Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1865-04-12
Eincoln,s inaugural.

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Lincoln's inaugural.
Nhe London Panch has reseived, By VI
tramarine Telegraph, the Inaugural Ad,
dress, Of Abe Lincolna President of dis Uni
ted States, to be delivered son. 1.-The 4th of
March, and publishes i ii advance. Here
isthe precious document: 4
Well, we've done il geutlenen. Bully
for us. goWhided the Copperheads con-
sidersbiy. Non nobis, Of course, but still
I reckon we have bad . hand in the glory,
some. That reminds me Of the Old World
story about the hand Of glory, which I take
to have been the limb of q gentleman who
had been instifed on the galiows, and which
the witches turned into s patent magician's
lamp, as would lead . burglar safe into any
domicil which he might wish to plumber.
We amt burglars-quite fother; but |
fancy thatif Uly Grant could get hold Of
that and description Of thing to help him
into Richmond, he'd not be 50 un-C Christian
proud as to refuse the hand of malefac-
tor Right, right J Well, right or left hand,
that's no odds gentlemen. Lsughter.)
Now I am aseyereign of the sovereign peo-
pie Of this greatand united republic for
foar years next ensuing the date hereof,
as used to say when ! was alawyer.-g
6You are, bully for you y Yes, gentlemen,
but you must do something more than bully
for ms-you must fight for me, if you
please, and whether you please or not. As
the old joke says there's no compulsion,
only you must. Must is for the King, they,
say ia the rotten Old World.
Well, I'm king, and you shall be- vice.
roys lover. me-. But I tell you pssin, and in
fast ! repeat Il, that there's mans work to
do 10 beat these rebels. They may run
away no doubt. As the Irishman says,
pigs may fly, bat they're darned unlikely
birds to do It.. They must be we'll whip
ped, gentlemen, and must trouble you
for the xhipoord. You shall have it y
Rsbellion. is wicked thing, gentlemen, an
awful wicked thing, and the mere nomen-
clating thereof would make my hair stand
son end, if it could. be more standonendet
than is. (Laughter) Truly awful that it
iswhen, it is performed against mild, free,
conssitutional sway like that of the White
House, but Of course right aud glorious
when psrpetrated against; ferocious, cruel,
bloodthirsty oid. tyrants like George the
Third. We must punish these rebels for
their own good, and to teach them the
blessings Of this mighty snd transcendental
Union. We will, We viii . All very
tall talking, gentlemen, but talking wont
take Richmond. IF it would and there;
hid been six Richmonds in the field, We;
should hong since have took them all H
Richmond would fall like jericho, by every
maa blowing Of his own tfumpet,s we've
brass enough ii our band for that little feat
in acoustics. But when a COW sticks, as
Grant does, in the mud, how then (Great
laughterD Inoontestably,. gentlemen, this
great and mighty nation must give her q
shove on. sszsSsess33.
Shove for Richmond, gentlemen. Chats
the talk2) Now about these eternalsblacks.
you expect me to say something touching
them, though I suppose we're none Of us.
too fond Of touching them, for reasons in
that,cass made aud provided, asI used to
say. Well, listen. We've got them on.
our hands, that's fact, and it reminds me
Of apigger story Two Of these blacks met,
and one hadsa fine new hat. 4'sWhere you
got dat hat, Sambo ?" says t'other. "ous
OBJ shop, nigger," says Sambo. ssSpex
.so,. says t'other; aand what might be the
price Oh datshst2', s.Can't say, zackly,
nigeer; dsshopkseper didn't happen-tebe
on de; premises Loud laughter. Well,
we've got the niggers, and I.can't exactly
say-or at least / don't think you'd like
70 hear-what might be the price of those
articles. But we must utilize cur hats
gentlemen. We must make them dig, and
firht; that's fact. There's no shame in
DIGGING, I suppose Adam digged, aud he
.is'a eenaepan Of older line than any of
The bloated and sIavst aristocracies ot Eu.
rome. And as for fghting, they must feel
honorsd at doing that fer the glorious OLD
dag that has brsyed for eightg.nine years
and q hsif, be.t same little more or less,
che battle and the breeze, Cheers Yes,
and when the rebellien's put ,down,, we'll
s.a what,s u, he fioneWith them. -. -