Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-03-06
The Pres. upon Mr.. Lincoln. Inaa.ural.

The Press upon Mr.. Linceln's Inaugural.
The New York Times (rep )esys-'In our judg.
happy influence upon public sentiment through
OUT tne country. All men, Of all parties. must
feel that Its sentiments Just and true-that 10
sets forth the only basis on which the Government
OF this country can be maintained, while at the
same time u breathes the very spirit Of kindness
and concfliation, aud relies upon justice and
reflection rather than force, for the preservation
OF the Federal Union"
The New York Express (whig) says:-"The
President, we fear, comes up to the expectations
Of the ultra republicans, In announcing a policy
OF force His way Of keeping the Union together
seems to be In cannonading and BON harding the
discontinued part Of IL, recspturing forts and
blockading the Southern ports This is but the
Inauguration Of civil war, and II the President
Inauguration of civil war and the dissolntion Of
the Union Of the States The imam.
gurel, apart from the threats Of force, breathes
kindly and reasonable sentiment-and II force be
intended by the message, We only hope the Presi.
dent will not do what he says.n
The Pennsylvania (dem) says-"Is phases
are soft and nicely chosen. 1t does not use the
words war or coercion. IL uses no strong Ian.
Those words would alarm and shock But IL
means coercion ard war, or II means nothingn
Forneys Press (semi.rep is pleased with Mr..
Llnoon's anti-secession views, but adds:-s.lt is
cided and explicit measures of paciHcation could
have been perfected by Congress and recon-
mended in his inaugural +"
The New York Herald sums up as follows: "In
word, the inaugural Is not crude performance;
1t abounds In traits of craft and cunning n bears
marks OF fndecision, and vet of strong coercion
proclivties, with serious doubts whether the GOV
eminent viii be able to crafty them. 1t isso
any pessibe Interpretation, that many will content
themselves with ting for the progress of events
In the meanwhile seeking In IT for no meaning at
| all 1t Is neither candid nor statesmanlike; nor
does 1t possess any essential Of dignity or patriot
| ISM"
The New York Tribune says:-aT The address
cannot fail to exercise happy influence upon the
| country. The tone Of almost Tenderness with
which the South is called upon to return to her
allegiance, cannot fail to convince even those who
| differ from Mr. Lincoln that he earnestly and
| seriously desires to avoid all difficulty and dis
turbance while the firmness with which be ayoys
his determination to obey the simple letter of his
duty, must command the respect Of the whole
country while 1t carries conviction Of his courage
| to enforce It."
The Philadelphia Ledger (ind y says:-"From
| his arguments upon secession and the inadeouacy
| OF war to settle any Of the disputed questions
| which have caused sectional alienation, 1t would
| seem that be does not despair Of time restoring
| confidence In the good intentions Of the republi-
can administration, and his expressed preference
Tor national convention would imply that be
looked to that the means by which the couptry,s
| troubles may he healed. But to call national
convention requires time. while the federal law.
1 are to be enforced Immediately. Will the secp-
| ulnS StdttS unu enough OF security In Mr. Lin
coins professions to wait until the people can
speak for themselves, If they have any remote
| hope ofthe Union. and desire to reenter IT, they
| may. But all their acts lead to different conolu-
| sion"
The Philadelphia American (rep } says -" He
refers to grievances without saying a word to
| which the most captious sensitive can take ex-
ceEtion and, what is far more, he states the law
and his duties under Ii, with the same remarkable
| clearness, and the same freedom from the least
| word on which M agitator can seize There is
| no evasion OF duty, no suggestion that he shall
walt to be ordered as his predecessor waited II
the people, through their Representatives require
him to refrain from the discharge Of any special
duty enjoined by the law, he will so refrain, but
not otherwise
| The Richmond IVA } Dispatch (secession) COM
| ments as follows:-"The Inaugural Address Of
Abraham Lincoln inauguratcs civil war az we
| have predicted 1t would from the beginning The
black republicans have played their deep, tenn per-
izing game with profound address and subtlety;
but there is no longer anv need Of concealment
| and the veil drops from tie false prophet The
Demon OF Coercion stands unmasked. The sword
| Is drawn and the scabbard thrown away IL the
fifteen slave States had gone out in body, this
would have never been; but, a It is tie border
States lie almost at the mercy Of an invader
,baS b I0 are hLsd with federal troops whilst
| doubt Fortress Monroe, In a month, will be
powerfully reinforced and ere long Virginia NAV
| be engaged In life and death struggle for indie
Pendence, honor, and for all that makes existence
worth having"
| The Richmond Enquirer (secession) says: "Mr
Lincoln IS inaugural address Is before our readers
| couched in the cool, unimpassIoned deliberate
language Of the fanatic, with the purpose of pur.
| suing the promptings Of fanaticism even to the
| dismemberment Of the Government with the hor-
rors OF civil war Virginia has the long looked
| for and promised peace Offering before her-and
| she has more: she has the denial Of all hope of
peace Civil war must come. Sectional
| war, declared by Mr. Lincoln. awaits only the
signal gun from the insulted Southern Confed-
eracy to light its horrd fres all along the borders
| or Virginia. No action OF cur Convention can
now maintain the peace. She must hght! The
| liberty Of choice is yet hers. She may march to
the contest with her sister States OF the South or
she must march to the conflict against them
There Is left no middle course; there is left 10
more peace; war must settle the conflict and the
God Of battle give victory to the right"