Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-01-14
GOV. Tod,. InauguraI.


Immediately on its delivery at three O'Clock
yesterday afternoon, We issued the Inaugural
Address Of Gov. TOP, in an extra, and repro
duee II IN the regular daily edition Of the STATES
man this morning ~ -Au d3lIa.
rs space will commend it TO the press and Il
the mass Of readers, and all will unite in thank
to the Governor for giving them o document o
such commendable brevity. b'
The style Of the composition is simple, pIair
and easily understood, being wholly free from
any strained effort at scholarly embellishments
which Is also merit not to be overlooked.
Gov. TOP appears to have the most perfect
confidence 10 President LiNcoLN, and thinks thu
Governm ent Of the Nation is in "honest, purl
and patfiotie hands" and regirdsthe surrender
OF Mason and sLIDELL as an act Of "magna
nimity, coolpes,, and diplomatic skil," which
Affords guarantee that "our honor and inter
Q esls,v 50 far az our Intercourse with foreign ma
tions ia concerned, care in safe hands,
The GoveFnor appears likewise to have con
Hdence in th 'se Who have the control and com
mAnd Of our military forces; aud thinks that
his predecessor, Gov. DENNIsoS, has managed
the duties of the Executive Department Of
Ohio, with a zeal, energy and integrity Of pur.
pose, "Worthy of the highest cOmmendAtion.''
Many people will differ with, Gov. Ton on all
ihe-poins above enumerated, and all will look
upon him as gentleman Of rare confidence and
abounding in charity
While there is some little confusion in one
paragraph In the Inaugural, relating to the war,
Se.are glad to record the fact that Gov Ten
declares that in putsipg down the rebellion,
che object can be accomplished, only by bring
Ing to condign punishment the leaders init,
"and satisfying their misgaided tolIOtOerS, by a
JiTm and generous policy, that zoe seek NOT the de-
siruesiOn Of any Of their domestic iasttutOns But
only the maintaiRancs and enforcement Of the Con-
stitution and lairs of he Nation" ad
In all tha. the Governor says about retrench-
ment and the reduction of salaries and local
taxes, we hope the General Assembly sill re-
spOnd afirmatively and promptly, since the peO-
pie win need all the relief that can, in this way,
be extended to them. His recommendation, to
make the laws more stringent inrelation to the
llsting for taxation Of invisible property (mOn-
eye and oreditsl,is also worthy Of the speedy
and favorable attention of the Legislature. 'e
Gov. Ton does not in terms recommend the.
Legislature to authorize suspension Of specie
payments BY the banks, but we incline to the
opinion that he is not opposed to the measure,
nor are we prepared to say that he 10 not in ia
vor Of the re-charter of the State Bank of Ohio
and It's branches. Upon this last point we may
bear more from him before the adjournment.
His recommendation to the Assembly to i'm
mediately authorizethe several banking institu.
Aons Of Ohio "to offer in payment OF their is
sues, when presented for payment, the notes Of
the Federal Government, payable on demand,"
is 70 our minds singular one, when we reflect
that the Federal Constitution says that no State
shall make anything but gold and silver coin
tender in payment Of debts. i.i-.,,,l
But We are precluded by the demands on our
columns from saying anything more about the
inaugural at this time, snd refer the reader to
the document itself, to be oundielsewhere in |
our columns. simply observing that in all efforts
directed solely to put down rebellion, We shall
be found az earnest and sincere as any one in
the so-called Union " ranks.