Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-01-02
GOVERNORS MESSAGE.
COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA.

| (IPhfLE!HGH
| eydtcs.:
Assuming the executive Office at a grave epoch
| in the history of the State, aud Invoking the
| favor of God for the future. | cordially greet
You AT the beginning of uui JOINT responsibilities
| and lahor>. o
II is an unusual circumstance, arising from
r,crn, chaugcs ol law that the legislature and
| III, executive are now both iuaugurated at the
! same time, My official relations and my ac-
cess to official Sources of information begln as
this message Is communicated; and II Is not to
he expected that the incoming executive, at
The moment 81 installation, should, transmit TO
! the General Assembly detailed Information,
with recommendations cmnracl ~ all the varied
interests of the Commonwealth which claim
your attention and care Hereafter, and as DC
rasi,n Shall from time to time require, such
further detailed and specific recommendations
vii! br ai,irt S>cI tn. You, from this office, as
| shall he deemed useful IN facilitating the dis
| charge OF your wclGhty trust: ....,....
You organize al an era which Is destined to
shape the fortunes Of Virginia tor generations
to come Before you proceed 10 exercise the
| law-u,akiny power it is we'll that We pause and
,alnly com rclrend The political situation
THE GovEnSMENr OF TIE RACES.
We have dcvoved upon Us to day the solu-
tcn Of this great problem: How to make and
administer laws So IL to secure life, liberty and
ny,u,r;v. So as to establish enduring peace,
order, Justice aud prosperity, in u community
c,uno,e,i Of wo distinct races not largely diff
,;,riuy in numbers. but d!ssilniiar in Intelligence
color aud other Observation-Disclosures hitherto
| standing toward each other in the relation Of
master aud slave, hut now suddenly and hy ~
yiulablc organic law clothed with equal rights.
Although such proh,, has not elsewhere or
in any are been ,r;.cciuly or successfully solved
:,irhnu"h our great ancestors recorded their
u,,i:,;,,,s ,I,carng il iun.sibc of solution, yet
| i, ma, hesitate. 10 affirm. 81 encouraging aud
decisive has been the progress OF the last four
wears. % clearly developed hy the past are the
nlli.r:iiuus If today, llat if VIC are but
r,;,lai hv ,,r,d,,,c, # we 20 forward with
| n,,r.,,, Iu,n.r Il with ,,,rinaraucr. and if no
+. j,r,l u,.l ,,;,n sh,,l intervene IL disturb the
1t, l,.,wnon rho r,,,,s W.. cannot fail to
an. .,,,.vn,rimrnt ~ !, successful and
nr',su.rons i.,n,.' ...........
Olr n,trinric aim, controlling our counsels
and in,nnIlur TX 10 avoid tn. example of tx
rr.n;.,s NJ wh,t.v.r section ar class, must al
,y,vs Lr Ia establish and pernetuate relations of
.nrJ;.I ,n. on,.r,,ion and unnd will between the
raons. and his is n he ACCOMPLISHED not mere
To- Lv i;S,r;hut;n, ,ou,l burdens ard benefits 10
o,oL hnt he nrnuntinn snch connections of
t;u,nos. cmtij.uc, and interest between them
49, will w;thout ;mn,irnu mr. tonchinp the social
;nd.mruIrncr If her. enlist each IN ncreas-
TO-, ,hn ,,r,,-u.r;tr nl tho o,hcr and both in
,Jya nr;,,,, c,m;uon wal In this direction in
s,ruc,;y, ,rI >,rn;G,.ant nr,,rcss has been made
~ W;r,;,;a ,r;,I;, rho Ia>, i0ur vnars me CON
s,;t,,;,,n ,n,,. il obligatory uIu,n the General
| A..n,ntl,. =, ,,rnv;d, tor rI, CRIMINAL ronal and
r,,i ;,Io;,n ~ . r,;f,rn, .,.tar If froo
u'' ILL., 49,, III rho on,;n, nf ,bn St,ta bv tbe
oS -"'' -, Wv u>,l.,.. rn,};In,.vaj h1
.U" Lev" w. J, ,'.' 49," a. ~, "a
inc lio'Gt'n.'eu eu,,!' sn " ,' peop,J, ~
ISc'lt,s al aisu'nou.' ~. ueaay poUesasu -
r''' ~ 80 "a. ,onsh,,,,
i rh;,.I 'b rJy cn'u,rson yv;,h
WY, WY or,a,;vaJ S.hn,no Of ,uhEc scbooIs rIsc.
,rL..rn un,I,r which ,,m Of money is being
annn,jIv ryn,nir5 in invariably educating
hath races nor far short Of the amount rcurir-
III - mr,t al the other. current eynenses of
~, ,,nv,rumnnt and This system has rec,ivcd
tj'n I,lhn,rc sanction nf rio white race who
oh;, A., oon,r;Inr rho nu..,ns NV which r. il
u ,n,,,',,;nrd A. rrsnccts ali other Interests
&c veil as that If education. our people are
SnI,;orr - M State laws cyc.nt snch as nrovde
n,,,,,iI,, md ,l;tn f,r hnth races w;,hout
s;in ah'' Naturalization A. no time since tho
;,I,, ~ V;r,,;,,;, rn.nnnd Central If thar in
nl l,;>. ,.,;r. h.. ,b, ;,,,orrn.;,;,n or,La f.a-
$780,, a. ,,or o,,,, o,m
il,s ~, $3.50, ~ foo ~ ipal,n,,v in
,h'r.d ~ ~ L,ws ar n ;rs anncation and on.
t'r,.,,,..n, La,,varn tho rare, Nor has orr pa,t
n''I',,r - ,.n,,r|n ,nuI ius,c, and benefits 70
pn,t'; =, 49,, i, :, honeGcant results
R"e,,r nv.n,s ,rav,, how f,te and bow ala
,s,rnn, 70 r.. ,nthors n,usr he anv fntnre at
rcmn: Ia array lie cnlored race as a political
combination unon any principle of antagonisn
brl w,,en tbe races All such ATTEMPTED comb
nations OF the past are dissolved and dispersed,
and we are afforded golden opportunity for
settling forever the internal iaalousies and dis
sensi,ns which have hinlcrcd oul material pro-
oress and tar comnIstiur the naci6ration of all
1he eIamcnts # rha bndy roIitic I, r. dev,wes
un,n ~. wh;,r r,ri. now r. ro,,s,,mmate surh
Sn,,,', ,i,.m,.ana Iac;fcntion n v;ew If thrir
,Itnn,sisJ,,ad .nner;nrity in ednc,t;nn and in.