Year: 1861

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Many and various are the opinions given
by the press Of the Inaugural Of President
Lincoln. By some it is declared just the
thing by Others it is called weak and
pusillanimous document; by others, again,
it is pronounced as breathing nothing but
war, and by others still, as everything to
all men, and nothing in reality. Among
the various shades Of opinion regarding the
paper, it would, perhaps, be untrue to say
it 10 q popular inaugural. We doubt if even
a sjority Of those who voted for Mr.. Liza
coin, il called upon to express their real
sentiments, would say the inaugural suits
them in every respect. Still among all re-
spectacle ranks a disposition is evinccd to
throw no embarrassments about the Ad-
ministration but to give it fair and Impair
tial trial. Even among those who do not like
the spirit of the inaugural and do not hes
itate to express their opinions to this effect,
the intention is manifested to trust the Adj
ministration hoping the President and Cab
met know better the policy to Be pursued
than we can, living as we do far from the
scenes of disorder. The tone of public
feeling is clearly one of fairness towards
Mr.. Lincoln's Administration, and consid-
ering the state of the country and the cir
cumstances of the Presidents accession to
power, he and his party nave cause for con-
graduation that the temper of the people is
as it is.


The President has only to bring order out
of chaos, harmonic the conflicting views
of the sections, and restore the Union to
peace and its original integrity, to become
the most popular President the country has
ever had and perpetua!e the dominance of
the Republican party till it shall become
corrupt and unfit to rule. To reach such
great results he has only to strike the right
cord in the American breast and ride upon
and control the popular movement toward
union and conservatism. One false step
may cost months and treasure to retrieve
it, and in the perplexing crisis of the ma
tion false steps are liable to all but Gods
The President would be more than mortal
if he escapes error in his official course
We should look charitably upon his actions
in view of the trying circumstances that
surround him. Happily such is the dispo-
sition of majority of tue American peo-
pie.


The inaugural would have been more
popular had it breathed determined spirit
to see the laws executed promptly without
fear or favor. A declaration that every
fort and every piece of government prop
erty in the hands of the revolutionists must
be Immediately surrendered or it would
promptly be re-taken at whatever cost,
that no insult could be offered the flag of
the Union with impunity, and peremptory
order to all men in arms against the gov
ernment to disperse and become orderly
and quiet citizens, would have reused an
enthusiastic martial spirit in every loyal
district in the Union. Nothing could have
rerressed the patriotic ardor of every true
American. Every even obscure corner of
the Republic would have sent forth its
belted knight to battle for the Constitution
and the Union.


Perhaps the tone of the inaugural is bet
ter for the concliation of the border States.
We hope it is, and trust it is SO. But sup
pose the doctrine of no coercion in any
emergency prevails in the border States
What then? One of two courses the gov
ernment must pursue; either assert the
majesty of the Union and put down the
revolutionists with force, or recognize un-
equivocally the independence of the Cotton
Confederacy. Either course would be a
departure from the present programme of
the inaugural, though the President init
mates change of policy when the neces-
slty shall arise While we recognize the
Secession States as part Of the Union, we
are held responsible to foreign governments
for any violation of the laws towards for
egn vessels by the reyolutionists. Suppose
vessel and cargo should be confscated
and sold for violating the laws of South
Carolina. So long as the Government in
ssts that South Carolina is q part of the
J Union, the Union is responsible for the acts
of that revolutionary State. We cannot
permit Great Britain to compel South Car.
olina to make reparation by force of arms
That would be cause for war If we are
t to be held responsible for the acts of thu


revolutionists We must make them respon


sible or sever our connection with them q.


a nation.


DR.. MCGUIRE AND THE COUNTY HOSPITAL
: DR.. Mcclure, of North San Juan, published
a card in the Hydraulic Press of last weel
rejecting on the County Physician ant
: somewhat on the newspapers, or a part o
them, in this city. Mr.. Mcclure relates
that he in company with another gentleman
, visited the County Hospital few days be-
, fore the Grand Jury, of which he was
| member, sent a committee to examine til,
institution, and that they found the Hospi
e tai in a miserable state. He procured it t.
be SO stated in the Report of the Crane
Jury, and for so doing he AYERS that he wa
insulted by the County Physician at tn,