The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1886-03-19

GEN. JOHN A. LOGAN
On "Ths Origin and History q
the Civil War"
Davis and Lincoln OontrastedJThei
speeches-The Latters Inaugural.
/ Extracts from advance sheets: Mean
while the seeding States of the Soutl
were strengthening their attitude b,
confederation. On February 4, 1861
the Convention of the seeding States
called by the South Carolina Conven
ton. ut the time of her secession, met
in pursuance of that call, at Mont
gomery, Ala, and on the 9th adopted ,
Provisional Constitution and organized
Provisional Government by the cleo
ton of Jefferson Davis, of Mississippi
President. and Alexander H. Stephens
of Georgia, Vice President, to serve
until a Presidential election could
DO held by the people Of the Con.
fedcracy. Mr.. Davis almost al
once left jackson, Miss, for Mont
gomcry, where he arrived and
delivered his inaugural February IL,
having received on his road thither q
succession of ovations from the enthu-
siastic rebels, to which he had respond
ed with no less than twenty-five
speeches. very similar in tone to those
made in the United States Senate by
Mr.. Wigfall and others of that ilk-
breathing at once defiance and hopeful
ness, while admitting the difficulties in
the way of the new Confcderacy.
ut may be-" said he, at jackson,
that we will DO confronted by war;
that the attempt will be made to block
ade our ports, to starve us out; but they
(the Union men of the North) know
lite of the Southern heart; of Southern
endurance. No amount of privation
could force us to remain in Union on
unequal terms. England and France
would not allow our great staple to be
damned up within our present limits;
the starving thousands in their midst
would not allow it. We have nothing
to apprehend from blockade. But If
they attempt invasion by land we must
take the war out of our territory. If
war must come, it must be upon North
ern and not upon Southern soil. In
the meantime, if they were prepared to
grant its peace. to recognize our equal
ity, all is we'll"
And, in his speech at Stevenson, Ala,
said he: 'Your border States will
gladly come into the Southern Confed-
cracy within sixty days, as we will be
their only friends. En- gland will rec
ognize us and q glorious future is be-
fore lis. The grass will grow in the
Northern cities where the pavements
have been worn off by the tread of COM
mcrce. We will carry war where it is
easy to advance-whcre food for the
sword and torch await our armies in
the densely populated cities; and
though they may come and spoil our
crops, we can raise them as before,
while they cannot rear the cities which
took years of industry and millions of
money to build"
Very different in tone to these were
the kindly and sensible utterances of
Mr.. Lincoln on his journey from
Springfield to Washington about the
same time, for Inauguration as Presi-
dent of the United States. Leaving
Springfield, ILL.,. February IL, he had
pathetically said:
''My friends, no one, not in nv po-
sition, can realize the sadness feel at
this parting. To this people l owe
all that / am. Here l have lived more
than quarter of a century. Here
my children were born, and here one
of them lies buried. / know not how
soon shall see you again. go to
assume a task more difficult than that
which has devolvcd upon any other
man since the day Of Washington.
He never would have succeeded ex-
cept for the aid of Divine Providence,
upon which he at all times relied.
feel that I can not succeed without
the same Divine blessing which sus-
tanned HIM; and on the same AL
mighty Being Iplace my reliance for
support. And hope you, my friends,
will all pray that 1 may receive that
Divine assistance, without which
can not succeed, but with which sue
cess is certain. Again bid you an
affectionate farewell"
As he progressed on that memora-
BILE journey from his home in Illinois,
through indianapolis. Cincinnati. Co
Buffalo, Albany, New York, Trenton,
Newark. Philadelphia and Harris
burg-amid the prayers and blessings
and acclamations of an enthusiastic
and patriotic people-he uttered
words of wise consideration and firm
moderation such Us beseemcd the
high functions and tremendous re-
sponsibilities to which the voice of
that liberty and Union loving people
had called him, and this, too, with a
full knowledge, when he made the
Philadelphia speech, that the enemies
of the Republic had already planned
to asSassinate him before he could
reach Washington.
LINCOLN INAUGURATED.
But calmncss, kindness and court
esy were alike thrown away in both
houses upon the impracticable South
ern leaders. As the last day of that
memorable session, which closed in
the failure of all peaceful measures
to restore the Union, slowly dawncd
within but a few hours lacking Of
the time which Mr.. Lincoln would be
inauguratcd President of the United
States-Mr. Wigfall thought proper,
in the United States Senate. to sheer
ut him as IAN ex-rail-splitter. an ex-
grocery-keeper, an ex-tiatboat captain
and an ex-abolition lecturer
proceeded to scold and rant ut the
North with furious volubility.
"You have won the Presidency, "said
he to the Republicans. ''and you are
now in the situation of the man who
had won the elephant at rattle. You
do not know what to do with the beast
now that you have it; and one-half Of
you to-day would give your right arms
if you had been defeated. But you sue.
cecded, and you have to deal with facts.
Our objection 70 living in this Union,
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