Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1866-01-25
Speaker doifaX in the TaIy York
EC=!SsItIrc.

During the Holiday recess of Congress Mr. Col
FAX visited. among other places, Albany, n. Y,
and on the 81 Of January was form lily received BY
the State Legislature. The following i. a report
OF his reception AMI speech on that occasions
Mr.. LTrrLEJOHN said:-Mr Speaker, un
derstind tlat the Hon. SCHUYLER CoLFAx. Speak
OF the House Of Representatives is at the pres
cnt time in this city, 1t aft. rl. me great pleasure
having been the recipient OF many favors from him
in his Official capacity, to oiler the following reso
luton:-
Resoirod, That committee Of two be appointed
to wait upon the Hon. Schuyler Coliax, Speaker
of the House of Rcnrcscnt ttivcs. and invite him
to the floor OF the House. Adopted unanimous
ly.l
The SPEAKER appointed Mc-srs. Littlcjohn,
(R.,l and Weed, (Dem) said Committee.
The Committee rsturned with Mr.. Coliax, who
was introduced to the Speaker by Mr.. Liltlcjohn.
REMARKS or Mr.. TREN,Iy.
As the organ OF this body, have the pleasure
of announcing that the Assembly havo unanimous
" ADOPTED q resolution, inviting your presence and
rendering you its hospitaties. We recognize in
you. not only the third officer in the Government,
but a statesman whose name has been honorably
identified with its history. during the most trying
davs of the Republic. We recognize in you, also,
a friend AMI COMPLIANT Of the late lamented Pres-
dent; and We also bear in mind that the morn
ing of the fatal llth of April, when he fell the
victim of the assaSsins blow one of his last earth
ly communication was 10 entrust to you mission
OF affection, of interest TO the miners on the
shores of the P~cifc. Sir, it affords me pleas
urs to extend to you this invitation We re-
cognize in you, not merely Statesman and patri
OF, but the representative of that portion OF the
Confcderacy which gave us our lamented Presi-
dent-that portion, towards which 1.-THE star Of EN-
pre" is tending ami with which we would be on
terms of intimacy and friendship / have the
pleasure, in behalf of the Assembly, to tender to
you its hosLitalilies, and to invite yoa to q seat.
Mr.. Colfax was then introduced to a seat by the
side of the Speaker, when he spoke as follows
REMARKS OF Mr.. coLF.x K.
Mr. Speaker and Gentlemen of the Eouse oi
Assembly, thank you with all the emotions oi
q grateful heart for the distinguished compliment
that has just been rendered me by this branch OF
the Legislature. Aftsr thirty years residence in
INV adopted State OF Indiana, have never forgot
ten my birth place, nor ceased to be proud Of the
development and progress of this great Empire
! State Of the Union In my distant home, / have
watched with an interest only equalled by thai
which have felt in the Legislature of my own
| State, all the measures which. in the wisdom o
the representatives. Of the people of the State ol
New btk, have been devised and consummated
in this Capitol. LeGislating as you do here, for =
population llrgsr than the first Congress assem-
blsd under the Constitution, your responsibility is
great. But have the same faith that your pre-
siding officer has expressed, that your duties will
ne performed with fidelity which will win you
when you return, the plaudits of your constituent:
and their welcome, as good and faithful servants.
congratulate you, with all my heart, on the
| auspcious circumstances under which you arc as
.embled here. year ago the storm cloud Of wal
4 lowered over our entire horizon, and the earth
| shook under the tread OF contending armies-
| Now, thanks to the God of battles, the rainbow o
peace spans our land from ocean to ocean. There
| j. peace on the bloody waters. and peace DER the
| blighted land. The Nation, rising Ph9nix-liks
from the ashes of civil war, is ascending to high
| er and nobler destiny in the future-nore power
! ful, more united, and more homogeneous, because
! moro free.
Your presiding officer has alnded, in the very
| kind and partial remarks he has made, to the in
timscy which, 10 some extent, existed between
myself and that noble President, whose death VIC
ali so sincerely mourn. | was struck, when en-
tsring this assembly Chamber a few moments ago
at seeing here constantly before you, as if to re
mind you of his dying legacy, that pleLge [refer
ring to the words of Mr.. Lincoln which were plac
ed on the wall of the Chamber on the occasion o
his obseeuies which he made to the American
people when he assumed, on the steps of the Cspi
tol, the responsibilities Of the Chief Executive
Magistracy Of the Nation. --t.,.a .-s, ,..,s.
4 He found our Nation weak and disunitsd. HI
! found gigantic rebellion sweeping over the lant