Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-03-15
PFesIaens LlneoIn's Inaugural.
tWAs8tSorox, March &


lWAsBtS0rox, March G.
The following is tiIs Presidents Message
nlftltss. 6.ssens AT this second supearsnae n
ake thoalh u the Presidential oiea ihers /. lsss
eeoSso fof an extended address than there was 4.
the Art Then 4 statement somewhat 10 detail n
the eesre % BE- pufsued seemed very sttIaE
proper Now al the expiration of four fears dn-
ring uhie bpahiie declaration hes been constantly
called forth In EVER peint and place Of The great
contest which stu ahsvFts Che attention and en-
grueses he energies ~ She haion. Little that Il
upon which III else depends i well ta0Sn 10 the
public and 10 myself and i Is trust Satisfactory
and encouraging 70 all With high hopes Tor the
fsslire ne prediction e yentaret on IBIS occasion.
Corresponding 70 this bur years ago 81 thoughts q
the nation we're anxiousiy directed 10 an Impeding
civii was. An dreaded hall soaght TO avoid H.
While tbs Isaugarai Address was being delivered
from this place, devoted altogether 70 saving tbs
Union without war inzufs agents were IN thn
city, seeking 20 destroy Il wish war~seeking 20 de-
stfoy The Unisn and divide the effects BY neg6tia-
iions. Both parties dspreeated war bat one OF them
would sceept war rather than Jet The Union perish
and 70 var cams. 0ne-sixth Of the whole pop1ls-
lion wefs colored slaves not distributed generally
oser the Uhioa bah localized in the Southern part
Of a. All these SLAVES constitute pecaliar and pow
erfHI interest and we're somehow the cause Of The
war; For 70 strengthen, PerPetaste and eKtond
would fend the Union BY war, while the Govern
msns claimed no right 70 do more than 20 prevent
the territorial enlargement Of H. Neither party sx
pectSd from TIE war thu magnitude ths duration
which Il has already attained neither did they an
ticpgte that he cause Of the conflict might erase
even before the eonalct ceased Zach looked for
easier triumph. Each read The same Bible and pray
| 70 the same God, and each iascke his aid agdhst
The other
TAs Almighty has His own purposes. Voc uato
this world because Of is offences, t0F Il must needs
be that offences come, but woe 70 The man By whom
offence cotnssh. II we shaii suppose that American
Slaysry i one Of these offences which ia the prOyi-
denes n God must needs come but which, having
continued through His appointed tine. he aOw wills
70 removes and that be gives 70 both North and
South ths terrible war ~ The voc due % those BY
whom che ogencs came shal we discover taat there
4 any departure from those divine attributes WhIh
tie Believing IN living God always ascFibss =
| Him. Finally, We hope, foryently do We pray that
l this mighty scourags Of war may speedily pas
away Yoi, II God wills that i continas til ali The
/ wealth piled by the boRdmAns four hundred and
afly yaars Of anreqaired toll shall be sunk and un-
til every drop Of boed drawn with the lash shall b
paid by another drawn by the sword vas said
Tires thousand years ago, still il may % said that
/ the judgments Of the Lcrd are tr'is aud righteous
| altogether wish malice towards none and charity
| towards sd. With hrmness in ths right, 81 God
gives q 10 see the right LEI us strive on 70 finish the
Il
care foF him who shall have borne the battle, and
| ses hk widow, his orphAns, 10 do AL which HaAy
Aohievs Just and lasting peace among ourselves
and with al nationA
Il nsy seem strange that any man should darn Z
AK the assistance Of a juat God in lighting HI
brothers Of sister States; but let Is Judge nO tha
| We be not Judged. A he prayers Of BOTH shouls
not Be saswered, 50 neither has besn answered
The Allowing Is che report Of the Vice President
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New York pres
Mr. johnson. beiors tskIns, the oath OF oties fnad
shors sgsrh, which. 20 y the -, u Nj n'ae 81
which prevailed sHlonx the women IN the galleries
By the choice Of The people, he said he had bsI
made presiding oficeF Of this body and Ia present
ing himself hers in Obedience 20 The bhests OF ID,
Constitution Of the United States /: woad perks d
not b cot Of place 70 remark just here what Erik
ing thing the ConztitttiOR wa. II was the Cons,
| tuition Of the people % the country and under Il
here to-day, before the American senate be fail
| that be was a man aud an American citizen he
bad proud illustration Of the fact that Rrder Tho
Constitution, msn eOuld rise frorn the ranks 70 %,
eupy the second place in the gif u the American
people sad Of the American Government ThOseoi
u who have labored whole lives for the estab-
lishment Of a free government knew how % cherish
lie CREST blessings. lie would say 30 Senator's and
others before hin--to the Supreme Ccrt which a
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people Of this country. Turning toward Mr. Chase
Mr.. johnson said And .yoaF esaItstiou and posi-
ton depend upon The people. Their turning toward.
the Cabinet, be said; And will say TO yvu, Mr.
Secretary Seward, and 10 you Mr. Secretary stan
ton, and % you. Mr.. SecTstaFyt to gentleman neat
by soto voice, Who Is Secretary Of the Navy TIE
person addressed replisi In whisper Mr. WelIeal-
and 70 you. Mr.. Secretary Welles, wOald say yuu
ali derive Jour power from tho people. Mr.. John-
son then remarked that the grcst eemeut Il vitality
IN this government is nsGrnsss and proximity
10 the people. Ha wanted - say 20 al who heard
him, in the face Of the American people that al
power was derived from the people. BE would say,
IN Che hearing u the foreign Ministers for DC was
going 10 tell the truth here to-day that he vas
pebiaR -ha thanked God for It. Il was the popalar
heart Of this nation that beating IA sustain cab
met officials and the President 0the Cnitoa State
II was strange ocoaSion that called forth pIsAaian
like him 10 tell such things a. these. Mr. JahassSn
adveFted 10 Affairs IN Tennessee and the abolition Of
| slavery there. He thanked God Tennessee was a
State Ia The UnioR, and had never been oas. TIE
state government bad been Discontinued Coz time
There had been an iHtsrregnnm, hiatus-bgt she
had never been oat Of the unicn He stood there
to-day n her representative On this day she would
cleo, Governor Aad Legisiatare, and she wuabl
very seon send Senstors and members 10 Congress
Mr.. johnson then took the oath Of ofaos, and NJ.
Hamiia declared thu SaFaafa Al