Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-03-09
Charles City, Iowa, March 9, 1866.
The Inauguration.

gurated at IL o'clock OF that day. The
weather was clear and beautiful, but
on account of the recent rains the
streets were nearly knee deep in mud.
Despite this fact the crowd was ex-
ceedingly large and thousands pro-
ceeded to the Capitol to witness the
Inauguration ceremonies.
Two regiments of the Invalid Corps,
squadron of cavalry, battery of ar
tillery and four companies of colored
troops formed the military escort.
The mayor and councilmen of Wash
ington, mayor and councilmen from
Baltimore, the firemen of Washington,
and firemen from Philadelphia. The
Good Will, Franklin and Perseverance
companies, each company drawing it's
engine along, were also in the process
sion. Among the benevolent societies
present were lodge of the Odd Eel
lows and Masons, including a colored
lodge of the latter.
The public and principal buildings
on Pennsylvania Avenue were decora-
ted with flags and every window was
thronged with faces to get glimpse
of the President elect.
The oath to protect and maintain
the Constitution of the United States
was administered to Mr.. Lincoln by
Chief Justice Chase, in the presence of
thousands, who witnessed the interest
ing ceremony while standing nearly
knee deep in the mud. The Inaugu-
raj was then read, after which a ma
tional salute was fired The process
sion began again, and moved up Penn
sylvania Avenue, the President being
conveyed in an open barouche. Seated
with him were his son and Senator
Foster, of the Committee of Arrange
ments. The President was escorted
to the White House when the process
sion separated. Everything passed
off in the most quiet and orderly man.
ner, and although thousands participa-
ted in the ceremonies, not an accident
occurred to mar the pleasure of the
day.
just previous to the Inauguration
ceremonies the President and Vice
President, together with Justices of the
Supreme Court, members and ex-mem-
bers of Congress, foreign ministers
and other persons of distinction, as
sembled in the Senate Chamber,
where the Vice President elect took
the oath of his office. The following
is the Presidents
INAUGURAL ADDRESS:
FELLOW CouYrRYMES: At this second ap-
| pearng to take the oath of the Presidential
Office, there is less occasion for an extended
address than there was at the first. Then
statement somewhat in detail of a course to
be pursued, seemed very fitting and proper
.,
which public declarations have been constant
ly called forth on every point and phase of the
great contest which still absorbs the attention |
and engrosses the energies of the nation, lit |
| tie that Is new could be presented. The pro- |
gress of our arms upon which all else chiefly |
depends, is as well known to the public as to
myself and 1t is, trust, reasonably encour-
| aging to all.
with high hope for the future, no prediction |
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corresponding to this, four years ago, all |
| thoughts were anxiously directed to an i'm |
pending civil war. All dreaded it all sought |
| to avoid il while the Inaugural Address was |,
being delivered from this place. devoted alto |
gether to saving the Union without war, in |
surgent agents were in the city seeking to de-
stroy ii, without war-seeking to dissolve the |
Union and divide the effects by negotiation.
Both parties deprecated war, but one of
them would make war rather than let the ma
ton survive, and the other would accept war
rather than let it perish, and the war came.
One-eighth of the whole population were COL
ored slaves, not distributed generally over the |
Union, but localized in the Southern part of
it. These slaves constituted a peculiar and |
powerful interest. All knew that this interest |
was somehow the canse of the war. 10
strengthen, perpetuate and extend this inter-
est, was the object for which the insurgents
would rend the Union by war, while the Gov
eminent claimed no right to do more than to
restrict the territorial enlargement of it.
Neither party expected for the war the mag
nitude or the duration which it has already at
tanned. Neither anticipated that the cause of
the conflict might cease, even before the
conflict itself should cease. Each looked for
an easier triumph, and result less fundamen-
tai and astounding. Both read the same BIZ
bic and pray to the same God, and each in
vokes His aid against the other. 1t may seem
strange that any man should dare to ask just
Gods assistance in wringing his bread from
the sweat of other mems faces. But let us
Judge not, that we be not judged. The pray
or of both should not be answered-that of
neither has been answered fully. The Al
mighty has His own purposes.
"Woe unto the world, because of offences,
for it must needs be that offences come, but |
woe to that man by whom the offence com.
eth" If we shall suppose that American |
slavery is one of the offences that in the prov
idence of God must needs come. but which, |
having continued through His appointed time,
He now SO wills to move that Hegiyes to both |
North and South this terrible war as the woe |
due to those by whom the offence came, shall |
We discern that there is any departure from |
those divine attributes which the believers in |
living God always ascribe to Him. Fondly |
do we hope, fervently do We pray, that this |
mighty soourge of war may speedily pass |
away yet, if God wills that it continue until |
all the wealth piled by the bondman's $50 |
years of unrequitcd toll shall be sunk, and
until every drop of blood drawn with the lash |
shall be paid by another drawn with the sword |
as was said three thousand years ago, SO still |
| it must be said that the judgments of the Lord
are true and righteous altogether; with malice |
toward none, with charity for all.
With firmness in the right, as God gives us
to sec the right, let us strive on to finish the
work we are in, to bind up the nations
wounds and care for him who shall have
borne the battle, and for his widow and his
orphans--to do all which may achieve and
cherish just and lasting peace among our
selves and with all nations.
We have received from the Office of
Secretary of State, of Iowa, tab