Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-03-06

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WAsHIsoTos, March 4.-Ths following
u The Presidents Message
Fslios- Cogafrymen:
A. this sseond appearing to take the
oath OF the Presidential oliee, there Is
lsss occasioa for "a extended address
than there vas st the krst Then, stale
meat somewhat In detail Of the conrse
10 be pursued, seemed 10 be very flung
aud proper. Nov, Of the expiration of
four years, during which the pablo dee.
larAiions have been constantly called
forth on essry point and phnss Of The
great contest which still abaorbs the at
ssniion and engroases the energies Of
the nation, little that ia new could be
presented The progress OF our arms,
apoE which all else chiefly depends, is
- sell kuowu 70 the public as 10 myself
and IFS, ! trast, reasonably satisfactory
and encouraging 10 al, with aiRh hope
for the future
No prediction ia regard TO Il IL ven.
sased. On the occasion, corresponding
20 this, four years ago, all thoughts we're
anxioasiy directed TO "a impending
civil var; ell dreaded Il; all sought 10
avoid IL; Il vas While the Inaugural
Address was being delivered from this
place, devoted altogether to saving the
Union without war, insursens agents
we're 10 the city seeking TO destroy il
| without war. seeking 20 dissolve the
Union and divide the eHectE By nego,ia-
/ tons Both parties deprecated the var.
bat one Of them would accept var rather
shzs let Il perish, and the war cane.
one-eighth of the whole population were
/ coiored slaves, not distributed generally
over the Union, bat localized 10 the
southeru portion Of H. Thess slaves
constituted q producing and powerful
element All knew that this interest
was somehoS the eanse Of the war. To
strengthen, perpetuate, and extend this
interest Was the object for which the in.
sergents would rsnd the Union by war.
While the Government claimed no right
to do no more than to restrict the terri
torial enlargemsnt Of II, neither party
expected for the war the magnitude or
f duration which Il has already attained
neither anticipated that the cause Of the
conflict might cease, or even before the
conflict Itself should cease, each looked
for 81 easier triumph, and result less
fundamental and astounding. Both
read the same Bible and pray to The
sane God, aid each evoke His aid
against the other. Il may seem straBk e
that any man should dare to ask just
Gods assistance in wringing their bread
from the sweat Of other mems faces:
bat let as Judge not, that we may Tot he
judged The prayers OF both should rot %
answered; and neither has been answered
fally The AlEighty has bis osn purposes
Woe unto this world because Of offences
for it must needs be that offences come,
bat woe 10 that man By whom the offence
cometh. IL We shall suppose that
American slavery is one Of these offen-
ees which in the providence Of God
must needs come, bus which, having
continued through His appointed time,
He nov wills 70 remove, and that be
gives 70 both North and South this ter
Fible var as the woe due to those by
whom the offence came, shall We dis
cern there il any departure from those
divine attributes which those believing
IN living God always sscribe 10 HIM
Finally, do ve hope ferventIy, do We
pray that this mighty scourge of war
may speedily pass szsy7 Yet if God
wills that Il continue until all the wealth
piled ~ the boudmen's $50 years of a.
r quitfed toll shall Be sunk, and srtfl The
drop Of blood drawn with the last shall
be paid By another decision By The
sword, as vas said three thousand years
ago, 80 still i must be said that the
judgments Of the Lord are true and
righteons altogether. With malice toward
none, with charity for al, with 6rmness
in the right, LEI Us strive on 70 finish the
work We are in, 10 bind Up the nations
voands, and care for him who shall
have borne the battle, and for bis widow
and bis orphans; 70 do ell which nav
We achieve and cherish Q inst and last.
Ing peace snonz ourselTss and vita ell
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