The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1877-03-08
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The 6iibasters IA the House manAg
"a D. 3vlsy the cuaut wheu Vermont
~s reached through one day bot .he
lafge majority composing al tha Re
pub leans aud many u Democrats de-
lrrnined " stuck il out and Eiler Al all
nigbt session the count was completed
Friday morning aud Hayes and Wheel.
e. declared elected. Gu MondAy Mr.
Hayes was itaugufated with imposing
ceremonies aod made capital address
which the country. regardless Of party
will do we'll TO heed The states Of
Louisiana aud South CAfolina bring
the southern question at once TO the
attention OF the new President aud as
tbis Is the most perpleIing question 10
be decided we give bis views on this
subject from the inaugural address
The people Of those states are still i'm
povefishrd. aud the ineslimablo bless.
oi wise. honest aud peaceful local self.
government is not fully enJoyed. What
ever difference Of opinion may exist as
10 the cause for this condition Of things
the fact IL clear that in the progress Of
events the time has come when such a
government is the imperative necessity
required by all the varied interests,
public aud private. u these states
But il must not be iorgot,en that only
a local government which recognize
aud maintain in, iolats the rights Of all
is true self government, With respect
% the two distinct races whose peculiar
relations TO each other. have brought
upon us tho deporablc complications
and perpleKities which exist 10 those
states, it must be a government which
guards the interests Of both races care.
fully aud equally, which submits loyal.
ly and heartily 10 the constitution aud
the Laws, the laws Of the nation and OF
the states themselves. accepting and
obesing faithfully the whole constitu.
iion. Resting upon this sure aud sub
stantial foundation, the superstructure
Of benefeeut local governments can be
built up. aud not otherwise.
II is not the political situation alone
that merits attention. The material
development Of thst section OF the coun.
Try has been arrested by the social and
political revolution throughwhich il has
passed. aud now needs aud deserves
the considerable care Of the national
government within the just limits pre-
scribed ~ the constitution and wise
public economy But at the ba.is OF
all prosperity, far that as well as Tor
every other part of the country, lies
the improvement otthe intellectual and
moral condition of the country Uui
versal suffrage should rest upon untvef
al education. 10 this eud liberal aud
permanent provi.i ~ should be made
iof the support cf free schools by the
state governments. aud. II need be-
supplemented by legitimate all from
national authority. Let me assure my
countrymen VI the southern states thai
il is my earnest desire 70 regard and
promote their best interests. the inter
ests Of the white aud colored people
both and equally, aud put forth m,
best efforts Ia behalf OF civil policy
which will forever wipe oat ia oar po
liticAl affairs the color line and the dis
tinclion between north aud south TO tbs
end that wc may have not merely .
united north or united south. bat 1
united country.