Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1864-01-28

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Nothing has occurred to make i'll feel.
ing or embarrass friendly intercourse
with each other. n
When entering upon the discharge
of my duties as President OF the SEN
ate, felt the embarrassment com.
mon to the inexperienced. ! then ask
ed for your cooperation and sympathy
lit has been generously and continu-
ally given. The duties of the chair
have been made light by your forbear-
ance and courtesy. ..-.-
have endeavored to faithfully and
impartially discharge the duties per-
tanning to this office, and am not con-
scious of having designedly wronged
any one. For errors of judgment,
| which may have been committed,
ask your forbearance.
TO the Senators holding over from
the Ninth General Assembly, especl-
ally tender my grateful thanks. The
many acts of personal kindness ex-
tended to me will ever be held in CRATE
full remembrance. l part from you,
gentlemen, with the most earnest de.
sire and prayer that your lives may
be happy and useful, and that your
official acts may prove lasting bless
ing to your constituents. Several OF
your colleagues have gone from this
chamber to the rescue of our country's
glorious flag-they are manfully fac
ing the dangers incident to q terrible
conflict for the right-their constitu-
ents will bless them, and while Iowa
has a history their names viii be in
scribed on it's brightest pages. All
honor to the brave Iowa boys
One of your number has been call
ed to his FINAL reward. He was an
honest man, a wise Legislator and q
true patriot +! Never shall l forget to
cherish the memory of the true mind
ed, and much esteemed Senator from
Ringgold. ''a
TRUST, gentlemen, that you will ex-
tend to my honored successor, the
same support and confidence that has
been given to me. With your coop
Grafton, his superior ability will ena-
BILE him to ably fill the position.
Hoping that the time is near when
! peace shall be restored to our land,
and wishing for you great personal
happiness and prosperity, / now take
my leave, and present to you as Presi-
dent of the Senate, Hon. Z. w. East.
man, Lieutenant Governor Of Iowa.
/ Lieut. Gov. Eastman then address.
ed the Senate as follows: #
! SENAroRs-Having been duly cleo
u ted and taken the oath of Office OF
Lieut.. Governor Of the State, am
now ready to enter upon the discharge
of the duties of the Office, the first OF
which is to preside over your delibera.
tions during the present session of the
General Assembly, which / am desir-
Gus of doing in a manner satisfactory
to You and honorable to myself.
| But first of all you must permit me
to embrace this occasion to express
my gratitude to the people of Iowa
for the honor conferred npon me by
this election, and particularly to the
people in the army for their almost
unanimous support.
/ Order and decorum are indispensa-
ble to the dispatch of business, but be-
ing as they are, exclusively the pro-
duct of good breeding, l anticipate q
very pleasant session.
In your deliberations there natural
ly will be an honest difference of opin
ion upon many important questions
which will legitimately come before
you / trust your discussions will be
tempered with moderation and a due
respect for the opinions of your peers,
as well as with wisdom. aE
Senators, we are living in perilous
times. Every day brings new re-
sponsibilities upon us. Treason is
to-day in arms against our blessed
government. 1t exists too, in the
hearts of many persons whose homes
are in the loyal States, and who have
not, as they long ago should have
been, banished from the country. /
most devoutly hope and trust it has
not and aoiH mot cross the Threshold
of the Legislative hall. | really hope
there is not heart in the breast of
any member of this honorable body,
which does not beat with devotion to
an inseparable Union. If, unfortu-
nately, such an one is here, my hearts
desire and prayer to God is that his
tongue may be paralyzed and cleave
to the roof of his mouth whenever it
attempts to utter the intent of the
heart. For the honor of the State, L
do hope that the patriotic people Of
Iowa, who have taken their lives in
their hands and gone to the tented
field, will not receive shot in the
rear from any member Of this honora-
BILE Senate. lGeH
Much has been said of the sacred
right of speech. 1t is claimed by
some that the right can in no case be
abridged. This claim is seldom put
forth by any except those who use it
for shield to invade the rights OF
others, and to propagate treason Un-
der this claim nearly every traitor
member has stood up in Congress and
defantly Illuminated treason against
our Government. The States of Hi
nois and Indiana have been disgraced
by like proceedings in their Legisla-
lures, to the great modification of the
soldiers in the army from those States.
| do not believe in any such right.
The right Of speech, like all other
4 rights, can never be used, legitimate
ly, to infringe upon the sacred rights
Of persons by SANDER Of libel. And
the exercise of it to that extent is not
only a licentious use. but a crime
which the common law Furnishes by
indictment, fine and imprisonment.
The character and existence OF the
Government are paramount to the lille
of person, and every one goes be-
yond the bounds of loyalty who talks
the Government into disrepute with
the people. Sedition and Treason are
first propagated and then consumma-
ted by licentious exercise OF speech.
hold that no man has the legal,
moral or political right to begin to do,
or even to advocate that which the
law will punish him for communicating.
Believing, therefore. as 4 do, that
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