Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-03-15
President LinCOln'S Inaugural.
IWAsuINGToY, March 4

IICsiuCh' hihCOlIl > IluUguTul.
lWAsuMGuoS, March 4,
The following is the Presidents Message;
AlFdior-C H-cHSi-At this second appearance to
take the oath of the Presidential Office there Is less
occasion for an extended address than there was at
the first, Then n statement somewhat in detail Of
the course to be pursued seemed very ittng-yory
proper, Now, at the expiration Of tour years, du-
ring whiC hpublic declaration has been constantly
called forth in every point and place Of the great
contest which still absorbs the attention and en-
crosses the energies of the nation. Little that is
now could be presented, The progress Of our arms,
upon which all else depends, is well known to the
public and to myself and II is, ] trust satisfactory
and encouraging TO nll With high hopes for the
future, no prediction is yentured on this occasion-
Corresponding TO this four years ago all thoughts Of
the nation were anXiously directed TO an impending
civil war All dreaded tall sought to avoid it
While the Inaugural Address was being delivered
from this place, devoted altogether TO saving the
Union without war insurgent agents were in tins
city, seeking TO destroy ii with war-sceking to de-
stroy the Union and divide the effects by ncgotia-
tons Both parties deprecated war, but one of them
would accept war rather than let the Union perish,
and SO war came One-siXth of the whole popula-
ton were coored slaves not distributed generally
over the Union but localized in the Southern part
of it, All these slaves constitute peculiar and pow
crlul Interest and were somehow the cause of the
war For TO strengthen, perpetuato and extend
their interest was the object for which the insurgents
would rend the Union by war while the Govern
ment claimed no right to do more than to prevent
the territorial enlargement of it, Neither party ca
pected from the war the magnitude or the duration
which it has already attained neither did they an
ticipate that the cause of the conflict might cease
even before the conflict ceased Each looked for an
easier triumph. Each read the same Bible and pray
| to the same God, and each invoke his aid against
| the other
The Almighty has His own purposes Woe unto
this world because Of its offences, for it must needs
| be that offences come but woe TO the man by whom
offence cometh. If we shall suppose that American
slavery is of these offences which in the prov-
dence of God must needs come, but which, having
continued through His appointed time, He now wills
to remove; and that he gives to both North and
South this terrible war rs the woe due to those by
whom the offence came shall we discover that there
is any departure from those divine attributes which
| the believing in living God always ascribes to
| Him Finally we hope, ieryenty do we pray, that
| this mighty scOurage of war may speedily pass
away Yet if God wills that it continue till all the
wealth piled by the bondmans four hundred and
fifty years of unreQured toll shall be sunk, and I'M
Ill every drop of blood drawn with the lash shall be
paid by another drawn by the sword, rs was said
three thousand years ago SO still it may be said that
the judgments Of the Lord are true and righteous
"lIoSeIHcI' WEI n'"oo 1o""Iu' no"o anu O""i ~
tcwurus ~" Nun nl!'iiess III tne Ilsn', ~ u 100
give Us 70 scc tnc Lcv Us st.No o " lls" 'I'S
work we are 10 glh T up inc nuto'! "TuI,qs' anu
Crc ioI nln why sn"iL h'nc po'io .IT Ivy "u
| Tor Ms WIDOW, ms orphans, 10 10 an wnlcn may
and with all nations.
~ may seem strange VueI amy man s"ouiu u"rc "
ask tle assistance OF " llsI Goa III hShtns III,
proihers OF sister states Ouv eV Us JeuSe not th9i
we DC not luusGu ~ E Ghe prayer u oo'Li snoulo
not DC answered. 80 Ho''Ier na' pe'n answered
The following is the report of the Vice President.
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Nc" io'N l''S'
Mr. Johnson. before taking the oath of office, mad,
A short speech which, as in the case of Mr. Homlin
which prevailed among the ,yonSne in |I bo
By the choice of tho noonl, ba sa;J ~ $50 ''
made presiding officer of this bo5v and IN 49,.
inc himself here in obejicn.o ~ H. ,''t. -
Constitution Of the United state II oij ,,,i Wv
not be ont of rlaco to rcn,orl M r. -"
inc thing the Constitution y,oy ,.os ,I'o
tuition of the pconlo If tbo c,,rtr, J J''V "
here to-day, before the American sS,at Lo c'
that he was man and an troi,, az I ~
had n proud illustration If ,bn c, & t''no' -. ~
Constitution man corld Ma f,,, .t"' uIu'i Wv
cunv the second nloco in tho "a - .I l",INs 70 oo-
| nonnnlo and ~ ,bd Ni ,,'I si' VI 'Ie 'mcrlcah
ms who have lohoro1 ,r j i, ihose 81
lisbmont If 81 froo ,,,,, " " W INC esVaD-
its crnot BLESSINGS ia my" nov 10 cherish
ob9rs bofaro bi5 =. tt S saS % senators ana
before him tbot tbo III III ~, .ourt whlch sat
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