The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-03-05
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GOY. IACKNONA hPEEcn
Delivered Yesterday, ON nIH InRuguE
lion as Governor Of West vIrgInIR.

Goyernor.elect Jacob B, Jackson de.
liyered the following inaugural address
yesterday on being indicted into Office.
Governor Jackson was introduced by re.
firing Governor Matthews, and spoke as
follows;
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, My FELLOW
ClTIZESs-By the choice Of the people,
embodied in the will OF an intelligent
majority, have been called upon 70 be
the Chief Magistrate Of this common.
wealth.
AS a commonwealth our interests and
our duties as one people are the same.
Il is incumbent upon US as one body oil
citizens, in q very marked sense to create
and psrpetuate the prosperity oil the State,
as a community having a heritage from
the past to maintain, and large prospeC.
tive interests In the future To extend and
improve,
Although we were q part Of Old VirgiR.
Ia, with many OF the ancient and noble
associations past with its past history, our
population was composed OF citizens from
every part Of this great country, and from
the older continents OF the world 80 that
we are well prepared to take up all lines Of
march for improvement, and yet to be
conservative OF all principle and careful
in the adoption OF all measures which will
keep US in the line Of progress, protect our
liberties, maintain the honor OF the State
and secure as far as In US lies the Oonsti.
tutional integrity OF the Union.
We are one OF a great body OF sister re.
publiCs, and In the Joint destiny, which
belongs to all these, It Is our duty to look
to the welfare OF all, wellknowing that
any principle or measure which slTikes
down one, threatens the whole. The first
duty even to accomplish this Is to secure
our own prosperity; and to do this to all
legitimate extent, we must'regard the Con.
sttutionsl limits OF our powers, and we
must exercise our powers to their full le.
Ultimate Constitutional extent. So we
shall promote the welfare OF all, and at the
same time preserve the integrity and true
ireedomiot thatCommonwealth with hich
wear 80 intimately connected, and whose
laws and methods oil legislation 80 fully
enter into and affect our daily life In our
homes and at our tiresides.
The will Of that intelligent majority OF
our people who have imposed on me the
responsibilities OF Office shall be my guide
In all my opinions and actions as Uhiei
Magistrateo Of the State. Imake this avowal
the more fully and clearly, and with the
greatest confidence, kno wing as do, that
the majority 10 composed OF some OF the
best elements Of the old Why party OF the
State, some OF the best men who stood by
the Government and the Union In the
late civil war, formed around the old solid
nucleus oil the Democratic party which,
since the days OF Jefferson and Madison,
have regarded the Constitution OF the
United States, in It's simplicity and integ.
rity, as the aurest guardian Of the liberties
OF the people, and the firmest support OF
a Union that must rest so broadly on pub.
lie opinion. Whatever q written Consti.
tuition may be, It's Interpretation and ap.
pliCation In legislative acts, Ia judicial in.
depreciation and in executive construction.
depend largely upon public opinion. 1t 10
this public opinion that makes all these
officers, and to great extent inspires them,
with intent, purpose and policy. II a
party shall avow or have policy OF con.
Bolldation In central government, and
that this shall be strengthened by meas.
ures OF the government looking to the &C.
Cumulation and Capitalization OF wealth
for the success OF such policy, then the
only alternative 10 preserve the ancient
form OF the Government, secure the power
Of the States, 10 promote the daily welfare
OF the people In their homes and Their fire.
sides, and perpetuate their liberties, will
be another party Of moderate, consistent
and patriotic principles, who will resist
enCroaChment on the one side and oppose
radiCalism on the other, and will be the
determined foe oil both when they 80
unite that the strong Government party
shall seek to use radiCalism for the accom-.
plishment OF its policy. 1t is this condi.
ton Of things which has made that intel.
ligent majority in this State composed OF
these old line Wings, these Union men,
and this "old solid nucleus OF the Demo.
cratic party"
In go shaping my opinions and actions
as the Chief Magistrate OF the State, am
controlled by the clear conviction, that In
so representing the will Of the majority, l
shall be taken care OF In the interest OF all
In a manner and upon principles that will
protect the rights Of all, promote the lar.
gest welfare Of all, provide for the treest
and fullest enterprise Of each citizen OF the
State, and secure that perpetuity OF our
institutions, without which all will be o
sad and lamentable failure OF the Repub.
liCsn form Of government.
In q country OF 30 vast an extent az was
embraced In the original colonies, cover.
ing the whole area north oil Florida and
east OF the Mississippi river, with such
diversity OF climates, such variety OF pro.
auctions, such great bodies Of native and
mineral wealth, such variety OF origin
among the people, such differences In re.
ligiouB faith, and such distinctive features
oil lie, In the habits and modes OF thought
In the separate colonies, and all looking to
the future for harmony Of action and full.
ness OF development and wholesome EN-.
ployment, II could not but be that the
government which would provide for all
this should look to the freedom and vel.
fare OF the people and to the distinct pre-.
seryation Of the States.
Situated alone on this continent, abso.
lutely alone as q question OF power, q
strong government was neither desirable
nor needed. And 0 strong government
to-day IL an absurdity. II II means any.
thingit means a military despotlsm, with
liz iron hand upon the throat Of the
States, and lie heel Upon The liberties Of
the people. The late civil war, Il It has
shown one thing more clearly than On.
other, has demonstrated that the strength
Of The Union does not depend upon the
strength OF the General Government as q
political and military organization, but on
Els capacity 10 command the affections OF
The people and to insure enough Of their
voluntary strength for lie maintenance.
Take thia away and Indeed II Is rope OF
sand. This has been its strength Id the
past, II should be It's power in the future.
And this strength and this power Is The
result Of that frame Of government which
tbe circumstances Of the times and the
wisdom Of our progenitorS committed 10
posterity.
II was q government well defined In itA
powers, limited to the exercise Of these
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