The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-01-04
FROM MISSOURI
Inauguration of Fletcher.
The Message 10 the Assembly
Recommendations i'm Regard to Citi-
zenship, Railroud-, &c.
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ST IOITIs. Jan. 3-Governor Fletcher,
the newly elected radical Governor OF
Missouri. was inaugurated at Jefferson
city to-day and Ids inHgural message
read to the assembly. After speaking in
general but glowing terms OF the new
era of freedom and fate OF slavery, the
peoples verdict as evinced at the recent
election, the duty of all to sink the parti-
zen in the patriot, the dark past and
bright future, and advantages and re-
sources of Missouri, the future home of
prooress. truth and faith, he enjOins
strenuous efforts to preserve harmony iii
eyerv department OF the State Govern
ment. with all measures of the national
administration, and advises the Legisla-
ture TO furnish homes and education for
the orphans of our soldiers.
He SAYS in his appointments to office
he shallAgive preference to men who have
served with honor in the field. He re-
commends our public school system
be enlarged i'll order that ii may
include military instruction and the
transformation OF the State University
into free academy, with two depart
meuts bearing directly upon and quail
fying young men for the development OF
our agricultural and mineral wealth. He
advises "A modification of the military
law. a division of those subject to null
itary duty into two classes, and the alb
clifton of the communication clause IN the
present law He says the right OF clti-
Zenship and home in Missouri ought 10
he inseperable from the duty OF assisting
in its defense. ,E- -e.- e..
He eniolns great care in the revision
af the statutes and amendments To the
Constitution about to be made. lie Will
require the crasiOn from them et the
word slave. the abolition of all distinc-
tiOn of color in fhe law'rclating to crimes
and their punishment, and the abr0ga-
ton all laws for fostering and protect
ing the interests OF slavery.
He recommends the passage OF regis
traton law for the protection OF the bal
lot box, and says men who by rebellion
have disavowed their allegiance to the
Government should regain the privileges
of citizenship only through the United
States naturalization laws, while the
liberty loving foreigner willing to fight
for his adopted country, should have the
probationary term preceding the ac-
QUESTION of citizenship shortened for all
purposes of State elections. q
He admits the encouragement OF emil
grafton by all possible means, assures
Union men who have been driven nom
the State that they can return with safe
ty, regrets the condition of our finances
and suggests the issue of interest bonds
for accrued interest on the State debt, and
that the portion of the interest we are
unable now to meet, bears no interest for
three years, and then three per cent in
creasing the rate oneper cent per annum
for two years, the maximum rate to be
five per cent.
He urges the propriety of selling all the
railroads which have forfeited their
charters by nOn-payment OF interest
He recommends the speedy complexion OF
those most necessary to the state, and
requests the General Assembly to eXer-
else all its power over the railroad and
other corporations to compel them, under
penalty, to employ none but entirely
loyal men. ....