The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1861-03-22
Opinions ofthe eAnti-secession Southern
~ Press on Mr.. Lincoln's Inaugural.

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Press on Mr. Ltncoln's Inaugural.
The conservative Southern pspers, unde,
which head we include ali that have no,
lexpressed their sympathy with the secession
! mo vement, are almost unsnimous in an.
. throwing MIR. Liuooln's a Inaugural.
fl The Memphia Areus saws;
:. s"The Inaugural is worthy of the most pro.
found attention, and is not 10 be prom ounced
lupon on a single reading. or thorouebiy
mastered in q day. II is, in its wonderfri,
condensation, complicated; SO are the af.
! fairs OF these states.p
The Bell and Douglas papers Of Kentucky y
express their satisfaction in warm terms
The Danvilie Tribune says:
II 1--WE publish in this paper the Inaugural
Address of Mr.. Lincoln. We have read it.,
we think, carefully, and must say that IL 10
much more conservative than we had been
led to expect it would be, by the sensation
l.elegraphic dispatches sent out in advance
of the Inaugural, and we are satisfied its
tone and temper Is such as should assure all
the reople OF the states, that If its author is
sincere, which until he does something to
show the contrary, we have no ight to doubt,
he desires to restore harmony between the
sections. and preserve the Union.'
The Lexington Observer, which had be.
fore spoken favorably Of the Inaugural. in
ItHt OF MatCn Sharply IeDuheS the
clamors Of the secession papers against II,
and uses this language:
Y "We repeat now, what we took occasion
IN our last TO remark, that there is nothing
in this message TO cause Kentucky to change
the position she has chosen to assume in
reference to the difficulties which have been
precipitatej upon the country by the rash
acts Of a few maj.cap politiciaus in the cot.
ton states"
! The Richmond (Kentucky) Messenger has
no editorial on the Inaugural. but in an or.
ticle on coercion saws:
"Iu regard 10 the pubIic forts in the Sc
ceding states now in possession Of the gov
ernment, It is the constitutional duty of the
President to hold them il he can, and we
are in favor Of every officer discharging his
duty In recard to the forts now in possess.
ion of the seceding states the President has
the legal right to Tetake them: but il is not
his duty TO do so, from anything appearing
TO US; and we DO not favor the enforcement
Of a right which the public interest does
not require. Nevertheless, these views do
not change our opinion of the Legal OF moral
quality OF the acts Of those citizens of the
seeding states who have seized them.n
The Louisville Journal ;epublishes the
Inaugural, and thus CONNIE nts upon IL:
ave this morning Law lefore III. readers
Of the Journal a cotrec, CO ny of the Inaugur.
al address. The perusal OF It has but deep
ened the impression the telegraphic report
produced in our minds Viewing il in con.
nection with current DEVELOPMENTS, we can.
not honestly doubt the pacific character of
the Address We are persuaded that they
who look upon it as declaration Of war.
see not what is really 10 be seen, but what
they wish to see'
The Knoxville Whig, Parson Brownlow's
paper, which is one of the ablest and most
Jealous Union Journals of the South, saws;
1--WE crowd out much matter in tyne, TO
make room for the inaugural Address Of the
new President, knowing the interest felt N
seeing il, as II avows the sentiments Of the
author, anG marks out the course he intends
TO pursue. We have perused il with care,
and without waiting for an expression Of
opinion by others, we give our sentiments
Let the numerous readers Of this paper at.
tcntivrly petuse this document, and not RELY
upon the false and exaggerated notices Of II,
IN ielrgraphic dispatches, and violent South
ern papers, whose partizan prciudIces and
bitter Los.i.itles forbid their doing It's author
Justice. One OF the uupardonable false.
hoods travelling around is. that the Inaugural
repudiates tie Supreme Court.
1--WE endorse the entire Address, as one
Of the best papers of the kind we have seen,
and We commend il for ITS temperance and
conservatism. II is peace loving aud con.
serva,ive in its It commend ations, and emi.
nen,ly firm in its nationality Of sentiment.
1t is out and ont Union Address, worthy
Of the appreciation Of every Union and con
servauve man South, as well as North. Had
it been delivered by Jackson. Polk. or Breck.
inridee even, the cotton states would have
declared it to he the hight Of political per.
fection. And we unhesi,a,inely affirm. that
if Lincoln's Inaugural is a true indication
OF the character of his administration, all
yo,d and true men NAV conyratulate them.
selves unon his election 10 The Presidency
n carried out M other neac,, measure il ne.
ce,sa,y t., nc ,hen. of The horasr stats
nall, ntly await lbr deyelonments Of The nry,