Newbern weekly progress., 1861-03-26
nv, ON the inaugural.

Dawn on the Inaugural.
Wc arc Glad TO see that some of the Union
papers in North Carolina besides tho FF09reSS
can denounce the Inaugural of Lincoln Inc
hBemoyke tSouthron, a Bell and Everett paper
in the late canvass AMI strong Union paper
reviaws the message of Old Abe thus:
Tho inanoural OF Abraham Lincoln is before
thc nconle Of the country, and he that Wisnes
to understand the position OF the newly IN
st,lIad President has but to read 1t carelully'
To nc If seems there can be but one construc-
+icr of tb,s important address its statements
are plain, nequivoeal, and pointed IT'S mean
ino is not disguised by a mass OF VeTolage' OF
the intentions of its author shroudeo Ill am
hignous phrases of doubtful sentences 1t Is
tie anunciat,on of a well defined policy, and
declaration of war against the States that have
v,;thdravn from the Federal Union. II IAN
.,uaoe has meaning, then has Mr. L'ncoih al
roadv EXPRESSED his determination to Sup)uSate
the Southern States to his rule, ana 10 eAte"u
over the confederated States, now Independents,
his authority, and to execute the laws therein.
Such being his purpose, as he has enfphatica'iy
said in his Inaugural, can there remain oouot
upon the mind ofany man that war Is co,''el'pi@-
ted as means of carrying n s oes'stlS 'o e>oou-
t;on9 To suppose otherwise is tanfam"uht 10
caIliny the President fool, for no man possess.
od of an ordinary degree of Intelligence Would
believe for an instant that any attempt 10 en-
force the collection Of revenue IN the seceoihg
Statcs to re-possess the forts now IN the hands
of the State authorities, or to reinforce those
vet held bv the federal government Woulu ho'
lead to hostilities and to bIooay cl'Il Wal
Mr. Lincoln is well aware of this, and yet he
says: &c e.,
C,o,c+itution and the laws, the Union is un-
broken. and to the extent OF my ability, small
take care as the Constitution itself expressly
enioins IL on me, THAT THE LAWS Or IHt.
UNION BE FAITHFULLY EXECUTED IN
ALL TIE STATES"
Can there be two meanings gwen 10 so pam
a statement as is made in the above eNtract
Does the President not say plainly that the
Canst;tufion expressly enjoins upon him to
execute the laws I'm ALL THE STATEs, anu
that If is his purpose to do so? That there
Sbould not be doubt on this point, and that
his purpose to enforce the States TO oDeoience'
| should not be question,d, he was careful TO
sav that the oath binding him to such course
was registered in heaven" and that he sho ,Iu
he faithful to that oath so tar as pracucaoie'
Here we have it Enthusiastically rrncialneu 'i1;
| thc powers of the government shall be brought
;to ron,,ii ion. to secure the execution OF laws
| over 4 section that has, months since. abroga-
! ted the authority Of the central governn1en.,
and that those powcrs will hc used 10 hold'
occupy and possess the property ana pieces ne
| lonr 10 the Government, and to collect the du-
! ,ies on Imports" ~,
| II war IS not sign;fad by all this, in the
! name of all that is holy what does 1t gnliy
| MIR Lincoln him elf so regarded it, he kne"
ffat the country would so regard 1t. hence ne
| saws: i trust that this will not be regarded
as Il menace, but only as the declared purpose
of the government, viz: that it VIII constitu'
| tionally defend and maintain itself:
In the face of this clear exposition OF the
views of OUR Black Republican Presld mt. b!lno
indeed must be that Southern man who car
still harbor hopes Of peace, and see in the tu
! tlrc nothing of war and dcsoation. Only up
on the presumption that the ren OF the sece
ded States are towards, and paltroons, ready
to Hee from the responsibilities which they
have assumed, to incur lniamy rather thar
danger, and to seek safety IN eternal dlSgrace
or that Abraham Lincoln will stain his sou
with deliberate perjury, can any one exPec
the pending calamity to be avoided FfcSu
ming Mr. Lincoln to mean what he says
and believing it to be the determination OF th'
Southern States to stand primer than noun
tam of granite, we give it as our candid oplI1
ion. that a war between the sections is IneVlta
ble. and that very soon every Southern Stat
Will be involved in the fearful struggle. In
| tone of the Inaugural breathes STRIFE, blood
shed and butchery, and in view OF this TACT W
have no disposition to notice or refer to tn
, minor paints which it con aims. 1t Is a wa
document however much some may ehdeaFC
to conceal the fact.