The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1865-03-15
The Inauguration.

The Inauguration.
WAsHINoroN, March 4-President Lincoln
was inaugurated to-day at l2 M. The wealth
er was clear and beautiful, but on account of
the recent rain the streets were filled with mud.
Despite this fact, the crowd that assembled was
exceedingly large and thousands proceeded to
the Capitol to witness the Inauguration ceremo-
nies. The procession moved from Sixteenth
street and Pennsylvania Avenue at IL o'clock.
President Lincoln had been at the Capitol all
day; and consequently did not accompany the
procession to the scene of the cermonies.
Two regiments of the paroled corps, squad
ron ofcavalry, battery of artillery, and four
companies of colored troops, formed thenlilitary
escorts; the Mayor and Councilmen of Washing
ton, the Councilmen from Baltimore, the fire
men of this city, and the firemen from Balti-
more, the Good Will, Franklin and Perseyer-
ance Companies, each company drawing its
own engine along, were also in the procession
Among the benevolent societies present were
Lodges of Odd Fellows and Masons, including
a colored Lodge of the latter fraternity. The
public and principal private buildings on
Pennsylvania Avenue were gaily decorated
with flags, and every window was thronged
with faces to catch glimpse of the President
elect.
The oath to protect and maintain the Con-
stitutioh of the United States was administered
by Chief Justice Chase on the Eastern Portico,
in the presence Of thousands, who witnessed
the interesting ceremony while standing knee
deep in the mud The inaugural was then
read.
THE PRESIDENTS INAUGURAL.
Fellow CouNTRYMEN: At this second ap-
pearing to take the oath of the Presidential
Office, there is less occasion for on extended
address than there was OF first. Then, state
ment, somewhat III detail, ofa course to be pur-
sued, seemed fitting and proper
Now, at the expiration of four years, during
which public declarations have been constant
ly called forth on every point and phase of the
great contest which still absorbs tho, attention
anu cllbrOSSeS Uffe eHeTBltS VI tho NuOiOlI htIlc
that is new could be presented.
The progress of our arms, upon which oil
else chiefly depends, is as well known to the
public as to myself, and it is, trust reasonably
satisfactory and encouraging to ALL With high
hopes for the future, no prediction in regard to
it is ventured On the occasion corresponding
to this four years ago all thoughts were anxious
1y 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 altogether to saving the
Union without war, insurgents were IN the city
seeking to destroy it-without war seeking to
dissolve the Union and divide the effects by
negotiations. Both parties deprecated war, but
one Of them would make war rather than let
the nation survice, and the other would accept
war rather than lot it perish, and the war
camel
One Eighth of the whole population were
colored slaves, not distributed generally over
the Union, but localized in the southern part
of it. These slaves constituted peculiar and
powerful interest. ALL knew that this interest
was somehow the causes Of the war. To
strengthen, perpetuate and extend this interest
was the object for which Che the insurgents
would rend the Union by war, while the Gov
ernment claimed no right to do more than re-
triet the territorial enlargement of it. Neither
party expected for the war the magnitude or
the duration which it has already attained
Neither anticipated that the cause of the
conflict might cease, even before the conflict
itself might cease. Each looked for an easier
triumph, and result less fundamental and
astounding. Both read the same Bible and
pray to the same God, ana each invokcs His
aid against the other.
1t may seem strange chat any men should
dare to ask just God s assistance in wringing
their bread from the sweat of other mems faces,
but let us Judge not lest We be judged. The
prayers of both should not be answered. That
ofueither has been answered fully.
The Almighty has his own purposes. Woe
unto the world because of its offences, for it
must needs be that offenses come; but woe un-
to the man by whom the ofense cometh III
we alsn suppose that Ametiean slavery is one
Of these oiFcnSca tlheh. intta Providence Of