New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-07-14


value the yield of any one staple Insd 10 IT. for
organized may be the system OF laD0I aIPo ~ Is
its price by an undue increase of the supply over e
demand The introduction OF improved implements %,
hushand N matter OF vital Importance 10 the FARMING
interests Of the state with the aid OF proper machncy
aud the proper use OF fertilizers our @ WI" nete
4Ute yefV limited amount These considerations
become All the more important view Of the fact tha'
in south Carolina there are 100000 OF acres oi anu
proved, while there are nearly dZVOV'Og' vast beds
Of Phosphates of lime on the banks Oi o onq
ashley near i & % IaSabe fertilizer at
comparatively small cost Large shipments OF TINS Igr
zer being made from Charleston 10 NOT Id
ports which might he manufactured here ana sou
cheapy, to enrich the poor lands OF our own STATE
In regard to the Freedmens Bureau, Gov. Scott says
As the civil functions of the State are being rapidly re-
sumed have informed MajOrGen. o. @. Howard, CoHi-
missioner OF the Bureau that may be dispensed with
as an institution in this State Immediately after the GyiI
officers shall have elected in the state ana sna
enter upon the duties of their respective ofhces Inc
several Justices OF the Peace can discharge InouoS
that performed by agents OF the Bureau ins'
however requested that our people may continue 40 s
ceye the benefit of tho school Fund OF Tue SgaheTn
States for the benefit OF the poor
After assuring people that the recent aSsassnatons
in the State by armed bands Of lawess men, shall be
rigdly investigated and the guilty parties brought 10
punishment, the Governor concludes as follows;
Our gratitude is due to the Gver Of all good for the
bright promises OF an abundant harvest now visible
thOu ghOut the state. Permit me 10 express tue ho9
"a
mutual or6earance so necessary the dignity OF egis
iave body may he carefully preserved and that our
scribe upon the opening pages of its history record un
suled by the petty warfare OF local interests anu at
owes not merely duty tho particular locality that ne
represents, but that the whole state OF Souo HiI %
and heart hope that the era OF good feeling may
soon return TO tne e4S not as ho
Of an isolated section, but as c5.Zoms VI ev' and
whos a il tho respected symbol OF power and liberty
in every land.
GOVERNOR POWELL OF ARKANSAS.
The inaugural address of Gov. Powell of
Arkansas is a brief document In 1t Gov. Powell con-
graduates people Of the State on the restoration OF
the bonds Of relationship between the State and the Fed
eral Government which violently torn asunder
years ago. and to the state officers he says Into
your hands and mine is conded the duty OF raising up
the superstructure. If would have this work well
done we must labor together with harmony and unity
with energy and circumspectiOn- due regard 10
the value OF time and the Of the public Service
and yet avoiding that superficial haste which might re-
que others to pull down and rebuild that which we have
erected at so much expense
Gov. Powell then continues as follows:
IT is proper for me- at this time review briefly the
situation OF affairs aud foreshadOw the course expect
to pursue the State This however, will greatly depend
State surprising ali Others in the richness and variety
of its natural gifts. Here nearly every branch OF indus
try may find quick and rich return. We ought TO he
great and prosperous people; put owing 10 that pima
policy OF the past. which sought to build up nonpro
ducng arstocracy based upon the involuntary and
Enumerated labor of class OF the community directed
almost entirely TO the cultivation OF a single product
every interest has lain idle and undeveloped And by
of those untOward events with which all are pam
fully familiar the wealth OF the community has been
than wasted and the best energies OF the people
expended in vain. large part OF the community sun
graspng at the shadow OF dead and buried Slavery seem
unwilling TO accept the situation and with poverty aud
bankruptcy staring many in the face disregard that IRE
vOcabe law which says the Of thy face shalt
thou eat bread" The hours that should be devoted TO
honest industry too often expended in idle inveeNe
against what is termed "A yrannca Government" or
denuncatiOn OF that class OF the community who have
been lately enfranchsed and who constitute to-day our
After referring to the disposition the part OF many
citizens of the State TO refuse TO acknowledge the
supremacy OF the Federal laws and stating that It Is his
intention to organize an efficient and welldscipned
militia which WILL If necessary be made to reach out us
rigorous and searching into every part OF the State
and crush out any species OF awessness ana resistance
against which the civil authorities may be unable 10
COPE he concludes as follows: IN tconcuslon permit
express the hope that out OF the dark and gloomy
State and common country-one that will excite the
admiration of the future historian, he hands
people who through much suffering and great sacrifice,
made every institution conform strictly to the great pr-
with degree of intelligence refinement and prosperity
Hin Who holds the destinies Of nations in his hands to
permit these expectations TO be realized Is my humble
supplication."
GOV. w. W. HOLDEN OF NORTH CAROLINA.
The Inauguration of Gov. Holden took place
on July4 The Governors address the occasion was
listened to most attentvey by immense cODcourse OF
/
livery After stating that the unity OF the Government
had been restored by tho suppression OF the Rebellion
the Governor says:
1--WE have assembled to-day to begin the work Of
selfgOvernment. The Congress OF the United States
properly charged with the reconstruction Of the lately
insurgent States and their restoration TO their constu
ceeded upon principles which have their basis In the
rights Of man; and has guarded those principles by
render them safe for the future in the hands OF the
people OF the respective States. We believe that the
yuork fbush qQu m " w
people OF the state will be prosecuted to fortunate re-
suits We trust that the foundations which have been
laid and which this day dedicate 10 liberty and union
in North Carolina VIII remain solid and firm for all time
10 come beneath the edince OF general prosperity and
happiness to be erected thereon We feel sure that a
government Of the people, by the people,, and for the
Pcate beSets than a5v other on those who are des
tined TO live under II and therefore, confident
merely human in its Character must dow from the form
have adopted The people of this state have formed
and ratified Constitution Of government which contains
all great principles Of liberty cOnended for IN past
ages by the wise and good Of England and America This
Constitution has been considered and approved by the
Congress OF the United States republican in form
and with this approval North Carolina has been restored
to her former position and privileges IN the Union"
Gov Holden proceeds to say that this Constitution
holds as seevdent fact, that all men are equal in
their political and civil rights" that the estate shall
ever remain member Of the American Union," and that
ii provides that every male citizen shall be voter and
every voter. with few exceptions, shall be eligible TO
Office" The subject Of education is then referred TO,
after which Gov Holden speaks follows IN regard to
organizing the militia:
1.-The Constitution provides for organizing and arming
the militia to execute the law suppress riots or insur
rections and TO repe INVASION The opinion of Washing
tom uttered in 1890, that free people ought not only
TO be armed, bt disciplined and that weorganized
militia is certainly an object OF primary
Importance whether viewed in reference &c the
national security, TO the satisfaction OF the com
munity, to tire preservation Of order, 10 not less
weighy important than 1t was then The militia
should be organized at once IT is the duty Of the Execa
tive TO that the laws faithfully executed and TO
preserve peace among the people. This duty Will be