The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1866-03-07
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HON, ALEX. H. STEPHENS,
Before the General Assembly
Ofthe State OF Georgia,
Feb. 81, 1856.
Gentlemen ofhe Senate and House Of Ac'-
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| appear before you in answer to your
call. This call, coming IN the imposing iorm
1t does and auder the clrcnhist9neeI " II aoeS'
requires response from me- You nave as
signed to me very high, very hoeorahie
and responsible position; lhiS PoSiuon you y
know l did not seek Mos Willi"gly "nulu
have avoided ii; and nothing but an extra,
ordinary. sense OF duty could nave lhuuceu 'l'.'
me to yield my own dlsinchnaiiohs ana aver. II
| sions to your Wishes ana Judgment III 'lle
matter. For this unusual manifestation Vi
esteem and confidence, return you my pro-
| ioundest aeknoWiedghehts Vi Sfdtitu''le
| vi one thlng oniy cah l S,H9 ~" "'y 60, =.
ance, and that is, If shall be permitted TO %
discharge the trusts thefepy nlpoSe'', my
| will be discharged with slngiehess oi pur
pose to the pubic gqol;
The. great object win me no" Is u see 4
restoration, 1t poSSi9e' OF eeaGe' pr"spefi'y'
and Constitutional ii6erty III tilis olice Ial-
py but now DISTURBED, agl'a.eH ',ti anu ulssa":,
cd country 10 TINS cna' an my cneIe.c"
and efforts, to the extent oi their powers
VIII be devoted.
on ask my views WI, 'nc eA'sti"S S'I'o .ie
OF AFFAIRS nnr duties nj 'nr l.tesc''', "nu t .'o
prospects OF t9e luture! 'ils y a '"SN i,o'iT
which, under ,ordi'iy Ji.cu1iic','',rcS, ~ ;
n''Sl' Yer. W. .;,,n ro,,n.aI an1 ,dy;ca in
!" Slo'F' any " ~ a. ,ssumrs no cnyia
.n'o' ILL., " pSi"' Ln tbat ,.LnrSs trom mo
bic position ffr De tilat iaI'.'cs" ,ro.G 'p
which sometimes pfoml',H tlle ,I to'N".I ~ ~
rush IN Viierc angels h''eht !eai " 'is"'
In Responding therefore, pf.yn9 ~ An -,
quifics, l fcri trhSt' the luli Mc'snt ailu
magnltuds OF the SUBJECT. II lhN'iNrS We
welfare =. paI,''nn 'tr" ~, oo,na sftor us Ian,
G'u, so,'aI .'"so ,r;,b tho consc;onsn,ss of thr
iuly ,liIIS'u "In, ~ 81 ,vhat shall cav
m,o ,lI ~ ,,,9,n,,,tns results involved IN the
W. ,': Ie sS
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ii"po' ~. sl'ia"G ~ nraotnst ~ c.'L,,n;t;,s
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SLo ShonI, Ky, hda ~ n;,I that Il ;s never ns~a.
,""0;" ,;'.n ~ T. al,rai,s nos;t;ro L
o,Lo. T. ,;thor ro,kos bnttnr n.y. worse II
dorn,,nt [ ~ virtnns In morals its Tendency *
to make saints or rcprobates-in politics to
n'oLn Iorno. ~ 1esnor,dons Thr FIST in.
d;cat;on ofits workiny for GOOD, to Which
bnnn m Innks /. anv;nmtv .n is tho man;tcstatinn Of
= III, cnn%n;onsnnYs Of l.. nat,,re and pxtcnt
and tbo mnst nrom;sinr urouItds Of hone far
nos.;blo mond From, o,,r nrcscnt tropblrs, or
RI tL;nrs ,y;tb ne rntting hettcr instead of
,vorsn j. tbn ev;Icnt General rcal;zation on
III. nart of onr noonle of thr;r nrnscnt SIT.
n,t;I,n, ar thn eyile now nnon thrm' and
I, If No rrootor o,ns .+;ll imncnd;ng Tbnsn
;,,,nt ,,, ,,,rnoso tn xagoeratn IF cnnll
,b,t wonLi Ila Ir' rrSrlrss. r nnT to lnsscn NJ rv.
tanr,tn- at ,Snnld ho worse than ucnloeo
All f,,lv 'I,"d nnderytan1 ] ~ an5 I rr,lige them -
Thew frcl them. II is we'll thew do
~ Tsn tboSa owls nnon us-the ai,sence of
law ' The .r want Of f nrptect;on % and sccnr;tv Of
nnr.nn ,ns and nroiortv without which c;y;l;.
s,t;on ] r,n "r1 not apJra,n,ccNbo rouorod3 or ca
s tbssn arnatnr n % ones @ wbh tbreatn m o,r " veru @
,'nl;t;c,l ,"I ov,stnnco m % bn averted5 Thnso are m
,"' ,ha [uos,;nns 'r". l~r.'>'0' w
" l. t. trro ,ro have ,ot tho controI of al
th naaH we "n n> r. theso M %" u"4" "
he ' eo,;"Ioctory ro, nnswaroJ Onr fortmuna "u.u
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