The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1865-03-09
The Presidents Inaugural Address.
WARRINGTON, March 4th, 1865.

-. The Presidents inaugural Address.
....... WARRINGTON. March 4th, 1865.
4, President Lincoln was insugurated a
IL o'clock, noon, to-day. The weathe
was clear and beautiful, but on sccoun
of the recent rains, the streets were 6llet
with mud. Despite this fact the Grove
that assembled was exceedingly large
and thousands proceeded to the capitol t.
witness the inaugurati,u cerenon,e- -
The oath to protect and maintain tn,
Constitution Of the Uoited States w..
administered to Mr.. Lincoln by Chic
Justice Chase, 10 the presence Of thou
sands who witnessed the interesting Ger
emony while standing in mud almost
knee deep. Everything pas~-d off il,
the most quiet and orderly manner
The following is tho Presidents 10
augural Address:
FELLOW. CoUNrRYMES:
At this second appearing to take the
oath ofthe Presidential Office, there is less
occasion for an extended I'D irr>~ t. an
there was at tho first Then state
mont, somewhat in detail, of course 10
be pursued, seemed very firing and
proper. Now, at the expiration OF four
years, during which public declarations
have been constantly called forth on
every point and phase of the great con.
test which still absoros the attention ano
engrosses the energies of tho nation. Ii,
tie that is new could be presented. The
progress OF our arms, upon which all else
chiefly depends, is as we'll known to the
public as to myself, and it is, trust,
reasonably encouraging to all.
With high hope for the future, no pre-
diction in regard to 1t is ventured. On
the occasion corresponding to this, four
years ago, all thoughts were anxiously
diaected to an impending civil war. All
dreaded it; all sought to aviod it. While
the Inaugural Address was being deliv.
cred from this place, devoted altogether
to saving the Union without war, insur-
gent agents were in the city seeking to
destroy it, without war seeking to dis
solve the Union aud divide effects By ne.
gotiation.
Both parties deprecated war; but one
OF them would make war rather than let
tho nation survive, aud the other would
accept war rather than let it perish: and
the war came. One eli ghth of the whole
population were colored slaves, not dis.
trlbuted generally over the Union, but
localized in the Southern part of it.
These slaves constituted O peculiar and
powerful interest. All knew that this
interest was somehow the cause of the
war: To strengthen, perpetuate and ex.
tend this interest, was the object for
which the Insurgents would rend the
Union by war, while the Government
Claimed na EiG h8 "a ia z9asa .sAesr.e,..-y
Neither party expected for the war the
magnitude or the duration which il has |
already attained. Neither ANTICIPATED
that the cause Of the conflict might cease
even before the conflict itself should
cease. Each looked for an easier tri.
umph, and result less fundamental and
astounding. Both read the same Bible
aud pray to the same God, and each in
woke His aid against the other. It NAV
seem strange that any man should dare
10 ask just Gods assistance 10 wiring
ing their bread from the sweat of other
mems faces.
But let US judge not, tina. we be not
judged. The prayer of both should no,
be snswered-that of neither has been
answered fully. The Almighty has his
own purposes. "Woe unto the world
because OF ofenses, for it must needs be |
that ottenses come, but woe TO that man
by whom the etfense cometh." If VIC
shall suppose that American slavery is
one of the etfenses that in the proyidencs
OF God must needs come, bu. which,
having continued through His appointed
time, lie now so wills to remove that he
gives to both North and South thi, ter.
rible war as the woe due to those bv
whom the otfense came, shall we discern
that there is any departure from those
divine attributes which the believers 10
living God always ascribc to Him p
Foudly do we hope, fcrven,ly do we
pray, that this mighty scourge of war
may speedily pass away; yet, if God
wills that 1t continue until all the wealth
piled by the bondsman's two hundred
and htty years Of unrequitted 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 aud righteous altogether.
With malice toward none, with chart.
ty for all, with frmness ia the right, as
God gives US to see 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
aud for his widow and his orphans-to
do all which may achieve and cherish a
just and lasting peace among ourselves
aud with all nations.
A. LINCOLN.
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