Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-03-06

wAsnINeFox. March 4-The following is TIE
Presidents address:
Fellow Countrymen: AT ths second appear
ing 10 take the oath OF the presidential Office
there s less occasion for an extended address
than there was at the ifst then statement
some wh hat IN detail of course 20 be pursued
seemed very fitting and proper. Now az the eI-
piratOn OF iOur years Juring which public dc
clarstiOns have been constantly called forth on
every point and phrase Of the great contest which
stiii absOrbs the attention aud engTOsses the en-
ergies OF the nation, little that Is new could
be presented The progress of our arms upon
which all else chiefly depends. is "a we'll known
70 the public AZ 10 myself, and il is, trust ress-
ably satisfactory and encouraging 10 all, with
high hope for the future. NO prediction in re
gard 10 il Is veutured or :he occasion correspon-
ding 10 this four years ago. all thou ghts were
anxiousy directed 20 an impending civil var.
All dreaded-all sought TO avoid i..
While the Inaugural Address Was being deliv-
cred from this place. devoted altogether 10 saw
ing the union without var. insnrgent agents
were in the city seeking TO destroy it With war,
seeking 70 dissolve the union sud divide the
effects By negotiation. Both deprecated war,
but one Of them would accept war rather then
let il perish, aud ths war came. One eighth OF
the whole population were cOlered slaves, not
distributed generally over the union, but local
i1ed in tbe southern part OF t. These slaves
constituted peculiarly powerful interest. All
knew that tins Interest was somehow the cause
OF the war To strengthen. 70 peTpetnate and
extend ihis interest tie object tor which the
insurgents would rend the union by war, while
the government claimed no right 90 do more than
20 restrict the temporal enlargement Of il. hei-
ther party expected tor the the magnitude of
the duration which il has already attained. Nei-
ther anticipated that the cause 81 the conflict
might cease or even before the conflict itself
should cease each looked for an easier triumph.
and resul; less fundamental and astounding.
Both read the same bible and praise the same
God. and each invokes his aid sgsinst the other
Ii may seem strange that any man should dare
10 ask ust Gods assistance IN wIingiug their
bread out OF other mens' faces. but let us Judge
not that We be!not judged The prayers of both
should not be answered that neither has been
answered fully.
The Almighty has his own purpose Woe
INTO this world because Of otfenses, for il must
needs be that offenses come, but war TO that man
by whom the offense comes; aud if we shall sup.
pose that human slavery is one Of these offences
which 10 the providence Of God must needs
come bui which having continued through his
own appointed time. be now wills to remove and
that be gives to both north and south this terrible
wsr as the woe due to. those whom the ofense
came Shall we discern there is any departure
from those divine attributes which the believing
in aiding good always sscrbe TO him; finally, do
we hope icrvently. DO We pray thar this mighty
scourge of war may speedily pass away.
Yet II God wills that it continue until all the
wealth piled by the boudsmen. $50 years of an
requited toll shall be sunk and until every drop
of blood drawn with the last shall he paid by an
other decision by the sword
As il was said three thousand years ago so il
still must be and that the judgments Of the Lord
are true and righteous altogether with malice
towards none with charity, for all with irmness
in the right, as he gives US to see the right-le,
US strive on to fnsh the work We are into and
bind up the nations wounds and care for him
Who shall have borne the battle and for his wd
ow and his orphans. 10 do all shieh may achieve
and cherish jCsi and isstiag peace among our
selves and with all nations
The procession reach the capitol at about / -
=. m. escoFting the President elect.
AT subsequent period the President and
Vice President together with the Judges of the
supreme court; members and eI members Of con
gress, foreign ministers snG other persons OF dis
tlnction assembled in the senate chamber
There the Vice President elect took the oath
Of office preceding i by an address
Chief Justice Chase administered the oath OF
Office in the eastern portco.
When the Pfesiden, delivered biz inaugur st on
address, there was very large attendance aud
the scene Vas one OF marked interest