Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1879-01-21
rUEsDAY.JANUARY Il. 1879,
The 8tPUBI1CAN has the largest
clFcu sasAon Of any paper In Della
this.
Governor Halls Inaugural Mes.
sage.

Hall, has started out for four years
cruise. As usual with Governor Mr.
Hall lays down the chart by which he
intends to steer, and then gives orders
to his subordinates to forward march.
The Governor starts off with his mes
sage by distinct recognition of that
Divine Ruler, who exercises universal
dominion and power, and asks that
power to aid him faithfully to perform
the various duties which attach to
his position. Political honors, says
the Governor, are not hereditary, hut
are derived from the people and for
the distinguished honor conferred upon
him by the people he EXPRESSES his
grateful appreciation, but he leaves it
for his actions to show how much be
appreciates the honor. He asks the
exercise of that discriminating charity
which uverlooks errors which originate
in the intirmi,icS common to humanity.
The Governor at considerable length
reviews his authority as commander in
chief of TIE army AMI navy Of the
State, and says that since the adoption
had a standing army and navy. The
Governor then discusses the object for
which military organizations are re-
quisite, that being the cOercing of the
insubordinate to the authority of law
where the civil authority is INSULT
cient, but he says there being no such
disturbing element in Delaware, and
the people having strong faith in the
power of an Independent Judiciary to
sustain the peace and dignity Of the
State, there is, therefore, 10 necessity
for military organizations. The Cover
nor all through combats the dangerous
tendencies of military organizations,
and from the tenor of his remarks the
military bill now pending before the
Legislature, will receive but LITTLE ia
v0r. The Governor still continues to
discuss the military question evidently
warming up with it, and illustrates
the evil tendencies OF a military organ
ization, by referring to the events
which so recently transpired, AMI that
under the false pretense of preserving
the peace of society he had seen States
dismantled of their sovereignty and
communities robbed of their political
rights and privileges. In addition the
Governor refers to the recent politial
revolution in which, he says that in the
peaceable medium of the ballot one Of
the gravest wrongs ever inflicted upon
free people was committed. "Arms
and liberty won't flourish together"
says the Governor. The military part
of the message (Which is the largest
part, concluded with the self-admoni-
ton that: "We should leware of
power when il approaches US in the
gus Of 4 protector, for the object of
its protection now may soon be the vic
tim Of It's oppression,"
IL roferring to the appointment Of
officers, III" Goyrrnor acknowledges the
responsibility thrust upon him, and he
say, hat in The performance of his
duty his chief purpose will be to select
thOo- clements Of character that will
best secure the end Of their creation.
The Governor says that the authority
to suspont rr nuIllfy the judgment Of
the Law which involves the iu1iictiOn Of
punis memt upon offenders. -huu.d be
exercised with :, large degree Of CAUTION
and .dr.ibrratioN, and when iutrItrrrd
wit. II should b" NOR for the attain
meut 81 strict justice, rather ta.H the
practir. # mercy
TIL" Governor says the primary OBJ
Ip,, d, LEGISLATION is N.r promotion #
the poa... lo.u. but Judging from the
past H.. saw, IT. Il. needles. TO have any
fear. for the history Of LEGISLATION in
Delaware contains sufficient evidence
thai .hg interests Of the people will be-
first in the estimation! # t4os. to whose
custody it IS ronrnttra
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