Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1871-10-20

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l shall retire to the private walk.
of life, and as when Executive, m,
efforts shall be that the laws be main.
tanned and [ will stand by to insist
and hold up the hands of your Exec.
utive.
To you, who are about to assume
the high duties of the Executive,
which will involve much trouble, care
and toll, as we'll as honor, [ have
to say that you have my best wishes
as citizen, and [ hope your admin
istratioE will be as peaceful, prosper
Gus and happy as the people who
elected you desere.
Speaker Vaughn then introduced
Governor Brown, who delivered the
following.
INAUGURAL ADDRESS:
FellOao Citizens Of tie Senate and
House Of Representatives.:
The proud Commonwealth whose
affairs [ have been called to admin
lister, by the unrestricted suffrage of
a free people, boasts in her history
the names of Executive officers so
eminent and illustrious, that l can
promise only, to initiate their virtues
and emulate their fidelity.
Did not see around me so many
of a CO ordinate Branch of the Gov
ernment, whose antecedents and whose
intelligence give ample assurance of
a hearty co. operation i'll all measures
calculated to advance the prosperity
of the State, | should despair of be-
ing equal to the emergency.
The responsibility | am about as
suming, is much enhanced by the f.
nancial embarrassment of the State
and the impoverished condition of the
people.
The termination of hostilities found
the civil government of Tennessee in
the hands of meagre minority.
The ballot was denied to frcemen.
Suffrage was extended merely as a
venal consideration in exchange for
partisan fealty, without regard to the
aniecedents of the voter. Military
power at an enormous cost. perpetual
ted the outrage upon liberty and hush
ed the popular voice.
The public debt, in the short period
of four yeaIS. Swelled from sixteen
to torty-twO millions of dollars.
Violent partisans, aided by swarm
of nOmadic adventures. squandered
the revenues unjustly extorted from
captive people; Frustrated our credit
in the money markets of the world
and inaugurated a carnival of crime
unhelrd of in the annals of the State,
for which they. and not we, are re-
sponsibIe. The Sceptre, at length,
passed from their hands and peace
again reigned over blighted country.
Two years of conservative legisla'
tion and wise administration have
done much to restore confidence and
repair wrongs.
Much more yet remaing to be done
Among the most pressing and I'M
pOrtant of our duties to be discharged.
under circumstances of peculiar diff
Guilty. is t. preserve the good faith of
the State by placing her credit upon
a permanent basis, and at the same
time, relieve, if possible. the burdens
of taxation. If we can inaugurate a
policy by which there most desirable
ends can be attained, we will preserve
the honor of the State and confer up
on the people a blessing that will
secure to us their lasting gratitude.
| believe it can be done. Wisdom
in counsel and boldness in action will
accomplish it. Needless alike Of the
clamors of creditors and the willy
opportunities of spectators, let us
keep steady in view the integrity of
the State on the one hand, and on
the other the prosperity of our peO
pie, thereby replacing Tennessee in
her true position on the roll of States
and giving her a new impetus in ca
reer of glory that will attract hither
capital and labor to develop her ma
nv and varied resources. Thus, in
the early future, she may become, as
she ought to be, the great State OF the
American sisterhood.
The new Constitution under which
you have been elected and organized,
with whatever of good or evil it con
tains, was Overwhelmingly adopted by
the people The pernicious tendency
of the times to centalize all power
in the legislative department induced
the trainers of that instrument among
other thins. to curtail and limit many
of the prerogatives heretofore cOn
ceded to that branch of our Govern
ment.
1t will, therefore. be your province
90 adapt our legislation that organic
law.
In the discharge of the duty impOs-
ed upon me, | shall endeavor to aid
YOU with such information as | can oh.
tain and by such recommendations as
my convictions of the public welfare
may dictate.
OF this be assured: shall, by ev>
cry means at my disposal, execute
your will as declared in your del'bcr
at, acts. without fear or favor
The law must be respect ed and crime
mus; and shall be detected and punish
ed, so far as facilities are furnished by
legislation,
We have served our political bon
dage, and while the experiences of the
past are bitter, yet the picture of the
future is not dark
The growing prosperity of the State
is a subject of sincere congratqlation
The energies of every industrial branch
are duickeRed into new life.
Diversified sources of wealth are
daily manifesting Themselves, and are
being developed with advancing en-
terprise and intelligence.
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