The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1865-11-04
INAUGURAL ADDRESS OF GOV
Is. q. EsU. PazREHS.
Gentlemen of The Senate and ffoase Of Rep

Gentlemen of The Senate and House Of Reps
resen4Qtaeesy
The people Of the Srate of Mississippi
al the recent election. called me TO the
Chief Ex4cutive o.fics. oil the State. Ind
oOedienco 10 that call, appear before yo1
to-day Tor Tue iurpose Of taxing the oar ID |
prescribed by the Constitution ioT the M
cumbenL of that Office.
III entering upoIflts dutlt and respon
sbIlitIes Win no experience IN the ad
MINIS. ration OF cIYII affairs, | am pro-
| fouudiy oppressed by the Illuminating |
SENSE of my unti mess for the POSITION
| but relying upon tire charity aud for
! o-araLce OF my fellow cltlzeps, and lnvok-
| Ing tie supporting grace OF Almighty God
! tor wisdom aud strength, shall endeavor
TO dlscha, ge those oGtIes honestly aud I'M
partially, aud with such abilities as l pos
| SEES, taking as guide the C0nsututlon
ana the laws as he oBly sure and certa. n
means oil attaining the great end to when
the aims of every pa,iot should oe dur
ed-the pcac, the Crdfr, The protection
4 and he 4avaucemenL OF society,".
Should Ue wanLiug IN outy aud graft
lude 10 my fellow cilIzens, VINO have 50
Coz fl lingIy entrusted Inc with the execu-
1--WE powers o the State, were not To
8 make my views OF the Constitution, The
structure OF our complex lorm OF govern
! ment, aud the principles upon winch 1t 10
founded, and SAL utd be administered.
Z Tue touudv OF our Republic having
acuIeVed their national Iudepende nee,
and tiuding their first experiment of gov
ernment, under = Arucies OF Contedera-
= lion" last falling into decay and con
i tempt. at home and abroad, from defects
e Common 10 All Language, determlncd to
r charge that federal oiganIZatlon. and III
S stead ordained and established the
Cons ltution OF the Unlued Safes. =
II The trainers of that ms rualeDt w re wise
k and pIacucal statesmen. They knew
rom experience the weakness oi leagues
the mature of government, and ieit TIE
necessity of a federal governm mt, lis
!, stability and It's perpetulty. Tney Intend
," ed it as ID pro. ector" OF ali the iorelgI
De affairs aud some OF The domestic CONCERN
al OF the peoplr; aud i enable 1t To achleV'
at these ends, certain enumerated power
and rights were granted to 10y Con
~ sutuuOn, which, TOR the assurance of thoS
or I.hts and powers WIS dt cldred TO be III
"a .,auureme law Of the land" and 10 guar
cd The people agamsu1ts usurpatIons, all III
runts aud powers not Delegated 10 IL "er
expressly reserved 10 the states, or 10 TN
. u+-upie. Such OF those rights Reserved
at were not by State Constructor eXcepte
ia were reserved TO the States ouch
we're executed were reserved to the pc
uIa In the tXrlcise OF The powers an
W ,qutk granted 10 lne Federal Govern mel
ore 4nd ia those only, 1t IS the soVtr' L
of power Of The land. In the tXerclse OF u
les bowels aud rights reserved 10 me o'att
- and not excepted 10y the people, ana
chose only, II Is the sovereign po"e
III within It's territorial limits. Ia the exc
est. else OF the powers aud rights except
leir rom The geI eral powers vi goveihmel
80 and those only, the people are soVelels
les. orare,,nty 10 themselves, nelther
lem ,hese governments can rightIully eXerc
any power properly gated 10 The OIL
UHon the tngee-io!d division OIL power
i'm, bs. ed the sovereignty OF the STATE
+. deral Government, and Dotn were
s,cned TO protecs the people In their p
tie nc and private, and III their loEelSn
au domestic rights. =,
ans In view OF The supremacy of the q
co. stitution of the UnIled States, and
laws made by Congress Ill pursua
MIN thereof and in view OF the duty impo
nds, On the President 10 see that the laws
Of faithfully executed, nave always oei
NTH, ed tha' no "ne OF nlple $40 ,.s ,hat nm
- ,uiulI0pally sever the llts thaC uhi
the people Ol Ito sCNCA"sh 49,
, the people Yet | am not unmlndIul TN
mess different doctrine was tau5nC IN Tue 9
staues OF our Governme III, aud wtts M
tanned bv some of the brightest Int IL
oui and mos. lllustrous patIlots that &c
our political history. 1t Is 10 be # g e
that this school Of politicians could
new have found better mode OF sowing
nown question than the aroitf&lneht " We
But the question was thus rel rreu'
has been utctde q against US oy trlo
AsS Vi from whtcl there Is 40 appeal.
years, The people of the State Of Mlssiss
, peo acknowledging the d cisiou, desire L
nt;os furn 10 the Union and renew thelf J.
,o'iba Constitution of the Unite 81
ameS' 1t has been officially reported from
siness ouarters that our people are lnslncere
head mat the spirit OF revolt Is rampant al
s H. ms But If untlinchirg hdelliy In
plyss evidence of reliable hdeill y IN
- We If the uuvarying pr"it s>lons that s.
earn ON pay tie and P bic sonFc S, III
n his INV evidence OF uuth, II IS suthcl
bo :. demonstrated that the people OF the
VINO. so long, and against such tei
~ oo odds, maintained the mighuest co
atron- of modern ages, may be SAFELY irl
when they profess more than WILD
- 10 return to their "Ileglanc9.
The .Soath having ventured all o.
- ,rb,tranent OF the sword, has 10:
USs'o. save her honor; and now accepts t
New o. %" So - tattb Il orr duly I
want OF dress ourselves TO the promotion of
and order-to the restoration OF Law
faith OF the constitution, and the sta
chants, and prosperity of the Union; to cul
-, sn,ic b e relations with our sister
j., g. and establish our agricultural and
aIa tsev mercial prosperity upon more a.
-oII ono found atoms trusting that the !
'''N ~ taught by the rebellion will not
either to the North or South-that
men, once enlightened, will not SUB
he lstel wrong or iniusuce-that sectlonal
published ion will meet with sectional resls
US, one ,,d that the plice of political pei
Is Ia the blood and carnage
Righs Of -, e Nf;ss;ss;nr,; has alreat
% Nerxs der the pressue OF the result Oh u
ter of all 10y her y" "a 11o,'.;t;cs1 and unpro