The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-03-07

4 w ASuiNOIONt AAAICH
1 Mr.. Buchanan was at the Capitol this
morning for 3 hours, and was delayed till
minutes past IL, attending public business.
| be ed every bill presented to him. None
/ making public appropriations were lost.
The bill nmandatory to the act for the pro-
| lection Of dscoverers OF Guano deposits
| to becl me law. That to correct errors in
the Tariff act was pnssed.
Several Dem ocratic members OF the late
Congress we're to-day engaged in drawing
up manifest to be presented TO the leaders
| OF oil parties as basis for a Union party
organic alton.
Soldiers were stationed on house-tops in
the line OF the procession, to act a. sharp
shooters in case OF riot.
Tho opening sentence Of tho Inaugural,
"Fellow- citixens Of the United States,' -
xas the ssgnal for prolonged applause, the
Union sentiment thereof striking tender
chord in the popular breast. Again, when
after defining certain actions TO be his duty
he said, 'and shall perform IT," there was
spontaneous and uproarious manifesto.
ton Of applause, which continued for some
moments.
Every sentence which indicated frmness
10 the Presidential chair, and every state
ment Of Q conciliatory character, was also
cheere1 to the echo, while his appeal to his
dissntisfed follow countrymen, desiring them
to reflect calmly and not hurry into false
steps, was welcomed by one and oil most
heartily and cordially. The closing sen
tenoe upset the watering-pot Of most OF his
| hearers, and at this point alone did the melo-
dous voice Of the President fslter.
| Judge fancy did not remove bis eyes from
the face Of Lincoln during the entire deliv-
| cry. Douglas was apparently eatisied, az
| be exclaimed soto pocs, tsgood," "that's
so;" ssno COERCION and 'sgood again."
| fancy was the FIRST who shook hands with
Lincoln. and he was followed by Buchanan,
Chase, Douglas and host of others.
A Southern gentleman seSed him by the
hand AMI said: "God bless you, my dear sir;
you will save u.s." To which Lincoln replied:
II am very glad that wha, have said causes
pleasure to others, for then know they are
pleased With what is right.
| At this point Gov. King and many inhu-
| entail New Workers, Governors Hoppin and
Sprague Of X. J., Buckingham Of Conn.,, and
the entire Cabinet Of the outgoing Admins
tration, ehook him by the hand.
In reply to questions, Buchanan said, with
| q wretcbed and suspicious leer: 81 cannot
say what be means until read his Inaugu
raj cannot understand the secret mean
| ing OF the document, which has been simply
read in my hearing" Douglas said: Gle
does not mean coercion; ho says nothing
about re taking the forts or federal property;
be 10 all right"
While conservative people are in rsptures
over the inaugural, it cannot be denied that
many Southerners lock upon il as precur-
sor OF var. They will probably take a
caImer view to morrow.
Weed IL delighted with it, and then Air.
Wiefail publicly declared it 50 most miser-
able paper, certainly" Its conciliatory tone
and frank, outspoken declaration OF loyalty
to the whole country, captured the hearts Of
many heretofore opposed to Lincoln, and its
| firm enunciation Of purpose to fulfill bis oath
to maint in tho Constitution and laws, chal-
| lenge universal respect.