The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-03-08
HAYES INAUGURAL ADDRESS.
Pledges and Promises Of tie fraud
ulent President.
The Condition Of the SoltAe.a
States Freely Discussed,

FcNoW-ciit-eAS.:-
We have assembled to repeat the pub
lie ceremonial began by Washington,
by all Of my predecessors aud
now Il time honored custom winch
marks the commencement OF Il new term
of the Presidential Off &c. Called to
the dUtics of this great trust, ] proceed
III compliance with usage to announce
OF the leading principles on the
subjects that now chiefly engage the
public attention by which it is my de
sire to be guided. IN the discharge OF
these duties | shall not undertake to
lay down, irreyocably, principles or
measures of administration; but rather
to SPEAK OF the motives which should
animate na, and to suggest certain imN
portant ends to be Fttained in accord
ance with oar institutions, and essential
to The weljfi1e u u c1runtrv.
At the outset OF the discussions which
preceded the recent Presidential e}ec
ton, it SCENE 10 be fitting tlat |
slrould fully make kaown my sentiment
in regard to several OF the important
questions which then appeared TO de
maud the consideration of the country.
Following the example, aud IN part
adopting the language Of o&c Of my
PREDECESSORS, { wish now when y.ry
motive for nlsaDnralnusi9n Inns PASSED
away, to repeat what Vas sad before
the election, trusting lint my country
men will cordially weigh and under
stand it. and th4t tllay viii feel assured
that the sentiment declared in accepting
the u .nlinution E2r the Presidency VIII
be the standard OF NY conduct in the
path before me. charged as ( now am
with the grave and IitficniC task If carry.
ing them ont in the practical admiuis-
trdtion Of the Governments, 50 far IA de-
ponds under the Constitution and the
laws upon the Chief Executive Of. the
Nation.
The permanent ~p&ojhcnt;on ui The
country lpOn sutA principles, and bv
sdch industries as Will secure complete
projection Of all their constitutional
rights, Is uaw one subject in our pol!ti
cal affairs which iii tl0uGh.fu! ami pa
troitic citizens regard Us ii supreme i'm
]portance. Many of the cuIanltous cf~
fects OF the tremendous regptution
which has passed over the Southern
States Sttil remain; the iu.umeruJ!e
benefits which viii surely follow. sooner
or later. tie party and Tie ganol5Is nc
ceptance Of the legitimate result OF that
rcyriItion. have not yet been realized
DItitEit and embarrassing questions
meet Us 1T the threshold OF This subires.
The psop!e Of the these States are st.,i
impoverished a2i the iueslimtb.c
ll,r.',,r- : .r. .-- .- -
iorai aaif-ouycrnmrutar are not fully enjoy
ed. Whatever differences of opinion
may exist IS 20 the cause of this con
dltIun IF things. the fact is clear that
IN the progress Of events the time has
come when such government is an inn
peratiye necessity required by all Tie
varied interests, public aul private. Of
these States, but it must NOT be forgot
ten that only Il local government which
recognizes and mAiAtain8 inviolato the
rights Of all is p trla salf government.
With respect "a tee Two distinct races
whose uocuiiar relations f, each other
have brought upon a. The |lapiorabta
complications and perplt xitjes which
exist in those States, ii must be IL gov
crnment which guards TIE Interests OF
n0tn races carefully nn't equally, II
must be 4 government which submits
Loyalty and heartily to to the COnStitu>
ton and the laws. the laws Of the Ma
tional Government and III" laws of the
States themselves, accepting and obey
ing faithfully The whole contribution as
il is. Resting upon this ire ana sub
stalt.al iuu!lat.oH. the s,io'rs.IIcldr.
of beu.ti.eut local government can be
bnilt. tn flrtuer4uce Of such o5et;~
encc 10 the letter and the sn;rit Of the
, Constitution. and III behalf OF ali that
It's attainment IMPLIES. all so en- 'led par
ty interests lose Their apparent imports
ance. ana party lines NAV well be par>
mitted to fade into ins;gniticlnce. The
question we have to . II der fer the
Immediate welfare of those States Of
the Union. Is the question ot govern
ment. or no government. of social order
and all the ueacpf1l industries Of the
happiness that belong to Il. or a return
t. harbarisla. Il is 4 auestjon in which
every citizen of the nation is 1pepIv in
/ terestei and with resD2ct 10 which we
ought hot 10 be-, in n partisan sense.
either Republicans or Democrats. But,
fellow citizens. and fellow men. to
whom the interests Of a common com