The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1881-01-21
GOV. HAWKINS INAUGURAL
ADDRESS.

our j dlltlN, Icl lleN luiu uctp IN llt
affections OF the people n cornerstone
and erected thereon the temple Of liber-
ty with capacity and strength sufficient
To give 4 home and protection TO all
men.
These. ceremonies proclaim the easy
and ready transmission of constitution
al power, in obedience, alone, to the
will OF a free people, peacefully eX-
pressed through the medium of the bal
lot box.
Under the constitution and laws of
the State grave responsibilities rest up
OIL us, as Representatives, Senators and
Governor Oftbis proud Commonwealth.
For the ensuing two yeaIs-yeI, even
down the stream OF Time 70 our reno
test PROSPERITY, the prosperityand good
name of Il State may be largely alice
ted by our official actions.
trust we may continually bear in
mind the fact that we hold the powers
incident to our several official positions
rs sacred trusts for the benefit of the
whole people Of the State.
COngratulating you and the country
upon the fact that the animOSities and
bitterness which have so largely char
actcriZed us rs a people aud retarded
our growth in the past are happily
passing away and a new and brighter
era fun Of rich promise has dawned up
on II State, allow me to augur for our
people the near approach of a day Of
prosperity and happiness, which has
no parallel In Il past history, and to
the end we may realize these rich prom
ises, allow me to invoke that wise
craftsmanship, moderation and patriot
ism which shall earnestly and success
fully seek to builG up Il waste places,
and develop cur great natural resour-
ces, until our whole land shall be made
"tO blossom MS Il rOse.'
While we cherish with pride the mem
DRY of our achievements in the past,
which have made Tennessee one of the
| piroudest States in the Union, we should
remember, that as "cternal vigilance is
the price Of liberty" so continued, uni
ted manly effort, is the price Of perma-
nent prosperity.
Progress is the law OF our being;
whether our progress shall be In the
desired direction of the reverse. de-
ponds upon the wisdom of the policy
which directs our course.
In free popular government, sIcll
as ours, all depends upon the virtue
and intelligence of the masses of the
people.
In the language Of one Of Tennessee's
greatest statesmen, Education is to
the republican body polite what vital
mir is to the natural bOdy-necessary to
its very existence, without which il
would sicken, droop and die"
No more noble exercise of the powers
of government can be conceived than
the welding them for the promotion of
education among the masses Of the
people.
Hand in hand with the diffusion of
knowledge should go the encourage
ment and promotion of virtue.
Vice in its every form should be dis
couraged, and wen cXterminatcd. All
temptations to the commiss of crlme,
and all the seductive influences which
tend to lead us to its portals. should in
so far as they may be reached by legis-
latiOn, be removed from Our midst.
Industry and enterprise should be
%sedulously encouraged, and every pow
er of the Government should be ear
nestly and vigorously employed to de-
velop the resources of the State and
promote the happiness and prosperity
of the people.
Public and private faith should alike
be held sacred and inviOlate.
Thanks to the wisdom OF our fathers,
we have inherited the noblest political
fabric which has ever bessed mankind.
The patriotism and valOr of the people |
have borne it safely through the sever
est ordeal to which any Government
has ever been subjected. Its permanent
CIV has been established, and to day the
flag of the Union floats proudly4upOn
every sea and in every land, and every
where challenges the respect and admi-
ration of the civilized world. Allmen
pay it homage. May we transmit it to
p~osterity unsullied, and without the
loss of Il single star.
The administration of orr Federal
Government, for the ensuing four years
has, by its citizens, been placed in the
hands of Il patriot and statesman worthy
to WELL its powers.
No just cause for internal discussion
now remains to stir up sectional strife.
With peace and good will ~pervading
all this great brotherhood of States,
may we not confidently anticipate such
rapid strides in national greatness rs
will provoke the wonder and stimulate
the friendly rivalry Of the whole
world.
That Tennessee shall be no laggard in
this grand onward movement to great
ness, grandeur and wealth, is the ear
nest desire of my heart, and to the ac-
complishment of these ends, | shall
faithfully and earnestly devote all the
lawful means at my command in the
exercise of the powers conferred upon
me, and in the name anG in behalf of
all the people of Tennessee, / invoke
your earnest cooperation.