M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-01-24
Governor ChaSG'S,
INAUGURAL ADDRESS.
Delivered January, l4h 1856,
Elior'citisens IF The Senate

betole entering upon the discharge
Of the duties to which | am thus sum,
moned, Lam required by the iunda-
mental law to take an oath or affirm.
alton to support tie Constitutions Of
the United States and of this State, and
TO take also an oath OF Office.
IN compliance with a venerable
usage, not established. indeed, by the
Constitution, but recommended by the
examples Of all my predecessors, am
before you Tor the purpose Of taking
upon myself the solemn obligations
which the Constitution imposes. OF
declaring, breiiy, the general princi.
plesby which, in my judgement, the
couduct OF public affairs should be reg.
ulated, and ol indicating some OF their
more obvious applications.
The Com ,ituional duty OF cmmun.
.,",InS - tl- General Assembly the
condition ol the State, and Of recon-
mending measures by him deemed ex.
pedienI, devoIved upon my predecessor
who has accordingly laid before you
the Ieplrs ol the several State officers
accompanied by such recommends.
uons as seemed to him most likely TO
promote the public welfare.
The duty which usage imposes up,
IN me, requires no detailed exposition
elaborate discussion.
In the discharge oil that duty shall
speak with dIfFidence, aud lrankneSs.
4 proIoud sense Of detective iniorma-
uon Iiiniled ability will forbid presum
plion;while gratitude to the people as
deep as it is iervent Tor the generous
confidence which their suffrages evince
will constrain me, irresistiSly, not on
| y TO the best exertion OF all my Ia cul-
Ties IN their service but TO llie pla in
est decIaratian OF the views OF public
policy, which investigations and re-
Election have led me to adopt, subject
always 10 the corrections OF reason and
experience.
1t | may not hope for general con.
currence Ill these views may at least
expect, from the intelligence and jus,
tice oil ;he people CANDID consideration
aud Impartial judgement.
The sovereignty of the people is
the distinguished Characteristic Of our
Institutions. The People constitute.
the State, Government is nothing bnl
the administration ol the affairs OF tue
People BY the agents OF the People,
selected III such maner and invested
with such powers AS are best adapted
IN their judgement to the security OF
heir own rights and the advancement
ii their own interests.
To the successful working Of such
institutions two conditions are indis.
ansabIe. The first is, personal Tree.
.um; the second is Official responsible.
~ Without personal freedom, ,invio-
obly secured 10 every individual, there
nay be community Of privileged super
'ors and degraded dependents; but
mere cahDot br, in the true sense oil
ne woId, People. Without respon.
,lLlIlIy, constantly exacted and vlgor>
ousi, enforced, the sevants ophe Pc.
orIe aIe but too apt to become their
maslers IerIel vIgllence, it has been
veil SAID, is tile price ol Liberty Ia
uur own Stale personal freedom is
guaranteed by the fundamental law:
aud tile responsibility Of public servant
rs secured by the partition Of govern,
mental powers, by strict limitations oI
authority, and by frequent elections.
To you, Senators and Representa-.
ti,es, belongs exclusively the junction
OF legislation, No par of this power,
and no control Whatever over your ex.
errIse of 1t is coutided to the Execu.
i've. To INN belongs the duty oil re-
commencing to your consideration
such measures as he may think best
adapted to promote the public welfare;
but there his duty ends. The rest is
yours.
To secure individual rights against
invasion; 10 furnish adequate remedies
Ior the redress oi injuries; TO provide
The means and dIliuse the benefits ol
education; TO rescue, from unhappy
destinies, those children OF sorrow, the
deal, the dumb, the blind aud the in,
sane; to define the just course and linn
its oil individual and associated acticn;
to develope the resources, protect the
Interests and defend the honor OF the
State; to maintain the public latin, and
make provision for the discharge OF
the public Obligations; these are some
ofthe high duties d hieh the ConsIltu,
ton OF the st te and and the choil
oil the people devolve upon J ou,
For tht supply ofths means ne cess.
airy to the due performance OF these
daties and TO the proper administration
ol the State government, the patriotism
OF The people may be saIely trusted;
but they will justly require that no
more revenue be collected than is indis.
pensably necessary, to these ends. ana
tpst clear accounts be rendered OF its
faithful application to, proper public
purposes. 2 sA1Ai ''3
The, burdens Of taxation have be-
cone very grieyous. Reform, both ih
measure and In mode, is universally