The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-10-13

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any great scheme to forward your d.
nanciaI interest. That interest OF
that financial burden has been reduced
nearIv'one. half. will say that have
i,een tie originator Of no great party
scheme that may have been set on
foot. or forwarded any party or So of
nripciples, but / will say, and it is the |
proudest thought of my life, that no
act of mine has ever brough: shame
or sorrow to a single bosom IN Tennes.
see. [Applause.l My whole effort
has been and shall continue to be In
the private walks of life, to bring peace
to the borders of my native State, to
heal the past, and to have but one
thought and that is, to look forward
to the future. Applause. You, gem
tlemen of the Legislature, now assem-
bled at the capitol of the State, to
take in band the interest Of the people
of the State, much rests with you
much rests with you, and shall be
brief and only say this to you, that
hone Justice my preside, that wisdom
NAV dictate, and that moderation
shall mark your counsels. / shall re-
tire to private life, and IS when the
Executive, my effort shall be to see
the laws of Tennessee maintained and
to stand by and hold up the hands Of
your Executive in dischargiDg each
and every one ofbis duties. Applause.
This is duty, the high, great duty of
every man who is a lover Of free inst.
buttons and Republican Government.
Bat enough, turning TO the Governor
elect you sir, who are about to enter
upon tile high duty one which will in
vclve many troubles, many cares,
many tolls, as well as the honors that
the mantle with which this people aIe
about to clotbe you-y0u shall have
my we'll wishes as citizen, and hope,
sir, your administration will be mark
ed as peaceful, as prosperous and as
happy as the people who elected you
deserve. Cheers
"The land then played {" Waltz
Andante."
Speaker Vaughn then introduced
Gen. John c. Brown, the Governor
elected, who was.greeted with enthusi.
astio applause. The applause having
sub sided, Governor brown delivered
the following
GOV. BROWNS INAUGURAL.
FeIow-citizens of tho Senate and Of the
House Of Representatives..
The proud Commonwealth, whose
affairs have been called to admins
ter by the voice of unrestricted SUI
frage, boasts in her history the names
of Executive officers SO eminent and
ilIustricus that l can promise only to
initiate their virtues and emulate their
fidelity.
Did 1 not see around me so many OF
q cooperative branch Of the Govern
meut, whose antecedents and whose
INTEL scncc give ample assurance of a
hearty co-opefst:oa IN all measures
calculated to advance the prosperity
OF the State, should despair Of being
equal to the emergency.
The responsibility am about as
Stunning Is Eluct; enhanced by the n
nancial embarraSsmeIts OF the State
and the Impoverished condition OF LEI
people.
TIE termination OF hostilities found
The civil government Of Tennessee in
the hands of meager minority. The
: Tba BALLOT was denied to freemen ;
suffrage vas e>tended merely as a
venal consideration in Exchange Jos
partisan fealty, without regard to the
antecedeuta Of the voter. Military
power, ct IAN enormous cost, perpetu-
ated this outrage upon liberty and
hushed the popular voice. The public
debt, in the short period of four years.
swelled from sixteen to forty-two
millions of dollars. Violent partizans,
aided W o sYarm of nomadic adj
venturefs, sGuandersd The revenues
uniustly e1torted from q captive peO-
pie, Frustrated our credit in the money
markets of the world, and inaugura-
ted a carnival of crime uDbeard OF in
the annals of the State, for which they
and n9t We are responsible.
The sceptrc st iGRsth passed from
their hands, and peace again reigned
over a blighted country. FwQ years
of Conservative legislation and wise
administrator have done much to re-
store confidence aud repair wrongs,
Much more yet remains to he ddpe,
Among the most pressing and impOr-
tant OF our duties to be discharged
ntigr circumstances peculiar diff
Guilty is tu ,,+rs.r,-e the good faith of
our State by placing her ets,:it Gnon a
permanent basis, and at the same time
relieve if possible the burdens OF tax
alton. five ran inaugurate q policy
hy Which these ni.,st tiesi,ahie ends
can I've obtained, we will preserve the
honor of the State and confer upon the
people blessing that will secure to us
their lasting gratitude.
] hrlievc it can be done. Wisdom
in cniii,s,si and badness in action will
accomplish il. Hcsdiess alike IF the
cIamors of creditors and the willy I'M
portunities of speculatrrs, let Us keep
listeadily IN WOW the integrity of the
State on thenns hand, aud 9ii the other
the prosperity of our people, thereby
replacing Tennessee in her true posi-
ton on the roll of States, and giving
her Il new impetus in a career of glory
that will attract hither capital and
labor to develop her many and varied
RESOURCES, Thus in the early future,
she may beeqnic, a. si,. nl.g.lt g tif,
the great State of tine American sister
hood.
The new Constitution under which
YOU have been elected and organized,
with whatever of good or evil it con-
tains, was overwhelmingly adOpcd by
the people. The perniciOus tendency
of the times 10 centralize all power in
! the ine,staii.ls department induced
the farmers of that Instruments ai,iaG3
other things, To curtail and limit many
ofthe prerogratiycs hcretofOre concede-
| ed to that branch of our Government.
1t will, therefore, be your province
10 adapt our legislation to that organic
law. In the discharge of the duty i'm
posed upon me, shall endeavOr to aid
YOU with such information as / can
obtain, and by such recommendations
as my cGn%ictioHs vi ths public welfare
may dictate. Of this, I've assiired, |
shall by every means at my disposal
execute Your will as declared in your
deliberate acts. without fpar or favor,
The law must be respected, and
crime must and shall be detected and
punished, so far as ia ,ilities are fur
nisbel by legislation. We have serv-
ed our political bondage, and while
the experiences of the past are bitter,
yet the picture Of thS fGtqfe is not
dark. The growing prosperity Of the
State is a subject of sincere consratu-
Iation.
TIE energies Of every industrial
branch are quickened into new life.
Diversified sources of wealth are daily