Year: 1871

Yesterday was proud day for the Stat


Of Tennessee. A Democratic Goyemo


was inaugurated, and now, for the first tim


since the war, the government of the Stat


is in the hands of those who sympathis


with the great body of the people. A larg


crowd of people, among whom were man,


ladies, assembled in the Hall Of the Hous,


of Representatives to witness the inaugura


ceremonies. At half past eleven o'clocl


the members Of the Senate were announced


at the bar ofthe House, and were conduct


ed 10 seats. A few minutes later the Gov


ernor and Governor elect were announced


accompanied by ex-Governors Neill S
! Brown and lsham G. Harris, Judg,


Turney, of the Supreme Court, anC


the committee of arrangements, anC


were conducted TO the Speakers stand


by the Speakers of the Senate anC


House of Representatives. The band


struck up "Hail to the Chief" as the Gov.


ernor and Governor elect entered the Hall


The ceremonies were then opened with the
! following


PRAYER BY REV. DIR. HoYTE.
| We come into Thy presence, o Lord Of


lords and King of kings, to offer unto Thee





We render to Thee the thanks of our hearts
for the mercies that Thou hast bestowed


upon US. Lord of Life, Thou hast crowned
the year with abundance. Thou hast given
us peace in our borders. Thou that art the
author Of all law, Thy Law is the foundation
of all that is right. We thank Thee for that
measure of obedience to the law which our
people have been enabled to give. We thank
Thee for that adherence to righteousness
which is manifested in the midst of our
people. Nations arise and peoples fall ac-
cording to Thy will, o God. Thou art the
God of Providence. No one thing happens
without thy will and without thy pernis-
sion. Wilt Thou meet with this assembly
this morning-the representatives of this
commonwealth, o God, wilt thou bless
what they shall do? Wilt Thou bless our
Governor that is about to leave the chair
that he has filled for these years? Thou didst
give him to us in peace and his administra-
ton has been to the peace and the harmony
of this State. Lord wilt thou grant
unto him to whom the oath of
office will soon be administered, that grace
that shall enable him to discharge every
one of his solemn responsible duties in Thy
fear? Look upon the legislative assemblies
here together in all things. May they have
Thy guidance in all things! May they ever
defer to Thine eternal law which is right
and holy and just and good. We have
many things to thank Thee for, o Lord, and
We have many things to deplore. We de-
precate Thine anger. We deprecate Thy
wrath at our sins. o Lord, make us as
commonwealth and people more de-
voted to that which is right and
true and tends to peace and harmony. We
are before Thee this morning and we seek
Thy blessing. We acknowledge Thy su-
premacy and our obligations to Thee. Lord
God of our fathers, bless, We pray Thee
those that are here and all that they repre-
sent. May peace and good will and pros
perity and abundance dwell in every house
hold of this commonwealth. o God, listen
TO our petitions this morning Thou know
est our wants, our weakness, and our ne
ceSSities. Bless us as Thou seest We need
and to Thy name shall be the praise, world
without end, Amen.


The band then played "Dixie."


Gov. Senter was then introduced by
Speaker Vaughn, of the Senate, and he de-
livered the following


vALEDICToRY ADDRESS:


Gentlemen of the Convention: l am
here to-day TO return TO YOU, and through
you to the people of the State of Tennessee,
that which two years ago they contided to
my hands. You, gentlemen of the eOnyen-
ton, are here to receive that trust for Your
selves and for your people and to bestOw 1t
upon one who stands worthy and well ap-
proved by that people as my successor,
John G. Brown, of the county Of Oils. ZAP
plause.l l might, gentlemen of the
convention, enter into a review of the
past. | might propose to render to you an
account Of my stewardship during the time
which this trust has been in my hands, but
for this, gentlemen of the convention and
the people who honored me with this trust,
l shall refer You to Your very efficient Off
GERS to whom most of the labor and most of
the good (if any has grown from my admin
istration) belongs mean to your very eff
cient Comptroller, your Treasurer, your
Secretary of State, and other officers, the
various officers having charge Of the
institutions of your country. l say
l might review this, but shall not do it. l
will say at once and frankly, that l have not
been the originator of any great scheme to
forward your financial interest. That in
terest or that financial burden has been re-
L Il
have been the originat@ of no great party
scheme that may have been set on foot, OF
forwarded any party or set of principles, but
will say, and it is the proudest thought of
my life, that no act Of mine has brought
sorrow TO a single bosom in Tennessee.
(Applause.) Ny whole effort has been
and shall continue TO be in the
private walks of life, to bring peace TO the
borders of my native State, to heal the past,
and to have but one thought and that is,
to look forward to the future. (Applause).
You, gentlemen of the legislature, now as
sembled at the capitol of the State, to take
in hand the interest of the people of the
State, much rests with you-much rests
With you, and shall be brief and only say
this to you, that l hope justice may pre-
side, that wisdom may dictate,
and that moderation shall mark your
counsels. l shall retire to private
life, and as when the Executive, my effort
shall be to see the laws of Tennessee main
tanned and to stand by and assist and hold
up the hands of your Executive i'll discharg-
ing each and every one of his duties.
[Applausel This is a duty, the high, great
duty of every man who is lover Of free in-
stitutions and Republican Government.
But enough, turning to the Governor elect]
you sir, who are about to enter upon the
high duty one which will in
volve many troubles, many cares,
many tolls, as well as the hOnors that the
mantle with which this people are about to
clothe you-you shall have my well wishes
as citizen, and l hope, sir, that your ad-
will be marked as peaceful, as
prosperous and as happy as the people who
elected you deserve. (CheerS)


The band then played " Waltz Andante."


Speaker Vaughn then introduced Gen.
John C.. Brown, the Governor elected, who
was greeted with enthusiastic applause.
The applause having subsidized, Governor
Brown delivered the following


INAUGURAL ADDRESS:


Fellow-eitizens of the Senate and Of the House


of Representative;


The proud Commonwealth, whose affairs
| have been called to administer by the
voice of unrestricted suffrage, boasts in her
history the names of Executive officers so
eminent and illuStriOus that can promise
only to initiate their virtues and emulate
their fidelity.


Did / not see around me so many of
coordinate branch of the Government,
whose antecedents and whose intelligence
give ample assurance Of a hearty co-opera-
ton in all measures calculated to advance
the prosperity of the State, should despair
of being equal to the emergency.


The responsibility | am about assuming
is much enhanced by the financial eInbar-