Year: 1865

Thursday, -: January 10. 1865.
The Outgoing and the Incoming


Governor.


We have now fairly entered upon q
new State administration. Gov. Carney
has passed into private life. and Govern
or Crawford assumes the responsibilities
which he has Just laid down.


Governor Carney was not our first
choice for Governor; but when once chss.
en-, we held that he was entitled to the
united support of the loyal people Of the
State. And We believe his -administrs-
tion was an honest one, and that be ever
had the best interests OF the State at heart.
There was nothing having q bearing
upon the public welfare. but elected bis
warmest attention. Of all the charges
made against him BY his enemies, they
have never charged that he has swindled
the State out of penny. by approprist-
ing it to his own benefit. or that Of bis
friends. The two years during which he
was Governor, were the most momentous
in the history ofKsnsss. The State was
continually harassed by raids and inva-
sions, and be had to provide means to
meet them. For this purpose he drew
liberall upon his own purse. and thereby
accomplished what but few men would
have been able to do. He drew from the
State. as a salary. the pittance of "a. 900.
and in return. spent fully five times the
amount out of bis own purse for her ben.
eft. And yet his administration was
measureably failure, and be retires with
but few kind words in his behalf This
was not from any act or fault of his own,
but because large portion of the people,
blind to their own interests, and follow
ing the lead of an unscrupulous politician.
cried down every measure be proposed
for the public good, and rendered them
abcrtive simply. because he had the man
hood to stand firmly by his duty. regard
less of the dictates of q single individual.
Thus, in every measure concerning the
most vital interests of the State, he
has been bitterly opposed. his acts de-
nounced, and his motives impugned, by
those high in power. who should have
been his earnest assistants. By this means.
he failed to comend the earnest support Of
the people at home. and was powerless
with the National Administration at
Washington. But the preceding State
Administration was paralyzed by the
same means, and for the same cause-as
the present. one will be, whenever it be-
comes necessary to the plans of the Great
Mogul. But impartial history will will
do them Justice.


We did not support the election ol
Gov. Crawford: but nov that be is the
legal Executive of the State, we want to
see him have the unanimous support aud
encouragement of the people of the State
in the discharge of his duty. We shall
make no hypocritical professions of re-
gard or admiration. Hs is now in the
height of his popularity. He is fresh in
Office, surrounded by hundreds OF fair
westher friends, who can be sycophantic
unto disgust. he has followers to do bis
bidding, and is backed By all 1ne influence
of the dominant party and its leaders.
Consequently he is in no need of symps-
thy from those who opposed his election.
But time will bring changes. He will
not have positions for one-tenth part Of
the fair. weather butterflies that surround
him; and as time passes, and the end OF
his rule approaches, the chances of those
creatures will diminish. Then, too, be
may have too much manhood about him
to be mere willing tool to execute the
commands Of dictator, and may resolve
to be truly what the voice of the people
has called him to be-the Governor oil
the State. asserting his rights, and fear
lessly doing his duty. Then there will
be raised against him such howl as
wolves raise when closing upon their
prey, and the sycophants who fswned upon
him for favors will desert him, and will
even employ the means obtained through
his friendship and confidence to villify
and malign him. Then be will be able
to appreciate a word of encouragement
and sympathy, even though it come from
one who was not his follower in the hey
day of his power and popularity. AS
such day may come. and as his follow
ers are so numerous that the addition or
loss Of one would not now be felt, we re-.
serve our professions until more fitting
season.


UNITED STATES SENATOR. Legis-
lature met in joint session, on Thursday,
the 18th inst, for the election of United