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Inaugural Address Of WI. G.. BrOwn-
low, Delivered at the State House,
Nashville. Tenn, ADFfI Jth, 1865.

Inaugural Address OF WI. G.. BrORn-
low, Delivered at the State House,
nashville, Tenn, April Ssh, 1865.
The period has arrived, Fixed BY the
Amended Constitution, for change in
the Executive affairs ofthe State, by the
election of civil Governors This dis
tinguished honor, by the generous con-
hdence Of the loyal people Of Tennes-
see, has been conferred upon me- The
oath required by the Constitution has
been administered to me, and / at once
entered upon the high and responsible
duties pertaining to the Office Without
atfectation, may say, none can realize
more sensibly than myself, the weight
of these new responsibilities, and the
ability required for the faithful and
! profitable execution Of them. None
can feel more sensible than L lido, the
moderate qualifications / bring to the
discharge OF these duties, and that want
Of experience IN iegislatiou which, In
some degree, might atone for my want
OF ability. / have no doubt that each of
as will properly appreciate the responsi-
bilities under which we are placed, by
the fact that we are here to Iegislate so
as TO promote the physical, the social,
the intellectual, and the religious well
fare Of the State, OF one thing, gentIe-
men, / can assure you, aAd through you,
those whom you have the honor 10 re-
present. / bring with me settled de-
termination to discharge these duties to
the very best of my abilities-with an
equally determined purpose Of faithful
ness, Integrity impartiality, and devo-
ton to the State, and the generous peo-
pie who have placed me here, to the
close of my period Of service.
A. / am free to admit, that have been
promoted to this high position, by the
Union people of Tennessee, without re-
gard to old party lines, and am justly
expected by them, to administer the ex-
ecutiTe duties With view to no partizan
/ or selfish purposes; and thus relieved Of
many of the troubles aud burdens vhich
invariably connect themselves with a
mere party triumph, 1 am left free with
you, gentlemen, to follow the snRges-
tions of patriotism and duty--and 20
know no man because he has been q
Whig. or Democrat, but to honor all,
rs they honor the Federal Union
The maxim is one of long standing,
and of worldwide renown, that the '.pen
is mightier than the sword - tThis''
sis q sort of half truth that in the midst
Of popular speech has obtained the
stamp of authority, and henceforth has
passed current withouta very close ex-
animation as to its correctness" Major
General Thomas, q true soldier, and q
modest gentleman, might utter this
maxim, but the Rebel General Hood,
less modest, might question its correct
ness, alleging that his experience has
taught him that the sword has made the
pen powerful, and pointed its periodsl )
k And though often used as an instru.
ment of wrong and injustice, patriots
philanthropists, aud even Christians, will
not fail to remember the Invaluable ser.
I vices OF the sword, IN the cause of truth
; and liberty; they, win remember that il
wruDg the great Charter Of EngLisI
Rights from the hands Of an obstinate
King; they will remember that, in the
grasp OF an inexoratleo people, tht
sword perpetuated their rights at th,
block, where Charles the First lost hii
. head Coming down to our own day
and time, the sharp logic of the sworC
] has solved with its trenchant blows th,
! Gordian Knot of Southern Independ
encel The pen did its work in the get
n ting up of this rebellion, BY s'insirnctinC
v the Southern mind and firing the South
' ern heart3 but Grant, Sherman, Shsri
dan, Thomas, Farragut and others, b
the use of the sword, have brought tn
: Southern people to consider seriously
a whether or not "the triumphs of peac
$. are greater than the triumphs of war.
u Gentlemen, your Amended Constiti
"a ton wipes out the institution of slaverr
a and denies to the Legislature, IN d
time to come the right to recogni7
= property in man. In this sweeping a.
of Emancipation, you have, in due tim
y. abated anuiaance which, for years pas
60 has obstructed all the avenues to agr
cultural, mechanical, manufacturing
and commercial development In sth
y, emergency, the duty of prompt sctio
OK becomes Imperative, and even the adv
z Gates of gradual emancipation---whie
means the gradual putting down Of Il
I'D rebellion--fonnd themselves powerle
lee lee in the claims of higher civil and Sta
necessity, which demand the prom
4 abatement of the evil The wicked a
= thors of this rebellion we're told that,
70 the Union and uader the coustitutio
their slave property was safe, and tn
:: it could not be safe anywhere else N
on one year elapsed after the war col
'su menced before tae institution of SLAYER
! in all the border States, became utter
, demoralized. The owner lost all co
6 troll over his slave; and the, slave, .ha
for ing got ostt of the URien and from !.
der the Constellation, has either be-
. itinerating at win or lyiag GroEi
ali loose. aaaolaazs4
- The history of the past shows to eve
candid mind that slavery has conferr
no benefits upon Tennessee, Tt b
been q stumbling-bloek in the way
her advancement = Her people ha
felt the effect ofits degrading infaen'
and her growth and prosperity ha
W been retarded, by the exclusion fri
her borders of both capital and eC
's Gated labor a3Ed8
\ a One Of the signes of the times is, &
. the natural features of the Southe
States. are now everYwhere expatiai
- kupon, in order that enterprising eI
grants may be led ltog5come among !
and add to our capital and entsr0ri
Tennessee holds oas Inducements
wealthy and industrious emigrants. il
mar no other border State offers. The .,
0. from Johnson5to to, Shelby. possesses Z
- traordinary fertility, it abeundsEin cl
aud delightful gushing streams; its m
- eral wealth of coal, iron, lead, zinc, c
per ana other valuable products, is in
,tl bhaustible.sn snIts elimateois mid snd 81
''' brious, avoiding ahe aextremes of b
North and South, and afording@Fer
nerative markets for everything gyc
!, ~ upon our prolific soil Land is ch
ssSa and by ne means difficult to clear.