Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-03-15

OpIuIoua oF Esa ArsI- escessloa sputhern
Preaa 81 -. I,'noola's InouGural.
The conservative souihsin pspera pndeF
vhiah head We lnciods al that haEs hot s4-
pressed their sympathy with the secession
WovUmsul, are alnost unsaimOus In aPProE-
ing Mr. L.ncoln's Inaugural. ,s 90.
= qhs Memphis Argus says, = rI1eat 81
The inaugural Is worthy Of the most pro,
found attention, and is not TO be pronounced
upon olt 4 single reading, or thoroughly mas
cred hi a day. II Is, in its wonderful con-
depIatoa, complicated 50 are the aiIaiFs o.
these States.
The Bell and Dodgias papers Of Kentucky
express their satisfaction in warm terms
The Dah5Flle Ttibune sAyS 8JlIOU
We publish in this paper the inaugural
Address OF Mr. hpooln. We have read it.
we think carefully ami must say that ID Is
much more conservative than we had been
led to expect It would be, by he sensation
telsgraphic dispatches sent out IN advance Of
she InsuFural, and we are satisfied It's tone
and temper, Is such as should assure al the
people of th6 statas that II its author Is sim
cere, which until be doas somethihg to show
the contrary, We have no right to doubt no
desires 10 restore harmony between the sec
tons, and preserve the Union
The Lexington Observer, which had betOle
spoken favorably of the Inaugural, in the
number for March lthalply rebukes the
clauors Of the secession papers against itand
uses this language;
We repeat now. what we took occasion in
our last 70 remark, shat there Is nothing in
this message TO cause Kentucky to change
the position she has chosen TO assume in ref
eroaee 70 the difficulties which have been
pteclpitated upon the country by the rash acts
Of few mad cap politicians in the Cotton
States.
The Richmond (Ky.) Messenger has no
editorial on the inaugural, but in an article
on coercion says
In regard TO the public forts in the seced-
ing States now in possession of the Govern
mpnL L is the constitutional duty of the
President 70 hold them if be can, and we are
in favor of every officer discharging his duty
Ia regard To- the forts now in pc Cssession Of
The seeding States, the President has the
legal right 70 retske them; but It is not his
duty to do Sc, from anything appearing to us;
and we do not favor the enforcement of a
right which the public interest does not re-
quire. Nevertheless, these views do not
change our opinion Of the legal or moral
qualify Of the acts Of those citizens of the
seeding States who have seized them.
The Louisville Journal republishes the
Inaugural and thus comments upon it
We this morning lay before the readers Of
the Journal correct copy Of the inaugural
address. The perusal of it has but deepened
the impression the ;elegraphic report pro-
dueed in our minds. Viewing it in connee-
don with current developments, we cannot
honestly doubt the pacific character of the.
address. We. are persuaded that they who
look upon it as a declaration Of war see not
what is really to be seen, but whatthey wish
to see. GN
The Knoxville Wing, ParsOn BrownlOw's
paper, which is one Of the ablest and most
Jealous Union journals Of the South, s4ys;
We endorse the entire Address, as one Of
the best papers Of the kind we have seen, and.
we commend il tor itF temperance and con-.
servatis a. It is peace loving and conserva-
tive in its recommendations, and eminently
6rm in its nationality Of sentiment. 1t is
out and out Union sddre ss, worthy OF the
appreciation Of every Union and conservative
man South, as well as North Had 1t been
delivered BY jackson, Polk, OF BFeekinridge
eten, the Co ton States would have declared
tito be the hight of political perfection
And we unhesitatingly affirm, that if Lin
coins Inaugural is a true indication of the
character of bis administration, all good and
true men may congratulate themselves upon
his election to The Presidency. IfcaEried out
no other peace measure is necessary. Letus.
then, of the Border States, patiently await
the Developments of the new administration.
We may be much better off under it than the
late profigate administration Of Buchanan
wecah't be worsted BY four years of Repub .
ican misrule. If it shall turn out otherwise
we will right ourselves and ourwrongs under
the Constitution, and without revolution or
civil war. We shall bave no war unless il
be forced upon the country by, the reckless
conduct of the South.