White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1865-03-16
The, Inauguration.

/ The inauguration.
WASHINGTON. March 4.-President Lin
coin was inaugurated at IL o'clock NJ to
day. The weather was clear and beauti
fnl. but on account OF the recent rain tn
streets were filled with mud. Despite thi
fact. the crowd that assembled was ex
ceedingly large. and thousands proceeded
to the Capitol to witness the inauguratio,
ceremonies. The procession moved from
Sixteenth street and Pennsylvania Avenu
at IL o'clock. President Lincoln hat
been at the Capitol all day. and conse
quently did not accompany the procession
to the scene of the ceremonies.
The oath to protect and maintain tn,
Constitution of the United States was ad
ministered by Chief Justice Chase on tn,
Eastern Portico, in the presence of thous
snds, who witnessed tn, interesting cere.
mony while standing almost knee-deep il
the mud. The Inaugural was then read
l-r.- INAUGURAL ADDRESS.
Fellow -CouNTRYaEN AT this second
appearing to take the oath OF the Presi
Dental office, there is less occasion for ar
extended address than there was at the
first. Then statement somewhat in lie.
tail Of the course to be pursued seeme'l fit.
ting and proper. Now. al aithecxpira'ion ol
four years. during which public declar
ations have been constantly called forth
on every point and phase Of the great con
test which still absorbs the attention and
engrosses the energies Of the N tion, li'.le
that is new could b, presented.
The progress Of our arms. urnn which
all else chiefly depends. i. as well known
to the public as to myself. and it is,
trust. reasonably satisfactory and enconr.
aging to all. With high hope for the
future. no prediction in regard to it il
ventured.
On the occasion corresponding to this
four years ago. all thoughts were anxious.
ly directed to an impending civil war
All dreaded il; all sought to avoid it.
While the Inaugural Address was being
delivered from this place. devoted alto.
gether to saving the Union without war.
insurgent agents were in this city seeking
to destroy it without war-seeking to dis.
solve the Union and divide its effects BY
negotiation. Bo,h parties deprecated war,
but one of them would make war rather
than let the nation survive. and the other
wonN accept war rather than let it perish;
and the war came.
One-eighth Of the whole population
were colored slaves, not distributed gen.
orally over the Union, bus localized in the
Southern part of it. These slaves con-
stiruted a pcculiar and powerful interest.
All knew that This interest was somehow
the cause ofthe war. To strengthen, per-
petuate and extend this interest was the
object for which the insurgents would
rend the Union even BY war, while the
Government claimed no right to do more
than to restrict the territorial enlargement
it.
Neither party expected for the war the
or the duration which it has
already st,sined. Neither anticipated
that the cause might cease with or even
before the conflict itself should cease
Each looked for an easier triumph and
result less fundamental and astounding.
Both read the same Bible and prayed
to the same God. and each invokes bis
aid against the other 1t may seem strange
that any men should dare to ask Just
Gods assistance in wringing their bread
from the sweat Of other mems faces, bat
let us judge not that We be not Judged.
The prayers Of both could not be answered
that OF neither has been answered fully.
The Almighty has His own Purposes.
Woe unto the world because of offences.
tor it must needs be that of7suses come;
but woe to that man BY whom the offense.
IL We shall suppose that American Sls-
very is one Of the offenses. which in the
providence of God must needs come, but
which having continued through His ap.
pointed time He now wills to remove. and
hat He gives to both North and South
his terrible war ss the woe due TO- those
y whom the offsnse came. shall we dis.
.ern therein any departure from those
Divine attributes which the believers in Q
living God always sscribe to Him?
Fondly do We hope, fervently do We
'ray. that this mighty scouree of war
nay speedily pass away. Yet. il God
sills that it continue until all the wealth |
'iled BY the bondmsn's two hundred and
ny years Of unrequited toll shsl be sunk.
nd until every drop of blood drawn with
he lash be paid BY another drawn with
he sword. as was said three thousand
ssrs ego, 40. still It must be said, that
be Judgments Of the Lord are true and
Ighteous altogether.
With malice toward none, with charity
,r all. with 6rmnsss in the right, as God
ives us to see the right. let us strive on
6nish the work We are in. to bind up
10 nations wounds, to care for him who
hall have borne the battle, and for his
'ldow and his orphsns; to do sll which
lsy schieve and cherish Just end last
q pescs smong ourselves end with oil
atjona - s ';