The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1877-03-08
THE INAUGURATION.
NOTHING TO MAR THE CEREMONY.
THE INAUGURAL ADDRESS.
A GALA DAY IN WASHINGTON


The President began his address at I245
P. NJ, Immediately after the procession
reached the platform The following is the
address in full:
Fellow Citizens: We have assembled to
repeat the public ceremonial begun by
Washington, observed by all my predeces
sors and now at time-honored custom. which
marks the commencement of the Presi-
dental Office Called to the duties of this
great trust, [ proceed in compliance with
usage, to announce some Of the leading
principles on the subjects that now chiefly
engage the public attention, by which it is
my desire to be guided in the discharge Of
those duties. shall not undertake to Law
down, irrevocably, principles or measures
of administration, but rather to speak of
the motives which should animate us and
to suggest certain important ends to be at
tanned III accordance with our institutions
and essential to the welfare Of our country
At the outset of the discussions which
preceded the recent Presidential election it
seemed fitting that l should fully make
known my sentiments on several Of the i'm
portant questions which then appeared to
demand the consideration Of the country.
Following the example, and in part adopt
lng the language OF my predecessors, | wish
now, when every motive for uisrepresenta
ton has passed away, to repeat what was
said before the election, trusting that nv
countrymen will candidly weigh aud under
stand 1t, and that they viii feel assured
that the sentiments declared In accepting
the nomination for the Presidency will be
the standard Of my conduct in the path be-
for me, charged as now am with the grave
and difficult task of carrying them cut in
the practical administration Of the govern
ment, 50 far as depends, under the Con-
stl;utIon and laws, On the Chief Executive
OF the nation. The permanent paeifcayion
OF the country upon such principles and bv
such measures as vii! secure the con.plet,,
protection Of all lis citizens in the free en-
Ijoyment Of all their constitutional rights,
Is now the one subject in our public affairs
which All thoughtful and patriotic citizens
regard as OF saprcms Importance.
THE SOUTHERN ISSUE.
Many Of the calamitous effects Of he
tremendous revolution which has passed
over the Southern States stih remain. The
immeasurabIe benefits which viii surely
follow, sooner OF later, the hearty and
generous acceptance Of the legitimate results
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tb M ,hrbl'I ''l,'I' - - '->:,.'.'S L,.1'
noo,,Ia -. tL.,y -
ind tb, inas,i7n,5I. h..-in, ~ e. & L, -,,,lu
and peaceful local sa!f.,-,ve,.n,s,.t I. MT
fully enjoyed. Whatever difference Of
r opinion may exist as to the cause Of this
E condition ot things, the fact IS clear that in
Il e progress OF events the time has come
when such government IS the Imperative
necessity required by al the varied inter-
ests, pubic and private, Cithose States.
QUESTION OF. RACE.
But Il mu,f not b, f,r.,,.s,.- ,l.+ a,r-,,
local government vb;.h r.-.,..r-,.,., .,'I
r,,int,,ins iryiI,,a tho i-l.,.-.f ..,l
] seIEuovcrnu,enf With Tas,.-.r ?, ,},, tr~o
dis.inrt r,,coS whose ,,o,.,,f,. ,,.,,;,. .,,,.L
otber have br,r,bf Iran ~ the .]@~I,,,1,r,
co,nnIiratiops ,,,5 .t.,.v;r;.s 9Th, .,...e
lin those S-,res i ms ha u. ,,',,-,r,.u..,E
which ,r.,rds ~, in.sr,~t ,,f I,,.r, -,
caraf,II7, md acnsn,, / ~. H., -
ernmonf which snh9,;ts Ii s,..i -,
to the Constitution aud the laws,the laws of
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A NoN PARTISAN SPIRIT.
Ia furtheranco Of such obedience to the
letter and the spirit Of the Constitution,
and IN behalf Of ali hat It's at.ainnens ar
plies, all so-callcd party interests lose their
: apparent Importance. and party liaas may
be permitted to fade into insi.niGeancc.
] The question we have to consider for the
immediate welfare of the States of the