Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1865-01-04
Message of the Governor of Missouri

Wobba66 OI Gu0 0OVeTQ0EO OF Missouri,
ST. Louis, Mo-, Jan. ..3.-Gov. Fletcher,
the newly elected radical Governor of Mis-
souri,, Was inaugurated at Jefferson CITY
to. day, and his inaugural WAS read to the
assembly. After speaking in general but
glowing terms of the new era of freedom
and the fate of slavery, the peoples yer.
dict as evinced at the recent election, it
was the duty of all to sink the partisan in
the patriot, and not forget the dark past
and bright future advantages aud re.
sources of Missouri, the future home of
progress. truth and faith. He enjoins
strenuous efforts to preserve harmony in
every department of the state government
with all measures of the national admins
tration. He advises the Legislature to fur.
nish homes aud education for the orphans
of our soldiers, and says that in his ap-
pointments to office be shall give prefer
ence to men who have served with honor
| in the field, and recommends that our pub
lie school system be enlarged so as to in
clude military instruction and the trans.
formation of the State University into a
free academy, with two departments, bear
ing directly upon and qualifying young
men for the development of our agricultu-
raj and mineral wealth.
He advises modification Of the militia
law, and division of those sueject TO mil
itary duty into two classes, aud the aboli-
tion OF the commutation clause in the pre-
sent law. He says the right of citizenship
and home in Missouri ought to be iusepa-
rable from the duty of assembling in its
defence. He enjoius great care 10 the re-
vision OF the statutes snd amendments TO
the constitution about to be made. He
| will require the erasiou from them of the
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tons of color in the law relating to crimes
and their punishmen., and the abolition OF
all laws for fostering aud protecting the
interests of slavery. he recommends the
passage Of a registration law for the pro-
lection of the ballot box, and says that
men who by rebellion have disoWued their
allegiance to the government, should re-
gain the privileges of citizenship only
through the naturalization laws, while
the liberty loving toreigner, 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.
He admits encouragement Of immigration
by. all possible means; assures Union men
/ who have been driven from the State that
they can return with safety; regrets the
condition of our finances and suggests the
Tissue of interest bonds for accrued interest
on the State debt, and that the portion Of
the interest we are Rnable now to meet
bear no interest for three years and then
three per cent with an increasing rate ot
one per cent per snnum for two years
The maximum rate to be five per cent. BE
urges the proprietY of selling all the rail.
roads which have forfeited their charters
by tbs non payment of interest. He re.
commeuds the sPsedy completion of thost
most necessary to the State, and requests
the General Assembly to exercise all it,
lpower over the railroads and other corpo.
ratious TO compel them under penalty tC
employ none but entirely loyal men.