth of @ssr,ne. n; tticads," ssid dI BE-, mo mo
one not IN NJ position can appreciate the sadness
IN. ners live lived s ofs }psn
here ore q them lies buried. / know rot how
ne ahieh l., ts7Aaps. oreater t14a ttat tchtc1
a. dsf%ft9 upo" a'y osr ma" si"e' 1s days f
He Liver wou!d hars su> ceeded except fur tic
nid Of Divine piovioe1ce. upon whlrn he at all
ont the same Divine cid which aus:ain d hin. On
.apPe1s' md aa: is e. I'll asasf ~ ~
s:1ii; s1iA isaanos :eEsd 5s 'si@ ssias ;asss:s
How clearly he eaw, how deeply be felt the
great tuty. oevoivedupon him: the werk to which
he vas called; T1z: r. ma'nt.in the Union, some
Of whoec pillars bad long been undermined pud
were then crnmbling around him; to defend the
Constitution; wh1se authority: the party then ID
poses a.e yhieh s seektns Il ag.n you'd not
BY arms; 10 execute the laws in every State; and
hold. oetupy aid pozaess the fo!ts, property, and
sssSs tG The nsa Of
haeely surrendered By the administration Of James
Rnchs na1 IN one sord, TO take from tbs hands Of
ion thus Insnl,ed outraged and tsamplsd upon, and
ratte II Of cs m0Ie alott the X!0rlons 4taudtrd
Of coumon countEy-Hitu NOT ons stripe er&s.d,
re bt onp ard. until, In spite Of rebellion At home,
bDd threatened luterytntiun from sbroa1. 1t should
aoat aesin. h9nortd, respected. on tyery loot OF
we1ds, o, what . 'duIy :sWnst . s,ssn,te e Wari.
upon thst bcsrt and brsInl When would msa
.tSenetSsa 5|n; and sa.ll We but giSs % him our our
Never, In ny OPINION, eirce the wo..d began
hst hghss duty, xseatet work, . wesehtiet re.
,ponsslnits 1sstta upon aug human beng than
For almoet four Jsa.s be has been engaged In
dischsr*,ne that duty, IN ps1fn1uing p the great
ss s sso9 Il saoas Tas
hie-motc thsn that often Presidents In ordinary
times. In the mere matter Of appointments TO
strn more commissions ihan I'll the Presdents nut
to1ethe1. That he may hsyc. made mietakes is
trust but the marvel Of matTels ts that be ba. not
IL the fact th.t he is endowed By nature with
sior, activity ard clesfness Of Intellect unaur-
passed in any mar Of our time, lchcersl; and By
patriotic. nn'elash .,nelenesa Of purpose In dis-
posing Of every question a. 1t arises. (Cheer..I
Tbs nielt'nE Of great patIon.7e IS the severe?s
test Of executive ABILITY. That, In addition to bis
oher du.les, be has done 20 long end upon SO vast
scale ard .till retained his unboun<ed popularity
among The: maases OF the people, II the nj hest
sya,nes Of eapssy and w psss bis name
few, the tnnoral few, that NOS born to t,e's
tGrrat II prolonged ehter1ne.I Gould those men
whn der ounce Mr. Libcolu a. = syrant aud u%nrper
know him AZ you have ECO m min for Quarter Of
acebtury, or - have known him and come to
tnoW him at WushlnRton, during these last four
d. Icot d tEe1r mouths. i 6a!e .ecn him under
ssrior- circumstances: In the Joy OF successful
The angnieh Of defeat. 1t has beeu my gooa- for
ccIhcence, a, IT has been my highest duty as all
times to R1ve him Tolds Of encouragement and sup
port. hare seen him h{ day and bynt2ht; IN time
fsee beaming With nalo Of Joy. have aeen him
in The honr of defeat, wren his eonl was all but
ready to etnk, with his head bowed lIkea bulgusb,
oTcfHhelmto In an agony OF teafs aLd tell you
that I know from persona! knowl.d.e, that
the ttnte OF ttar great outy, which be felt aud
In E5hfn7Fr A. hR a. fATaa nit
-las neTtt tors xen bin. 1t hAa become, and Is,
the ahsoIbing idea ol bis sou. 70 RESTORE peace
It onr National lie: to ptsser7e .Consttutionai-
Republican liberty 10 ourselves aot our posteri,y
FOREVER; and to bring our beloved country safeiy
through Tits terrible baptiam Of nlood aud Gre re.
1remtu a1a regene1sreo, to take iFs tsn. pace in
the vanguard Of civilization reading, by the lgat
Of it, preat example, allnasiors aud people under
le1oas i:erty, a, q, through them, hi2her. p..
Ter ard CT divine fe:-Eteee are The ideas which
Ill lis tonl to eserao~1ng. Tiers arr times, !: IL
tine, when weary and overonrdened, ht; sonl nnds
temporary res, and eetefhment In sparkling M
Ct playtul auecdo1e- While the cApsious, hyper
ctit1eai or sssua! ohserv.r thls mishs eeem to be
ter thus tn4n to SEEK relte.huent in rhe
vine cup and str'hE oslnkIa thing i9 which
he nevsf 1yduiees. But how little 60 they knuw II
the teep under:ones Of the sils er chords of the
iLterio1 life! the eve1-pfetent AID ever'prasstog
thought to discharge tnat great duty. II ID with
s% p cay ant p sen aSa I'd
wakes. aud it It be not B.crtlege, draw aside the
vciI Of bta most pirate houEs. when sleep re-
mot sinsns beart Co. II H. Uni Iva @4.ches oi
the 1,snt u tie Executive Chsmbtr, vheu that
sonI, benci:g aloue In The presence OF the Al
which be capnot succeed, bnt with wnish SUCCESS
10 certain. When be steate. - II were, great
III 1ss ~a5 Ga ee shs Il VIZ.
that great work be finished thon. without
whose Eotice not sparrow :alis; s4ys this nati9n
Sla1es and the liberties o: al men: grant, grant
US thst dee1stve vicsnry which shall put an end to
this u.ho]y rebellion and restore peace--ptaee
enr wits national authority and raAonll hfe; and
peace when sha'l ioreser secars coGst1tu1tuDtl,
rpue.icau lioerty ano the rights 0: all MEL, AaY
D.q D.9' cone On sla 'oos. ia Como conc to st,y 'D1'
Fellow citizens. Rnch peare is coming +. Is
not d3stanf We aEs only trae M to onssslses. s re
nigh. Ita hope OF Gefea. of the Gaioa aralies IN
,be tielc, ard It's sill prtater hope 6f dividfag the
Seu su At The pes il November are van
!sns Fsasxns ss esle sbtrdsn
Rsbmord are la :: crushing out lie military poser;
sfs @ Gathering he hand IN hand sfoana The political
s;ssse' px t:emendons naIorttes that, il spite Of
tte Chicago Convention. IT. platform and cardi-
dalee. there ia lo vloed Moth. Here Ar. D.
10 oemonsIfa1e, I repeat, that the people are
Of s,sa Sas s6asse9 a aed Of
F9rsidfnt, md with one voice bid hin to lem on
Il en-, ntIs to he A;mifht! fGr snppoEs 1at1 his
&. his Seee TsF5 G %.sSa
AnoIe otler 1hiogs We have reclptured Beaulott
and No.lis Island, eisirs q: command at the har-
bors or South l.sroi1nB. including Charleston we
have recaptu1ed alEo M rolx Al Portsmouth and
III he ccatf ana r1vers Of Vusinia; We nave also
recaptnted Newhtra and all the hafbors os North
Carolina e1ceLt WilmfnetuH. and, 1t is raid. Far
Hrncnf the aid Neutuue Of The teas Is ahout n