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Our prices for the printing of Blanks, flandbille, etc. are reasonably lose. INAUGURAL ADDRESS COy. JOHN W. GEARY, JANUARY 15, 1867 PELLOW-CITIZ EN S —il 0 tlored by the Selection of the sovereign people of my native State as their choice for Chief Magistrate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, it is with mingled feel ings of humility and gratitude that I nave appeared in the presence of my untrymen, and before the Searcher of all Hearts, to take.the sol emn obligation prescribed as a qualifi- cation for that exalted station, "to sup port the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of Penn Sylvania, and to perform my official 4.luties with fidelity.' Profoundly sensible of everything that is implied by this manifestation of the people's confidence, and more deep ly impressed with the vast importance and responsibilities of the office, than elevated by its attendant honors, let it be our first grateful duty to return fervent thanksgivings to Almighty God for his constant providence and unnumbered blessings to us as a peo ple, and especially mine to implore his aid and counsel in the discharge of civil trusts, who has been my shield and buckler anti* scenes of peril and death. In addressing you on this occasion, in accordance with a custom origina ting with the Republican fathers, I propose briefly to express my opinions on such questions as concern our com mon constituency, and relate to our common responsibilities. Like countries of the Old World, our nation has had its internal commit- Dons. From the last of these we have .scarcely yet emerged, and during ' which "war's desolation" passed over our land, leaving its blighting influen ces principally upon those untortueate States whose people rebelled against the government, and notwithstanding the agonizing sacrifices of a great civil war, the States that maintained the government and determined that the Union should be preserved, haVe con stantly advanced in honor, wealth, population and general prosperity. This is the first time that a change has occurred in the Executive Depart ment of this State since the commence ment of the war of the rebellion ; a brief reference, therefore, to that con flict, and to its results, may not be in appropriate. We have the consolation of knowing that the contest between the North and the South was not, on our part, one for ambition, for military renown, for territorial acquisition, nor was it for a violation of any of the rights of the South, but it was for the preserva tion of our own rights and privileges as men, and for the maintenance of justice, liberty and the Union. The object of the South was avowedly the dissolution of the Union and the estab lishment of a confederacy based upon i -"the corner stone of human slavery." To have submitted to this on our part, and to have shrunk from a manly re sistance under such circumstances, would have been deeply and lastingly degrading, and would have destroyed the value of the priceless legacy be queathed to us by our fathers, and which we are obliged to transmit un impaired to future generations. The patriotic and Union-loving people felt that the alternative was that of life or death to the Union; and under the aus -picious guidance of Abraham Lincoln, that virtuous and patriotic Chief Mag istrate, with the blessings of Him who directs the destinies of nations. after open action and arbitrary violence on the part of the South, the appeal to arms was made. We had a just cause, and our citizens approving it with a degree of unanimity heretofore un known, in this or any other country, left their various employments, thew homes and all that was dear to them, and hastened with enthusiasm to the scenes where duty and &tiger ended, and as the surest pledge cf their un swerving love and fidelity to the Union they unhesitatingly offered their lives for its preservation. Nor was any oth er tribute withheld in providing the -means necessary for the support of our fleets and armies. Nearly two millions of soldiers entered the field from time to time on different terms of enlistment The citizens generally exhibited the highest degree of patriotism in the prompt payment of taxes, in their lib eral contributions in the shape of loans to the government;-and the world was ; astonished by the amount expeiided in ;their benevolent care for the sick and wounded, through the mercies of the :Sanitary and Christian Commissions and other charitable associations.— More than six hundred sanguinary battles and skirmishes were fought, in -which nearly three hundred thousand of our heroic defenders laid down their lives in their devotion to the nation— "for God and Liberty." In every phase of this terrible con flict, Pennsylvania bore an honorable and conspicuous part. She contribu ted three hundred and sixty-six thous and three hundred and twenty-six vol unteer soldiers to the rescue of the na tion; and nearly every battle-field has been moistened wtth the blood, and whitened wit +, the bones of her heroes. .To them we owe our victories, unsur :passed in brillianey and in the import ;ance of their consequences. To the dead—the thrice honored dead—we ,are deeply indebted, for without their ,services it is possible our cause might .not have been successful, It is natural and eminently proper that we, as a people, should feel a deep and lasting interest in the present and future welfare of the soldiers who have borne so distinguished a part in the great contest which has resulted in the maintenance of the life, honor and prosperity of the nation. The high .$2 10 1 00 e 3 471 , _ 4. 4 ':I '' sg,, a . ‘ . . , . WILLIAM LEWIS, Editor and Proprietor. VOL, XXII. claims of the private soldiers upon the country are universally acknowledged, and the generous sentiment prevails that the amplest care should be taken by the government to compensate them, equally and generously, with bounties and pensions, for their servi ces and sacrifices. I desire that it may be distinctly un derstood that I do not speak of myself in connection with this subject; but I am happy to avail myself of this op portunity to speak kind words of Penn sylvania's private soldiers, and the no ble officers who coMmanded them. The generusityof the people of Penn sylvania to the Union soldiers has been imitated, but not equalled, by other States. There is something peculiar in the loyalty of Pennsylvania. She seemed to feel, from the first, as if up on her devolved the setting of a supe rior example. The fact that she car ried upon her standard the brightest jewel of the Republic, that in her bu. sem was conceived and from her com mercial capital was issued the Declar ation of Independence, gave to her contributions, in men and money, and hen unparalleled charitable organiza tions, all the dignity and force of a mo• dcl for others to copy. The rebel foe seemed to feel that if he could strike a fatal blow at Pennsylvania, he would recover all his losses, and establish a resistless prestige in the old world.— But thanks to Divine Providence, and to the enduring bravery of our citizen soldiers, the invasion of our beloved State sealed her more closely to the cause of freedom. The result of the battle of Gettys burg broke the power of the rebellion, and although the foal issue was de layed, it was inevitable from the date of that great event. That battle res cued all the other free States; and when the arch of victory was comple ted by Sherman's successful advance from the sea, so that the two conquer ors could shako hands over the two fields that closed the war, the soldiers of Pennsylvania were equal sharers in the glorious consummation. No people in the world's history have ever been saved from so incalcu lable a calamity, and no people have over had such cause for gratitude tow ards their defenders. And hero I cannot refrain from an expression of regret that ,the General Government has not taken any stops to inflict the proper penalties of the Constitution and laws upon the leaders of those who rudely and ferociously in vaded the ever sacred soil of. our State. It is certainly a morbid clemency, and a censurable forbearance, which fail to punish the greatest crimes "known to the laws of civilized na tions;" and may not the hope be rea sonably indulged, that the Federal au• thorities will cease to extend unmerit ed mercy to those who inaugurated the rebellion and controlled the move ments of its armies? If this be done treason will be rendered "odious," and it will be distinctly proclaimed, on the pages of our future history, that no at tempt can be made with impunity to destroy our republican form of govern ment. Soldiers' Orphans And while we would remember the "soldier who has borne the battle," wo must not forget "his widow and his orphan children." Among our most solemn obligations is the maintenance of the indigent widows, and the sup port and education of the orphan chil dren, of those noble man who fell in defence of the Union. To affirm that we owe a debt of gratitude to those who have been rendered homeless and fatherless, by their parents' patriotic devotion to the country, is a truth to which all mankind will yield a ready assent; and though wo cannot call the dead to life, it is a privilege, as well as duty, to take the orphan by the hand, and be to him a protector and a father. Legislative appropriations have hon ored the living soldiers, and entombed the dead. The people, at the ballot box, have sought out the meritorious veterans, and the noble spectacle is now presented of the youthful V ors of those who fell for their country, cherished and educated at the public expense. Even if I wore differently constituted, my official duties would constrain Inc vigilantly to guard this sacred trust. But having served in the same cause, and been honored by the highest marks of public favor, I pledge myself to bear in mind the in junctions and wishes of the people, and if possible to increase the efficiency and multiply the benefits of the schools and institutions, already so creditably established, for the benefit of the or phans of our martyred heroes. Freedom and &angry. The infatuation of treason ,the down fall of slavery, the vindication of free dom, and the complete triumph of the government of the people, are all so many proofs of the "Divinity that has shaped our ends," and so many prom ises of a future crowned with success if we aro only true to our mission. Six years ago the spectacle of four millions of slaves, increasing steadily both their own numbers and the pride and the material and political power of their masters, presented a problem so appal ling, the statesman contemplated it with undisguised alarm, and the mora list with shame. To-day those lour millions, no longer slaves, but freemen, having intermediately proved their humanity towards their oppressors, their fidelity to society, and their loy alty to the government, are peacefully incorporated into the body politic, and are rapidly preparing to assume their rights as citizens of the United Slates. Notwithstanding this unparalleled change was only effected alter an aw ful expenditure of blood and treasure, its consummation may well be cited as the sublimest proof of the fitness of the American people to administer the HUNTINGDON, PA„ WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1867, government according to the pledges of the Declaration of Independence. We have but to estimate where hu man slavery would have carried our country, in the course of another gen eration, to realize the force of this com manding truth. And as we dwell up on the dangers we have escaped, we may the better understand what Jef ferson meant when, in the comparative infancy of human slavery, he exclaim• ed, "I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just I" A simple glance at what must have been our fate had slavery been permit ted to increase will be sufficient. In 1860 the slave population amounted, in exact numbers, to three millions nine hundred and fifty-three thousand seven hundred and sixty. Taking the increase, 23.39 per cont., from 1850 to 1360. as the basis of calculation for ev ery ten years, in 1900, they would have numbered at least upwards of nine millions. What Christian .states man' as be thanks God for the triumph of the Union arms, does not shudder at the terrible prospect presented by these startling figures. But while there is cause for constant solicitude in the natural irritations produced by such a conflict, he is but a gloomy prophet who does not anti cipate that the agencies which accom plished these tremendous results, will successfully cope with and put down all who attempt to govern the nation in the interests of defeated ambition and vanquished treason. The people of the conquering North and West have comparatively little to do but to complete the good work. They command the position. The, cour age of the soldier and the sagacity of the statesman, working harmoniously, have now sealed and confirmed the victory, and nothing more is required but a faithful adherence to the doe, trines which have achieved such mar velous results. Education of the People The overthrow of the rebellion has changed the whole system of Southern society, and proportionately affected. other interests and sections. Demand. ing the enlightenment of millions. long benighted, it forces upon the North and West the consideration of a more perfect and pervading educational policy. Much as we have boasted, and have reason to boast, of our common schools, wo cannot deny, when we compare them with those of - NOW Enziand. and_ contrast them with the preparations for the education of the Southern peo ple of all classes, that we have much to overcome, if we would equal the one, or stimulate the other. The Cent convention of County School Su perintendents of Pennsylvania exhibits some startling facts, which deserve the attention of the people and their rep resentatives. Yet it is not by legisla tion alone that any people can he brought to understand their relations to each other its citizens. Their best instructors are themselves. However liberal appropriations may be, it these are not seconded by that commendable spirit which impels the parent to im press upon the child the necessity of a 1 , sound moral and intellectual training, your representatives are generous, in vain. Everything depends upon the people; hence the great complaint, preferred by the conventions of teach ers, of shortness of terms in seine dis tricts, of the small attendance of on• rolled scholars, of the employment of unqualified instructors, and of the want of proper school houses, results unquestionably not so much from the indifference of the State, as from the negligence of those who aro invited to share and enjoy the blessings of a cheap and admirable system of popular edu cation. limy fulloW citizens will only recollect the difference between the op portunities of the present generation and those of their lathers, and how much is to be gained by a cultivation of modern facilities, they will require exhortation to the discharge of duties which relate almost exclusively to themselves and to those nearest and dearest to them. The importance of common schools, in a republican government, can never be Tully estimated. To educate the people is the highest public duty. To purinit them to remain in ignorance is inexcusable. Everything, therefore, should be encouraged that tends to build up, strengthen and elevate our State on the sure foundation of the ed ucation of the people. Every interest and industrial pursuit will be aided and promoted by itsoperations ; every man who is educated is improved in usefulness, in proportion as be is skill ed in labor, or intelligent in the pro fessions, and is in every respect more valuable to society. Education seems to be essential to loyalty, for no State in the full enjoyment of free schools, ever rebelled against the government. Pennsylvania should bo the van guard of education. She should re member that as she has been the moth er of States, she should also bo the teacher of States. "The groa t problem of civilization is how to bring the lOgh or intelligence of the community, and its better moral feelings, to bear upon the masses of the people, so that the lowest grades of intelligence and mor, als shall always be approaching the higher and the higher still rising. A church purified of superstition solves part of this problem, and a good school system does the rest," The State Military. Nothing, after the education of the people, contributes more to the securi ty of a State than a thorough military system. The fathers of the Republic, acting upon the instinct of preparing for war in time of peace, embodied this knowledge among the primary obligations of the citizen. Yet the re bellion bound us almost wholly unpre pared. Our confidence in our institu- Et= . ~,:a;`*~ 7 CT',ikfpq