Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-04-06
TUE INAUGURAL IN ENGLAND.

From the london TJaes March IS.
The four months OF the American ntcrtegnum have
elapsed and the United States rather such OF then as
.6 consent To acknowledge hn, have once more a
Chief MAGISTRATE elected according to the institutions
which mon foudy hoped would be perpetual The bound
aries of The Republic it regard 1t from the actual in-
stead of the legal point of view have sadly shturk du-
r;r ,be winter that has Just passed The Union has
LOST is point of contact With the Gulf Of Mexico, aud
seven stars have fallen from its hrmameut Among the
States that still remain there is despondency, mstru7t,
and useiyipc. the destiny OF the Border States is
trembling in the baluce and that man mus, indeed have
confidence In bis foresight who would take upon himself
TO assert to which Of thp two oorieerGces they will be-
long at the close Of the present year rnc principle OF
dIte.rlton has been introduced and no one can say
how far il nav spread There is conflict OF ntersSt
between East and West vel as between North and
South and the deiGus.Gied facility Of secession may
well provoke mi alton. So.
L. is under these circumstances OF unparalleled dl-
Guilty and Danger that Mr. Lincoln has been soiemny
sworn in as President of the United States at Washing
ton in the presence OF quiet aud orderly uu'ue "i
80 900 p FsOns u say that his speech does not ap-
pear to US equal hs occasion veSonvey no very
censure for where is the tesman or orator WIG cou
give expression % sentiments and declarations worthy o'
crisis so mOmentousS Mr.. Lincolns speech eoumeh-
ces by declaration somewhat similar 10 that when has
been made With 20 little scooess by Mr. seward lie
wishes 70 quiet the appTehensous OF the Soa causeu
nv the election Of Republican President aud 20 assure
domestic institutions. Mr. lincoln dsclams oota the
wish and the right do and q9 tes former seecnes
OF his own order show that be IS consistent 10 AOI
log this language. He FepudiAes the laws passed n u-
rent States for the purpose OF protecting fugVe Saves
and denies the right of Congress to aoohsh slavery
Wbereyer il now exists We confess that We see IN ths
language, which has already been held at HUNDREDS oil
meetings by every Republican crater, noihuE eAlcG'
lated 10 reassure any o. u vin 0Vsr any sup,
nort We had thought il by this time pretty Wen
demonstrated that the Fugitive Slave Laws passed oy
Nortberu States were preteXt for quarrel ana
The apprehended abo ion OF Slavery in the southern
States bv armed force transparenty .uliie excuse
hsa are not the causes which have made the septra-
ton nor if removed, are they ikely TO undo t. me
President and the sudence he ADDS secs must GaoN ta1
the secession of The South the result OF wseonsd'
cred ard deeply laid scheme, and thai Its motives are
10 be found In The wish 70 secure vast Tctoi territory
in the dislike of sue South protective far 10 ine
determination Of her public men to retain once anu
power in the disrst Of the Judges who may DC INTRO
luced into the United States CagFts by AePaancai
President and above ALL in the bitter qnupathF shsh
has grown up aud strengthened year by year between
The two sections of the Union WOald h not be better
canddy to admit this and to place the quarrel before
the American people in its full import ard Aignhcance
than 10 Affect believe it be reconced by the coz
eession Of matters which it Is well known have never
been seriously in dispute,
We must however, admit that Mr.. Lincoln has been
perrectly clear and explicit in daing the course be
means 70 adopt. He disclaims all attempts .. guiding