The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-03-06

~ We Icy before our readsfs thil
mossing the Inaugural Address Of Mr.
Lincoln. 1t is sui gcneris. and sminently
characteristic of the man who delivered
it. Il any one dissatisfied il that Mr..
Lincoln has said 50 little? Then let NJ
be told Why he should have said more.
The anticipation expressed By the New
York Tribune that The Inaugural would
20 fur towards making reserved peace ne
gotiatious successful may have been shared
by many, and yet little reflection wosld
have shown how utterly fallacious were
suoh expectations.
The President could not have such
propositions to make. The peace bust
ness had received ventilation. Mr.. Lin
coin had waived formalities and himself
became party TO the preliminary inter-
view which was to prscede and inaugurate
the negotiations which were to bring
peace. Nothing Was hid from the people
The substance Of the interview was ofici.
4 published by Mr.. Lincoln and Mr.
Nd. Corroboratively also by the Rich
6rst voys and press. When that re-
"a. ARnown al the people recognised
Fly the status of affairs and said
I'D is not yet" 1t was known and
/ that the war must 60 on. By what
Age, hidden, but oil potent process,
: mysterious than the arts Of the an.
mt doctors Of Alchemy. was Ar. Lin
coin from the laboratory Of his study At
Wasbington, to change the currsAt Of
events, gather into his hands the reins Of
the passions Of bis nation's friends and
foes. as did the NEUROLOGICAL god the
winds; mould, in his crucible, oil inhar-
monious and conflicting impossibilities in
to possibilities. and from the drossy and
crude elements If hostile feelings and pas-
sions evolve the golden prize-the "phi-
losopher's stone"-of peace Mr. Lin
coin neither claims nor possesses super
human powers. He is not magician en-
ough to wipe out with his pen the armies
of the determined Toes Of restored Union,
o. to shape with the glittering generali-
tics Of peace phrases, the columns and
arches 10 the temple Of perpetusted free
government which must be hewn and
fashioned yet with the sword. Mr.. Lin
polo could not bring peace BY anything be !
might have said in his inaugural. and he
has wisely aud mercifully spared US any
distractions or polly 5llabic inpracticabil-
lies.
We have in the country some wiseacres.
apieut sdherents to an empirical system
T political philosophy, who have 10 the
Iast rallied to the cry of principles VS..
Expediency," and who have al along
bused Mr.. Lincoln for his wise determi-
|ation to be controlled by events. They
bould have had the President from the
onmencement of this contest, taken its |
nli gusge. made . policy, declared what
hart this strife should be in the Di- |
kne economy Of the universe. and have
breed with narrow sighted human fall
Iility the issues which only belong 70 the
Lite and infalibIe Deity who guides
pserns eli. ss He wills, regardless Of
bes or the resolves of man.. No
makes an act in Gods drama.
% Bonaparte, tho nsasoot divise in
lus, Of man, forrsd ai1 policy, and
mined to make destisy for Earope
ner of not his ehoold be tho destiny
had desreed for it, bat before
Arder;ug "this insubstantisl pa
z like the ''baseless fabric Of
il Prospero, and Bouapaste's
remarkable most for the com
heir failure.
br body Of men can frame
plicy for revolution. Mr..
ldicated BY all experience and
Mons in that, seeking to be
1nssics and right and liberty
y preserve the nstiop, be
W acts in the hoaf = the
bour may require.