The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1863-05-08
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Ilpsslp,. InsnEuraI address.
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Some Of the Northern journals are drawing
the ipadgnral address Of King Abraham the
First over the Goals in way which is likely
to SINCE the wooliy Sleeps clothing from that
bit Of parchment aud to display the lank
form of the wolf beneath III all It's real ghast
illness fl other words, the political principles
the literary merit, and the authorship Of thel
gleat pronuaciqmento which introduced the
present dynasty toPower with such lofty gen
craliiies, patriotic assurances and arge prom
ises Of peaOa, uniop and plenty, are begin
ming to excite that close inquiry which toe
confederate prudence 10 the FIRST place, and a
splendid terrorism IN the second, suppressed
for season on the part Of the more enlight
ened dissenters 4sau. 4. 9a,a
1t has been supposed BY many that Mr.
Seward wrote the inaugural address. Al
though the mere construction did not exhibit
the rose-water rhetoric which distinguishes
the labored productions Of his pen, the alb
sence OF that element WAS attributed to an
artful disguise, whilst the rare hair uplifting,
the verbose non-commitalsm, and the plant
humor seemed to indicate, beyond a donbt
the hand Of the smooth dissembler Of
Cayuga bridge. The last paragraph, however,
IS often cited as being quite the Seward, grace
full and pretty and very like it belongs to
himia But by far she larger portion Of the
piece owed its existence, as we'ehall show, to
different paternity. .aa.oaf 3. ..,s.A
We have had the original copy in our hand
we examined it closely at the time and we
have read itrepsatedly since, with a view toI
the veryquestion dictatorship. We listened
attentivey to Lincoln whilst he delivered it,
marked his appearance and manner, and came
away convinced AZ We remain still, that itsi
main purpose and idea were Of his own de;I
Wsing--its composition the work of some.
person far below therauk either in point Of
position Or scholarship, of M. Seward land
only it's interiinear corrections, OfwAich there
were many, due to Al change Of base from
Springfield to Washington. eHe-ie'-a
The copy to.whioh we refer was printed ~
the former city. Twas brought to the Capt.
tai in that shape, aud hence must have been
prepared many weeks before, Submitted to
the new Cabinet, who here met the President
for the first time, it was subjected of course
to severe criticism and revision butthe alleg-
atoms and cancellations were not SO many as
to require more than q singlo draft in manu-
script, from which it WAS delivered, for the
original printed copy, with erasures and addi-
tions in pencil mark aid 1nostlyiu single
handwriting, (perhaps Of some Confidential
secreary,) wasput into the handSot the press
Of Washington early on the morning OF the
folgth ol Marca, Connected editotially with
one Of these, the present writer came TO a
knowledge Of the facts as above stated in.
deed, accident threw us in possession of the
entire document Tor something over an hour.
Itwould certainly have been preserved as a
relic, hut for the 1ecessity (which wiz be hn-
derstood By those familiar with typographi.
cal matters) Of its disposal -iato small bits or
"takes," as they are called, among dozen
printers for immediate use Nevertheless we
formed definite CONCLUSION respecting it,
whi0h we took thegliborty Of expressing az
the time as i9ows;a rs. s' Az ~. ~
.HanThe iAauguralis curious piece Of stpcco
work aud Presidential masonry. Were we
permitted 10 tell the secrets Of our prison
house, we could tale unfold. Certainty MIR.
seward aid not write II. 1T contains none Of
that beautiful word.paindng alluring, de-
scriptive, but not bountiul orsbreadly states
handkerchief would be Irresistible. to that
artlu Randall Leslie Of American politics. 1t
was written in Springfield in Illinois, II was
printed there--oorrected here in the Capitol
70 little times ltwas read on yesterday.
20 u Lincoln 10. do the railspltter Justice,
he read il well. Dressed ina handsome suit
OF black, with hair cOmbed and whiskefs
clipped, Understanding Of the gentleman
1t a distance. Ills words were slowly utteied,
cleagly pronounced, and every time he struck
apet idea, his manner seemed TO add, Do you
hear that boys l'4a-Sioies, for Mlroh s, 1861.
We remember tie Attn Of March, 1861 that
fatal day which nealod the doom Of an already
broken iabrie--as thought were yesterday.
We stood within o dozen paeeS Of LINCOLN
when he delivered his address Below was
spread oat several acres Of human beings
with upturhed faces, eager, excited, ianatical
II wSs d concourse Of North.westorn Office
seekers, Wido-AwakO societies, ard Dntch
adyenturers, who spoke Of the Deity as " tho
gentleman beyond che stars Il was war
mass There was no peace anywhere that
day iei iir white wings" were folded The
calm blue eyes were closed Whenovet The
enforcement Of the laws sas advorted to
or any topic which indicated q .dispostion to
show fight, such yell went up as made the
very floor Of the Capitol trenblc The faces
+, Of The Aboiitionist5 present wcro fol- Of Joy