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THE ELECTORAL VOTE.

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of Kentucky; the clear- man, I think-not the Alheaded Fitch, of Indiana; bany Atlas, at any rate, for the go-a-head and self- those men have not that willed Ten Eyck, of New Jersey; and beside amount of girth.' 'Ah! I see who you mean. him, in 'deep contemplation profoundly That is PrestonKing, of New York, who has as wrapt,' is the new Senator from away down much weight in the Senate, and probably will East,' Morrill, of Maine. Hard by, looking as have as much in the next Administration, as if he did not have more than his share of care "any other man." And then come before your on his mind, is K. S. Bingham, of Michigan. vision the faces of Senators Rice, of Minnesota, In the second circle of seats is to be noticed and Latham, of California. They seem to take the patriotic and self-sacrificing, Union-loving quite an interest in the proceedings as the and incessant and indefatigable laborer for electoral vote of the different States is declarhis whole country, the venerable Senatored. Near them sits Senator Hale, of New from Kentucky, John J. Crittenden. And Hampshire, who is in a quiet way talking to now to the right and left we have Senator Pearce, of Maryland; Senator Andrew Johnson, of Tennessee, in confidential confab with the spirited and talented Etheridge, of the same State, member of the House. And then there is Senator Baker, of Oregon, looking a little more gray and bald than he did twenty-five years ago, when he and Col. John J. | Hardin-good man-used to crack jokes together in Jacksonville, Ill. The worthy Senator is even looking a little more bald than when he first came to Washington this session, having probably worn a good deal of his hair off in rubbing through the Pacific Railroad bill, of which great project he is a firm and steadfast friend. That queer, rough, but intelligent-looking man with Baker is old Wade-old Senator Ben. Wade, of Ohio, who don't care a pinch of snuff whether people like what he says or not. He is a patriot who believes that he could pass the gates of St. Peter, whether he was entitled to or not, if he was only wrapped in the American flag. And near Wade are Senators Bigler, of Pennsylvania, and Bragg, of North Carolina. The former bears the same steady, careful, thoughtful front he usually presents. Near them are Anthony, of Rhode Island, and Foster, of Con- The reading of the vote of South Carolina necticut. And not far off you see the smooth was productive of good-humored excite

face and marble brow of Senator Wilson, of Massachusetts, together with the honest features and sturdy frame of Chandler, of Michigan. And here you may be induced to inquire, Who is that burly-framed individual talking to Representative Spaulding, of New York?' 'Do you mean him with the Atlas shoulders' 'No; he can't be an Atlas

Representative Hamilton, of Texas. They
pause in their conversation to hear Repre-
sentative Phelps declare the vote of Illinois.
It goes for Lincoln. Douglas smiles faintly
but good-humoredly, and twitches his cane
closer between his legs. Lane, still sitting
beside Douglas, does not want to hear how
his State (Oregon) has gone--he has heard
that before, probably, and proposes to leave.
'No, no, General,' says Douglas, laying his
hand pleasantly on Lane, 'you have heard
how my State has gone, now listen to how
yours has.' Lane subsided into his seat
again, and shortly after enjoyed the satisfac-
tion of seeing the leading candidate on his
ticket (Breckenridge) blush, when Senator
Trumbull who alternated with Mr. Phelps
in announcing the vote-declared that even
his State his beloved Kentucky had gone
against her favorite son. It is a somewhat
remarkable fact that not one of the States to
which two of the Presidential and one of the
Vice-Presidential candidates belong, and who
were present at the counting of the votes,
cast its electoral vote for either. Douglas
lost Illinois, Breckenridge Kentucky, and
Lane Oregon."

ment, and the comments which followed were anything but flattering to the little State with large aspirations.

The reading of all the

electoral votes having been The Electoral Vote. completed, the Tellers re

ported the result, which we give in tabular form, viz. :

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Pennsylvania..27 For Lincoln and Hamlin.....180
Rhode Island. 4 For Breckenridge and Lane... 72
Vermont..... 5 For Bell and Everett....

The members of the House rose and remained standing until the Senators left the hall, Wisconsin.... 5 For Douglas and Johnson..... 12 when that imposing throng of five thousand

Total..... 180 Total..... Lincoln's majority over all...

The End.

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Whereupon the VicePresident, rising, said: "Abraham Lincoln, of Illi

spectators slowly and without excitement dispersed. A President of the United States had been constitutionally declared with that rather formal and not impressive ceremony. Was any ruler of a great nation ever before given the reins of power with less form?

CHAPTER XXVIII.

JOURNEY OF THE PRESIDENT-ELECT TO WASHINGTON. INCIDENTS BY THE WAY. SPEECHES AT INDIANAPOLIS, CINCINNATI,

CO

LUMBUS, PITTSBURG, CLEVELAND, BUFFALO, ALBANY, NEW

YORK, TRENTON, PHILADELPHIA, AND HARRISBURG. IMMENSE POPULAR OVATIONS. THE RUMOR OF ASSASSINATION. NIGHTTHE GENIAL RECEPTION AT

RIDE

THROUGH

WASHINGTON.

BALTIMORE.

The Programme.

THE journey of the Pres- respective Assemblies and ident-elect to the seat of to become their guest-the Government was one of invitations of the Corporathose events of the time which, though an individual incident, still became historically significant, and formed one of the most exciting episodes of the month.

His preparations at first contemplated a speedy journey to the Capital; but, the feverish anxiety expressed by the people to see him on his way-the invitations of the State Legislatures of Indiana, Ohio, New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, to visit their

The Programme.

tions of the leading cities on the route for him to tarry a day among them and receive their hospitalities, served to change the original purpose to that of a progress, by special trains and easy stages, from Illinois to Washington. The route, as finally arranged, embraced Indianapolis, Cincinnati, Columbus, Pittsburg, Cleveland, Buffalo, Albany, New York, Trenton, Philadelphia, Harrisburg, and Baltimore.

The Farewell.

MR. LINCOLN AT INDIANAPOLIS.

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At Indianapolis.

The President left Spring-| ing the Stars and Stripes, showed that a comfield on the morning of mon feeling moved all classes. And so the Monday, February 11th. train sped along, followed by the hearty He was greeted at the railway depot by a blessings of an honest people." At Indianapolis he was large concourse of his fellow-citizens, whom received by an immense he addressed as follows: concourse of people. Thirty-four guns announced his arrival. Governor Morton, on behalf of the citizens and Legislature of Indiana, welcomed him. A carriage and four white horses awaited his coming. The cortege presented a striking appearance the procession embracing both Houses of the Legislature, State officers, the municipal authorities, the military, firemen, and citizens. Arrived at the hotel, he thus addressed the multitude from a balcony: "FELLOW-CITIZENS OF THE STATE OF INDIANA

"MY FRIENDS-No one not in my position can appreciate the sadness I feel at this parting. To this people I owe all that I am. Here I have lived more than a quarter of a century; here my children were born, and here one of them lies buried. I know not how soon I shall see you again. A duty devolves upon me which is, perhaps, greater than that which has devolved upon any other man since the days of Washington. He never would have succeeded except for the aid of Divine Providence, upon

which he at all times relied. I feel that I cannot succeed without the same Divine aid which sus

tained him. In the same Almighty Being I place I am here to thank you much for this magnificent

my reliance for support, and I hope you, my friends, will all pray that I may receive that Divine assistance, without which I cannot succeed, but with which, success is certain. Again I bid you all an affectionate farewell."

This touching address, it was reported, was given with a choked utterance. His auditors were moved to tears, and many responded, "We will pray for you." The train moved off amid tears and cheers. The President was accompanied by a select body of citizens and officers of the United States Army, who served as a body-guard and Committee of Arrangements through to Washington.

Multitudes were gathered at every railway station on the route. A delay of a few minutes was made at Decatur and Tolono, to give the crowds his greeting.

One of the reporters present wrote, of these country tributes: "In Macon County, where he lived in 1830, a large gathering of the old inhabitants, farmers for the most part, clad in the roughest garb, but showing that refinement of soul which belongs to this sturdy race of workers, were waiting at the station to greet their friend, and give him the encouraging word which strengthens the heart. At the small stations along the route one saw groups of saddle-horses, a score or more in number, who had brought their masters from long distances to pay their tribute of love and respect. At the small, uncouth schoolhouses, flags, rude in material, but all bear

welcome, and still more for the very generous support given by your State to that political cause which I think is the true and just cause of the whole country and the whole world. Solomon says,

There is a time to keep silence;' and when men

wrangle by the month with no certainty that they

mean the same thing while using the same word, it perhaps were as well if they would keep silence. The words coercion' and 'invasion' are much used in these days, and often with some temper and hot blood. Let us make sure, if we can, that we do not misunderstand the meaning of those who use them. Let us get the exact definitions of these words, not from dictionaries, but from the men themselves, who certainly deprecate the things they would represent by the use of the words. What, then, is coercion?'

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What is invasion?' The marching of an army into South Carolina, without the consent of her people, and with hostile intent towards them, would be invasion. It would be coercion' if the South Carolinians were forced to submit. But if the United States should merely hold and retake its own forts and other property, and collect the duties on foreign importations, or even withhold the mails from places where they were habitually violated, would any or all these things be invasion' or 'coercion? Do our professed lovers of the Union, but who spitefully resolve that they will resist coercion and invasion, understand that such things as these on the part of the

United States would be coercion or invasion of a

State? If so, their idea of means to preserve the

object of their great affection would seem to be exceedingly thin and airy. If sick, the little pills of the homeopathist would be much too large for it to swallow. In their view, the Union, as a family relation, would seem to be no regular marriage, but

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rather a sort of free-love arrangement, to 1 tained on principles of passional attracti what consists the special sacredness of a S speak not of the position assigned to a Stat Union by the Constitution, for that, by the b all recognize. That position a State cannc out of the Union with it. I speak rather, of samed primary right of a State to rule all w less than itself, and to ruin all which is larg itself. If a State and a county, in a give should be equal in extent of Territory, and e number of inhabitants, in what, as a matter o ciple, is the State better than the county? W mere exchange of names be an exchange of 1 Upon principle, on what rightful principle, 1 State, being no more than one-fiftieth part nation in soil and population, break up the and then coerce a proportionably larger subdi of itself in the most arbitrary way? What n rious right to play tyrant is conferred on a di of country with its people by merely calling State? Fellow-citizens, I am not asserting thing. I am merely asking questions for yo consider. And now allow me to bid you farew

His stay in Indianapolis was one of tir enthusiasm on the part of the peoplewhom many pleasantries were related. classes apparently bade him Godspeed! left for Cincinnati on the morning of F ruary 12th, pausing by the way at sev of the chief towns. At Lawrenceburg, am other remarks, he said, looking over i Kentucky, "I say to you that the power trusted to me shall be exercised as perfec to protect the rights of your neighbors acr the river, as of your own." A voice in t crowd cried out, "May the rulers be as rig as the people." Mr. Lincoln replied, "Ye and let me tell you, if the people rema right, your public men can never betray yo If I, in my brief connection with public a fairs, shall be wicked or foolish, and if yo remain true and honest, you cannot be b trayed"-arriving there in the afternoon His reception at the "Queen City" was wo thy of his high office. The crowd was s great that the train wa stopped, and could onl proceed to the depot, afte the military and police had opened a way The city was decorated profusely with Ameri can flags. He was received by the Mayor of the city, and, in a barouche drawn by six white horses, escorted to the "Burnet House,"

At Cincinnati.

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people. Fellow-citizens what I have said, I have said without premeditation. I bid you all a most heartfelt wish for your prosperity, and for the prosperity of our whole country."

A deputation of citizens from Columbus, | reliance on that God who has never forsaken this and the Joint Committee of the Ohio Legis lature, acted as an escort to the Capital City on the 13th. The enthusiasm of the people seemed to increase as the East was approached. At all leading points on the route to Columbus great crowds had gathered to bid him welcome. The American flag seemed to wave from every house. Such a display of the "Stars and Stripes" never before was wit-couragement. At Columbus the President

At Columbus.

nessed. He was received at

Columbus by Gov. Dennison; and, escorted by the military, proceeded to the State-House, where the Legislature was in session. The Hall of Representatives was given up to his reception. In a response to the welcome of the Legislature, made by Lieutenant-Governor Kirk, Mr. Lincoln said:

"MR. PRESIDENT, AND MR. SPEAKER, AND GENTLEMEN OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY-It is true, as

has been said by the President of the Senate, that very great responsibility rests upon me in the position to which the votes of the American people have

called me. I am deeply sensible of that weighty responsibility. I can but know what you all know, that, without a name, perhaps without a reason, there has fallen upon me a task such as did not rest even upon the Father of his Country; and so feeling, I can but turn and look for that support without which it will be impossible for me to perform that great task. I turn, then, and look to the American people, and to that God who has never forsaken them. Allusion has been made to the interest felt in relation to the policy of the new Administration. In this I have received from some a degree of credit for having kept silence, and from others deprecation. I still think that my reticence was right. In the varying and repeatedly-shifting scenes of the present, and without a precedent which could enable me to judge by the past, it has seemed fitting that, before speaking upon the difficulties of the country, I should have gained a view of the whole field, to be sure of my way-being at liberty to modify and change the course of policy as future events may make a change necessary. I have not maintained silence from any want of real anxiety. It is a good thing that there is no more than anxiety, for there is nothing irreparably wrong. It is a consoling circumstance that, when we look out, we find that there is nothing which is really incurable. We entertain different views upon political questions, but nobody is suffering from that cause. This is a most consoling circumstance, and from it we may conclude that all we want is time, patience, and a

In the evening a brilliant reception was given at the Governor's mansion. Gentlemen of all political persuasions sought the President's hand, and uttered words of en

was informed, by telegraph, of the peaceful counting of the electoral votes at Washington, and the constitutional promulgation of his elevation to the Chief Magistracy. The numerous threats reported, of violence to prevent the declaration of the vote, had caused him anxiety. The news that all had passed off peaceably gave much satisfaction to him

and his friends.

The route to Pittsburg

was pursued, February At Steubenville. 14th, by way of Steubenville, where, in response to an address made by Judge Lloyd, on behalf of the concourse present, he said:

"I fear that the great confidence placed in my ability is unfounded. Indeed, I am sure it is. Encompassed by vast difficulties, as I am, nothing shall be wanted on my part, if sustained by the American people and God. I believe the devotion to the Constitution is equally great on both sides of the river. It is only the different understanding of that instrument that causes difficulty. The only dispute is, 'What are their rights? If the majority should not rule, who should be the judge? Where is such a . judge to be found? We should all be bound by the majority of the American people-if not, then the minority must control. Would that be right? Would it be just or generous? Assuredly not. He reiterated, the majority should rule. If he (Lincoln) adopted a wrong policy, the opportunity to condemn him would occur in four years' time. Then I can be turned out, and a better man with better views put in my place.'"

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