Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-03-12

EANAAa uufEaa VI MNlNAAAAu aAu W.
reached, than that Of abe legisla-
Tor, who, having applied the spirit
Of q wise prOVidence 10 all Ques-
lions Of disbursements In perfect
Ing our work Of revelation, shall
have deserved the distinction Of
being called the guardian Of the
treasury.
As q means Of economy proper
to my own department Of the gov
eFnment, l shall u.e the most con-
scienliOus care in my appointments
to office. Competency on the part
Of lis individual agents IS one of
The first essentials ola government
In the administration Of its affairs
with providence. But the cOmpe.
tency OF officials in the transaction
OF public business Is not more i'm
portant in order to reduce the bur-
den Of taxation, than their homes
". No consideration whatever,
shall turn aside my fixed deter.
minaiion TO scrutinize every appli-
cation for office under these two
points of vie,.. Acluated as | am
by not only an honest pride OF pO-
sition, but by those plain dictates
OF political policy which demand
imperaiively that the expenses Of
the State Government shall be kept
down to the lowest possible figure,
consistent with its beniticent de
sign, | shall refuse 10 entertain any
claim for office which cannot be
maintained in the face of every
question Of competency aud hon
esly-and | may, furthermore add,
aud Of sobriety.
The taxation will be. after the
employment of the most Jealous
economy. extraordinarily large
Its application. will, however, tend
not to impoverish us but to enrich
US, for II will be directed TO devcl-
ope the productive powers Of the
State. And productive result can
receive no greater impulse than
that accomplished by the educa.
ton of labor. The world has
adOped the "iniustrial college, and
the "pnbliC school, in concession
of the principle that the highest
production Of wealth follows the
combination ofmuscle and intelli.
gence.
Outlays on public education
yield high return in the increased
production of an educated people.
While the economies Of the qnes
ton show 1t thus to be n wise poll
cy, the popular government which
Is planted amongst us to-day, pre-
ierring prevention to care, super.
cediDg physical power for moral
power, seeks from It's expenditures
on education that priceless return
which comes 10 a people in the
growth of the virtue that springs.
perennial, under the fosterage of a
government which sets aside the
policeman for The school master.
The Board of Public WorkP, call
ed for in the Constitution. is q sub
ject of outlay special to the new
administration. So great are the
demands upon the people for otter
services of the State, that the pres.
ent condition of things is not op.
perfume for any considerable cy-
penditure from the public treas.
nry, on internal improvements. In
view of this, the wise economy
which / have no doubt will govern
legislation, viii, il may be assumed,
the suggestion made by the
mode of constituting the Board of
Education, by designating two or
three officers Of the administration
constitute the Board OF Public
Works under a President bringing
tho duties of the position the
Kill ofa civil engineer.
The Militia Is another subject
which Involves be incoming aoV-
fnmenti In new outlays. The Leg.
Stature viii, undoubtedly, dis
rs duly by o~rganizinga cifs
en-. soldicry IN this STATE, as they
re organized in other States. The
economical spirit which will. no
actuate our Lawmakers.
will place this force Oh the foolirg
+, l presume, a sCdcnlary body
liable TO be called, on cxlraordina.
y occasions, into active service.
he public may, therefore, feel As.
ured that the Constitution, in
for a Militia, doe, not in.
olive necessarily any very grievous
dliti0ns 10 the burden Of he pub.
revenue
Lawlessness, may however, make
he Militia a source OF crushing
axation. But the improved ten. ,
'er shown by the people leads me ,
0 hope that they will not force
pom the incoming authority OF the ,
state, my resort to armed power.
'%ersonallY, such n necessity would
fleet me with profound regret.
But SO long as | shall have the hon. ,
+ TO govern the State, the law ,
hall BE- Obeyed. Even poverty
nd helplessness, shall, while | ,
over the government. be ,
leld stored within our borders +
rom Awless violence. Old cili. :
ems Of new, black citizens or I
White, native or Foreigners, coming ,
ntO the this State shall b, shielded ,
the law as with u p1nOply Of ,
teel. The immigrant who comes ,
mong us, and tie traveller who
'asses over our domain, may feel d,
ssnred that hencetOrth, having /
lothing4 90 Apprehend from the pis- I
oil aud knife, they will be in the I
Inevitable keeping OF a civil power {
t ouceomniscent and omnipresent. ,
Witlhh the limits of the per- /
of crime incident TO the /
lest ordered societies, | shall not ,
repression BY agencies. /