The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-03-09
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Editors.
IIayesI naugarar Address.


EIayes'I RauguraI Address.
The following is synopsis only:
The inaugural was delivered
from a platform erected at the
cast end ofthe Capitol. The in
augural starts with
A discussion or The Southern
Question
he says'tis 4 question Of local
self government or no govern
ment, and states we must have
such as will protect the interest
of both races. He says this inter
est Is 50 great that party lines
should fade aud we be neither
Democrats or Republicans. Ihe
advance of four millions FROM
seryitude to citizenship, 10 an
rqueal footing with their masters
could not be done without pre-
Senting grave questions. He
saYs 60 tE-. %
The Act of Emancipation
was wise and just TO that section,
but its good effect have been ar.
rested. lie urges that liberal and
permanent provision be made fol
public schools by the State gov
ernments. He says, "let me as.
sure YOU my countrymen of the
Southern States, that it is my
earnest wish 10 promote your
'truest, interest, The interest of The
white and of the colored people
both, and equally, and TO put
forth my best efforts in behalf
ola civil policy which will wipe
out the color line, and the strug
gle between the North and
South lie says reform in the
system Of appointments shall.
bong.~ t1g7 6 'aElHa %
rst Era las eE3 ggl 9.gr
Thorough, Radical and Com.
pietc. aaa" tt
There shall be a return TO the
practice. of the fatherc who Meth
prexpected nor desired from pub.
JIG officers any partisan service.
ATrLLEE REPORT OF 1.-THE SOUTH
Many of the calamitOus efforts
of the tremendous revolution
which has passed over the South
crn States will remain. The i'm
measurable benefits which will
surely follow, sooner or later, the
hearty and generous acceptance
of the.legitimate results of that
revolution have not been reali
zed. Difficult and embarrassing
questions met us at the threshold
of this subject. The people OF
those states are still impoyerish-
ed, and the inestimable blessing
of wise, honest and peaceful local
selGsgoyelnment isnot fully en-
joyed. lt2s-lo3 pGs o1---I :.
Local sELF-GovERNMENT.
Whatever difference of opinion
may exist as TO the cause OF this
condition of things, the fact is
clear Sthat, in the progress OF
events, the time has come when
such government is the impera
tivenecessity required by all the
variedinterests, public and pri-
waite, ofthese States, but it must
not be forgotten chat only local
government which recognizes
md maintains inviolatet the rights
of aIl-is IA true self government
withtrespect to the twotgdistinct
races whose peculiar relations to.
each other have brought upon us
the deplorable complications and
perpIexities Which exist in those
States. II must he agoNerment.
which guards the interests OF.
both races, carefully and equally,
1t must Be Z government which
submits Loyalty and heartily tt
the Constitutions and the laws,
the laws orthe Nation and the
laws,ol the States themselves ac-
cepting and obeying faithfully
the whole Constitution as it's.
Resting upomthis sure and sub
stantial foundation Ldhe super
structure of benelicient local gov.
crnments can be built up, and.
not otherwise. In furtherance-Ol
such obedience to the letter and,
spirit of the Constitution and in.
behalf Of all that its attainment
implies, all the So called party in
terests lose their apparent impor-
lance and party lines maysweH be
permitted to fade into insignif-
canoe, The question We have, to
conslderto for the Immediate wei
fare Of theses States OF the AUnien
is the question Of government ar
nc governments of social order
of allthe peaceful industries and.
The lmppincsssthat belong to lit,
or a return to barbarism. 1t lisa
question in which every citizen
of the nation is deeply interest
ed, and with respect to which we
ought not to be in q partisan
sense. Republican or Democrat,
but feHow-citizens and fellow
men, to whom the interests of a
common humanity are dear.