The Morning herald., 1877-03-06

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character marred the display.
The weather, which had been cloudy, and
raw when the military moved along in front
of the Executive Mansion, improved in a
short time, and whcn the Capitol was
reached the sun was shining brightly.
THE CEREMONIES BEGIN.
The Secretary of the Senate Immediately
raped for order, and prayer was offered
| by the Chaplain of the Senate.
Immediately after the Vice President was
sworn in, the Presidential procession was
led from the Senate Chamber through the
rotunda to the platform erected at the cast
front of the Capitol. The East Capitol
Park was crowded with spectators, who
Justify cheered the appearance of the new
President.
All being in readiness President Hayes
arose and delivered his inaugural address, a
synopsis of which we give.
THE INAUGURAL.
Fellow-C -Citizens:-We have assembled to
lepeat the public ceremonial begun by
Washington, observed by all my predeces-
| sors, and now a time honored custom, which
marks the commencement of the Presiden.
tial office. Called TO the duties of this
great trust, proceed III compliance with
usage to announce some of the leading
principles on the subjects that now chiefly
engage the public attention, by which 1t is
my desire to be guided in the discharge Of
| those duties.
THE SOUTH.
| Many OF the calamitous effects of the tres
mendous revolution which has passed over
the Southern States still remain.
With respect to the two distinct races,
whose peculiar relations to each other have
| brought upon us the deplorable complica
tions and perplexities which exist in those
| States, it must be government which
guards the interests of both races, carefully
and equally; its must be "a government
which submits Loyalty and heartily to the
constitution and the laws,"-the laws of
the nation and the laws of the States them
selves, accepting and obeying faithfully the
whole constitution as it is.
SURE FOUNDATION.
Resting upon this sure and substantial
foundation, the superstructure of benefi-
cient local government can be built up and
not otherwise. In furtherance of such
obedience to the letter and the spirit of the
Constitution and in behalf of all that it's at
tainment implies, all SO called party inter-
ests lose their apparent importance, and
party lines may be permitted to fade into
insignifcance.
The question we have to consider for the
immediate welfare of those States, of the
Union is the question of government or no
government; of social order and all the
peaceful Industries ami the happiness that
belongs to it, or return to barbarism. 1t
is q question in which every citizen of the
nation is deeply interested, and in respect
to which we ought not to be, in partisan
sense, either Republicans or Democrats,
but fcllow-citizens ard fellow-men, to
whom the interests of common country
and common humanity are dear.
RESTORING THE SOUTH.
In the important work Of restoring the
South it is not The political situation alone
that merits attention. The material devel.
opment of that section of the country has
been arrested by the social and political
revolution through which it has passed,
and now needs and deserves the considerate
care of the national Government, within
the limits prescribed by the Constitution
] and wise public economy.
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM.
ask the attention Of the public to the
paramount necessity of reform In our civil
service, reform not merely as to certain
abuses and practices of so-called official
patronage, which have come to have the
sanction of usage in the several depart
ments of our government, but change in
the system of appointments Itself re-
form that shall be thorough, radical and
complete, a return to the principles and
practices of the founders of the Govern
ment. They neither expected nor desired
from public officers any partisan service.
They meant that public officers should
owe theil whole service to the Government
and to the people. They meant that the
officer should be secure in his tenure as
long as his personal character remained
untarnished and the performance of his
duties satisfactory. They held that the
appointments to Office were not to be made
nor expected merely as rewards for partisan
services, nor merely on the nomination of
members of Congress as being entitled in
any respect to the control of such appoint
ments.
THE OATH OF OFFICE ADMINISTERED.
At the conclusion OF the address the oath
of office was administered to the President
by Chief Justice Waite, both standing with
uncovered heads at the front of the plat
form.
And thereupon salute was fired In the
adjacent park, and cheering was kept up
for several minutes. Meanwhile the new
President was congratulated by ex Presi-
dent Grant, Chief Justice Waite and large
number of other persons near him, includ-
ing Senator ConkliDg and many other men,
bers of both Houses of Congress and all
the Supreme Court except Justices Clifford
and Field, who were not present during