The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1865-03-08
President EimCOln's inaugural
Address.

FELLOW ClTIzENs:-At this second ap-
pearlng to take the oath of the Presidential
Office, there is less occasion for an extended
address than there was at the first Then,
u statement somewhat in detail Of a course
to be pursued seemed very fitting and pro-
per. Now, at the expiration of iour years,
during which public declarations have been
constantly called forth on every point and
phase of the great contest which still alb
serbs the attention and engrosses the ener-
gieS of the nation, little that is new could be
presented. The progrt IS Of our arms, upon
which all else chiefly del ends, is as well
known to the public as to myself, and it is,
| trust, reasonably satisfactory aud encour-
aging to ALL With high hope for the future,
no prediction in regard to it is ventured.
On the occasion corresponding to this four
years ago, all thoughts were anxiously di-
rected to an impending civil war. All dis
cerned it, all 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 the city seeking to destroy it-without
war seeking to dissolve the Union and di-
vide the effects by negotiation Both par
ties deprecated war, but one of them would
make war rather then let the nation survive;
and the other would accept war rather than
of the whole population were CALLED slaves,
not distributed generally over the Union,
but localized in.the Southern part of -
These slaves constituted peculiar and pow
e,ful interest All know that this interest
was some how the cause Of the war. TO
strengthen, perretuate and extend this III
terost, was the object for which the insur-
gents would rend the Union by war, while
the Government claimed no right to do
4 more than to restrict the territorial enlarge
ment of it. ..i.s.
Neither party expected for the war the
magnitude nor duration it has alread attain.
cdr Neither anticipated that the caus. o.
the conflict might cease, or even before the
conflict itself should cease. Zach looked ioi
an easier triumph and result less tunda
mental and astounding. Both read the same
bible and pray to the same God, and each
invoke His aid against the other. 1t may
seem strange that any men should dar, tC
ask just God s assistance in wringing their
bread from the sweat of other men faces
But Judge not that We be not judged. -
The prayers of both should not be answered
that of neither has been answered fully
The Almighty has his own purposes. "Wot
unto the world because of otfenses for it
must needs be that ,cfenses come; but woe
to that man by whom the ofcnse cometh y
If We shall suppose that American slavery
is one of the so-called otfenses which, in th'
providence of God, must needs come, bu
which having continued through His ap.
pointed time, He now wills to remove, and
that He gives to both North and South tl,i
terrible war as the woe due to those b,
whom the offenses came, shall we discern
there is any departure from these divine at
tributes, which the believers in living Coz
always ascribe to Him?
FondIy do we hope, fervently do we pray
thai this mighty scourgs Of war may speed
lily pass away. Yet, if God wills lhat i
continue until oil the wealth piled by tn
bopdmen' $ two hundred and fifty years q
re1uited toll, shall be sunk, and unit
eve.y drop Of blood drawn with the lasl
shall be paid with another drawn with tn
sword as was said three thousand years age
| still it mnct be said that the judemcnts G
the Lord are true and righteous altogeth
er.' With malice towards none, wit
charity for all, with frmness in the right i
God gives us to see the right, let us striv
on to finish the work we are in, to bind u
the national wounds and care for him VIII
shall have borne the battle, and for his wij
ow and his orphans, to do ali which ma
achieve and cherish just and lasting peace
among ourselves and with all nations