The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1865-03-07
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quansr rs latlfa O'Clock. sscortinr
ihe President Ebert 8tasubacqacnt
peuad. yhs Freshest sad Eiea Pres.
lsut. together s4lh tho Justices 81
ibe saprome Court, Members and ca
Membtrs 81 Coaeiess. foreign minis.
iers. ard others assembled 10 ghe Sen.
are Chamber There tbe Vice Pres
iacut elect took tbe oath Of office. pre-
eed.as il b az address Chief jas
fiec Chase administered ihe oath Of
Office 90 he sastra porsieo. where
ihe President delivered BIS iuaueral
address There was a very large a.
toBdencc and the sceue was one Of
marked interest
TNAUGRAL ADDRESS.
Fello,r Gountfymea Al this sec.
onl appearing 10 take the oath u the
Pre- idential U,iice, there is less occa-
sIan for an Observation-Disclosures than there
was At the FIRST. Then, a statement
somewhat 10 detail of course TO be
pursu-d seemed yeTyiitting ard prop.
e.. Now. ai the expiration Of four
years, daring which public dpclara-
lions have been constantly called forth
Oh very point aud phase Of the great
contest which still absorhs the a.leu-
ton and ihe energies u the nation, H.
ile that is new could be presented. 49,
The progress Of our arms above an
else chiefly. is as well known to ihe
public as to myself, and is, trust.
reasonably satisfactory and eneourag-
ing 10 all. VIII high hopes for tie
future, no prediction in regard 10 il is
Yen.ured On The occasion CORES
pending to this, four years ago, all
thoughts were anxiously directed to
an Impending civil war. All dreaded
i. While the inaugural address was
being delivered from this place, devo
ted altogether to saving the Union
without war, insurgent agents we're in
the city seeking to destroy it without
war--seekirg to dissolve the Union
anil divide tie effects by negotiation.
Boih parties deprecated war, but part
Of them would make war rather than
let the nation survive, and the other
would accept war rather than let il
perish, and 80 the war came. Part of
the whole population were colored
slaves, not distributed generally over
the Union, bat localized in The South
ern part Of it These slaves consti.
tuied peculiar and powerful interest
All knew that this interest was some
how The cause of the war. To strength
en-, perpetuate and extend this in,er-
est, was the object for which the in.
surgents would rend the Union by
war, while the Government claimed
no right to do more than to restrict
the territorial enlargement Of it. Mel |
tier party expected for the var the
magnitude or the duration which ii
has already attained. Neither antici
patcd that the cause of the conflict |
might cease. even before the conflict
itself should cease. Each looked for |
an easier triumph and result less
fundamental and astounding. Both !
read the same Bible and pray to The |
same God, and each invokes His aid /
againstthe other. Il may seem strange
that men should dare 10 ask a iusl !
Gods assistance in wringing their
bread from the sweat of other mems I
faces. But let US 'judge not, chat We
be not judged The prayers Of both |
should not be answered. That Of nei-
Their has been fully. The Almighty
has His own purposes, "Woe unto
the world because of its offences, for
il must needs be. that Offences come,
bot woe to that man by whom the Of
fence comeIh." If we shall suppose
that American slavery is one Of these
offences which in the Providence Of
God must needs come, but which hag-
ing continued through His appointed
time, lie now wills to r. move and that
He gives to both NorlI aud South
his terrible war as the woe due those
by whom the offence came,-shall we
discern that there is any departure
from those Divine attributes which
he believers in the living God al
ways sscrbe 10 Him Feryently, do
Se hope-fervently do we pray thai
his mighty scourge of war may spec
lily pass away. Yet, if God wills n
hat il continue until all the wealth
oiled by the bondman's two hundred
and fifty years Of unrequiied toll shall
,e sunk, and until every drop Of blood
lrawn with the lash shall be paid by
lie sword, as was said three thousand
fesrs ago, so still il must be said that
he judgements of the Lord are true
md righteous.
With malice toward none, with cha
'ity for all, with Grmness 10 the right /
Is God gives US to see the right, let {
Is strive on to finish the work we are
y, to bind up the Nations wounds
nd care for him who shall have borne /
he battle, ard for his widow and his c
rphsnsi TO DO all which may achieve
nd cherish a just and lasting peace
mong ourselves aud with all nations. !
TRE EoLEcTlo MAG4aISE for March Is en- :
eilished with portrait Of Prince Geichakof 4
be Russian Minister q Foreign Affairs -
he table Of contents embraces the following G
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