Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1872-01-11
inaugural Address OF Gov. Noyes

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inaugural Address of Gov. Noyes.
Gentlemen Of the Senate and House Of Repre-
In accordance with the expressed
viii Of the people, / appear before you.
to-day, to take the oath of Office, and
to assume the duties of Governor of
Ohio. lido not fail to appreciate the
important trust confided to my charge,
or hehonor, too little merited, of be-
ing selected as Chief Magistrate of a
State, numbering nearly three million
inhabitants, ana holding high rank in
the nation, on account of the intelli-
gence, virtue, and material prosperity
of its citizens. 1t is fortunate that the
emergency of our civil war, and the
heavily btirdened years which followed
it, have passed away, so that there is
less need than formerly, of those high
administrative abilities, and that ex-
perience in politicaf affairs, which
made the State Of Ohio pre-eminent,
when exercised by my predecessor
While may not expect to rival them
| in successful administration, L shall
hope not to be outdone, in zeal for the
public good, and in honest effort to
promote the best interests of all, over
whom I am called to preside. To this
end, l invoke the support and co-opera-
ltioii of the law-Inaking branch of the
State Government.
Propriety and prevailing custom
make it the duty Of the retiring Gov
terior TO communicate to the Legisla-
/ 10 ffnrRc &c r. his
Judgment may be necessary. This
Service has been so well performed by
Governor Hayes, that / do not feel
called upon to repeat or modify any OF
his suggestions. 1t may not be i'm
proper for me, however, to add the re-
mark, that some amendment to exist
| ing legislation seems to be desirable
with reference to the manner. Of select
ling iuries in our courts. The habit Of
filing the panel largely from obystand-
ers, who are present in the courtroom
| for the express purpose of serving as
| Jurors, opens the door for corrupt and
dishonest practices, at variance with
public morals, and subversive of justice,
! It Is feared this evil is too common
Especially in large cities, and your at.
tention is respectfully invited to the
subject. oiinggne'j afii = -agI.z,sf ~ - Z
Theredoes not seem toabe, at this
time, any pressing demand for exten'
sive legislation; and therefore con
gratulate the Senate and House of Rep
resentatives upon the prospect of 8
lshort and harmonious session. Inas
much as the Constitutional Convention
will assemble during the present year
and viii, undoubtedly, make many
lehanges with regard to the powers anc
lduties of the Legislature, enactments
which otherwise might seem to be de
tsirable, may well be deferred for tho
il It is a great satisfaction to know thai
4 the internal Improvement and develop
ment of the State are being carried or
successfully, by individual enterprise
and private capital. Railroads an6
telegraph lines are being rapidly ex
tended into parts of the State heretofort
4 more or less inaccessible, whereby dis
Il triets, rich in coal, iron and agriculture
! resources, are brought near to ready
q nlarkets.slOur multiplied industrie:
Iare inviting labor from other States
and furnishing employment and home:
to emigrants from other lands. Towns
/ land cities are being built with unex
; alnpled rapidity. The finances of tn,
State are in a prosperous. condition
Isince the public debt grows ssmaller anS
the burdens of taxation lighter. Edu
cational advantages are brought to thu
4 doors of the poorest and .hunblest eiti
! Ezens, and the common schools of Ohit
! are perhaps second in excellence Il
), thOseiofIno other State. 1t is our grea
y = rivilege to guard them with jealou
q are, as nurseries or the brain and thl
: heart of our youth. .azit. q ,. -.
/, While neighbering cities and State
! have, within the past year, suffered al
) most unprecedented Affections, ant
+ have been subjected to appalling dis
, asters, kind Providence has deal
lgently with us, and has crowned on
q lives with presperitysne sI..
Fl Gratefully remembering all our man
Iifold blessings, am now ready to ente
> upon the discharge of new duties, IL
4 the position assigned me. If, at tn
Il end of my official term, / shall be per
mitted to return to private life, bear
u ing with me the respect and good vii
of the men of all parties and conditions
: in the measure enjoyed by the distin
: guished gentleman who to-day bid
: you officially farewell, / shall be fortu
; nate indeed. sai al 5o1 t.iI f.f5,f
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