Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-03-04
HE Inaugural Address.
WASHINGTON, March ! IS

/ oaAlSlQ ~ LIS IuSESuI2 lJs UlE
EeNo1g- Citizens:
We stand to day upon az eminerc, whc
oVer!oOks hundred years of ra!ionsl life
century crowded With peli!s. but o.oSnGd will
the triumphs OF Liberty and law. B=tcro GOD
tloulng the onward march. let US pause Oh TIL
height Tor moment, to strengthen our fatl
and renew Cur hope By glance @. the pa:hw,,
along which our people have Travelled.
| L. Is now three days moro than huniret
years slecc the adoption Of the frs. writer
Constitution OF the United Staes-ths Articles
OF Confederation and perpetual Union. Tht
new Republic was then beset With danger o,
every hand. 1t had not conquered place i,
lhe family Of nations. The decisive baltic o
tho war for Independence, whose canteonia
ANNIVERSARY will soOn b, gratefully celebrated
at Yorktown had not yet been fought Toe
colonists wcro struggling not only against thc
armies of crest raion bu. ngaicst the settled
opinions Of mankind, fer tho world did cot Their
believe tia. supreme authority CT govsrn n sn
could he safeIy entrusted to tie guardianship
| CT the peoplo themselves.
| We cannot Gver.estimac The f,lvc1t l0ye o.
| Liberty. tic in!c!!ig2n. courage and the s.Viop
common seGsa With which our ia. hers mad
| tho great experiment OF se!f government.
When they i1ucd, alter o short trial that he
c1c:cderacy OF 5; aes vas too weak TO NEE. the
| necessities Of vigorous and expanding ropub
lie. they boldly Set it aside and 10 its stead Us.
tabished catiooal Uuiou, fouoded directly
u?on tho Will ct The people, endowed With iul
powers OF salt preservation sud with ampls uu
thoElty :7r tho accomplishment; OF its croat oh
eats.
Uaacr Ills C0Ss,i;ulioc, tho boundaries Ct
freedom have been enlarged, the foundations OF
cGdcr and pcGco have b1co strengthened, and
the RroTth OF cur pGapl, ia ell the better elc-
ment CT natIorsl IFS has i1dci tied tho wisdom
CT The !ounGeIs upd eiTcn new hope 10 their
dcscerdscts.
Utd!r this Constitution, or people iong ago
cado themselves safe against Danger IRON With.
out, and sccur: q fcr Their mariners and fig,
eqls!t9 Of rights on all tho seas.
UGd:r this Co1sli!ution twenty five States
have b:en added to tho Uoion, with Constitu-
items s1d laws famed and enforced by th cir
oHl cit!z,ns 10 secure the manifold blessings
81 I2ci sslI government.
jLo Jurisdiction Of this Constitution Low
CIV Rs i'll area fifty times greater than that
Of the c!i2iaul thirteen S:a!ts, and nopuIs-
iiln tSc0ty tlmcs greater than that oil 1850.
t@c supreme trial OF tho Constitution c,ms
Il. list undcr the trenc iOus pressure of civil
wsr. We. ourselves, n!s witness that tho
U1lon emerged from tie blood AID f:e Of that
csGict .ur'G ID aad mad, stronger for all the
ccnch'tDs purposes 0! good government
had now az she close CT this first c,uury of
Rro~th. With the la5plra;lo1 Of its history 10
their h arts, Gu, Dcono have lately review d
the conditl0n CT tho NaIioo. passed Judgement
upon the cJrduc: AID opioions OF political par
tles. and have reg stored their will COL .rniog
the future ADMINISTRATION If tho goveraulcpt.
10 Interpret aid 10 tx:Clto that w., in accord
anc9 with the coIs i!u;i3p, is tbs par3noun.
duty OF the Ez: cave.
E7cu from tits triaf reveW /. Is mauiicst
that tho n=t9u Is rcs9!ut:Iy t.c.ag 10 the front,
resolving 20 employ lis hes; energies 10 devel
ooins the rreat p,ss bic5 Ct the future. Sa.
Greedy pr2s.rV!oG Whatever hiss tcsu gained TO
Liberty cad gooi government during tho c,r-
;u:y, our paop,c arc d.Itruioed to lave behind
ihcn al :h2se b!:tIr controversies c,rcofuing
Thugs Uh!ca havo been nreToc, b!y settled, and
the further DISCUSSION OF which 20 Only sir IN
s.!lta SOD dC,3y Ia onward mNcl.
lh1 supremacy ii t'o natJG aoi lis lass
should b. u irngs e III C: o. dabatr. That
hi:c l:Sionr "5lch Ter hii Gu ury threatened
tho ,xl.'cf,c, 81 lie Il Jr0a wl4 close! Il. is in
the hsh C-utt 4 ;7lr, by 8snrcr iron which
there Is 40 u,.?.ai. tia. his :Ls,ltu lou ind
tho laws made 10 pGrsnaau1 thtrcai ar, and
shai cjGtllu9 10 De, Tho supreme lsg ef the
land. tiaciac ghka uaan he States and the
people. fnis decree dos rot disturb the su
;on2my of tie States unr Interfere With any CT
thclc necessary riGh:5 Il cal s.if sovsrnmont
br! /; does liz ani r&? .5l9n Tie permanent su.
T:cra.cy Of tie tjaion.
III, VIII OF ;ha ui,i "a sn,skips Wi:h ;hc
| 7J:c! Of 1T l. hY5 th;GUss, the GIL .nded c,u.
! sttu.!o1. his fulfilled Ihr grcss premise Ct
l11G. By &r?ciala1iGg l;beny thr"uehca, Ill,
iaad 10 al! The ioh;hltaDia tA3rr2:.
The ELEVATION OF The a1gro rae. l:oul s!aytry
ID tho Toll Ilgf.S u ci.ZNship il tho most I'M
.>?tan: ;'5iiuc1i eAacg1 W h,y3 knoHn eiso,
the adoption {! ih' c3Ds!i;u ion IF 1857. NJ
th0p2htu' mla Ca -! 20 appreciate its bentli
c,aS tti&G: uo0n cur Icsti;u ions AID paop!a. 1t
haa Tread us rem tie perpetual DAGGER OF WAT
a.d dlss1:u:gn, l. ha4 a3d3l i'm neLsaly TO
| is mAr.l en! iadus rs: i0!cea Ct cur p:upie
lth.5 itt3fatcI tie master ii cell o. tbs slave
| ifGu q rcGtIO1 Walsh Rruoged AID cttc: bled
both. |; has satr2rd>roa to lhcic oRn guardian
snip lie nlsaj,01i ot mare than 5 600 ,O00 OF
| people, and haa Opened to each ora Ct them a
| olr1e Of irtcdom aid Us iulncs3. [, has given
| nCw Inspiration TO t5o power Of self HeIp 10
| both rco:s. by ulaeiGg labor moro honorable to
| ilhlanco If lLiS t.roe wl er5w greater and
| bear rictc7 t.ui; with tho Ginning ycats.
Nd dluh! HE great change has caused serious
| dis.ai bsIc, 10 ou- Southern communities. ibis
is 10 be desioIed. .hough i. YES pcrhana uua
v0i5atl'.
IL; thrs2 Nh r'-isis,l the chAuge should
remember t#st, uaigr on: iusii,u iocs, there
WAS 40 midllJ gr3uod IF the nesro rae, be-
| tween sllsery aud equal ol;z nstip. There cln
| be 10 rer2lalcn: ti,tfaneaisod p2sssutiy 10 the
u1iicd S:stes Freedom CO never yield its
!uIocsi O b@5:!sss So long es the lay or it's
! ADMINISTRATION ic:s the snalles: obs.sc c in
| tho pathway Of any V;r!uous CITIZEN,
The oms1ci3s!cd raeo has areslI IL do re-
nltka5!o progress. Win utquesioniog dovo-
ton to the U1ior; With patience and geullo.
cess not born Of fear, they have followed the
| light as Goi gave them to sec the light" They
| arc rapidly lsyiog the national foundations OF
self support, widering the circle of intelligence,
AID beginning to orjoy tho blessings that gslh-