The Oxford falcon., 1865-11-23
Governor Hnmnhrevu.

~&AssAf a@4 sFe1As VI - ~ me AA09t Ia
vOrable terms. The Record lhouah
/, Pu5lished in New York, has been al
the time, and is siill the unaiachinV
friend Of The South, and the uneompro
, missing enemy TO oppression and inius-
lice Of every kind.
The length Of the article prevents
: our Publishing it eRlire, bat he fol.
lowing extracts WlL Be interesting 10
cur readers
As The 6rsl inaugural address De.
liyersd BY the freely chosen executive
/, Of Southern SAFE since the close Of
the var i has peculiar signi6eatioh
ahd rs inAuence sill, We believe. 30
NEST beneficial on the lone and sDiri, Of
similar addresses hereagsr. Although
speaking for his State alone his ad.
dress is OF SPECIAL importance 10 at.
20 the NoEthernas well a. 10 the Sou,b.
; eFn people. Il snnaneiales he Osly
principles By which ME freedom Of the
people can b. preserved Il is in a
wOEd one Of the most forcible protests
thal has yet been made agaias, lAs
policy Of Capitalization as illustrated
by the course Of the despo,is admins.
lraaiOn Of the late President. The prin-
ciPle Of Sla:e Sovereignty is asserted
10 m0dlhed form, that IS the State IS
Sovereign in all that was formerly
claimed for il except in the Right Of
Secession-the right Of revolution slill
! Of course remaining with The people %
be called into exercise when The DOW.
ers belonging exclusively TO them are
usaTped by their official servants. and
when TedFess can Be 0blsild only By
inc fuii eonsittian Of popular SOver.
eighty.
The powers Of the Federal Gov.
I ernmeng are fEed BY ihe Caast itution
and % il we must look hereafter in the
eonillci Of the SOvereignlies which he
people have constituted as the guard.
Ians and protectors Of their liberiies.-l
There must be no sneFoachmsnt on
State Rights, any m1Fe than On the
rights Of tbs people. The General
GoyernmenI must CObfne its aulhori,y
% The exercise Of the powers with /
which It Is invested by the Constitution.
and any assempl On us part 10 interfere
Wah Ih0ss mallsFs which belong exclu. !
slveIy to the State governments is
clearly a usuTpaiiOn. Ii is monsiFously I
absurd 10 suppose thar the State which /.
exhibited the highrst exercise of their |
powers 10 forming The Union, and IN
calling the General Government into
existence BY the fial Of their sovereign I
will, Intended 70 c0inmit suicide.-
Common sense as well as facts Of his.
tory condemns such a superstition As
supremely ridiculous.
Passing from DE subject Of The tela.
1--we powers 0f the Stale and General
GOEeTnmeHi, be accepts on the part Of
the State Of Mississippi the decision Of
the war, and expresses The hope shat
the lessons taught by the rehelliun will |
uaaf be I.-a - - sa.s Rg,,frlr - n ne
south; that fretnen, once eulighteped
wall not submit to wFong or ;uiussse:
that sectional aggression wall mses with
sectional resistance. and that lhe nrics
Ut political perfdy is blood an car.
mage. We sincerely russ that ths
lessons laaght by the lani four wears
val not Dc losl on the people Of North
particularly, aud that lhey viii have
learned Iherefrom that they musf ma,
permit the fanatic or faelious par,isan
70 teach int the Constitution .ihe priD.
cIPies Of whiCh lhe South has pevsr 70, .
denied, or violated. is "a laaRus with
leath aud a caEeRanl with hellH Tf
lhe ias' war iaIO Be Teally the Iasl ths
people Of the NOEih and eVerV cher
ss~iion' particularly the people ofIhe :
East, muss be faithful to their eobsrilu
.ionai obligations, and The higher law
.heoFy whica Is ID iiselfa ius,ifrs,iop
Z ths nghs Of secession, ntist Be- ab,n-
;ooed heneefOTlh and forever. A ,,om.
'asl Q Be ius' must be equally bindiDg
~ all the narties thereto
EveTv man Of right feelino win -
'fseia'e the humane. lhe uoble ggT;,
'Viased in The reference 40 lhe valor -
9uFase and heroic Consaucy' oF - W
lllssilsiPPt troops. and all fair m;,s.J
M generous men, even is The rsnIs
( aE lormer foes, Vill agree VIM I;--
Z NE glowing euiogy he has prouos1-.I I
Pon ne high qualities wbieb -
aefaea thelE character as soldigrs NJ .
5G afraid 70 speak Of dsejr ~, ~ n
:, slls lne world with 4 noble pride ~,
aaeS hsss slsiaihsd lhs koao- -
loIy o. allssisslPPi, ani made -
l',ls 7, iiliilasTlal- AL honor ana gi7-v "
GOV, Humphreys fcr this 49,
ls / eloquent ribuie 70 The brave -
ailaHl men Who we're ever -, - -
n WIN ih.eiE lie bleed heir ds,s,;.. Hr
pf;ne'P.ss sAsy sincerely sS'sr
.l3ed and Profsssed. LEI bo,b ~;
% 'nems let bolh euIogi,t - a. -
.--TsI9g ,g subjects Of his eulogv e.
.sf aeia n gTaIeiul remsmbrsSSs \, - q
2 people Of Iiaiissiuuf - a. y
,ia shai The wounded ~ J;."I, y.
: !. destitute I aad he homeless. lBs ~ ~ i
y and ne oTphsas Of H. 5i
luaai WI receive from fR.,,, -. VA
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10y esiHisa q he lane--s Y
.aEasd Governs. - - - iEae