The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-04-20
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0slefeA UNDERSTANDABLE ~ -
xoEt SileW Maooae4A
Daltimore, ApEil rs.
The ipauguntion exsrcisss q ~ l
Great Fair at the Maryland Iasaitste %.
night wsrs very inposisg. lThs Preai.
dents appearance in ths hall ~ rreeted
with Tremendous applanns. AiSsf she
Inauguration addrese 81 Gov. Br,dsord
the President Was loudly called for, and
IN response proceeded TO make brief ID
oress. He referred to the great change
Wnicn had taken place in Baltimore II
the last three years. The world, be said,
mad long been after correct deanit;on of
the word FRERDoH. Whit Ill profess
70 advocate liberty, there Wa in the minds
o, many very opposite views - to What
liberty was. With one man liberty i'm
piled work for himself aad do y he pleased
with the proceeds of his labor; with
others liberty meant to do a. you pleased
with other men and their labor. One of
these two conflicting ideas would have to
give way to the other. Judging from
some occurrences which have lstsly taken
place in Maryland, her people are about
to determine which of these views Of free
dom should control her DESTINY.
lie then alluded to the occurrence "a.
ported to have taken place 1t Fort Pillow
the massacre Of several hundred color
ed soldiers BY the Confederates. MANY
supposed the Government did not intend
TO 90 Ito duty in regard TO the protection
OF coiorsd soldiers. He desired to say al
such were mistaken. When the question
OF employing colored men as soldiers was
lett to the Government, it rested very
much With himself whether he should
make soldiers out OF them or not. He
pondered the matter carefully. and when
ne became convinced it was duty 50 TO
employ them, he did not hesitate to do
30. he stood before the American peo-
PIE responsible for the act, responsible be.
iore the christian world, and should stand
IN 'he eye OF the historian responsible fol
II. de stood before God and did no,
shrink from the decision he had made
for he believed he was right, But when
The Government determined to make sol.
aiers Of the colored people, he thought i,
only Just they should have the same pro.
lection Is the white soldier applause
and ne hesitated not to declare the Gov
eminent would 90 protect them to the ut
termost of its power.
whenever clear, authenticated casx
was made out retribution would follow
Hitherto It had been difficult to ASCERTAIN
the facts with the certainty which SHOULD
govern decision in matter sc. serious
Out IN the affair at Fort Pillow he though
they were likely to find clear case. The
Government had no direct evidence rela
tive to the massacre, but he himself feared
the facts related we're true. When the
Government does know the facts from Of
nciai sources, and they subs.antiate tn,
reports, retributiou will be surely given
(Great applause. But how retri6u,ior
was 10 be administered Was ! ouestio,
still 70 be settled. Would it be right e
take the life o; prisoners in Washington
Fort delaware, or elsewhere, in retaliation
Tor acts in which they had not shared, and
which Will probably be found the order
ing OF only few individuals, or pcasibl,
OF only one man. The President re;tsr
ated the Government would no, fail I.
visit retribution upon the rebels vhe,
the facts were clearly proven. Through
Out MS remarks he Vas warmly applaud
90, especially for his determination !,
VISIT retributi0n for the barbarona decd