, 1865-03-22
PRESENTATION TO GOV.
mUkTUN.
Speech OF FTes1dent Lincoln and He
PLY OF tho Governor

ply or tho Governor
WASHINGTON, March II,
A rebel flag, captured 1T r ,rt Anderson by
the One Hundred and For1ieth Indiana yolun-
ieere. Was to day presented to Governor Nor
ton Of tlat State, in front Of tee National Ho-
tel. 4 large crowd ofpeople were in attend-
nnce.
Governor Morton made brief speech. in
which he congratulated bis auditors on the
speedy end Of the rebellion. sDd concluded bY
introducing President Lincoln. whose nnrtty
and pattlot,sm, hc said, Were confessed bY ali
eHn amoDg the moet v1u1ent agitators,
His administration will be recoentze1 as
tic most important epoch of history. II
snd oa1 iee ap be Renube to
never before possessed. Ifhr had done moth.
ing more than to put bis name to tn. Emso-
cil atm Proclamation, that act alone Womb
hare made his name immortal, tAnp1nusesi
The President addressed the assembi.ee
substantially as follows:
Fellow citizens, It will be but a few worsa
snail unaeItaku to say. I vas born in Ken
tn ~, Ea.sed n Indiana, and live in Hlinois
tiaughtstj and am nov here. where it ia NV
anty 70 ~, 70 care equally for the good pao-
@ple Of I'll the statea. I am glad to Sc au H.
1aaIa that regiment on this day able to present
oflnd1nna. tApplausc] am not DISPOSED,
y SAYING this, to make distinc ion betwcea
states, LOT all have done equally well. Jap
There are but few views OF aspects Of th,s
great war upon which have not said or
1ilslen something, whereby my own views
cen! attempt Of our sser.ing brethren" as
tney ars sometimes chilled Clangatell, to em-
pl"y Inc negro to fight Tor -tnc1n, have
Leshtr WRITER nor made d speech upon TIM.
SUBJECT, because that Was ttfei- business, aud
not iaot m'ne, and # had wish upon the sub
make it effective.
Ihe great question with them was. wheth-
er t1e negro bting put in the army will fight
1ol laem do apI KNOW, and therefore can
Eol decide. ILaughtcr.1 They ough. to know
Ietter than We, and do know. / havc in my
iuetlme heard many arguments why The ne
go ought 10 be q slave, but it they 'nght for
those who would keep them in slavery it will
be better argument than any have yet
heard. Laughter and applaussl He who
viii light ;or that ought to be slave. Zap
1hey have concluded at last to take one
out Of four Of the slaves and put them IN the
army, and That one out OF four who will fight
TO Keep the Others in slavery, ought to be
slave himself unless he Is Killed IN fight.
Willie hayc often faid that all men ought
~ ~ Ai~N1 Nk I HU0lA 14A ~ kup6E CQEOtEu
persons t. be slaves who want to be; and
next 10 them, those whit: men who argue in
favor OF making other people slaves. Zap
plausc.] Ism In favor oi giving IN oppo:tu-
nifty to such white men to try it on Them
selves: [Applause.l
Iwill eay ono thing with regard to the
negro being employed TO fight fLr them that
n do know. l lnow that he cannot fight
and stny Mt home and make bread too [laugh-
Ter and applause, andas one Is about as I'm.
poItant as the o,her to them, don't care
which they do. Renewed appiause.l / nm
rather In lcyo7 Of having them try them MS
soldiers. [Applau6e.f they lack one vote Of
doing that, and wish could send nv vote
over The river, So that might cast 1t in favor
Of allowing the negro 10 fignt.- But they can
not fight aud work both. lApp1ause.]
We must now see the bottom Of the enc
N.Y. RESOURCES. They will stand ont as long
as tiey ean, and !. the negro will light for
them, thty must allow hin to fight. Iihey
have drawn urcn their last branch Of rcsouf-
ces {applausc,} AID VIC can nov zee the bot
tim. (Applalse.l I am glad to sec the end
80 near at hand. lApp]ause.l
har" said now nnre than intended to,
and will therefore bid y:u 'od-byc.
The President then retired. while the crowd
below salntel lin with loud and hrrsiy
cheers. tic band ut the same time playing i
lively tune.
Governor Morton then stepped forth and
remarked that they had now Seen the rebel
Tag, and he proposed that each man in favor
Of thc perpciuity Of th:s UnI- n stall take OF
bis hut and pise three cheers for the Union
flag. The TtQncs..~ TaB soon responded to
wtsn hearty good will. Three rouslng
cheers were then given for President Lincoln,
ard three morc tor Governor Morton, af:.r
which the baud struck up - Yankee Doodle"