The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-01-05

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0ev. Censy's Inaugural

0ev. Consy'a Inaugural
Fsss@s sses ASussRAg Afr., Jan. 4.
Gsy, CoaeysEae ipAasslated Asrdsy - de-.
livered his message to the lesialatars. Refer
ring to tie miliaaly Ais4ogy ef1he&1ans during
the rebellioa, he 0ys 1T 1aiae furnished
II, $50 men, bsiae Hoee fhan 90 senth Of the
popuIatien. IIvo roeilnents m q boia611D Du
Of iniEney III ne;n II ~ soesico. be
recor1a exhlbH ~ ~ ~ e. e0l .
Maine fasaieobd, {, ,446 persisted, efshef Aeias
slain II batlae or died OF wounds received or
diseese coatracted in the service Of the row
ernmank He believes that some testimonial
il due TO the memory of the dead, and equal.
y % tie moro forfanate livisk ID token d the
State appreciation ofgratitude, and suggests
that monument be erected in honor Of the
former, and medals with suitable inscriptions
be struck and furnished the latter who have
been honorably discharged. But this will not
satisfy the public conscience, for the duty Of
the State is thus but in part discharged.
There is one thing which can and should
be done, and that 10 70 enact . law that no
soldier Of sober habits incapaciiated BY inju-,
RES received in the discharge ofhis duty vhlIs
in the military service, or his family who shall
require aid from any city or town, shall be-
CONS peupeE1 or be subjected 70 any AimAili-
~
The State expepdisnre for war purpo1s
ailounaa - $7.aS7 ,5gS; the amount "a
vanced by cities and towns for aid to the
families Of soldiers 70 IAN. /. 1865, was
81, ,5Yy, $50, whish has been refnnded by the
State os provision msds therefor. Returns
received ftomthe cities, towns and plants-
tions of the Ssass, under ~ requirements Of
the law, show TT thef ase n debs not less
than 81, ,566, ,19e uhi6k tAey havs paid for
bounties. AlAoGsSkr lhoss ~ beea expes.
ded by The peopIs u ps 5or tkss support of
the National canse, IN, o., ,573, for which
they owe today sbeut 4l2, ,O0O, ,oD0, saying
nothing sbeut pdv1As coaGxihstess, whose
libenlity has con6nnally doved = keely As
water.
The sssae enjoys hixA fna.eial character,
its bonds havis( been sold n tie closest
money 0arhee a the year, uitkin q per
cent as high a the Seven Thirty Bonds ofthe
United States.
The Governor presses upon the considera-
ton Of the Legislature the necessity a. well
as the virtue Of adhering to the policy of
gradually paving OF the public debt through
the instrumentality Of the sinking fund. He
contends that the Indebtedness OF the States,
including all the municipal debts occasion
ed by war expenses, should be assumed, by
arguing st some length on the condition Of
National Affairs.
He takes ground in support Of the Presi-
dent policy for the return of the revolving
States 10 their relations with the Unios, to the
spirit and purpose of which conditions no
loyal man, he says, would utter dispute
The restoration Of the relstions OF the revolted
States 70 the Union upon any other basis than
that of limiting the exercise Of political rights
to the actually loyal population, or the one
which shall fail to secure the recognition OF
the colored race ~ freemen, having equal
rights and obligations with the whites, o.
omits to provide for their moral and intel
lectnal culture, 70 Indispensable 70 the citi-
zens Of the free States, cannot be contem-
plated, except to cause the profoundest alarm.
The objection Of investing the coloFed race
with the elective franchise, growing out Of
their ignorance, is one of force. but applca
BILE alike 70 the white man Of the same intel
lectual condition. To obviate this there may
be necessity for postponing their full invest
ure with the right, until they, in common with
other ignorant persons, shall be fitted By edu-
cation for its exercise. The stimulus this
would impart 10 the educational effort Of both
races would be Of incalcnlable benefit. In
the meantime, as a measure of security to the
nation, the Constitution of the Union should
be so amended as tolimit the right of national
representation 70 the legal ratio Of suffrage in
each State, and to define who shall be electors
in the States of President, Vice President and
Representatives to the Congress of the United
States.