Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-03-16

rbo most iroo,.an paragraph in Mr. LueOlns inaug
ursl ia the following;
o. rver conferred on ne viii be used to hold, &C
cupy snd possess the property and places belonging 70
the Government 60 collect duties and mPossi out oe
l bsf may be necessary for these objects, there viii
D. using o. i05ce sgailst or amoas 'he peope any
who're Where hostility 90 the United States in any in-
t,r lOcatv shall be great and so universal as TO
vent competent resident citizens from holding federal
officers there Vul be no attempt to tosce obnoxious
strangers among the people for that object hhite ts
strict legal rg may erit in the G0vsrNe"t 20 eoT.e
f erecse ~ these oes, tts attempt 90 DO so coHc DO
81 irritating and so nearly i'prdctitc1le Fhd', tRdt
den 90 bst,r % f0ego fer PIE time, ne uses 81 stet
aE--s The mais unless repealed, viii continue to be
furnished ali points OF the Union, so far as possible
The Cincinnati Enquirer calls special attention to the
lines f., cizad and adds that in them we are told that
while the Government would have strict legal rightto
enforce the exercise or certain obces, yet as it would
mt r. in spv good she deems i, better to oregO fer
time the use Of such otices" Now, We should Ike 90
know If he rocso the exercise Of strict legal "saS
in one case why be can not in others Way can not be-
upon the principle laid down, cease for time tie eyer
else Of any Jurisdiction whatever in the seeded States
Can he spill, up his duty Does not the same reason OF
uoicv which induces bim 20 "forego for time the use
Of certain oces, apply with thousand-iod more force
10 the collection Of the revenue and the possession and &C.
capsou OF te orss Does not his logic in the one case
by showing that he hes some discretion in the manner Ill
which he shall exercise his official duties, expose the E
lacy that be bound under bis Constitutional oath, TO
take Step that viii inalHby lead 70 general dissolution
Of the Union aud ssuguinary ciyh war; Is a CHlei
Magistrate Of the United States bound 20 an immediate
enforcement under any and al circumstances, OF every
law Do we not in point Of fact, have mulhudes Of
lax. mon the ststu.e-books-Federa State and Muric.
o,l-which are not enforced by the appropriate authors
sss Is not the exercise Of most OF the laws in the Cot
con States now rendered impossible in the nature oil
tbiress We have ~ United States Judges, District Al
torpeys Mashas and Juss in those States to take cog
uizlace Of Offences against the Federal Government
As under Mr. Lnco,1s plan Of not appointing these o.
fes We are going TO have the great Of our stat
utes suspended IN their operation for .ime might Nc
no. 70 further and embrace tie remaining ones:
10 use Dir. Iincolns form Of speech az iudianopls
we are oalg asking questions, 20 be considered IN the
r5.ie lai-d To keep the border slave States IL tie
Union, and rr5geut ,-oL em9,ered feeling IN tlt
Cotton States ag-as, tie Federal Government as wi.
forever prevent them .ss returning 20 the Union i
one Grs. and primary duty OF SIS laacoio Can thai
duty ce discharged by i1,ce and coercion Hes no.
every Border State Ls1acl unanimously ia its Lesa-
Itare tina, /. will make common cause with the seeding
Sa,es IT. 70 is rssor.-l to- %e cluuo. preserve the
Union by force; that is certain. Il ,Aa OILY be saved
by negoda;io1 by compromise and couoiIs,ioa. iadss
present c,rcum5aess g.,s do i-frtc mischief but
i. can Do 10 good.
Lit the President thcn, he ought 90, beth from
sso> Of duty and from motives OF policy, sgrreEd,s
40 c.se oil the places belonging 20 the Government.
si.ha us limits Of tie seeded States; aud thereby
br,s the d. bone Of secession IN tie Border Sate.