The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1861-03-29
The Reception of the Inaugural at
Charleston. hat the Masses Think


The Reception of the Inaugural at
Charleston. What the Masses Think
Of it.
Tho Charleston correspondent of tho
Philadelphia Inquirer, under dato of March
9th, writes as follows to that journal:
havo beeu listening for two hours to tho
ronarks Of tho chivalry, which are constantly
intorlardcd with oatbs, and which intcn
tionally misropresont every paragraph. IL
is strango--if these men are ontiroly in the
right-tha: these honest, noblo words, II
take tho oath with no nontnl reservations,
should excite such violent and blasphemous
feelings in them. Tho truth 10, that not o
man of ,hom eau, though they hayo tried
for two hours, discover any reasonable and
tangible objection to single word in tho
whole message. Scctinnalsm is no part OF
tho creed OF Abraham Lincoln, If his words
arc the index Of his heart and am pleased
to inform you that have tonight mot with
scores, and from them | know of hundreds
more, who havo boon called back to reason
and to duty by the national and eloquent
terms of tho inaugural.
Several men have said to mcsp- night, 1--WE
have worn the mask long onough-~o have
rot dared to spoak, and scarcely TO breathe
the namo of own our country, but our hoarts
arc with tho Union and the Constitution.
and our sympathies arc with the policy and
principles onunciatod by Abraham Lincoln
! This is important and reliable nows send
you this evening from Charleston. ! have
just left q company of some sixtoon intolli-
gent men, many of them natives OF South
Carolina. Tho complete message was
brought in, and was requested to road it,
These men wero no politicians and heard II
read with respect and thoughtfulnoss, and
as read tho beautiful utteranco with which
i. closed. ovory eve was dimmod with tears
and ooo man. almost losing that command
over his language which is necessary here
exclaimed "God bless A5o Lincoln" and the
prayer met with a response in evory heart.
! Tho papers hnvo Just gono down to Fort
Sumter, containing tho Presidents Address,
and tho words which havo mado all truo
American hearts bound with patriotism and
devotion to tho Union, will doubtless be re
ceiyod with pleasure, and excite admiration
in tho hearts of Major Andcrsons gallant
band. Tho stars and stripes float proudly
in the breeze, this morning. over its noble
walls Tho people of Charleston must have
very low estimate of the military charac-
tor and honor of Major Robert Anderson,
for they arc continually affirming that he is
prepared to break his oath and assume the
reputation of coward. Tho most absurd
rumors are freely circulated respecting his
recent movements, and his intentions for the
future. You need, however, be undor no
apprehension about tho gallant Kontuckian;
he will stand by his conntrys cause, and tho
honor of bor flag, against tho world in arms
You will 500 that tho Mercury of this
morning. unable to find tangible objection
TO Mr.. Lincoln's address, is reduced to tho
necessity of blowing off its steam in coarse
abuse OF him personally They call him n
"vulgar brute" aud u "blatant old ass, =
lang uage which, in your city, would never
DO used to gentleman, except by Pine
ALLOW thieves. No wonder, however. thai
tho Mercury raves--the friends of tho Union
are Increasing, even in Charleston. Oi
course the traitors are distressed. Troacn
ery seldom prospors. Tho "Rhetts,' will
not say the "wretcbes," muss be trul,
wrotchod. Poor old Rhett, who for year.
has been seeking notorioty aud politica
position by betrayng his country, has beoI
passed by, even among his friends at Mont
gomery. Tho works of his own hands hav
risen In judgment against him-ho has no
bcen even offered place. Poor old trait
or" .a
lam more and more convinced that tn
people arc getting holder in their ayowal
of loyalty to the Union. handed mar
this morning, n copy of tho Lq1fcr. II
told mo that every papor he could obtair
which spoke periodically for the Uniol
aud the Constitution, were immedatel
snatched up by many of his friends. an
, that no knew of hundreds of wOrkingme
who are longing to be free from tho despoi
!, ism undor which they now live. Tho Uuio
/ is not dead yot. 1t livos in thousands {
, hearts, oven in South Carolina.
J, Tho intelligence has just reached th
n Mercury Office, from Montgomery, that Jcf
. Davis has vetoed that part of tho ne
y, Constitution which prohibits the slave trad
u and it is rumorcd here that ho was notiiio
to do SO by tho South Carclina and Missi'
l. sppi delegations. under threat that tho
II would secede. This bogus Government wi
u break up. All things seem now to DO worl
l. ing together for good. This Is the fir
o proof of tho justice OF Mr.. Lincoln's view
l. on Secession.