The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-01-26
co... Hawkins' inaugural.

augwNtion;
llonured Senators and representa-
ijycs In these ceremonies we view
with pride one of the triumphs Of the
Republican form Of government, We
behold q display Of the wisdom If our
fathers, when they laid deep in the at
ic,tjou+ Of the people corner stone,
and erected thereon temple Of liberty |
with 4 luith and strength sufficient to .
give Il home and protection t, all men.
These ceremonies proclaim the easy and
ready TRANSMISSION Of constitutional
power, in obedience alone to the will of
Il free people, peacefully expressed UNI
der the Constitution and laws Of the
STATE.
Grave responsibilities rest upon Us,
as Representatives, and Senators and
Governor Of this proud Commonwealth.
For the ensuing two years, yea, even
down the stream Of time to our re-
hottest postority, the prosperity and
good name Of cur State may be largely
affected by our official action. trust
wc may continually bear in mind the
fact that we hold the power incident to
cur several Official positions as sacred
trusts for the benefit Of the whole pco-
pie Of the State.
Congratulating you and the country
upon the fact that the anmosltics and
1 bitterness which have so largely charac-
| torizcd us as Il people and retarded our
growth in the past are happily passing
away, and new and brighter era, full
Of rch promise, has dawned upon our
State, allow me to augur for our people
the near approach Of II day Of prosperity
and happiness which has no parallel in
our past history. And to the end that
we may realize these rich promises, al
low me to invoke thai wise statesman
ship and moderation, which shall earn
estiy and successfully seek to build up
our waste places and develop our great
national resources until our whole land
shall be made to blossom asa rose.
While we cherish with pride our
achievements in the past, which make
tennessee one Of the proudcst States in
. the Union, we should remember that as
"ctcrnal vigilance is the price of Iibcr.
ty," 50 continued, united, manly effort,
is the price Of permanent prosperity.
. Progress is the law Of our being. Whcth.
or our progress shall be in the desired
direction, or the reverse, depends upon
the wisdom Of the policy which directs
our course.
In free popular government such
as ours all depends upon the virtue and
intelligence Of the masses Of the people.
In the language Of one Of Tennessee
t greatest statesmen, "Education is to
the republican body polite what vital
air is to the natural body necessary t.
its very existence, without which it
would sicken, droop and die" No more
nobIcr exercise Of the powers Of govern
ment can be conceived than the WELD
ing Of them for the promotion Of cduca-
ton among the masses Of the people,
Hand in hand with the diffusion of
Knowledge should 60 the promotion and
encouragement Of virtue. Vice in It's
every form should be discouraged and
oven cXtcrminatcd All temptations, to
j the commission of crime, and all scduct-
i've influences which tend to lead us t.
its portals should, in 80 far as they may
! be reached by legislation, be removed
from oar midst.
Industry and enterprise should be
aoauously encouraged, and every power
Of the government should be earnestly
and vigorously employed to develop
the resources Of the State and promote
the happiness and prosperity Of the peo-
pie. Public and private faith should
alike be hcll sacred and jnvioIatc.
Thanks to the wisdom Of our fathers,
We nave the nobIest political fabric
which has ever blcst mankind. The
patriotism and vaIor Of the people have
borne us safely through the seyercst or
deal to which any government has been
subjected, Its permanently has been es-
tabIishcd, and to-day the flag of the
Union floats proudly upon every sea
and in every land, and everywhere
challenges the respect and admiration
Of the civilized world. All men pay it
homage. May we transmit it to poster
ity unsulliod and without the loss Of
single star
The administration Of our Federal
Government for the ensuing four years
has by its citizens been placed in the
hands offs patriot and statesman worthy
to WELD its powers. No just cause for
internal dissensions now remains to stir
up sectional strife.
With peace and good will pcrvading
all the great brotherhood of States, may
we not confidently anticipate such rapid
strides in national greatness as will pro-
yoke wonder and stimulate the friendly
rivalry Of the whole world.
That Tennessee shall be no laggard
in this grand onward movement u
greatness, grandeur and wealth, is the
earnest desire Of my heart, and to the
accomplishment of these ends | shall
earnestly and faithfully devote all the
lawful means at my command. In the
exercise Of the powers conferred on me,
and in behalf Of all the people of Ten
nessce, invoke your earnest co-opcra
ton.
The oath Of office was then admins
tered by Chief Justice Dcadcrick.