Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-01-23
GOVERNOR LOVES INAUGURAL
ADDRESS,.
Gentlemen Of the Senate
and House of ReDreseatatiyes :.

Gentlemen Of the Senate
and House Of Representatives
On assuming the Office of Chief Executive of tn
State t beccm!s my duty, to point out to you, a.
coordinate branch Of the Government, some of tn,
principles, which in my opinion, should guide US il
the administration of its affairs.
i Legislation is high sovereign power, to be q
ersssi with great wisdom, Its sanctions arc feunS
in tie proper discharge of our responsibilities t.
the people from whom the power is derived.
We have reached an important iuncture in tn.
history Of the State, and are charged with the mi
tistive laws and measures bearing upon Its ad
ninistrativsp policy which gives peculiar emphasis
10 our public duties.
Aside from this, there are other circumstance,
connected with our Federal relations, and the nan
cial posture Of Affairs, BY which all business trans
nc items have suddenly been dsranged; the c m.
mercisl ky over-cloudsd, tie whole country smit.
ton rs with palsy, and this period marked a.
enc OF uncommon sole unity.
: Bat every age must teach its own lesson. The
lesson Of this age, of great movements and great
peril, is FIST, that Of limiting tho credit sy stem
to its rightful sphere. Secondly, that Of giving
back TO agriculture her just and full proportion of
The industrial forces Of society; fer it is plain,
that when the commercial classes become numer-
ically larger than is necessary for the exchsEg
AID distribution of the products Of tho earth, and
the fabrics of its work-shops, Gas unquestionably
Was the case ct the commencement Of the late
dnanci al crisis) the effect must be to disturb til
equilibrium in the division of Ia Dor, SO essential
to healthy condition of the worlds business.
This undue enlargement of buyers aud sellers
n which 10 included the whole circle of trad srs
and speculatoYs, whether in merchandise or land,
at the expense Of Geld CULTURE has contributed in
my judgment its ,u!l share in bringing upon the
country that embarrassment which is its just retr-
hutton.
It's effect is to engender spirit of cupidi,y and
reckless pecu latien il multiples the employment
~ unn atuea expedite to to live EASY, and without
mneh tori. Ehis is subversive OF the law OF our
bang. Toll is tho providantially appointed aliot.
msns OF man 1t birth. 1lusbandry in its enlarged
.ense, Is the basis Of society, ishng not only
the aba!um Of life, but the material for clothing
the world.
ALI other branches of business are but its in er
dat. Tin the ranks of its votaries end crowd
tina eaannsls of trade ard corame &c, and you bring
inta being tt ain Of disturbing evils that must
result in disaster.
No maxims Of political economy, however well
cosefsed : no system Of currency, hswever nicely
syussed OF guarded can CON .ssslte for his depar-
t1re from the Law Of labor. -.
Let agriculture, the vanguard of all other tccu-
patsoas, have its full and appropriate share of the
tadus'risl forces Of the country, with commerce
just equal TO fair distribution Of its products al
ways following, and never in anticipation OF it's an
NAL cropss and the worlds affairs and business
viii In the main now on with 90 nparatively .
snoolh and full stream.
u Happily for the people of Iowa, the sun in its
briliiancy looks not down upoa falrer land, for
the 6ostion Of this great regulating element
il the eco nomy and business of life. Here the ig-
norant and humble, az we'll % tho mere intelligent
- elsvatsd peasant-the amateur husbandman-
theslah smsl and politician, and the representa-
I'VE men Of the niehsst styls in the country may
ny tAeir homage 70 this prinsyal employ ment Of
- - sscuse y esnesal husbaadry itS highest
6saee ptiue and dsseiopement - eystem and as :
ooeouee.
sFlss 4 NJ perhaps assthss 6o,9l4 sqoars miles
in one body upon The elese that can o9sr 20 many
hFoads ssess e nnEiyn1sd fertility, and such high
lfofS6aG Isr The staples Of life, - tho State Of
,f4l 9Wo u lie largest navigabie rivers In the
u1ov1s 19so ~ eastern nnd western borders her
rna ahnana 10 sssl-bsds and other mineral.--
4GC4 "a ~ nakuxal causes Of insaluhrity within
Fl 3lalns The ceufss q her pEairies AID the
n eo6&eufattm OF TIE surface invite the
~ d the enowy mountains in copious our
- ~ satsndst pleinss bearing upon their
~ tnsig11sting sftallty that gives quickness
oof1f ~ Tie step ed endurance 70 the
80 = its penple.
- 1eNd, tAus blsssed In ito natural con-
~ 4 ~ vh1eSIbns "a llm0st magicai Transition
nl)1j161S6a &a6oIn1ss 10 ~ caitvsted dslda,
1 6Httc1Qt x1lo1rga ~ Repa!eus eitiss q civ
r. :. r. p nsni ~ N this attitude
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