New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-01-31
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tiS telel1lOnle5 anu ulSpay aEte0ulng Ine
ration q his Exceency, Gov. r. G. Wcklife yester
aay, Were imposing and interesting in the extreme
Notwithstanding the apparent neglect and careless
ness ol tne committee Of the Legislature to make ar
ralise,qenls Tor the perfection of the details conte
paIea by the body appointing it. The military turn
ea oat most creditahy and but for the oversight in
not extending invitations in time, the Continental
Gaas and other iayorite military companies Of New
day. Major Gen. Lewis and Cen Cronan tle Adm.
tant General Of the State, and large portion Of the
Governors staf We're present, the German Yapers. |
.he filst @ company q the Louisiana and por
S. troops stationed at this post under Captan barry
made display equally credtabIe to TIE profession
and the State The venerable "Jordar,' wen known
IN the military annals Of Louisiana, whose presence
always seems indispensable such occasions assisted
by his band of drummers, also formed quite dis-
tnguished feature in the martial ranks.
The procession formed on Church street, opposite
the Harney House, according to the programme pre-
vlously published in the Advocate marched down La
fayete street to the State House, and formed in front
OF the western wing ofsthat building until the two
houses Of the Legislature in the election
Of a be prepared for the inangu
raj ceremonies. grand salute, in the meantime,
was fired from brass piece planted on the south.
ern side Of the Capitol.
The proper time arriving, the lengthy procession
entered the Capitol and proceeded to the Representa-
tive Hall, which was already crowded BY the beauty
and fashion of our female population. Gov. Wicklfe
was conducted to the Speakers stand by Gov Hebert
and the Secretaries and chief dgntares Of the State
and the booming of cannon and the inspiring strains
Of music from an excellent brass band provided for
the day. ~ '.''ss .f's5ss 2'' : rs "
After quiet was restored Gov Hebelt rose and pro-
nounced the following brief Vaedctory address, in
feeling and Characteristic STYLE and we venture moth
Ing in stating that the immense concorse Of people
assembled, unanimously agreed that on losing him
from the Executive chair one Of the nobIest Of Lou
sanias sons quietly resgning the robes of office
TO those who gave it, without stain or reproach upon
his honor as man or integrity as politician. Gov.
Hebert said: a..-s = .s27 ''fz
EeLo,c- Citizens-I have already in my valedictory
message to your Legislature, given my sincere and
heartfelt thanks for the high trust conferred upon me-
and received at your hands some three years since
| have endeayored to do my duty. was not only
as It were, Commander Chief, but also had to per
form the duties Of sentinel over the interests Of our
beloved State You, to-day have privilege and an
advantage which have not-that if it is temptngly
human to perPetrate errors you can susurp divine
rlght-to forgive, and hope to forget the bad and
remember the good Of my administration. Whilst
about translatng myself from my high position to the
shades of private life, and where know there are no
shadows, and where, must confess, I have found
from my short experience the largest quantity of that
blessing so much sought after and coveted in this
Wordi--IEappiness- am proud that the Executive
mantle falls upon the shoulders so worthy to wear it,
A 50 son OF the south-one allied to the South by the
hoest Of tiesa native Of the State which, if not the
mother is certainly prolific Of great statesmen He
needs no laudatory comments from my lips or from
Others. Depend on it, he will prove himself a Cheya-
er Bayard OF Governor and do his duty "sa,as pe,1
ct sans reproche." "
Gov. Hebert having concluded, administered the
oath of office to Hons r. G. Wicklitfe and C. H.
Mouton, the Governor and Lieutenant Governor elect
the respondents repeating clearly and audbly as they
were respectively qualified. Gov. Wicklife, in an
Impressive voice and MANNER then read the following
| inaugural address =. i5
Inaugural Address of Gov. III. %. Wiclk1ifEe.
Mo-
by Gov +. .. Hebert, binds and impair
italy to discharge and perform the duties incum-
bent on me as s., Governor ts State Of Louisiana
ing and agreeaby to the Constitution and laws of the
| United States and of this State
Ihls obligation intend to perform in good faith
in full accordance with its letter and sprit-with
perfect and solemn appreciation of its magnitude and
Importance. If distrust my own ability wisely te
discharge the duties of the Chief Magistracy, am
yet sure shall bring to the performance of them
slngleness OF purpose, directed exclusively to che pro
motlon OF the honor and prosperity of the State.
The power of the Executive in legislation is limited
to an approval or dsapproyal of the acts of the Gen
eral Assembly; but it is his Constitutional duty from
time to time to recommend to the General Assembly
the adoption of measures that he NAV consider essen
tial or conducive to the public good Such recon-
mendations will be freely made the proper occa-
slons IN the meantime, usage has rendered it proper
that he should take advantage of the opportunity af
iorded by his Inauguration, to announce the policy
that he will pursue, and the policy that in his judg
ment is demanded by the necessities and interests Of
the State.
is deeply to be regretted that the overshadowng
power OF the Federal Government, in its actual ad-
lnlstraton, should so much divert the attention of
the people from proper consideration of the local
wants of their respective States.
In the struggle on the one hand to enlarge, and on
the other to limit the power Of Congress to those
positively delegated, parties are organized with re-
ference to Federal issues alone, domestic interest
touched in every direction (byour home legislation
are forgotten neglected Or absorbed in the contest for
Federal power. c='
not anticipated by the trainers of the Constitution of
the United States. Had Congress confined itself to
the execution of the few grants of power delegated
to it by the several sovereignties that compose the
Unlon the reeat would have been different and would
not have devated from that anticipated by our fathers
But Congress has proceeded step by step to extend by
implication its power, and to CONTROL develop or mo-
dy interests which were left by the constitution to
the operation of natural causesthe sharp rivalry of
individual enterprise and the wisdom Of State legsa
| tion.
It is not my purpose to review the history of what
has been justly regarded the usurpations of Con
limited powers have been extended to subjects not
properly within its CONTROL and made to bear on the
highest interests which ought to have been, and
were reserved as exclusively appertanng to the State
| Government. '.'
But am compelled fo say that thesteady eneroach-
ments made by Congress the reserved rights of the
States has not only sanctioned but encouraged out
rage that if not checked will undoubtedly result in
dissolution of the Union.
do not wish to speak lightly of the Union next
to the liberty of the citizen and the sovereignty of
the States, regard as the primary object of pa-
triotc DESIRE" 1t should be dear to us as q senti-
ment and dearer to for its real value But it can
not have escaped observation that the hold which
this Union once had upon the affections of the South
has been materially weakened, and that its dissoll-
on is now frequently spoken Of if not with absolute
levty yet with positive Indifference and occasionally
| as desirable.
Some thirty years ago, when distinguished citi-
zen OF the United States said it time to calculate
the value OF the Union general burst of indignation
throughout the country was the patriotic response
Now, good men and wise men do calculate the value
OF the Union, and the public heart does not seem to
be aggreved by the comparatively low estimate that
is sometimes placed upon it. Misgovernment has
produced this lamentable change.
1t should always be remembered that every inter-
probation of the constitution not sanctioned by its let
ter and spirit, forms the basis for future unwarranta
Bile construction; and we shall go on until in the
end the States become mere dependencies and life,
liberty and property shall lie at the mercy of naked
maorites of Congress. Such has been, and such
is the tendency of federal legislation nor is this all
| Disregardng the rights Of tile States, Congress
seems to have looked mainly to the interests of sec
ton Of the country until that favored section has be-
gun to consider the constitution not only as made for
its advantage alone, but actually as means of ag
gresson upon the rights the interests and the honor
OF the slave States that at this time party has
been formed, and is in relative ascendanCy in the
lower branch OF Congress, with no other bond Of
union than settled purpose to make war on the in