The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1877-03-11
HAYES SOUTHERN POLICY AG FORE
SHADOWED IN HIS INA UG URAL.

| SHADOWED IN HIS INA UhAL.
Last Monday ex. Gov. Hayes, Of Ohio, form
ally took possession of the Presidential office
From the address which he read on the occasion
we "a ke the following extract rs being the only
portion of special interest TO our people:
| The permanent pacifcation of the country
upon such principles and by such measures ~
| will secure the complete protection of all its
citizens in the free enjoyment of all their oon.
| stitutionRl rights 10 now the one subject in our
| public affairs which all thoughtful and pa
triotic cIiz ans regard az eofsuPreme Importance
| Many Of the calamitons effects of the tremend.
| Gus revolution which has passed over the South.
ern Stat es still remain. The immeasurable beno.
| fits wbich will surely follow, sooner or later
| the hearty and generous acceptance of the
| Yet been realized. DifEiculs and embarrassing 4
| questions meet at the threshold of this su b.
jsct The people of those States are still i'm
poverished, and the inestimable blessing OF
wise, honest and peaceful local self. govern.
ment are not fully enjoyed. Whatever differ.
ence 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 government is an imperative neces,
| atty, required by all the varied interests, public
| and private, of these States; but 1t must not be
recognizes and maintaips inviolate the rights
| of all 10 a true self-government. With respect
to the two distinct races, whose peculiar relR'
tions to each other bave brought upon us the
which exist in those States, it must be gov
ernment which guards the interests of both
races carefully and equally. 1t must DO gov.
ernment which submits 10y ally and heartily to
the Constitution and the laws-the laws of the
nation and of the States themselves-aceept-
ing, obeying faithfully the whole Constitution
as 1t 10. Resting upon this sure and substan-
ti0l foundation, the superstr uoture Of benefceDt
local governments can be built mp and not
otherwise. In furtherapce Of such obedience
to the letter and the spirit of the Constitution,
and in behalf of all that its attainment implies,
ell so-cslled parry interests lose heir apparent
Importance, and party lines may well be per-
mitted to fade into insiani6cance. The q Ies-
ton We have to cOnsider for the immediate
welfare of those States of the Union. 10 the
question Of government or no government, of
social order and ell the peaceful inc dustries and
the happiness that belongs TO it, or o return to
barbAriBm. 1t is q question In which every
citiz 81 of the nation ig deeply interested, and
with respect to which We ought not to be, in o
partizan sense, either Republicans or Demo-
Gratis, but fellow citizens and fellow men, to
whom the interests of q common country aud
common humanity are dear. The sweeping
revolution of the entire labor system of large
portion of our country and the advance Of four |
millions of people from q condition OF gervitude
to that of citIzsnship upon an equal footing |
with their former masters, conld not occur |
without presenting problems of the gravest |
moment to be dealt with by the emancipated |
race, by their former masters and by the gen. |
eral Government, the author OF the act of
That it wns q wise, Just and |
act, fTaught with good for all |
concerned, is now generally COD pceded through |
cut the country. That q moral obligation rests |
upon the national government to employ tie
power and influence to establish
the rights of the people it bsA emancipated and
to protect them In the enjoyment of those
rights when they are infrinRed or allied, is
also generally admitted. The evils which
hHtict the Southern States csn only be removed
efforts of both races, Setuated by motives of
mutual eympatby and regard, and while in
duty bound and fully determined to protect
The rights of all by every constitutional means
St the disposal of 10Y administration, / am sim
cereIy anxious to use every legitimate iDhu-
ence in favor of honest and efficient local self
government as the true resource Of these States
for the promotion OF the cOntentmeDE and
prosperity Of their citiE sDs. In the effort l.
shall make 70 accomplish this purpose, ask
The oordial co operation of all who cherish an
that party ties and the pEejudices Of race will
be freely surrendered in behalf of the great
purpose TO be accomplished. In the i'm poEEAnt
work of restoring the South, iE IL not che PO.
itical situation alone that merits attention
The material development of that section Of
he country has been arrested by the sooal
md political revolution through which it has
passed. and now needs and deserves the con-
iderate care of the National Government
within tho Just limits prescribed by the Con
titution and wise public economy; but OF the
,ssiS Of all prosperity for that as we'll as every
ther part of the country lies the Improvement
the intellectual and moral condition of the
'eOPle. Universal outrage should rest upon
Universal education. TO this end liberal and !
'ermAnept provision should be made for the I
uPport of free schools by the State government | 9
nd IL need be. supplemented by legitimate
i'd from the national authority. Let the assure | 9
~ oouDtrymen of the Southern state0, that it /
my earnest desire to regard and promote their
ruest interests, the iDterests Of the white and Q
the oolored people both and equslly, and to .
ut forth my best efforts in behalf of . civil (
olicy which will forever wash out of our | a
Olitioal aifslrs the color line, and the die II
notion between the North and South, 60 the
nd that We may have not merely . united 9
orth OF Q united South, but . united country. .