| Show Cill ir f ll kIo 1 t. t R Address t r A p 3 rj j r Cf f r l hs i. i III Ii W 1 t 1 X opinion of many Blain perm pcr persons ous President I IX Lincoln's second ce nJ i inaugural ral ule deserves erves to lo rank almost al with witIa the famous Gettysburg speech An An example of lofty use nao of the English Inn lan language guage it breathes throughout a spirit of charily and helpfulness tint that has added immensely in to ihu authors author's ml reputation a as a n man mOll of mercy Following J is 15 the speech i CC Tr TnY OU Itc N At this second ap- ap F B- B 4 pearling lo to lake talo the the oath oath of r l tho ho O presidential fl edges there Is i less lees occasion cc for COl nn nit extended address than titan there was was at al the first l. l Then 1 a t l somewhat In ht detail of ti u course to be pursued sc seemed med fitting and proper Now at lt tho expiration of four tour fourS S eur ears curs during during- which public have have boon constantly called forth on or e every evory point and of time tho great con contest test which still absorbs absorb tho time attention alI and I engrosses c tho tutu energies o of the Ihu nation nallon little that thul Is I. now ouI J be Le presented Tho Tito progress of or ou our arms upon which all 11 oln oleo depends depend Is III as well known tu to tho the public aa as to 1118 myself 1 f and It JL Is Is I trust reasonably satisfactory a and I III encouraging to tu all sill With ith Uh high hope mope for or the tho future futuro no prediction in re regard ald to tl It Is IB ventured On the tho occasion to this four Cour years ago t o. o all ItH thoughts wore wr anxiously directed to an arm impeding im tnt- civil war All All dr dreaded It all sought nought to avert uvert It H While hilo tho the Inaugural address was wall being delivered from this place devoted tp to the Union without war wal Insurgent agents wore wore In th the tho oily city eking to destroy It without war war seeking seeking to dissolve t lime he Union and divide th lie effects by negotiation QUa log lion i Both parties deprecated war Will but one of or them would make war wal rather than let Jet the nation survive ur i e and this the other would accept war nil rather her than hart lot let it IH I perish h. h And the war came of ut ha have havo Both Bolh could not bo be answered those answered those been rull fully answered The Almighty has hug Ills Uhs own own purl pur- pur offenses for It i i. tte e until mutt the world because e of or must needs bo by that thaL offenses offense como come but buL woo to o that man 0 o tho Ile cometh comelli if lC we shall suppose C that drat American slavery ery Is Is ono one of ot those offenses which In lu th providence pro of if God GOll must t needs conic conie conc but which Ir ha having s- s continued through lilt ills appointed time lime Ie now ott wills to remove and that hint Ho lie gives to North orth and South this terrible war as aM tho the woo dun duo lo to those by tho the offense came callie shall wo discern tile dis cern thor Jn an any departure front from tom those DivIno attributes bates which the believers In n a living God Go al a always as- as to lo Him Fon Fondly do 10 we hope hopf fervently do wo pra pray that this title mighty scour scourge J of ot war ma may soon pass paM awa away Yet It if God Gott wills th that t t U it continue until a all tho the wealth wearth w piled plied by the tho bondsman's two hundred ll and tUt years of ofIn unrequited tun un In requited toll loll shall sl bu bo sunk and Anti until every y drop of or blood drawn by Ly the lash luah shall haH bo be pal paid l L by another drawn by bythe the sword as WOlf wan said Hill years ago no so 0 still It must be sail said The Tho Judgments judgements o of the Lord am arn true und arid righteous altogether With Hh malic toward none with charity charily for or all with firmness In III the rl right ht as God Gall gives II us ue to we see tho the right let gel us strive on to the work we arc are In to hind up UI tho the nations nation wounds to Care for COI him who shall have Ilave home horie the time battle stud ami Ol for his hie widow and Dd for tor his hIli orphan to do llo all all- which may achieve o and cherish chinch a 0 ajust just and nd killing peace among ourselves with with till all ll IIA nations i |
