, 1861-03-08
Southern Opinions If tho Inaugural.
L. I .uxs..s11., 4sr ! ucmoCrat

&O1&uEIS1 VVlA4VA@ va 49,
from the LorieyiIlc Ry.) Dcmocratl
Ne haye read orer the Inaugural address of
Abraham Lincoln, and cal only say II Is ABOUT
,x,,sf. we eypected He d. u!es The right Of St.
teseion. aud, ii course, lie holds the laws Ct
III. United States salid in the seeding statff'
che Constitution Ea:E, sna Th;s Ees .aas .
to do: and says lie will do, .t as far as practice
Men de could hardly say ,!ess and what ne
viii do, depends upon the mea1ing he will
etf.ch 10 tic word ''practis able" Ihe requl-
sito means rctesred TO- deI teuding On !ns pGo.
n!e. arc very SLENDER ar r tsent, and from Tie
1one Of the n1assage We do not arprahcnd any
attempt ut what could bo properly called CO.
erciou, Indeed. 1t is not possible to tel what,
rnder the circumstances, he will do: either 10
Eold the forts OF collect evcnue. He has not
he means provided to 10 one or the othe;,
md the modification, 5.s far 2s Practicable"
IL well put IL
,.xricate himself from the obligations Of t>ac
Constitution. He ca:mos surrender the forts,
# he desired; nor say or tho back Of his oath
- rec that the laws ATE faithfully executed,
that he will forbear their eAtcnttop lie nod
;tlcs--tas far ns r1:sctieabi-, - .un1ess the pco
pie Will withhold thetc requisite means, or di-
rect otherwise" He EaEe what is true, that
tue President is trusted With DO power to fix
the terms Of 1hc separation OF these States.
H. pleads for Ierbes:rance towards the close
OF bis address. ''Suppose you 10 to war," he
says, you ft01sok 1lH5AE always, Gnd HAeni
after much loss on be,th si1es, there is no gain
on either, thc old question as to the terms Of
intercourse is again upun yon.
This il q rec,Unstrancc against war, against
force He recommends It Nationa1 Conven-
lion rs tic only body that can adjust this mat
author;nvely, or divide the Union peacea-
bly,.
"a short, although those bent On Frecipita-
lion nav represent that this inaugural means
coercion, there is not . word like It that is not
A logical necessity of Lincoln's position, and
the notifications By circumstances are quite
IS full as could be expected. Els appeal TO
the Convention OF the people, and his earnest
plea tor peace, lndicate anything but dispoel-
Let The States at once request Congress to
call Convention Two thirds Of them can
ID it. That body will be competent to adjust
Jnattere, or divide peaceably, and relieve the
rnuntrtrom the caiamities Of var. Webelie';e &c
the people Of Ills country will settle this mat
Ter wisely and well
snne nav censrre tie genernl renrarkt
sbont the decisions Of the Supreme Court
1r+ .f,n fnte1ljcent reader VIII see that it il
bnt nt Ike oid Democratic doctrine Of Jeifersor
and Jart-son. If 1t be heTesy, 1t is ct Lin
culn't -.:. y
From the Lorisgiie 5onrnalE
rhc necessfty Of a National Convex tion ha
now arisen. aud for such Conva ntion th
new President llhs publicly! dcclafe himself
Mr. Lincoln y3eld6 LD LHt tauJ.@40r - AaSAtn%hs
l. Ills tims when Kentucky 81 ouid bact
down from her own demand; o1 xb en- any 9th I
er flayslIolding State Of the Bordg: !: shonld 4,
o. finch from from her posltaoh IN ne t'asoM e.
Of he eecessioniztst obtaincd e9 en- from Cor
greEs portion OF the guarantee
arrows Himself in fayor of . National Coz
sention, the only rer4alntng .s:o1a sonsnit 1l
whole question. 0T oU times, tbs surely Is q
tie one jor divergence or pveeipitatic2. IN Tie oltS
efhe border sza,eho'ding States. We earnesh
trust that there will be nothing Of elther, NOT
or at any future time. Let these States, v
e9y again. stand together, and ssana r." ~ r. 70
country Will be pr:s .ersed. OF this there cnn