The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1841-01-14


Governmen,.-Rd Star.
INAUGURAL ADDRESS
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GOVERNOR u0kEEEAD.
Gentlemen Of tee Senate and House Of C0aneHs:
In obedience to the requisition Of the
Constitution, have appeared before you,
and have taken the oaths prescribed, be-
fore enter upon the duties of toe Execu-
tive Office, to which have been called by
my fellow-cltizcas Of North-CaroIin1.
assure you it is with Hnfoigned diff.
denco that enter upon tho discharge of
these high duties; and if may not hope
TO bring as much ability into the Executive
Chair as now leaves it, | will vet endeayor,
IN tho discharge Of my official duties, to
rival the zeal Of him whose seat am now
abou, to occupy; Aud shall be more
than fortunate, ii at the expiration Of my
term Of service, II may be said Of me, as
It may we'll be said OF him, ''well dene
thou good and faithful"
desire to discharge my duties az II be-
comes the Governor Of the State, and Of
the rhOls state; desire to be the Execu-
tive Of the People, and Of the uhole people;
and II shall be my constant cndcavOr 50 81
discharge those duties, that the Laws sng-
gested by your wisdom, and BY the WIS.
dom Of those who have gone before you,
shall be so administered, that all the bene-
fetal results anticipated may be folly rea.
lizcd.
shall be happy to cooperate with you
in bringing into operation, all the elements
Of greatness and Of the usefulness with
which our State IS so abnndanily best.
Other States have outstript Us in the
career Of improvement, end in the de-
yelopement Of their natural resources; bat
North Carolina win stand favorable com
parlson with most Of her sister States, ia
her natural advantages; hor great extent
Of fertile soil; her great variety Of pro-
ductIon; her exhaustiess deposits of mine
raj wealth; her extraordinary WATERPROOF
er, inviting to MANUFACTURES: all, oil con-
blne to give her advantages that ies other
GO r',,sg''-z'
Whatever measures Won NAV adopt 10
encourage Agriculture, 10 induce the Illus.
bandman, while be tolls and syeats, 10
hope that his labors will be duly rewarded;
whatever measures you may adopt to "a
cl.Itlie Commerce, aud to AID industry IN
all the departments Of life to reap its foil
reward, Will moet wiih my cordial appro-
baton.
And | am happy to find thu, the action
Of one Of your bodies has anticipated
suggestion that had intended to make;
alludo to the subject Of opening the Roam.
oke Inlet. THIS IS work, If practicable,
Of the first importance to North Carolina,
it IS a work in which the State is deeply
lL'erested--recent surveys, conducted by
scientific skill, have shown that the work
is practicable, and if 50, ii should be cor
tainly executed.
The Commerce and Navigation of the
Nation would be greatly benefited by it,
and If there be any work which the Fede-
raj Government ought TO execute, and
which steers clear Of oil Constitutional
objection, this is the work. Thousands o
dollars are yearly sPant TO improve / be
navigation Of rivers within the limits Of
some Of the States, whilst this would be
an Improvement by which the Atlantic it.
self would be introduced within our Dor.
dcrs.
Ii the General Government cannot exc.
cute work Of this description, or if il
can and will not, then do we derive bot liz.
tie advantage from our Federal association:
we should not ask the execution Of this
work by the General Government as a
boon, but demand it as a right--und hone
the time is not far distant, when the ap.
plcations Of Norlh.Carolina to tho Gene.
raj Government for her rights, will not be
disregardod. Therefore, whatever duties
you may choose to assign 10 me, 10 bring
this subject to the attention Of tho Gcneral
Government, will be most checriully per.
formed. As there may be another session
Of Congress before our Legislative BODY
may meet again, and as it is probable no
action viii be taken on the subject at this
session Of Congress, ] would respectfully
suggest that any communications which
you may direct to DO made, should be
made to the next session of Congress as
well as to this.
IL % equally our duty, iellow.ei,izens,
to attend to our moral and intellectual Gull /
tiyation, for upon this depends our continu.
ance as free and happy people. Our
State possesses in her University, an insti.
tuition that will compare iavoraby with
any other IN the Union at which por.