Show Years Ago This is Weeks Week inTHE in inTHE THE CIVIL WAR Events Event exactly years yean ago this week that led to the C Civil vU War Well War told in the language and style tyle of today IN SOLEMN RITES I II I Lincoln Lincol Takes Office as Nations Nation's President WASHINGTON DC D.C. D.C. Marsh Marth 4 In 4 In an atmosphere heavy with solemnity yet afire with tension Abraham Lincoln of Illinois was Inaugurated today as ss the president of the United States We are not enemies but friends said the somber omber manfrom man manfrom manfrom from the prairies in m a portion of his inaugural address obviously aimed at the seceding Southern states tates We must not be enemies enE he continued Though passion may have strained it must not break our bonds boods of affection An electric spirit gripped the capital city as the day dawned comfortably cool and end fair All AU AllI banks schools and most shops I were were closed Crowds lined Pennsylvania Penn sylvania Ave to see Sie Lincoln and aging outgoing president James Buchanan ride from Willards Willard's hotel where Lincoln has been staying since his arrival here Feb 23 23 to the Capitol VIRTUALLY unnoticed In the crowd was an unprecedented security security security se se- se- se force of heavily-armed heavily detectives detectives detectives de de- de- de who with sharpshooters stationed on rooftops along the route NUte guarded against attempts on the controversial president president- elects elect's life late The senate brought brouch a hour 12 marathon session cession to a close a scant scan few minutes before the he Inauguration ceremonies began be be- ran PD la m the Capitol building which w. w was clattered with wIh the he scaffoldings and aDd tools of workmen workmen workmen work work- men erecting an Immense new dome The flower decked galleries held an assortment of gaily gaily- dressed women who arrived early to get a good seat Scattered among them were several snoozing ing lag men who apparently dozed off oft as the Senate wound up its busi busi- ness FIRST event on the program was the swearing In of Hannibal Hamlin of Maine as vice president Lincoln wearing black and carryIng carry carry- Ing log an ebony cane with a huge gold head arrived in the tho building at pm p.m. 27 minutes after atter the Supreme Court justices justice had tiled filed in The be scene then shifted to the east portico of the Capitol where an orderly crowd of ot some lome had gathered There Lincoln's oath was ed- ed d. d ministered falteringly by wizened ancient Chief Justice Roger Brooke Taney who'll be 84 years old In hi Just 13 days Lincoln is the president to be sworn in by Taney chief Justice since 1836 1838 THEN In clear measured tones the nations nation's new leader read his inaugural address Excerpts Apprehension seems to exist among the people of t tie the e Southern l m y fN y s ABRAHAM LINCOLN states that by the accession of a Republican administration their property and their peace and personal personal personal per per- security are to be There bere has never been any and reasonable cause for such epp hension henston Lincoln asserted he would uphold the he constitution at a an costs and warned In doing this there needs to b bno bano be ba beno no bloodshed or violence and there shall shag be none unless it b be forced upon the national author ity THE TIIE CROWD stood as at statues amine and only the singing of birds could be heard as Lincoln declared Suppose you go to war You Yon cannot fight lIght always and when after much loss on both sides lides and no gain on either you cease fight fighting ing the Identical old questions are again upon you The mystic chords of memory stretching from every battlefield and patriot grave to every U Ubeart living heart beart and hearthstone all an over this broad land will yet swell weIl the chorus of the Union when again agai touched as surely they will be by bythe the better angels of our nature |