New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-01-24
TUESDAY MORNING, JANUARY "a, 1860.
chassenrsa-Pied, accompanied BY band of music,
who entered the hail and flied along the lobby.

Shassenrs-a Pied, accompanied by band of music
who entered the hall and filed along the lobby.
Gov. Wieklife, with the Governor elect, ad-
yanced to the Speakers stand and GOV. Wickline
delivered the following farewell address !:
Fellow Citizens The hour has arrived when the
Constitution demands that shall surrender 10 my
worthy successor the rejgns 81 Government. Four
years ago, when 4 took the oath Of office, that
would maintain the Constitution Of the United
States and Of this State, ! resolved that would
faithfully and impartiaIIy discharge tile duties In
cnfa,hgept upon me as Governor. 1t was my fixed
determination toaeaatn IN spirit and III letter that
pledge. My own conscience nhW tells me have
redeemed il in the exercise Of the duty 80 iaapIqs
bent upon me.
have. al Governor, been controlled BY one sae-
sireto discharge it faithfully, in the appointment
Of officers on extending executive cIemency.
may have in some instances ufiknowingly erred
but it is no more than human to err. And now,
fellow citizens Of Baton Rouge, from whom have
received 10 much kindness, and who have sustain
ed me in hours Of duty and difficulty, let me assure
you shall always remember you with gratitude
and affection; and II now becomes me, before ad-
ministerng the oath Of office to the Governor elect,
ted for the nextfour years. to assure him m honest
and hope warm and hearty approval Of his
COURSE so that at the expiration Of his term Of ad.
| ministration he may have more cause to congratu-
| late himself thanI. now bid you, one and all, a
| fond farewell
1.-THE above Is d re-battft photographic report
| Of Governor Wieklife's address, taken By Mr. a..
| Il. Roger, shorthand reporter, of Baton Rouge.l
| The Governor elect then took the oath of Office
and delivered his inaugural address, Of which the
i following is an abstract:
| ! assume the Office Of Chief Magistrate OF the
State Of Louisiana with the unaffected distrnst Of
my ability to meet its responsibilities 20 as to be
/ able to give full satisfaction to you. 1t was with
real reluctance that consented to be candidate,
and the people thought it fit to elect without any
effort or solicitation on my part, owing no obga-
ton to particular persons or particular interests.
/ My thanks for the honor conferred upon me are
due to fellow-eitzens belonging to the same politi
1 cal communion with myself and to the people oi
the State at large and it shall be the earnest effort
i Of my administration TO deserve the support Of all
i in accepting the nomination of the Democratic
i party.
] necessarily stand pledged to spare no .exer-
1 ton to vindicate its principles and establish its
] measures.
4 1t is my conscientious conviction that by them
alone can the Federal and State Governments bt
safely administered. Its policy in federal affairs
has supported the interests of all sections, has els
yated the national character and has enlarged ths
4 boundaries Of union in State affairs. 1t has re
spected the rights Of all classes of persons and
with an unshrinking fidelity, has protected then
from aggression and prescription.
il These are the true objects of all governments
and to these it's policy will be directed.
! can best advance the public good BY stead
fasty adhering to the principles by which thes
results have been produced.
As Governor of the State of Louisiana, it will b
my first duty to see that the public service unde
my control is conducted with honesty and q
f pacity.
The State Of Louisiana has always been mode
, rate and conservative in her sentiments. She ha
never, at any period Of our national history, couI
tenanced extreme opinions or violent measure:
Her citizens have ever been loyal lovers to th
Union Of these States as made and administered
& our fathers.
i If her devotion to the Union shall be weakened
: it will be because Of the intolerance of section;
majority, and if it be ever obliterated it will
because that intolerance has resulted in praetes
oppression, or has been produced by state
things to which no sensitive people can submit.
. But loyal as Louisiana is supposed to be to th
s Federal Union, it must not be thought that she
J. something more than mere State of the Uniol
She is by her position, by her principles, and b
. her choice Southern slayeholdng State, an
events seem to be Fastening to crisis the rel
tions which these States bear in Union, and !
which her duty to herself and to her sister STATE
may be brought into painful conflict with lier dew
ton to the Union.
A great party has grown up at the North an
= West whose sole bond of union is aniosity to II
. institutions of fifteen States Of the Union. So bi
ter is the hostility felt towards these fifteen State
!. regarded as great social and political blessin
. that it exhibits itself in the legislation for Il
= for the ayewed purpose Of destroying the rights
Z the Shareholders the guaranteed Constitution viii,
is protected by the acts Of Congress, the popnl
y addresses in the Legislature, the resolutions
: Executive communications, the press and Il
e pulpit All inculcate a hatred against us and w
e upon the institutions of slavery an institute
n which is interviewer with the very elements of 0
d existence.
The Union cannot last without the recognition
Q the vital principles of the Constitution, that
Is States are equal in the Confederaey. Every Sla
III must be permitted to determine her own social
stitutions and perlnittep to enjoy them in peace.
y The Territories, the common property of
g States nustbe freely opened for settlement By
y people of the confederate equals The INSULT
le demand that there shall be nj more slave Stat
~ must be abandoned because It not only tends
make us politically inferior, but because it bran
Q. as q disgrace the Institutions which we prize
II blessing.
ae There is a patriotic minority existing in the NJ
sIaye-hoIding States, who are faithfully uphold
10 the rights Of the South and battling in order
s. maintain the Constitution. The entire South NAL
u common cause with this minority, constituting "
np great national party, who isstriying to cong,
and annihilate that sectional party whose succ
= =. will Immediately jeopardze and finally sever
= Union. The triumph of this great national orga
= zation will be the beginning Of the return
=. that perfect union, that general welfare and i
= = domestic tranquility, that the Constitution Of
=. United States was intended to promote and seeu
- Governor Moore then administered the oath
= office to Hon. II. III. Hyams, Lieut.. Governor.
to REAssEMBLING OF THE SENATE.--At the con,
,r. sion Of the inaugural ceremonies, the Senate
turned to their chamber, when Mr.. Pearce,
% President, appointed committee to conduct
- Lieut.. Governor to the chair as President Of
- Senate.
cnyorno,.5 Hyams nm tal tln N,