Year: 1861

We are accordingly ushered along double line Of
heavy breasted Meropotans, and stand face 70 face
with the redoubtabe chef de squad.


RPoRrR THE HKRAID-Sir, want 70 60 in.


Where's your documents.


Here, sir (producng them).


"All right responds the Sergeant and with sort Of
Kangaroo jump under the impetus Of the salworth officers
muscles we are landed on the floor Of the Governors
Room.


The President elect arrived shortly after eleven O'Clock
The Mayor took his place behind the rosewood table;
Mr.. Lincoln, attended by the Committee Of the
Common Council, rested Immediately opposite. The
appearance Of the two men striking enough
picture The chief magistrate Of the city, dressed
with his usual good taste in suit OF black with his coat
buttoned tightly his breast looked upon the Presi
dent elect Of the country with eye that never removed
its gaze during the two addresses. The chief magistrate
Of the country also dressed IN black head taller than
the Mayor looked calm and collected but did not return
the steady gaze that fastened upon him. Thus dis
posed the Mayor and future President rs and the
spectators gathered in circle around, the Mayor spoke
follows


MAYOR wooD's SPEECH.


Mr.. INooIs-As Mayor Of New York, it becomes my
duty to extend you official welcome in behalf Of the
has never oered hospi,aty to man clothed with more
exalted powers or resting under graver responsibilities
than those which have devoved upon YOU
Coming into office with dismembered government TO
reconstruct and dis connected and hostile people TO re-
concie, win require high patriotism and elevated
comprehension Of the whole country and its varied in
terests opinions and prejudces to so conduct public
affairs as to bring 1t back again to it's former harmoni
ous consolidated and prosperous condition II refer to
this topic sir 1t s because New York deeply interested
The present political divisions have serey afflicted her
people All her material interests parayzed. Her
commercial greatness is endangered She is the child Of
the American Union. She has grown up under its mater
nal and been osered by its paerna bounty; and
fear that the Union dies the present supremacy Of
chosen under the forms Of the constitution as the head OF
the confederacy look for restoration Of fraternal
relations between the States-only TO be accomplished
by peaceful and conciistory means aided by the wis
dom Of Almighty God.


To this Mr. Lincoln, calmly and without the slightest
mark Of trepidation, responded as follows


SPEECH OF MR.. LINCOLN.


Mr. MAYoR-It is with feelings Of deep gratitude that
make my acknowledgment for this reception which mas


cannot but remember that this is done by people who
do not by a majority agree with me in political
sentiments II s the grateful because In this recep
ton see that in regard to the great principles of
government the people are very nearly or quite unani


In reference to the difficulties that confront us at
this time, and Of which your Honor thought ut to
speak SO becomingy, and so justly as suppose,
only say that fully concur in the sentiments ex
pressed by the Mayor In my devotion TO the Union
hope l am behind man in the Union; but as to
the wisdom with which TO conduct affairs
toogreat confidence may bave been reposed in me- am
sure l bring heart devoted to the work.


liney to consent to the destruction Of this
Unon under which not only the commercial city Of New
York. but the whole country has acquired its greatness
unless TO be that thing for which the Union itself
was made ! understand a ship TO be made for
the carrying and preservation Of the cargo, and so
long the ship be saved with the cargo it should
be abandoned This Union should likewise be
abandoned unless fails and the probability of its
walton shall cease to exist without throwing the
and cargo overheard So long, then as possible that
the prosperity and the liberties of the people can be
preserved in the Union, ahal be my purpose at all
times to preserve it, Thanking you for the reception
given me, allow me to come to a close.


AS the applause which followed the last tone OF
Mr.. Incon's voice had subsidized, the Mayor observed
that those members OF the Common Counoil who to
be presented to the President elect would have
opportunity 70 come forward. The members of the Re-
cepton Committee who went to Albany and other Com
mon Counclmen who called at the Astor House, having
already passed through the pleasing experience, only
limited number Of metropolitan tax augment
ing representatives remained TO be received into
Abrahan's bosom Those who sought the intro
ducton trotted out before the President with
had hold Of the hand seemed highly pleased
At least they smiled, tried to smile In the most
bengnant manner possible. CHASTITY grin however, i
peculiarly characteristic OF corporation smile on such
occasion The chief Of the ctys honor
Booe and Brady, were prominent in the company.
Brady was among the rst TO put up his paw Tor tho
Presidential hand TO shake Booe looked exceedingly
solemn. 1t matter Of serious conjecture concern
ing the nstorious Booe as TO what change had come
the spirit Of his dreams satisfactory solution Of
the perplexing problem found in the remembrance
Of the sad calamity which befel the ubiquitous
own OWL fair fiowery Land. Tommy was at once the life
the Japanese Embassy the delight of Van Tine aud the
especial avore Of Boole whose attentions 70 him were


little less than those paid to the Tycoon The news of
Tommy's decapitaon, unexpected and sudden, has
had wonderful effect upon Van Tine and Booe, and the
idea humanely entertained that some advsatory or
compulsory measures mght be absolutely necessary IN
order to prevent both OF them committing
tion, what the Japanese call har1hdri. But these
fears were lost sight OF by the many for the moment
the hustle which attended the arrangements for the ad
mission Of the crowd which thronged the Hall and press
ed in from the Park In order TO see the President elect


SCENES DURING THE RECEPTION.


These may be fairly said TO battle all description. No
che word given that the President was ready
10 receive the public and to shake hands with all who
desired that pleasure than the corridors Of the City Hall
became sort OF menagere in which a variety Of tame
and wild struggled for the supremacy The doors
once opened, the crowd poured in, despite the e.
forts Of the policemen, In all shapes imaginable.
Long and short, fat and thin old ana young rich and
poor male and female-thcugh the latter few and
far betweeu-it was one continued Heterogeneous out
p no other pace outside q New % York
Italians, Frenchmcn, Amercans, republicans, democrats,
people Of no particular political opinions, old soldiers


The style, too, in which they came into
the room WAS amusing. outside, the crowd was
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voices keep back y "Don't crowd So" "shut em or"
'Cose that door,; while civilians imprisoned 10 she
eddyng would emit all sors OF frantic calculations
expressive Of their misery, such As "oh, Godp'
your ''Here, give me that umbrella" ''slake room
for this lAdy;' "Paes on;' sKeep your elbows
out Of my face" and thousand other remarks,
such as would be forced out OF only under high
pressure. A the crowd into the whore the
President elect was receiving the people the
equally iudcrous. Some would come In backwards,
others forwards others at angle Of forty Eve degrees
and fat old gentleman landed all fours putting like
q steam engine. Hats were smashed, shawls torn of,
clothes rent, and the throng generally were
put through Z process OF squeezing that
they now doubtless think much better TO read about
than 70 repeat To the classical language OF one of
the unfortunates Il was aiamssats-but not BY any
"am salts. s.fac;ory"


The President elect could not have formed very
agreeable impression Of the FIRST nstalment Of New
Yorkers who thus appeared before his vision, for
toiIcttes were anything bu' complete, and clothes
in anything but presentable shape. Fat men,
always nuisance In a crowd-seemed TO suf-
fer more than anybody klse. Our reporter
counted less than hundred during the first hour
who looked IL they might have been dragged through


brush fence-hair dishevellcd, clothes awry, faces
grim and sweaty and bulgng eyesthat told too plainly
OF the mseres through which they had passed. Some