, 1862-03-04
ONE TEAR AGO.

yast coacourse Of citizens from score Of ;
.-tates, ABRAHAM LEscoLE took the oath Of !
tf1icc. and entered upon the arduous duties I
If thc Chief Magistracy Of the Republic. !
The Gay Was beautiful and bal1ny; the !;
sun shone down bright and warm ,
uron the immense throng Of earn |!
est citizens who witnessed the i'm j
rrcss;ye ceremonies But while nature was
III sueil smiling mood, the political heavens
wrrc black and frowning with the gather ;
irg tempest Of rebellion Already six ;
S;ates had madly rushed from their spheres
and plunged into the gulf Of seccs-
sion. Five more soon followed in their
wake. In few weeks after the delivery
cf the inaugural, the bombardment Of
the Starving garrison Of Fort Sumter,
1y the Charleston pa11icides, woke
;i!' the North from its lethargy,, and men
iur the frs, time realized that the temple
Of Union Lad been fred By the traitor
torch. There vas then such TN uprising
of lie people 10 scve the edifce as the
world had never witnessed. But the scene
is sc! TOO fresh and vivid in the recollection
of The rcaier 10 require description Veal
rtmcmbt! the emba1rassments and difficult
1ics that besct the Government at the
outse: Of its preparations for defense:
1Acrc wcrc no AIMS, ard nothing but
sl,nddy for clothing. Tho regulars had
been scattered ard hidden away among the
noun1ains and deserts Of the far West dur
ing the last months Of The "old public
frnetiona,yi' the navy had been sent 10
the uttcrmost parts Of the earth. The arse
nails and armorics had been robbed and
the contents sent 10 the traitor States; the
Treasury had been pillagcd Ct the last dol
lar, and the National credit shiyered
The public service in a1l its branches
was full Of traitors, spies and cormorants.
All Was doubt, confusion, and excitement.
But the President was cool, calm and deli6'
crate. The people Of the North were loyal
rutlis1naycd and lion hearted and rallied
about the Executive with sublime enthu,
fies1n, resolved to save the Republic
and prceer1e their beloved country from
the awful ruin and anarchy that secession
would bring upon it Day by day theJ
have toied unfa1teringly, and with uatirin*:
energy and devotion, to Hhe accomplish
mcnl Of that righteous aud patriotic end
4 mighty work has been done in thos'
busy months since Sumter fell. TIN
monster rebellion has culminate0 1t ha
reached its hoodtide and visihly cbbs. Th
scale turned On Douelson's bloody heights
where Western bayonets carried the flag 9
lie Union. VIC write in the firm faith
That on the second anniversary Of Lincoln
Inauguration, every inch ofseceaed territor.
wN bc reclaimed, and that til
National authority viii be restore
over every State in the Union; tha
tlis internal rebellion Will h
crushed out, and the leaders Of it hung G
ba1lisLcd, and their property confiscated t
1elp pay the costs Of putting down th
revolt, and That eglorious old fagw1 /
flying from every portion Of Columbia
ocean bound domain. And we beliey
Furthermore, that if the cause Of this sa,
culinary and eacrilegious rebellion he NJ
destroyed outright, it viii receive lis dcat
wound md be placed in condition I
speedy "ultimate extinction" Its teet
viii be extracted and its claws cut of, /
prevent it from doing more HARM If II
dead, 1t viii at least be LEFT with nothi1
further to do than to so on with its dyin