Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1865-03-11


separated. Every thing passed Of in the
most quiet and orderly manner.
~s Inaugural Address.
The following is the Presidents Inaagural
Fellow CcuNTRYMEN-At this second
appearing to take the oath of Presidential
cffice, there is less occasion for an extended
addres than there was at the 6rst. Then,
o statement somewhat in detail of a course
to be pursued seemed very citing and prop
er. Now, at the expiration OF four years.
during which public declarations have been
constantly called forth on every point and
phase of the great contest which still ab-
sofbs The attention and engrosses The ener.
gies Of the ration, little that is new could
be presented.
The progress Of cur arms, upon which
al else chiefly depeEdt, is as well known to
the public as TO my elf and il is, | trust
reasonably satisfactory and encouraging to
all. With high hope for the fu' nre, no
prediction in regard to it is ventured.
On the occasion corresponding to this
four years ego, all thoughts were uuxiously
directed to an impending civil war All
dreaded it, all sought to avoid it. While
the Inaugural Address was being delivered
from this place devoted altoge her to saving
the Union without war, insurgents were in
the city seeking to destroy il withou, war
seeking to dissolve the Union and divide
the effects by regoiiutioH Both parties
deprecated war, but one of them would |
mako war rather than let the nation sur
wire, and the other would accept war
rather than let it perish: aud the war
came. one-e'ght of the whole population
were collored slaves, not distributed geuer
ally over the Union but Localized in the
Southern part of it, These slaves consti-
tinted q peculiar and powerful interest
All knew that this interest was, somehow |
the cause Of the war. TO strengthen, per
petuate and extend this interest was the |
obj OF fr which the insurgents would rend |
the Union by war, while the Government
claimed Bo right TO do more than TO re-
strict the territorial enlargement Of it-l
Neither party expected for the war tie |
magnitude or the duration which il has al !
ready attained
Neither anticipated that the cause Of the
conflict might cease even before the con.
aict itself should cease Esch looked for
an easier triumph and result less fnnda-
mental and astounding. Both read the
sane Bible. and pray TO be same Gcd,
and each inyokes bis aid against the 9th
er.
II may seem strange that any men should
dare to ask Q just Gods assistance in wriug
ing their bread from he sweet OF other meD's
faces; but let US judge not that We be not
judged. The prayers of both should not
be answered. That of neither has been
answered. That Of neither has been an
swered, fully. The Almighty has His own
purposes. Woe unto the world because of
onenses, for il must needs be that of offens
ss come; but woe TO that man by whom
the offense eometh five shall suppose that
American slavery is QUE of these cffenses
which, 10 the Providence Of God, must
Deeds come, but which, having continued
tbSongh His appointed time, He now will.
TO remove, and that lie gives to both
North and Souih this terrible war as the
woe due to those by whom the offense
came. shall We discern there in any de.
psrture from those divine attributes, which
the believers in liyine God always sscribe
10 Hin? Fondiy do we hope, fervently
do. We pray for that almighty scourae of
war may speedily pass away. Yet II God
vills,baf II eoatinue.unlil all theweal' b pled
BY the hondmen during two hundred and
fifty yesrs Of unreqniied toll shall be sunh
and until every drop Of blood drawn by the
lash shall be paid by another d,auth with
kba sword, Us IL WAS said by another drawn
with, tbe sword. as il was said three thou
sand yesEs ago. so still it must be said ti.at
the Judgments sfthe Eord are true ano
righteous sltogether.- With malice toward
none. with charity fos all, with frmnsss iu
the right Is God gives ss,to see the right,
let q strive on to finish thsvork Ne are in
ts bind M the national wannds;, and care
for him who shall have borne the battle,
and for his widow and bis Orphsus, to- do
oil which wsy aehive aud cherish just
and lasting peace smoug ourselves and nth
Ill nations.