The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1862-03-07
Jelf DAWN. the Rebel Pre.idsnt.

rated at Richmond, on the 22d ult., rs
President of the Sou,hern Confederacy
for The ensuing six years, In obedience
TO time-honored custom, the admins.
trstion Of the oa.h, (what mockery to ad
minister an oath to Rebel ! Which com
pleted the solemn ceremony, was pre-.
ceded by ,he delivery Of an Inaugural
Address. This document, which begins
with an allusiOu to the birthday Of Wash.
ington, and ends with an appeal TO Al
mighty God, is remarkable for its tame
ness, its falsehoods and its blasphemy.--
A few extracts will suffice TO show its
spirit. Says the Hon. jeff:
"When long course Of class legislation
directed not TO the general welfare, but to
the aggrandizement of the NortherI section
of the Union, eliminated in warfare on
the domestic institutions OF the Southern
States--when the dogmas of a sectional
party, substituted for the provisions Of the
constitutional compact, threatened to de-
stroy the sovereign rights Of the States, six
of those States, Withdrawing from the
tho right and perform the duty of insti.
tuting a Government which would bettcr
secure the liberties for tho preservation Of
which that Union was established"
The above will be better appreciated
when il is considered that the Rebel lead
ers were engaged for thirty years pre-
vious to the election of Lincoln, in ma
:uring their scheme OF Southern Con-
federacy, aud .onspired TO insure that
election by disrup,ing the Democratic
party, that they might have pretext for
the Infamous course they have pursued.
JEFF. proceeds
"Whatever hope some may have onter.
tanned that o returning sense OF justice
would remove the danger with which our
rights were threatened, and rendor it poss-
bic to preserve the Union OF tho Coustitu-
tion, must have been dispolled by the malig-
nifty and barbariiy of the Northern States
in the prosecution of the existing war. Tho
confidence of the most hopeful among us
must have been destroyed by the disrcs gard
thoy have recently exhibited for all tho
ti,no honored bulwnrks of civil and religious
liberty. Bastiles flied with prisoners. ar
-ssted without civil process or indictment
duly found tho writ of habeas corpus sus
pended by Executive rrandatet a State Leg.
islature controlled by tho imprisonment OF
members whose ay0wed principles suggested
TO the Federal Executive that there mig ht
no aaother added Go tho list of seceled
States; elections held under threats of a
military power; civil officers. peaceful citi-
zens and gentle women iDcarcerated for
opinions sake, proclaimed the incapaci,y OF
our late associates to administer Govern
;nent as free, liberal and humane as that es.
tablished for our common use. iaa tsF
For proof of the sincerity of our pur.
pose to maintain our ancient institutions
we may point to the Consultation Of the
Confederacy and tho laws enacted under it
as we'll as to The fact that, through all she
necessities Of an unequal struggle, thoro hai
been no act on our part TO impair persona
liberty. or tho f,eedom ofspeech. thought, OF
Of the press. Tho courts have been open
the judiciM functions fully executed, and
every right of the peacefni citizen main
tainod as securely as il u war of invasion
had rot disturbed the land" - Ta s..Y
Strange that man who is in command
Of An army with the notorious design o
destroying the United States Government
should be so solicitous about the Unite.
States Constitution. We are glad i,
learn that the confidence Of the mos
hopeful OF the traitors, be they rud
men or gentle women," "must hav'
been destroyed !" it promises well 10
the future Of our country. No one doubt
''the sincerity Of our theirl purpose I
maintain our theirl ancient institutions.
(meaning negroes or that every righ
of the peaceful citizen is maintained a
securely" IN the Southern States as bs
fore they were convulsed by civil war
that is, not al all. But again '.' .-
"Truo.to our traditions OF peace and ou
love of justice, We seBt commissioners
the United States. to propose fair and an
icabio settlement of all questions Of publ
debt or property which might be 10 disput
But tho Government at Washington
denying our right to self governn,on
refused evon to listen to any propose
for q peaceful separation. Nothing ",
then left 10 ns but TO prepare for war /,
lets 'uc tbSuc'b uiu Ncbu counmtssiOuc
to the Government al Washington. an
the world will never cease 10 wonder, D
that they failed in their mission. but th
they were ever suffered 10 return. Tho
same commissioners owe their lives 10 Il
unparalleled forbearance Of the Cover
ment they were conspiring 10 rob ard d
strOy. The Rebel President thus ailud
to :he past and probable future Of Il
COnfederaey; -
''The frat year in our history has bee
the most evenlful 10 the history Of this co
tiucnt. A new Government has been q
tAbiished, and its machinery put IN oper
ton over an area exceeding 100000 sqas
miles The gEeat principles upan viii,
We have been willing 60 hazard sverythi'
that Is dear to man, have made coDquos
for us which could never bayo be,
achieved by tho sword, Our Confodera,
has grown from six TO thirteen States; al
Maryland, already united TO Us by ballow,
memories and material interests, will, I b
lieve, when able co speak with anstill
voice, connect her destiny with the 6oaI