The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1877-03-09
Hayes inaugural Address.

10 -, P,,
ine 0ena'e assenioieu a' NOV" anu MI
Hayes and ex President Grant were shown
% seats. Mr.. Wheeler was then sworn 10 as
vico pres;dont and atertha ,ryaniza,iou of
o,,. !, -, .I.,.,ha.
'"e oe'"''' .h'" 'S'' "''e' W "' '""''oo',
ne proceeded to the platform On the central
portico of the capitol. II r. Mr Hayes,
*. President Grant and Ch,et Justice Waite
,nl .,h.., ,ool, at, a.. n. vhna,.,
'"u "'''''' wv" ,'"'' ",''
the governors am exR"VetnorS ana di'lo-
matte corps hal been seated. Hsyr. dcIir-
cred his inarnr,, AT lre.- A. ,nll,w.,
49,
El''oW c'r'HhHS' We H"ye S'''"ole"
tt",, repeal 'ne p'pl't etrrHoh''' G'aHa hS
W 5'hlhs'on'9o7er''l oy o'l nay prelPce'syr'
itlo now an hohoreu custom, Wn'nh marks
fnc c"nn'ente'otn' o' 'ne rrgs'ueut'a, n'
nee, Oa,'eu 10 lne nuNe9 ot tnls grea. 'fuS'
ptoceeu' w opnp'I""ce ml1n usase, ~ au-
nounce some Ut tue ledI'hg Prlnc'pie' un
tne subjects lna' now ch'rny eugase tue
puu,,e a',en',on' uy witch ~ 10 my ues're W
oe suiuuvu III 'no se y, .uose "u''es.
shaii hoo u"uer'aAe W iay eowu irrevo-
oao'y pl,uo,p,es U, measures " au"ilh's.ra-
tl1n, ou. ihinei W speaA U, tne motives
A. = Il
.ai'i inPol:.ath' enus W oo a''alheu, III &c
70 ,he weIfare of omr conntrv A. ths o,,t'
set of the discussions which preceded the
recent Presidential election il seemed fitting
that | should fully make known my senti.
ments on several of the important questions
which then appeared to demand the consid
Grafton of the country.
Following the example and in part adopt
ing the language of one of my predecessors,
| wish now, when every motive for misrep-
resentation has passed away, to repeat whpt
was said before the election, trusting that
my countrymen will candidly weigh aud un-
derstand it, aud that they will feel assured
that the sentiments declared in accepting the
nomination for the Presidency will be the
conduct OF my standard in the path before
me, charged, as l now am, with the grave
and difficult task of carrying them out in
the practical administration of the Govern.
ment, 80 far as depends, under the Consti
tuition and laws, on the Chief Executive Oi
the nation. The permanent paci6cation OF
the country upon such principles aud by
snch MEASURES as will Sc, sre the complete
pro- ecton ot all it, cit zai,s IN the free eni,y.
ment of all their constitutional rights is nov
the one III j in our pubic ALTAR. vino.
..u thaughtiui and patriotic c,t,z Us resar,
as of suprem. Importance.
The .s,u,hern STATE,
Man.. rs IL. o,I,,,;,,,,, .s.,,. .s a.,
,ran'ana, ,ns rsvnjnt;nm ,sh;oh Sn. na.."I ."t
o,a. 60 ,ha Sn,,,harn Sta,as Iii ro';, rsa
immeasurable benefits which will surely fol.
low, sooner or later, the hearty and gener
| ous acceptance OF the legitimate results o
that revolution nave not yet been realized
Dihcuit and embarrassing Questions meet Vi
at the threshold OF THIS subject. The people
OF those States are still Impoverished, ant
the inestimao,e blessing OF wise, honest arc
peacefui local seif-government Is not fuli)
enjoyed Whatever difference Oh opinlor
may exist as 10 the cause OF TINS CONDITION
tnings' the iact IS clear that IN the progress
OF events Lac time mas come when such gov
eminent Is an imperative necessity, required
oy all the varied interests,pu and private
of those States. But 1t must not be forgot
ten that only local government which re
cogn,,zes and maintains inv'o'ate the rigst'
oi all IS true sei1-goVernnent. win re
spect to the two distinct races, whose peculia
relations to each other have brought upor
US the depiorable complicit'onsand perpiex
i''es which exist IN those states, u must be
10th racss "a ,et',llv and so,ailv !, ,,,s, y
a government aohich submits ioyaUy and heart
ity to the Constitution" and Iaios-the laws Il
the nation and the laws of the States them
selves, accepting and obeying faithfully tn
whole Constitution as it Is.
| A Sure foundation.
| y.. .A,.
! Nes..e upon .nis sure anu suos'ahua
i, ,ouloa.'on, .ne s"pelstiuiu'uIc u', VI oehencen
WSaA soVo'nlneu. can oe oui't up anu no
III .t;u;, g, suIn ooIulehc
'otn: 'I's1' ds 1su III =, sne oone''.u'io
anu ~ Denaa u, Az .na: @ i.s as.a'ntneh. iu
Plies, ~. so-oal,eu parry i5'eies's ose 'hei
| arpaen;, ,Ipo' talo anu paI' ines ma
oe pe'h'i''eu W 'aue 'n'o ih9'snInSahce.
rug iue'Ilon ~e naye W cohs'uei ior Ili
inIiheu'ato "o'a.o Vi 'noee so'aees VI inc W
ion - Ine q"es''on VI soseIhnhent 1'
goVeinIneut, VI socIai 1iueI anu III ,n
Pesoe,u' inuus.',es !, anu ,ne nnpP;neSS tns M
nnost;on in which susrv c;,;,an of ~. ~,
tian ia deeniv interested and in yasnect
which we pnoht not ~ he In a nart;so
sanse either Renublicans or Democrats h,
E.iioy .c;t;yans and fsiIow.msn 70 whon, ~
;nterssts of common canntry and a con
49,, hrnor;,v oro d.or
/ me frsedmsR.
The swsep;pu revolutiou of the ent;,s /,
hor svstsm IF q large marion of ony nor,
try cnd the ADVANCE of fnnr p,;ll;ons of pn
nie from = condition of serv;tnde IN n
Of CITIZENSHIP. upon an equal footing wi
th.;r forner ma,ter. coula M, occnr v;tl
ont presenting probiems of the graye,t m
. msnt m he dealt with NV the sInsncinat
raoe hv their former MASTERS and hv n
General G,vernment. the author of he ,
of emancipation.
rasnh, ~ w s,;,h ni I"ls , " aIi aaS ,o.'uou
as', aa"n. %.m anadaa nn~ -" 49,, n,r |,
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s,;,,,,;anoI ~. 'sr ana ;na,ara a' ~ as,ahI S
] ,hs r;ah,a ph ,ha nan,a a !, sns onon";nat W H
'ne a, s.o ", ~. p@Ep,bb :, ;am, i" "s th'
anu !" p,o'e.i 'no, a.; ;.ru wv " W.,
sn's tsn a mn,n 1ue dn,;,,od "'. VI "''"''''
e A''u sen',a"' """'''s,' u
: can onJ be reD.oved or ,e0,edied by the unu
and harmonious efforts QT both races, actual