Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1864-04-19

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BALrIAoAD, Aprll IL.
The inauguration exe!osses OF the
80. ~. 80. ~ The Maryland institute, To-
n;uht vers very imposing, 81
The Presidents appearance in the nall
created tremendous applause.
Alter the address Of CIV. Bradford. the
prs.;dent Vas loudly called for, and 10
re.nonse. proceeded to make ! briet sd-
dress. lie referred to the great change
that had taken place in Baltimore dur.
ing the last three years. The world, bs
said, had long been in want Of a correct
definition Of the word freedom; whils
oil profesisl to advocate liberty, thsre
vac, in tho minds Of many, very sppo-
site views Of what liberty was. with ore
man liberty implied work fs himself
! and do ~ he pleased with rae proceeds
Of bis labor; with othe~, liberty meant
| do ~ you pleased with other men and
their labor. One OF these two cosfict-
| ing idess would have to give way to the
other. He thought from some occur
rences lately taken place in Maryland,
that her people had about determined
which Of these views of freedom should
control her destiny. He alluded to the
occurrence reported to have taken place
At Fl. Plllow-the massacre Of several
hundred colored soldiers by the Confed-
crates. Many supposed the government
did not do its duty in regald to the pro-
lection of colored soldiers. He desired
to say that oil such were Mistaken
When the question Of employing color-
ed men % soldiers was lett TO govern
ment, it rested very much with himself
whether he shonld make soldiers of them
or not. He pondered the matter care
folly, and when he became convinced it
was . duty, he did not hesitate to do
20. He stood before the American PEG.
pie responsible for the act; responsible
before the christian world, and should
stand in the eye Of the historian respon-
sible for it. He stood before God aud he
did not shrink from the decision be had
made, for he believed he was right.
But when government determined to
make soldiers Of colorcd people. he tho,
it only Just that they should have the
same protection as white soldiers, and be
hesitated not to declare that government,
would protect them to the utmost of its
power. Whenever a clear, authentic
Gaze was made out, rc.ribution would
follow. In the affair Of Fl. Pillow he
thought we were likely to find a clear
| case. Goyernment had no direct evi
dence to confirm the reports in existence
relative to the massacre, but he feared
the facts related were true. When gov
eminent does know the facts from off
cial sources, aud they substantiate the re
ports, rctribution will !e surely given
but how rctribu,ion was to be admins
tered was question yet 10 be settled;
Would it be right to take the lives Of
prisoners in Washington, Fl. Delaware,
and elsewhere, in retaliation for acts in
which thay had not shared, and which
will probably be found the ordering Of
only few individuals, or possibly OF on
ly one man. The President reiterated
that government would not fail to visit
retribution when the facts were clearly
! proven.
| ThrOughn,t hi- ,ruiAiho ""...'y
applauded, especially his determination
to visit retributlon for the barbarout
/ deeds of the rebels.