Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-11-11
LOCAL NEWS.
REJOICING OVER THE ELECTION
SERENADES TO PRESIDENT LIN.
COIN AND His CARlNEI

SERENADFs TO PRESIDENT LIN.
| COLIN AND HIS CABINET.
| Speeches of PreSid ent Lincoln, Secretaries
| Seward and WelIes, and Attorney Gen.
| erat Bates.
Last evening, the various Republican clubs,
| according 10 the announcement in this paper,
formed procession on Ninth street, and ac-
| companied by several fine bands OF music, pro-
| ceeded to pay congratulatory visit to Presi-
| dent Lincoln and the various members OF his
| Cabinet
| The procession was formed in front of the
| Union League Rooms on Ninth street, the right
| being taken by the Gissboro Club, which was
| preceded by Col. Ekin and the Off GERS of the
| Cavalry Bureau. This club bore in their line
| two handsome transparencies, and had With
them two handsome the headquarters band
| lately from Carlisle Barracks, and the other
| the band Of the third division Of Camp Stone
| man. They had about $50 men in line, mar
| shaled by Messrs. Provost, X. WOODBURY. Nj.
| a. Woodbnrn, and r. Morgan.
| The Republican Club (CentraD Numbering
| several hundred, marshalled by Messrs. G.. II.
| Plant and T. b. Brown came next, and was
| followed by the East Washington, which mum
| hered about 500 men under the marshalship of
| Messrs. Hutchinson, Boron, and Dulin. This
club had with them two howitZers manned BY
men OF the gnnners department of the Navy
Yard, which during the progress of the pro-
| cession were fired at intervals Heads Amer.
lean Brass Band and band OF field music
were with this club.
In this order the procession proceeded up
Pennsylvania avenue large crowds of persons
following it, and by the time they reacned the
Presidents the space in front was blocked up
completely, and hundreds of people in their
eagerness to get view of the President and
hear what he might say, clambered to every
available point of emnence clinging there at 10
little inconvenience.
Alter the immense crowd had gathered In
front OF the White House, several pieces ofmu-
sic were performed in superb style by the bands
and spirited salute was fired from the how
itZers, and then in response TO the loud call from
the assem- biage, President Lincoln appeared
and spoke as follows:
THE PRESIDENTS SPEECH
Friends and Fellow Citizens 1t has long
been grave question whether any government
not too strong for the liberties of its people
be strong enough TO maintain it own existence
in great emergencies. On this point the pres
ent rebellion. brought our Republic to a severe
test and Presidential election, occurring in
regular course during the rebellion, added not
q little to tae strain.
II the loyal people united were put to the ut
most of their strength by the rebellion, must
they not fail when dirided, and partially para
lyzed by political war among themselves!
But the election was necessity. We can
not have free government without elections:
and If the rebellion could force US 60 forego or
postpone national election, it might fairly
claim to have already conquered and ruined
us. The strife of the election is but human na-
ture practically applied to the facts OF the case
Voices in the crowd, "That's so."] What has
occurred in this case must ever recur in simi-
lar cases. Human nature viii not change. In
any future great national trial, compared with
the men fths, we shall have weak and
as s.rong, as silly and as wise, as bad and as
good.
Let us, therefore, study the incidents of this,
as philosophy TO learn wisdom from, and none
Of them as wrongs to be revenged.
But the election, along with its incidental
and undesirable strife has done good too. 1t
has demonstrated that a peoples government
can sustain a national election in the midst of
agreat civil war. Enthusiastic cheers.I I'm
til now, it has not been known to the world
that this was possibility. It shows also how
sound and how strong we still are. 1t shows
that, even among candidates of the same party,
he who Is most devoted TO the Union, and most
opposed to treason, can receive most of the
peoples votes. Long continued applause 1t
shows also, 10 the extent yet known, that we
have more men now than we had when the
war began. Gold is good in its place, but liv-
ing, brave, patriotic men are better than gold.
tApplause
But the rebellion continues; and now that
the election is over, raay not all, having coEl-
mon interest, reunite in a common fort To
save our common country TCres of Yes"
"d OOQ. OF own nave StrlVen,a ,anQ
will strive TO avoid placing any obstacle in the
way So long as / have been here, l have not
willingly planted thorn in any mans bosom.
" lille am deeply sensible to the high COM
pliment OF a reelection, and duly grateful as
trust, to Almighty God for having directed my
countrymen to right conclusion, as think,
for their own good,it adds nothing to my salts.
faction that any other man may oa disap-
pointed or panied by the result. TApplause
May ask those who have not differed with
me to join with me in the same spirit towards
those who have!
And now,let me close by asking three hearty
cheers for our brave soldiers and seamen, and
their gallant and skilfui commanders.
The cheers were given with will by the
vast crowd assembled, and were heartily re.
peated.
The remarks Of the President, so judicious,
patriotic and appropriate, were received with
tremendous applause by the assemblage, and
they fingered as if hoping to hear further from
him, and then, with three rousing cheers for
abraham Lincoln," they took up their line Of
march to the residence of the Secretary of
State, where the band played some appropriate
airs, upon the conclusion Of which Secretary
Seward appeared at an upper window, and,
though somewhat hoarse from the recent ut.
terance of his great speech in New York, pro.
ceeded TO address the assembIage in such telici-
tous sort as to elicit the warmest enthusiasm
from the crowd. One individual in the line. in
H..
tie laughter by his exclamation, as Mr. Seward
made one of his happy points, I" Wen bet on
you! You've got a long head, and are match
for any OF them, JEFF. Davis, John Bull, or
Louy Napoleon!
Mr.. Seward spoke as follows:
SECRETARY sEwARD's SPEECH
Fellow citizens: You remember that once
Paul, in his own country, took an appeal to
Caesar, and went from Judea across the Med
iterranean to follow out his appeal to Cesar. |
AFTER being shipwrecked, and after having en-
countered allmanners of dangers at Malta and |
elsewhere, dangers by sea and by land he at |
last reached the coast Of Italy, landing at |
the Hot Springs, near Naples. From there he |
proceeded up towards Rome, and when he got |
within about eighteen miles of Rome he came |
to place called Appii Forum. or the place of |
three taverns. And 1t Is recorded in Scripture |
that the brethren, when he got within the su- !
burbs of the city, came ont to meet him. There |
upon Paul :" thanked God and took courage" |
So think that, having been tossed about on |
the tempest OF secession and revolution for |
throo and q half I hou