The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1866-01-25
VOLcr1 13:



sa,, :, INAUGURAL Address ia
To the Eleventh General Assembly of'the
State Of Iowa: 4~st, trs rsy er1e.
G.n.,<nt,. Of the Senate asd Ilou,. Of R.pre.em.a.
Chosen By the parsiality Of my fellow
citizens to dischargs the duties Of the
Executive. Office for second tern, i hAve
appeared before you to solsnuiy renew
the obligstidas pressstbedrby the 1Cousti-
sution uf our State, 90 u repsststAsoSs,
,sarsnses of ny ssraess dsvosionstD she
public welfare. 4a74 -a9i@7 81 LTsiob
Eis With b sense Of profound DBL igstion
to .fhs A Almighty Ruler of the Universe,
for thstsltered condition Of the cosbtry
siace. my 6sstinaueuration, sndsthe dawn
Of amots tranquil erasia'ths nitiona!
7 history to cheer ney enter 5upoa the
pr essnt tsraa With tho flssteriUg hope that
The, assts tiil eoutinus-tss prosper, our
people reslizing 40 adequate measure OF
uocsss in developing the resources which
nature has 20 beautifully placed At their
disposal. o~a ua52 t"oif2s" ~&'t"'1s
% Grateful to Him who 10 mercy has
guided aud sustained US, 1 congratulate
you that during the vicissitudes of
War which shook the foundations of tho
Republic. the people Of Iowa havs con-
tinued to advance in all the essential ele-
meuts OF enduring wealth. With
extended borders exposed to the incur
sions of watchful enemies, the property
and lives of our citizens have, neverthe-
less, been adequately protected. Not.
withstand ding that eighty thousand Of our
active and vigorous population we're
furnished to the national armies, yet by
the aid Of machinery substituted for tho
manual labor thus withdrawn, the annual
yields of agricultural productions have
steadily and rapidly increased. While
our granaries have been abundautly sup
piled at home, the avenues Of commerce
have tscmed with our surplus grain and
stock contributed to the markets Of other
States; and the census returns exhibit
from year to- year constant and aston.
ishing augmen tation in thsaavails of ev.
cry other department. Of material indus.
try. Tho increase of useful inventions
indicates that the labors Of the mechanic
aud artisan have been duly rewarded
The progress Of internal Improvements,
and especially Of our Railroad enterpris.
es; the growth Of towns and cities; the
complete recovery of all classes from pc.
cuuiary embarrassment; our present
sound faancial condition aud the widely
disseminated facilities for intellectual
development, afford the general outlines
of picture, which older and more favor
ed States may strive in vain to rival.
What Iowa is, she owes only to her
self--to the industry, to the enterprise,
the moral character aud patriotism Of her
people. while her healthful climate and
her soil of unexcelled fertility, her rich
deposits of mineral wealth, the inland
water. courses, and tho navigablo rivers
which wash her boundaries; her central
position between the two great Oceans,
and the iron liuks uniting herinseperably
with tho commercial arteries Of the con
tinent, utter predictions of her coming
greatness more emphatic than either pen
or tongue can make.
But inasmuch as the biennial NJ essagc
has presented in detail the condition of
tho State, and its exigencies in tho yari.
Gus departments, may be pardoned if
in suggesting additional topics for your
consideration, l now turn to the more
extended theatre Of national affairs.
Thoroughly imbued with the primo t,les
Of liberty and equality, proclaimed by
our fathers at the origin Of the Republic,
aud alive to the importance of transmit
ting to posterity the Government which
they established, the people ief Iowa in
tho recent struggle contributed literally
Of their blood and treasure for the pres.
ervation of the Union. Loyalty to the
Constitution, and adherence to tho Fed
eral Union were the cardinal ideas Of our
people, and tine exalted motives which
uuswervingly attached them to tho ma
tional cause. Ifthe spirit Of treason or
sympathy with rebellion existed among
us, it was only 10 modified form, em-
phatic,Hy ssifed) BY the aggregated pat.
riotism and prepoDdering influence Of
tho loyal masses. As member of the
Fedsral Union, posse ssipg joioy inter
est in the national heritage, Iowa had .
destiny inseparsbly connected With tha.
!. Of the loyal and .adhering Staass.a Our
radical and underwriting opposition to
the bold and persistsnt demands Of the
] slave power, prepared ~ to meet the is
sues which were finally, submitted TO the
tsrribls arbitramsnt Of War.
Fully realizing tho msgsituds Of the
questions at stake, and perceiving ne
adequate equivalent for an undivided
Union, our citizens, in obedience to tn.
|; Dational call, promptly abandoned theil
peaceful avocstions and became soldiers
bravely rallying in defense Of .ths com
mon emblem. Their devotion to Liberty
; and the Union has been nobly vindicatee
BY their blood. Their intelligent sub
ID mission to discipline, their endurance
aod valor coDspicuousH displsysds j,