The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1865-03-23
Lincoln's Inaugural Address.

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Lincoln's Inaugural Address. :.
Fellow G Countrymen: at tbisisecond ap-
pearing to take the oath q the Presiden-
tial Office, there is less OCCASION for an ex-
tended address than WAS at first. Then
statement somewhat in detail of the
course to be pursued seemed fitting and
proper Now, at the expiration Of four
years, during which public declarations
were constantly called at every phase of
the great contest, which still absorbs the
attention and vigorous enorgiss of the na-
ton, there is little that now could be pre-
scnted.
The progress Of our arms. Upon which
all else chiefly depends. is as we'll known
60 the public as to myself trust with
reasonable satisfactory encouragement to
and. divide its effects by negotiating
nh, with l,5gh honcs for the-faEEurc -.
sto i <;af bc
ventured on an occasion correspe Es
this. Four years ago all eyes wereo:sdS-
iously directed tostho impending ciyilwaar-
,All dreadedit. All sought 10 avoid it;
whilc the inaugural address being deliver
ed from this place was devoted altogether
to:saving the Union without war, insnr-
gent agents were seeking tc destroy it
without war, seeking to dissolvothc Unicn
Both parties deprecated war, but one of
them would make,war rather than let it
perish. @
War came. onc-eighth Of the whole
population were colorcd slaves not dis
tribated generally over thel Onion, but
.localizedin the Scnshernpart -ofit. These
slaves constituted o peculiar and wonder
fnlinterest all know.
This interest was somehow the cause of
the var. 10 strengthen extend and per-
petuate this interest was the object for
which the insurgents would rond the
Union by war, while the Government
claimed no right TO it more than TO re-
strict territorial enlargement Of it.
Neither party expected g swar Of the
magnitude and daration which. it has al
ready astamed;- neither anticipated that
the cause of the conflict might cease orso
on. Before the conflict should cease We
b. D.
at least look for an easier triumph and y
result less Fundamental and astounding.
Both read the same Bible, pray to the
same God, and invoke his AID against The
other. Itmay seem strange that any
man should dare to ask q Just Gods as
sistance in @ringingg the bread from the
sweat of other men faces, batlet gsjudge
not that we. be not judged The l.say yers
ofboth should not be answered-nsitler
has been answered fully The. Almighty
has His ownpurpoaes WocSo the world
woo to the world! because Of offences !;
fog it must needs be that offences come !;
but woe to that man by whom offences
come.
Finally we hope and fsryently pray
thatthe mighty scourge OF var may speed
lily pass away. II God wills that iticon-
tinue until the bondnan for two hundred
years of unrequitted toll shall be sunk,
and until every drop fbiooi drawn With
cost shall be paid by another drawn with
the sword Ms was said three thousand
years ago. SO still must be said that the.
instruments Of the, hort are traeaild.
righteous together with malice towards
mono, with charity for all, with hrmness
in right as God gives US TO seesrlght.
I. Let us strive onto finish the work we
are in /: to bind up the nations wounds; to
e;aYa for h:sns WHO has hornp the burden.
anc: hest of'the BATTLE for his widow and
his ofDhans; and to do all which may