Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-03-13


Such of you as are now dissatisfied, still have
the old Constitution unimpaired, and on the
sensitive point, the laws of your own framing
under it (; while the new Administration will
have no immediate power, if it would, to
change either. If it were admitted that You
who are dissatisfied held the right side in tho
dispute, there still is no single good reason
for precipitate action. Intelligence, patriot
ism, Christianity, and firm reliance on Him
who has never yet forsaken this favored land.
are still competent to adjust in the best way
all our present difficulties.
In your hands, my dissatisfied countrymen,
and not in mine, is the momentous issue of
civil war. The Government will not assail
you. You can have no conflict without being
yourselves The aggressOrs. You have no oath
registered in heaven to destroy the Govern
ment, while | shall have tho most solemn one
to "preserve, protect, and defend IT,"
] am 10th to close. We are not enemies,
but friends. We must not be enemies. Tho
passion may have strained, 1t must not break
our bonds of affection. The mystic chords of
memory stretching from every battle field
and patriot grave to every loving heart au5
hearthstone all over this broad land, will vet
swell the chorus of the Union, when again
touched, as surely they will be by the better
angels of our nature.
During the delivery of the Inaugural, which
commenced about half past one O'Clock, Mr..
Lincoln was much cheercd, especially at any
allusion to the Union. President Buchanan
and Chief Justice Tan0y listened with the ut
most attention to every word, and at its con.
clusion the latter administered the usual oath,
in making which MI Lincoln was vociferously
cheered. The Chief Justice seemed very much
agItated, and his hands shook very percopti-
bly, with emotion The Inauguration Of to-day
makes the eighth ceremony of the kind at
which Justice Taney has ofliciated, having
administered the oath succcssively to Presi-
dents Van Buren,, Tyler, Polk, Taylor, Fill
more, Pierce, Buchanan and Lincoln. Tho
ceremony was exceedingly impressive. At
the conclusion Of the Inauguration ceremonies
the President was escorted TO the Senate
Chamber, thence to his carriage; and the mil
itary forming as in the procession of the morn
| ing, accompanied him, with the Committee Of
Arrangements, to the White House. Every
thing passed off peaceably.
THE INAUGURAL IN THE SOUTH.
New ORLEANS, March 5, 1861.
Mr.. Lincoln's inaugural was here yes
| terday in three hours from Washington.
1t is re garded as incongruous and contra
dctory relative to constitutional rights.
The assertion that the ordinances of the
seeded States are void, and their acts in.
surrectionary, coupled with the deter.
mination to hold, occupy and possess the
government pro operty, and to collect reve-
nue., al e received as an open declaration
OF war. The assertion that no blood will
be shed ana no invasion made unless the
South ressts, is ridiculed.
Dispatches to-day from Montgomery
universally concede war to be inegitable.
The Southern Congress was engaged in
organizing standing army of ten thousS
and men, Eight thousand men can at
once be placed on movable war foot
ing.
CHARLESTON, S. c., Malch s, 1861.
Our community has not been disap-
pointed, and exhibited very little feeling
on the subject, They are content to
leave Mr.. Lincoln and his inaugural in
the hands OF Jefferson Davis and the Con-
gress of the Confederate States.
RICHMOND, Va, March 5, 1861.
There was debate in the Convention
to-day on NJ Lincolns s.inaugural address
The secessionists are death on the inaug-
ura! and are Tor hard blows, and this feel
ing is apparent among the people but
the Union men will oppose hasty action
in the Convention, and, perhaps, preven,
the passage OF the ordnance of secession.
WILMINGTON, N. c., March 5, 1861.
So far as known most of the contents a,e
satisfactorily received, espeCa lily relating
to forts and the collection Of revenue, be
cause they are supposed to favor coercion
RALEIGH, n. c., Marcn 8, 1861,
The inaugural was fayorably received by
the Unionists. They think it does we'll
or Lincoln, though they don approved
all of it. The disunionistu are dissatisfied
with it.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, March 5, 1851
Mr.. Lincoln's inaugural, if reported Coz
! rectly, is universally condemned. Ten
nessee vii, fight him to the bitter end.
, LOUISVILLE, KY, March 8.
The opinions on the inaugural are un-
favorable. 1t is believed that Mr.. Lincoln
is dgterm ned TO retalIe the forts and for.
collect the revenue.
, AT jackson aud Columbia, Mississippi,
and Tuscumbia, Alabama, it is considered
! declaration of war.
t At Wick burg it is regarded unfavorably,
: and generally considered silly produc'
/. ton, ttn r...
: nay-Two fools at Lowell, young mar,
ried woman and bachelor, ran of lately,
Al al. IL