Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1877-03-07
THE lYAUeURATlOs,

had taken the Oatn ot once catuE'
day evening at O'Clock, in the Blue
o Chamber of the White House, 50
there might be no interregnum. al
Mr.. Pcrsy's Office Of President Of the
Senate would expire Al the same lime
a. TIT u President Grant. This
course was deemed most prudent, as
he wouId be prepared to exercise the
functions Of his high ctHce when the
preceti,ng term expired.
The President elect repaired to the
Executive Mansion at 10 O'Clock Mon
day morning, accompanied by Sena-
tor Sherman, where he was joined by
ex.President Grant, the Vice-Presi-
dent elect and the Commissioners OF
the District Of Columbia. The grand
procession vas formed at the Wash
ingtDn CIRCLE, near the boundary be-
tween Washington and Georgetown,
and as it passed the White House the
carriage of the ex- president, drawn
by four horses, Joined in, with the
President snd ek-President as occu-
pants. Though very distant from the
front, it was the first object of attrac-
ton, and the occupants were hailed
witt, continuous cheers. The colored
troops we're assigned prominent
place. The right of the line was
held by Government troops. The
Columbus Cadets had the next honor.
General Sherman and other promi-
nent army officers say that consider
ing the very short time for prepara-
ton the parade was most creditable.
The Inauguration vas in the Senate
chamber, in the presence Of distin-
guished and brilliant assemblaee.
in his inaugural address, the Presi-
dent referred to the sentiments and
principles advocated in his letter ac-
cepting The nomination, and said:
Charged, as I now am, with the grave
and difficult task of carrying them
gu, in the practical administration of
the Government so far as depends M
der the Constitution and laws ON the
Chief Executive of the nation, the
permanent pacification Of the conn
try upon such principles and by such
measures as will secure the complete
protection of all its citizens in the
free enjoyment of all their coDstitu-
tional rights, is now the one subject
in our public affairs which all
Thoughtful and patrioficc citizens re-
gard AS of supreme importance.
Relative to the South, he said
Difficult and embarrassing questions
meet us at the threshold Of this sub
jcct. The people of those States are
still Impoverished, aud the inestima-
bic blessings of wise, honest and
peaceful local self-government is not
fully enjoyed. Whatever difference
Of opinion may exist as TO the cause
Of this condition Of things, the fact
is clear that in the progress of events
the time has come when such gov
eminent is IN imperative necessity,
required by all the varied interests,
public and private, of those States,
But 1t must not be forgotten that
only a local government which re-
,coguizes and maintains invioiate the
rights Of all, is q true self-govern-
msnt. II must be a government
which decides the interests of both
FACES carefully and equally; it must
be u government which submits 10y
ally and heartily to the Constitution
and the laws Of the nation, and the
laws Of the States themselves. accept
ing s~a obeying faithfully the whole
Constitution rs il is.
On the subject Of civil service, he
said: ask the attention OF the pub
lie to the paramount necessity of re-
form in our civil service. A reform
not merely Is to certain abuses and
practices Of so-called official patron
age, winch have come to have the
sanction Of usage in the several de-
partments of our Government, but a
change in the system Of appointment
itself; reform that shall be thor
ough, radical and complete; return
to the psincipics and practices of the
founders of the Government. They
neither expected, nor desired. from
public officers @any partisan service.
They meant that the public officers
should owe their whole service to the
Government and the people; they
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