Gazette and sentinel., 1861-03-09
THE INAUGURAL.

Presid ent of the United Stales Of the North,
took place at the city of Washington, on
Monday last, " til the usual ceremonies. Not
withsisnding tie pretended Tears Of bis cow
ardly adhereuts that re would be assassina-
ted either at Washington, or on his way
thi,her, the second Washington" BY means
of bis Scotch paid and long military cloak
artfully escaped the snares laid ir him oy
the Baltimore Plug Ugiics, and arrived safely
at his destra,iou, where, surrounded by MS
armed cohorts, Black RePubl can VIDE
Awakes aud hungry Office seekers, he was
withou, the occurrence Of anything extrsor'
binary, duly ,rduc'cd INTO the office to which
he had been elected 1t is the first time in the
history ef The country that a President elect
| has been compelled to disguise himself on his
way to assume the reins of government the
first time t at a Pes dent of the United
States has been insugurated by the aid Of a
military escort.
The anxiety on the part of The whole
country, to know the policy OF The incoming
| Administrator in reference to the present
state of sfa,rs, has been fully satisfied by the
inaugural address Of Mr. Lincoln. The docu
| ueGt j. not amcnrble 10 the charge of that
vaguene,s which characterized the silly, dls-
| gushing and disgrnc,ful speeches he delivered
at the d fier,ut stopping places between
Springfield aud Washington. There is now
| 70 necessity fr The credulOus and the hope
full to speculate as 10 whether Mr.. Seward, or
Mr.. Chase, Mr. Weed, or Mr.. Greedy, is to be
the lead NJ splrit Of The Administrator
wh ther Mr.. Lincoln is for war or peace. Our
hopes AID our predictions are nullified-the
future is WAR not PEACE. lie has spoken
plainly and uneqnivocaIly, and no man, with
his eyes open. can fail 10 comprehend what
he mrars. lie is unquestionably for WAR.
Although seven States have seeded from the
Union, ard have formed a government Of
their own, Mr.. Lincoln holds that the Union
is MT dissolved, but that be is as much the
President Of these seven States. as he is of
i u StA @NN" LIZ hAtN oAeNOC1 VI hAN ibNa haN
de States. Considering that the Constitution
expressly enjoins upon him the duty Of faith
fully executing the laws, he will take care E
execute them in South Carolina and Georgia,
as well as in Nan and New Hampshire. Aud
among other exercises Of his CONSTITUTIONS
duty, he will use the power conGd,d TO BIN
to held and . occupy and possess the property
and Plrces belonging 10 the gorerhaaeat, and
TO collect duties on iH1 0rts.' Yet Mr.. Lin
coln's friends tel us that be is not ia f.yor o.
coercion, ard he himself says there need moi
be any ,tidslon cf blood. CT course there
need be no bloodshed f a brave and free PEG
! pie will COnstnt TO the quiet occuI alton 0
lheIr own ter tory by the armed hiielirgs 0
a Black Republican government, and will sub
init to The Ievy'ng Of foreign tribute upon tn
commerce within their own ports. IL w ar
I, a nation Of towards, If our spirits lave BEEF
a broken and subdued by Black Repubiica
d threats, We shall, most assuredly, no: hit OF
: hands in drfensc ofour rights, our homes, an,
our fresldes, or spill the blood Of those VIII
u invade our territory. But we mistake III
temper Of the Southern people, if they wou.
4 quietly permit Mr.. L neon TO carry into exc
cution the programme he has deliberatel
aid down in his inaugural address. III
, government OF the Confederate States has ser
Commissioners to Washington to negutial
the peaceful SUI nder Of the loIts within d
hints OF Or territory. IL their request
not complied with, nothing remains but Il
capture of those foIts by force. And if an
IN attempt be made to collect revenue in Il
Id Southern ports, it will undoubtedly be m
'e by force on the part Of this government
he The Southern States have, al along, endes,
our,d TO secede from the Union peaceabi
nc to avoid a collision with the North. F,
y Ibis reason they have acted with the utmo
" forbearance towards the Moth, who
" armed soldiers occupy portions Of our ov
teri tory. We still desire peace, but
q. Mr.. Lincoln has d. termined to have war, tn,
:, let there be war.
- We shall look with considerable anxiety
the news ot the effect produced by the ina
gural address on the minds of our represe
m. tatives at Montgomery. They can looS up
!, 1t in no other light than a plan aud direct
.bs c~laration of wal, and they Will doubtless
,.r upon it accordingly. They Will See 10 It Il
We be prepared to meet our enemies VII
the conflict shsll come. If some immed.
change Of Mr.. Llncoln's policy be not
nounced, We do not SEE how hostilities can
-. avoided much longer, and If Maryland Q
Virginia 60 with the South-which they
certainly do-Mr. Lincoln might as well