The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1885-03-12

several minutes was filled with the wild
est shouts.
The President-elect at a sign from
Senator Sherman, arose and with uncov-
cred head, began the inaugural address:
FELLOW CrrIzBNs--In the presence OF this
vast assemblage of my countrymen, 1 am
about to supplement and seal by the oath
which Shall take, the manifestation OF the
Will OF q loyal and free people. In the ex.
ercse Of the power and right OF self govern
fellow citizens supreme and sacred trust,
anu ne here consecrates himself to their
service. s.sI, The impressive ceremony adds
little TO the solemnity, OF the responsibility
with which contemplate the duty owe to
AL the people OF this land Nothing can re-
lest anxiety about tba,r their
terests may suffer; nothing is needed
70 strengthen my resolution to
oton Of their wefaas a saa AMID N the use alp pro- of
party strife the peoples choice was made,
put Its attendant circumstances have dem
onstrated new strength and safety of gov
ernment by the people. In each succeeding
year 1t more clearly appears that our
Democratic principles need no apologye
application is to be found the surest guar !
anty of good government. But the best res
where every ctaen Ras az
pend upon the proper limitation Of purely
partisan zeal and effort and O correct appre-
citation OF the time when the heat of the par
tlsan should be merged in the patriotism OF
the citizen.
To-day the Executive branch of the Gov.
ernm6nt Is transferred to new keeping, but
this isl still the Government of the people,
and should be none the loss the object cf af-
feetlonate fes soIlcitnde. AZ this hour. animosi-
deieak and the execution of partisan triumph
should be supplanted by acquiesence in the
onoen or aRs sRs Sea MUpe
over, IL from this hour we cheerfully,
and honestly abandon, all sectional
prejudice and dlstrust, and determine with
manly confidence in one another to work
harmoniousy for the Achievements OF our Ma
tional destiny, we shall deserve to realize all
ernmentcan bestow.
On this auspcious occasion we may well
renew e,ie thc pledge of our deyotionto the Con,
the republic, and consecrated by their pray
ers and patriotic devotion, has for almost a
great people through prosperity and peace,
and through the shock of foreign conflicts and
perlls of domestic strife and vicissitudes.
BY the father of his country our Constitution
was commended for adoption as the result
of a spirit ofamity and equal concessions"
InIthat samebpirit, it snould be administered,
country and Insure the full measure of its
| priceless benefits to us and to those
who VIII succeed to the blessings of our ma
| tional life. 3he large variety of diverse
and competing interests, subject to Federal
control, persistently seeking recognition of
ane,r CLAIMS, o mesd g,ge us no fear that tne
| fail to be accomplished, II in the halls OF Ma
| tional legislation that spirit of amity and
| Constltutionhadi its birth. If this involves
| the surrender or postponement of private
interests, and the abandonment of local ad ;
assurance Tint thus the common in
terest is ,subseryed and the general
welfare adyaaced In the discharge OF
guided BY Just and unstralned eonstruc. &C.
tion Of the Contribution, a careful observ-
ance OF the disti{ction between the powers
| granted to the]Federal Government and
| those reserved ttthe States or to the people,
| BY cautious appreciation Of those
laws have been ESPECIALLY assigned to the
| the oath To-day u breserve, protect and de-
| fend the Constitution of the United States
| only assumes solemn obligation which
| every patriotic citizen on farm, in workshop
in busy. mat& of trade and everywhere
The Constitution, which prescribes his
ment you have chosen hinto administer for
time Is yours the suffrage which executes
the Will OF free inen is yours, the laws and
| town meeting TO the State oapitos, and Ma
s surely ad as t,y your e., olssf m, ,a,sssss'sts
tion, and though in different sphere,
exercises a public trust. Nor is this ALL
Every citizen owes to the country a ,vigilant
wants and fair and reasonable estimate 81
| his fidelity and usefulness. Thus is the peol
work o in civil poiity@municipaI aD I & State % ana
Federal, And this is the price OF our liberty
and the inspiration of our faith in the RI
people in public H I places oSo 70 Closely ss Ilns
public expenditures to the aesf
ssl on,saI; needs Of the Goyernmets
| bounds the right of the Government to exsCt
tribute from the earnings Of labor or tie
| prosperity of the citizens, and because pFb-
| the people. We should never be ashamedof
simplicity and prudential economics, whth
are best suited to the operations OF repsb-
| lican form of government, and most cen
| people.
| Those who are selected for a limited tme
| to manage public affairs are still of the 80
| pie, and may do much by their example to
| encourage, consistently with the dignity OF
their official functions, that plain.way ofafe,
and promotes. thrift and prosperity. The
| genius of our institutions and the neels of
the people in the home life and the
attention demanded for the settlement and
| development of the resources OF our
vast territory dictate a scrupulous a1oid-
ance OF any departure from that simple
| tions and the prosperity of our Repubic. It
| is thepolicy OF independence, fay ored 1y our
| position, and defended by our known tSve OF
peace, suitable tolourjinterests ;itIs,th policy
| Of neutrality. rejecting any share.in {reign
broils and ambitions upon other con1nents
and repelling intrusion here; it is the policy
| OF Monroe, Washington, Jefferson:
| "Peace, commerce and honest frieAdship
| with all nations, entangling ALLIANCES with
none." A due regard for the interests and
| prosperity of all the people demapds that
| our finances shall be established upnn such
i sound basis as shall secure the safjty and
confidence of business interests make the
| wages of labor sure and steady; that our
| system of revenue be so adjusted as to re-
| lieve the people from unnecessary tixation
having due regard to the interests OF capital
| invested and the workingmen employed In
American industries, and preventing the &C.
cumulation OF a surplus In the Treasury to
tempt extravagance and waste. Care for
the property of the Nation, and for The needs
OF future 81 ttlers, require that the public do
main should be projected from parloining
| schemes and unlawful occupations The
conscience of the people demands that the
Indians within our boundaries shall be fairly
and honestly treated as the wards OF the
/ Government, and their education and civil
ization promoted with view to their ulti
mate citizenship. -
Polygamy In the Territories is destructive
of the family relation and offensive to the
moral sense of the civilized world, ant
should be repressed. The laws should BIZ
rigidly enforced which prohibit the immigra
i tion of q servile class 10 compete with Amer
lean labor, with no intention OF acquiring
i citizenship, and bringing with them and re
taining habits and customs repugnant to ou
civilization.
The people demand reform in the admins
ft