Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1864-12-28

AS Qcarbor 70 0sAssA, suo SsN~S - =
nounGsd, edged iw way thsausa the main a'sIs
sad ossapisa dsriag the rousander Of the eese-
mepy thss position. At i, preceded By the yet
sran door Keeper, uhs also,nately shouted "si-
ens.," aad committed assault and battery on the
carpet vita Ms-lons nnes, the sabernssoriall
procession catered in shs following order:
High Sheriff Dent in his eheial dress, bearing
tho sword Of State.
Their Rxcellsnsiss Gov. Bcntam, Gsy. ha-
rrash; and Lieut.. Gsv.. HsGAw, aeeoapsaisd by
the Com mi.taa on Inauguration.
NisExssllency, Gov. Nsgrath, taen being IN
troauesa By the Speaker, addressed the LeSisla-
surs and audience as follows:
GesrLrsES OF TUE sgnARx GSD House op
REPRESENTATIVES.: Called 10 the high and re-
spoasible positian of the Chief Magistrate OF the
Staro, approach the discharge Of its dutieswith
an honest distrust of my ability and : confident
raliaaoe upon that aid which your wisdom, eS-
perisnse and patriotism viii afford.
To support the Constitution Of the Confederate
States, and the Censtitution OF the State of South
Caroline, is not only the highest poAticsl duty
of the citizen but i'll the oath which I am about
to take, is made one, and the only one, of the
duties of the Executive, specifically set forth.
recognise ia this no Inconsistency; no conflict oil
opinion or of conduct. The Constitution Of the
Confederate States determines the powers which
have been ceded by the States; the Constitution
OF the States provide for the exercise of al pow
ers which have not been ceded. The powers given
TO the common Government, and the powers rs-
ssrred by. the States, comprise all tho powers
which are necessary for the Welfare Of the people
Mhea those which havo hecn csdod to the COM
mon Government are inadequate, to the States
~. fLof nscc af
they have reserved, to take care that the public
welfare is maintained.
IF any suppose that in the csresal adninistra-
tion Of the Government, Confederate sad State,
IA the conduct appropriate 70 each, tbero is weak
ness it is an srreg which, perrittedts grow, will
predaeo mischief In these States 40 separate
and distinct seversisrties are the sources .sf
strength; in the devernnsnt OF these States are
tse ueaas provided by which thsae sourOar will
30 developed. Whom 80 Developed, they ere I'D.
asisi,tersd by the eolansn Government fer sll
the psrpsses whioh were inssnasd to - accom-
I,Sshea by tho form s.ion Of that GovoTnment.
30 syssa. of Govornzaoat osn bo better devised
for tho purposes of Fe.ee or waF, to secure tho
hsppiaess or safety Of = people, than We have
formed. No system will do 80 With moro cor
talnty, If it is allowed to operate vita tEat har-
Ineny which ia essential to its sucsess.
The war which Is nov waging upeR Us, calls
for 81 our resources to stay It's progreas Of DESC
lstion, to It's ultimate purpose of subsction. To
develop these resouzces and to administer thon
succ ,ssful.y, is now the high and commanding
rrrse6 Of Government, both State AID C0nfsdc-
rats. In the active, saicient and perfect organ
izctiou of the State Government tie common
Government Of the Confederate States viii lsok
for the aid which viii enable it to accomplish our
aoliyeraneo and freedom. On the oao side arc
S,a.os eonfederated against States consolidated
u les que Of independent ssvereignties against All
unlimited despotsir; the people against ty-
rant who seeks to CONQUER thom,
Tn those great springs of hsman conduct,
which give impulse to people and f1stain IN
will find while we preserve them, the means by
which tke courage of our armies is supported,
and tho endurance Of our people maintained. AT
no time, nor under any circumstances, thould Ee
loso sight of the great causes which proeoked
this war; nor should the onds ne propose to Sc
euro appear to our people forgotten or absnioped.
IF it should be that because OF var, the great
principles Of civil liberty are given up, then are
those principles but an empty sound The free
dom which oannotbe tolerated IN war has ne real
existence in peace.
With us these great principles of civil liberty
gro set forth iu our Constitution. Ip that Of the
Cou0ederate Government they are tsksn from
those great charters which, centuries ago, defined
the limits beyond which the pswor Of Govern
asnt shosld net invade the rights CT the citizen.
They have coHc doWa 70 as with the nuthA-'t~
mu.cn centuries Of experience have given to tho
wisdom which marks them--the necessity which
always exists for their observance RiSi US they
are, for the purposes of ONT enjoyment, secured
by laws, which sustain our rights by preventing
IN invasion of them. Let these laws bo always
in force; lot them have free course, and be felt
BY all. In tho history of this war, no page will
BE- ore distin guished.thsn that which tells Kew,
amid the din of arms, the authority Of tho law
kept en- It's even course, sad preserved amid tho
violence of revolution the great economy Of our
.s7steea, in maintaining order and seearins light
III tss citizen is rscresnt TO his duty, lot the law
enforce it, if the eitisen is eeseed IN his rights,
lat the law dsfend him. It has tho power to
compel tho Performance Of publis duty; it has
the like pewer to yindicate the sancity of private
right. To those institutions Naich are fxea-to
that Government which has stability in its opera
tious-uill the affections and confidence Of those
be given, Who live rndor tho commands Of the
other. The strength which is born of the fsry
of revolutionary ruls-terrible as is the energy
OF its sp.sms-yields to the steady influence of
that power which is welded by Government to
which tradition brings tho authority Of the es-
tablished consent Of those who are governed.
And no circumstaneo has more contributed to the
success Of that movement, which is known cs the
secession 81 tnese oIhles, lnaS luae e"cu CtaNe
posseesed within itsof an established and organ
ICED government, under the innsenee of which
right wes maintained and wrong relressed. It
was thus sb one OF the most remarkable ia
stances IN all history, Of esarge in the political
government Of g people, WAS accomplished wish
ost the slightest dirturbaase of their social con-
diti n, and without the slightest exhibition Of
license or tendency to anascAy.
Guided by the experience Of the past-sup-
ported in the result of that cxpercece by all the
teachings which reveal ts US the motives by
which mon are melted to great deeds, end that
devotion to their country, which so often has
baslod tho power and dcGed the hate Of despotic
authority attempting their subsection, I find the
path Of duty plain when it requires me to sup
mort the Constitution of the Ststs and that of the
Confedera:e States. Tp support she c. institution
of the Cpnfedsrnts States, South Carolina is
sioz,,dhy En- obligation not inferior to that whtva