The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1871-10-12

inaugural address delivered last
Tuesday. IL the House of Repre-
scntativcs. 1t isin keeping with
the character Of its illustrious au-
thor, manly. digniGed, statesman-
like and eloquent;
IyACoCRAL ADDRESS:
ItIYoiO Citizens # the Senate and Of
As Hoass Of Representatives:
The proud Commonwealth. whose
Affairs I have been called to admin
lister by the voice OF unrestricted
outrage, boasts in her history the
namcs OF Executive officers 50 en-
inent and illustrious that can pro-
mise oaly to initiate their virtues
and emulate their fidelity.
DiI not sec AROUND Ec 50 many
Of coordinate branch Of the
Government, whose antcccdcnta
and.wbose intelligence give ample
assurance Of a hearty cooperation
in all measures calculated to adj
vance the prosperity Of the State,
Ishonld despair Of being equal to
enc emergency
The responsibility J aln about as
sumiug Is much enhanced by the
financial embarrassments Of the
State an the impoverished coudi-
ton Of her people.
The termination Of hostilities
found the civil government Of Ten
nessee in the hands of a meager
minority. The ballot was denied
to freemen; suffrage was extended
merely as a venal consideration in
exchange for partisan fealty, with
out regard to the antecedents Of the
voter. Military power, at al enor-
nous cost, pcrpctuated this outrage
upon liberty and hushei the popu-
lar voice. The public debt, in the
short period Of four years, swelled
from sixteen TO forty-two millions
o. dollars. Violent partisans, aid
ci by swarm of nomadic adven-
turcrs, squandered the revenues I'm
Justly extortei from 4 captive peo-
pie, prostrated our credit in the
money markets of the world, anil
inaugurated a carnival Of crime un-
heard OF in the annals of the State,
for which they and not We arc re
sponRible.
The scepter passed from their
hands and peace again reigned
over a blighteJ country. Two
years Of conservative legislation
have lone much to restore conf
dence aud repair wrongs.
Much more yet remains to be
lone. Among the most pressing
and important OF our duties to be
discharged under circumstances Of
peculiar difficulty to preserve the
good faith orour State by placing
her credit upon permanent basis,
and ut the same time relieve ifpos-
si5lc the burdens of taxation.
we can inaugurate r policy by which
these most desirable ends can bc at
tanned, we will preserve the hon
or Of the State and confer upon the
people a blessing that will secure
their lasting gratitude.
believe it can be done. Wisdom
in counsel and boldncss in action
will accomplish it. Not needing
the elsmors Of creditors and the
willy opportunities OF spectators,
ICt IA keep steady in vier; the inte9.
rity of the State on the one hand,
and cm the other the prosperity of
our people, thereby replacing Ten
nessee in her true position on the
roll of States, and giving her a new
impetus in a career of glory that
viii attract hithcr capital and labor
80 develop her many and varied re-
sources. Thus, in the early future,
ss shs ought to be, tile great State
of the American sisterhood.
The new Constitution under which
YOU have been organized, with what
ever good or evil it contains, was O.
overwhelmingly adopted by the PEG
pie. The pernieious tendency of
the times to centralize all power in
the legislative department induced
the Trainers OF that instrument
smong other things, to curtail and
limit many of the preEogratives
heretofore conceded to that branch
Of our government
Il viii therefore be your province
to aaspt-aar legialatinR-to that or
genie law. n the discharge OF the
du5y imposed upon ne, shall en-
deavoT to aid you with such insor-
nation IS loan obtain, and BY such
recommendations as my convic-
. OF the public welfare May dictate.
Otthis BE assured: 4 sAsll by CIV
scrs> means at my disposal eNeease
yodr val az declared In year Ssli5-
q,ats acts, witAsat fear. or favor
% The IS& must be,ses peotesl. sad
crime must and shall be detected
AID Panisaed, 80 farasfac;lltios are
f-lfaished by leessl2,l5a. Nc ils.ve
served oar poHtieal bondage; and
l0st afe Aotsesty ~ si,s -&etase