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if (CUT. ssr I mm am. xi THE CLARION. Established 1837. STATU LEIMiER, Established 1871 JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI, TUESDAY, JAKTJARY 14, 1890.

NO. 5. THE LAW CONSTRUED. STATE LEGISLATURE. Read the opinions of Judge Wiley P.

Harris and Mess. Calhoun Green on the question whether the Acts of 1886 were charged for in occordance "with law. THE INAUGURAL. Governor Stone is not a man of many words', but his utterances, though few, are well chosen and as solid in common sense as the honored name he bears. His address on yesterday, on being inducted into the Executive office, was worthy of the man and equal to the occasion.

It will be read with pride and pleasure by the people of the State, and will intensify their unbounded confidence in his capacity and potriotism. and the subject being left untouched was regulated by the general law of the Code, modified by the Act of 1884 reducing the price of the page 20 per cent. There was no law fixing the price per page except the Code and the act of 1884 reducing that price. If there had been no action by the Legislature of 1884 and 1886 except that embodied in the laws and resolutions of the Legislature founded in the acts of those years it is fair to conclude that the reduction of 20 per cent, was thought sufficient for the changed standard page. But aside from this fair deduction, the Legislature of 1886 applied the Code and the Act of 1884 to the printing of the laws of 1884 with the standard then adopted, and the same time directed the laws of 1886 io be printed by the same standard and yas silent as to price.

This is a demonstration of the legislative will as to the price as well as the standard page for that ear. I think, therefore, on the case stated that the printer having charged for the page as it is fixed by the act of 1886 $3 6fJper page he is within the law fairly interpreted and within the precedent made by the Legislature. WT. P. Harris.

their fatlings, so we have seed for the sower and bread for the eater. By Thine own ordering, we have good governments, wise laws, large liberty, and a noble Christian civilization. We thank 'Thee, God, for Thy rich blessings vouchsafed to this great commonwealth of Mississippi. We ire grateful, first of all, for the heroic men and noble women who settled this section, bringing with them their sturdy virtues, their highborn chivalry, their affluent generosity, and their simple Christian piety. We bless Thee for the principles they planted in this genial soil, for the heroic history they have written, and for the heritage of patriotic worth and achievement they have bequeathed for our emulation.

We thank Thee, also, for the long line of Christian patriots who have held high place among us, and who never betrayed a trust or brought dishonor upon the fair name of Mississippi. Make us, we pray Thee, worthy of such an ancestry, and enable us to guard with sacred vigilance the holy virtues that gave glory to their names and greatness to our commonwealth. And now unto Thee, threat Governor of Nations, we bring our irbutc of praise for the blessings and lesson of this day, when a new Chief Magistrate of the State is introduced to solemn duties and inducted into grave responsibilities. We are grateful for our people's confidence in his tried integrity, his wise statesmanship and his patriotic courage, illustrated in peace and war. We pray Thee to command Thy blessings upon him this day, and so replenish him with wisdom and grace, that his administration may add more lustre to his virtues and great glory to tho State he has so long and sincerely served.

And to this end, give us as citizens, willing minds and strong hands to sustain and encourage him in his arduous and responsible duties. And we pray Thee, Lord, to continue Thy blessings upon Thy servant who retires from office to-day, after eight years of faithful labor for the benefit of our people. May Thy fatherly eye guide his steps and Thy providence lengthen his days, that he may long live to serve his country as truly, thoagh less conspicuously, in tho private walks of a God-fearing citizen. And now upon our new Governor and all our State officers, judges, legislators and citizens may the favor of Heaven perpetually abide, and unto Thee we will give all honor and glory now and forever. Amen.

Lt.Gov. Evans introduced Gov. Lowry as the retiring Governor. After cordial greeting by the great assembly Gov. Lowry said in substance: Gentlemen of the Legislature: In the last moment of my term I am requested by a joint committee of your honorable body to perform a most agreeable and pleasant duty that of introducing my worthy successor with whom I have for opinions of Judge Harris and calhoon green.

They Hold That the State Printer Printed the Acts of 1886 in Accordance with Law and Charged the Legal Rate Therefor. OPINION OF CALHOON GREEN. Replying to your request for our legal opinion on the questions, "What is the price established by law for printing the Acts of 1886;" and "What is the size of the page prescribed by law for said Acts," we answer: That the mode prescribed by law for measuring thecompensation of the Public Printer is by the page. Section 302, Code 1880, prescribed that a page should contain fifty lines: Section 306 provided as compensation $4 .50 a page. By Joint Resolutions approved March 15th, 1884, it was proTided that the Acts of 1884 "May be printed in the style of the Acts of 1882." (Acts 112).

By this, permission was granted to make forty-six lines constitute a page, that being the style of the Acts of 1882. Chapter 90 of Acts 1884 being "An act to reduce the cost of Public Printing," provided that the cost of Public Printing "to be hereafter allowed therefor, and for 1884 and 1885, shall be twenty per centum less than now (then) an thorized by law." This was a reduction to $3. CO per page, that being 20 per cejorL off $4.50, the amount allowed, by Section 306 of the Code. So, in 1884 there was a d7j crelion as to the size of the page, but the price per page was certain, whether it was of forty-six or fifty In 1886 a Joint Resolution was adopted "to secure uniformity in printing the Acts of the Legislature" (Acts 1886, page 137), whereby to secure guch uniformity the of 1886 were requited to be printed in Afee style they were from 1876 to 1884. The Acts from 1876 to 1884 had forty-six lines to page.

Thus, the size of the page is fixed by law at forty-six lines without any change being made in the price per page; the price stands as fixed by the Act of 1884 at $3.60 per page. The effect of "the legislation in 1886 was to change the stze of the page, but not the price per page, it was as it a con- tract for labor was at a certain amount a 1 day for a day of ten working hours, and afterwards the number of working hours was, by agreement, reduced to eight, with i no stipulation as to change in price. Un-I der this, the hours would be reduced, but the wages would not. i Hence, we conclude that a legal page for I the Acts of 1886 was 4tt lines and the i legal price was $3.60 per page of 46 lines Calhoon Gbeen. OPINION OF JUDGE WILEY P.

HAEBIS. The Code of 1880 fixed the standard page and the price per page of the printed laws. 1 he page was to contain o0 lines, or an average of 50 lines of 10 words, and the price pwas S4.50 per page, 302, 300. i his standard and price remained in force until 1884. But in the meanwhile, the laws of 1882 were printed with 46 lines of words to the page, and paid for at that rate as standard pages of the Code of 1880, 4.50.

In 1884 the subject of the cost of public printing came up for discussion in the Legislature of that year. The result was an act reducing all the public printing, as fixed by the Code, 20 per cent, which act was made to apply to the year 1884 and subsequent years; but at the same time the Legislature directed the standard page to be charged for the year 1884 to that of the printed laws of 1882, ie 46 lines of 8 words. The act of 1884 in this last particular was special, applying only to the laws of that year. The Legislature appointed a commission to revise the account? for public printing, going back to 1876. This commission was composed of the Governor, Attorney-General and the State Revenue Agent.

It was directed to report and did report to the Legislature of 1886. The Commission found that according to the Code standard page of 50 lines, of 10 words, there was a deficiency in the printed laws of 1882, and it computed the shortage in lines and words, and found that the deficiency was equal to 250 pages, Code standard, and charged the Printer with the number of pages short at the Code price, $4.50. This was right, because the standard had not been changed in 1882, nor the price. The Commission also took into consideration the printed laws of 1884, which had been delivered and paid for at the rate of $3. GO per page, allowing the 20 per cent, reduction made at the session of that year, but it was found that the Printer had given 48 instead of 46 lines, and had made the page wider by one em than the law or legal style required.

The Commission, therefore, estimated in pages, the excess in lines and breath, and recommended that the Printer be paid for this excess at the rate of $3 per page, allowing the 20 per cent, reduction. The excess amounted to 109 pages. The Legislature of 1886 adopted the report of the Commission, and the Legislature of 1888 allowed the excess; that is to say, it took the Code standard for page and price for 1882, and carried it into the estimate of the shortage for that year, and when they came to the work of 1884, they took the standard page of the Act of that year, and the code price reduced 20 per cent, by the law of 1884. There was nothing enacted in 1884 about the price of the standard page ex cept to reduce the Code price 20 per cent, and the Act of that year which was a general and permanent law as to price (or so designed like the Code was applied by the commissioners and Legislature of 1886 to the standard page of that year 46 lines of 8 words The Legislature of 1886 also passed a special law for the printing of the laws of that year, and it adopted standard of 46 lines to the page and said nothing of the price and the laws of that year were printed by that standard and delivered and paid for by the price fixed by the Code and reduced by the Act of 1884. The acts of 1884 and 1886 fixing the standard page for those years, each expired with the work done under them.

There was, therfore, in 1888 no special law. A SUMMARY OF YESTERDAY'S PROCEEDINGS. An Interesting SessionGovernor Robert Lowry Retires and His Successor, Honorable John M. Stone, Duly Inaugurated. SENATE Sixth Day.

Monday, January 13, 1890. Senate met pursuant to adjournment. Evans in the chair. INTRODUCTION OF BILLS. Mr.

McDonald No. 23 To remove the disabilities of minority of Harrison P. Reid, a minor. Passed. Mr.

Dillard No. 24 To repeal the maximum rate clauses in the charter of all railroad companies. Judiciary. SENATE BILLS ON THIRD BEADING. No.

9 To incorporate the Winston Normal High School and to prohibit the sale of liquors within five miles thereof. Passed. At 12 o'lock m. a committee from the House appeared at the bar of the Senate and announced that the House was in readiness to receive the Senate for the purpose of inaugurating the Governor-elert. Thereupon the Senate proceeded to the Hall of the House of Representatives for the purpose indicated.

On arriving at the Hall of the House the rolls of the two houses were called, and a quorum of each appeared. The President of the Senate announced the object of the joint convention to be the inauguration of the Governor-elect, and directed the Joint Committee on Inauguration to invite the Governor elect to the joint convention. After a short absence the committee returned, escorting the Hon. J. M.

Stone, the judges of Jthe Supreme Court, who were announced at the door by the Sergeant-at-Arms of the House, and formally received by the members of the convention standing. The Governor elect was escorted to the Speaker's stand, and there received by the president of the joint convention. Prayer was then offered by Bishop Ghas. B. Galloway.

Thereupon the president of the joint convention introduced Hon. Robert Lowry, the retiring Governor, who, after a brief address, introduced the Hon. J. M. Stone, Governor elect.

The Governor elect then delivered his inaugural addree'ss. The oath was then administered to the Governor elect, by Judge J. A. P. Campbell of the Supreme Court.

Thereupon the President of the joint convention announced that Hon. J. M. Stone had been duly and constitutionally inaugurated Governor and Commt.nder-in-Chief of the Militia of the State of Mississippi for the ensuing term and directed the Sergeant-at-Arms of the Senate to make public proclamation thereof, which was accordidgly done. The Senate then repaired to their chamber.

On arriving at the Senate chamber the Senate was called to order, and on motion adjourned at 12:45 until 10 o'clock to-morrow. HOUSE Sixth Day. Monday, January 13, 1890. House met pursuant to adjournment. Speaker Madison in the chair.

Prayer by Rev. Dr. Hunter. Mr. Sharp called up the Senate resolution appointing to-morrow as the time for holding the election for railroad commissioners.

Mr. Street offered the following amendment: Provided no other election shall be held by the joint session on said day. Mr. West moved to table the resolution and amendment subject to call. Mr.

Street withdrew his amendment. The motion to table was lost. Mr. Noland moved the resolution be concurred in. Mr.

Talbert moved to amend by inserting a. m. after "10 o'clock" in the resolution. Mr. Kelly moved to amend by making the time Friday next at 11 o'clock.

The previous question was called and the call sustained. The amendment to the amendment was lost. Mr. Talbert withdrew his amendment. The resolution was concurred in by a vote of 63 to 27.

Mr. Noland moved to reconsider and ta ble. Mr. Evans offered a resolution that the House take a recess until 11:30 a. m.

in order that the inaugural committee might prepare the hall for the inaugural ceremonies. The resolution was adopted and the House adjourned. NOON SESSION. The House re-assembled at 11:30 a.m. Committee of three, consisting of Messrs.

Abbay, Cook and Witherspoon was appointed to wait upon the Senate and inform that body that the House was ready to proceed with the inaugural ceremonies. The committee reported and were discharged. At 12 m. the Senate entered the hall. IN JOINT SESSION INAUGUBAL CEBEMONIE3.

Called to order by Lt. Gov. M. M. Evans.

The roll of each house was called. The presiding officer announced the object of the joint convention and instructed the joint committee appointed for the purpose to introduce the Governor elect. The committee retired and returned escorting Hon. John Stone, Governor-elect of the State of Mississippi, who was received by the joint session standing. Governor Lowry and the judges of the Supreme Court entered the hall with the Governor-elect.

Prayer by Rev. Bishop Galloway, as follows: Lord, we recognize thee as the source of all temporal as well as spiritual bless ings. Thou dost not only rule amid the armies of heaven, but Thou dost guide the affairs of earth. Thou art not only head over all things to Thy church, but Thou art also the God of Nations, administering the forces and influences of this planet for the triumph of righteonsness, the happiness of mankind and the salvation of the world. By Thy bountiful providence, the earth yields her increase and the flocks STEP UP, BURKITT, AMD REFUND.

Mr. Burkitt in his yesterday evening's card admits, in effect, that while a sworn member of the House, and chairman of the Printing Committee, he construed the act of 18S6 directing the Public Printer to place 46 lines on a page of the sheet acts just as the State Printer construed it in rendering his account, and as the Secretary of State construed it in allowing the account. Mr. Burkitt was under oath and performing official duty when he first construed the act, and it was his duty to construe it. No such duty is on him now.

He is not under oath and says he has no interest in the contest for printer, but for some reason he changes front and pla ces an entirely different construction on the act. Is his construction under oath in the discharge of official acts, or his construction in a newspaper article, of which he furnished advanced sheets to other papers, the more to be relied on? If the latter, then Mr. Burkitt, as a member of the House, was guilty of gross carelessness in recommending the voting away of $392.40 of the money of the tax-payers, whom he professes to love so well, when he should have demanded the payment back into the Treasury of just the two amounts together being $784.80, of the tax-payers' money squandered upon Mr. Burkitt's recommendation. If his present construction is correct, and from his present antics, would it not be in order for him to refund to the State the $784.80 lost by his negligence? Now let the "watch-dog" of the Treasury howl.

BRIEFLY STATED. For many years prior to 1880, the Acts of the Legislature were printed forty-six lines to the page. The Code of 1880 changed the size of the act to fifty lines to the page, fixing the price at per page. The Legislature of 18S4 reduced the price to $3.60 per page, and authorized the State Printer to print the Acts of the session forty-six lines to te page. The Legislature of 188G required the State Printer to print the Acts of 18S with forty-six lines to the page, which lie did, charging the price before established by-law, $3.60 per page.

Still Mr. Burkitt says the State Printer has no right to charge $3.60 per page. It is simply a question of law on the one hand and the opinion of Mr. Burkitt on the other. Which will the Legislature adopt? See the opinions of Judge Wiley P.

Harris and Calhoon ifc Green. Mr. IJuukett says he has no interest in the State printing contest. If not, why does he wait until the Legislature meets to bring serious charges against the present State Printer charges that ho as a sworn official of the Legislature of 1S86 grossly, either from ignorance or negligence, overlooked. His profession of disinterestedness deceives no one.

His whole object is to defeat the present printer and the time to mate public his little scheme was carefully considered. It will fail. Mr. Burkitt says he has no interest in the result of tiie contest for State Printer. Of course not.

He leaves his business over two hundred miles from Jackson and comes here to endeavor to defeat the present State Printer just by way of diversion. Thkuk is a society in Philadelphia known as Young Ladies' Protective Association, which has for its purpose the protection of the fair sex, against wicked and designing men. They meet once a month and discuss society, love and matrimonial affairs. The invocation, by Bishop Galloway, at the inaugural ceremonies, on yesterday, was an incident of the memorable occasion that will never be forgotten by those who were present. It appears in our report of the proceedings.

That which is a "horrible and revolting" butchery in the Suuth, is nothing more than a plain every-day murder in the North; at least that is what the Chicago Inter Ocean is trying to make a great many people believe. By a recent decision of the United States Court, in the Edelhoff Ribbon case, Postmaster General Wannamaker will be reimbursed $500,000, the amount he claims as over-paid duty on imported ribbon. The Railroad Commissioners will be elected this morning. There are twenty or more candidates. The Librarian will be elected to-morrow, should the Senate concur in the House resolution.

Miss Etta King, a beautiful young lady, aged seventeen years, of Tupelo, was mn over by a passenger train, near that ity, last Saturday, and instantly killed. Thebe seems to be no doubt that a majority of the members of the Legislature favor a Constitutional Convention, After a fitting reference to his first service in the Executive office, he discussed the material inrerests of the State, and while the causes of depression in some localities are noted, abounding prosperity is gratefully mentioned. In reference to the charitable and educational institutions of the State his address is hroad-guaged. They should be "conducted on a plane of economy consistent with the means of the State, but their interests should be so guarded that their usefulness and efficiency shall not be impaired by parsimonious allowances." His allusion to the girls' college and "its unique and practical line of was greeted vith hearty approval, and will find a responsive echo throughout the entire State. In reference to the Constitutional Convention, he very wisely leaves that with the representatives of the people to be "handled with; the utmost care'' The penitentiary problem is considered, and the odious leasing system condemned.

The convicts should be under the care and supervision of State authority, and the convicts employed on levees, or on State farms properly located. His tribuute to Jefferson Davis pecially beautiful. was es Altogether, the address was a fitting introduction to an administration to which all our people hojefully look, and appropriate supplement to the message of his predecessor, to which suitable reference was made. In the message and the inau-gural the Legislature has topics for its most serious and deliberate consideration. The inaugural ceremonies were imposing and impressive, and were witnessed by a great assembly in full sympathy with the occasion, Gov.

Lowry's gracious words and noble bearing on retiring, Gov. Stone's earnest and vigorous presentation of the topics of his address, Bishop Galloway's invocation, the oath of office administered by Judge Campbell, the proclamation by the Sergeant-at-Arms, and the admirable manner in which Lieut. -Gov. Evans directed the inaugural ceremonies, all contributed to make the inauguration one of the most interesting that has ever taken place at the Capital. Hiram Cassedy, has been appointed private Secretary to Gov.

Stone. This is a capital selection. Changing the oior of Canaries. The following is from the proceedings oi the Berlin Physiological society: Starting wilh the observed fact that canaries fed with cayenne pepper acquire a ruddy plumage, Dr. Sauermann has based upon it a scientific investigation of canaries, fowls, pigeons and other birds.

From these 'he has obtained the following results: Feeding with pepper only produces an effect when given to young birds before they moult; the color of the feathers of older birds cannot be affected. Moisture facilitates thjp etiange of color to a ruddyhue, which is again discharged under the influence of sunlight and cold. A portion of the constituents of cayenne pepper is quite inactive, as, for instance, piperin and several extractives; similarly the red coloring matter alone of the pepper has no effect on the color of the feathers. It is. rather the triolein, which occurs in the pepper in large quantities, together with the characteristic pigment, which brings about the change of color by holding the red pigment of the pepper in solution.

Glj-cerine may be used instead of triolein to bring about the same result. The same statement holds good with regard to the feeding of birds with aniline colors. The red pigment of tho pepper is also stored in the egg yolk as well as in the feathers. The first appearance of the pigment in the yolk may be observed as a colored ring four days after the commencement of feeding with tho pigment dissolved in fat. After further two days' feeding tho whole yolk is colored.

Dr. Sauer manu is still engaged in carrying on his Xew York World. A Mischievous Squirrel. The gray squirrel in Phalon's tree on Cemetery avenue has been at his old tricks again. He had so much fun Saturday morning that he could not resist the temptation to repeat the experience, and yesterday af ter-noon he was practicing sharpshooting once more.

The first intimation any one had that he had returned to his perch in the hemlock was when number of girls, who were walking under the tree, were struck with several cones. Their shrieks attracted the attention of several people in that neighborhood, and ttie squirrel's delighted chattering quickly informed them as to the cause of the hubbub. A crowd of boys gathered to chase the little animal away, and they had a nice time doing it. They used stones and the squirrel used cones. One of the boys wears a black eye ai proof that the animal can throw accurately, while there is no record that the squirrel was struck by any of the numerous small quarries that went sailing through the branches.

After about an hour's sport the frisky little fellow concluded that he had had enough and skipped from tree to tree to his home in the cemetery. Birmingham Transcript. A writer in The Interior, in regard to the habit of sleeping in church, intimates "that the church pew is not meant to be a Pullman berth; that the preacher must be careful to not sing a and last, and not least; that the sexton should be the most intelligent man in the church, at least in his own JGEN. WEST'S MEMORIAL. He Wants the Fifteenth Amendment Annulled.

Memorial to the Congress of the United States by the Legislature ot tne btate or Mississippi upon the Fifteenth Amendment of the Federal Conssituiierv Twenty years have not elapsed since the negro was enfranchised. The act was viewtfi, and will ever stand one of the most notable and profound in the history of thj" government, without paecedent or parallel. The end sought first required that'arecognized jurisdiction of the States, that suffrage, should be appropriated by the Federal power which end was so revolutionary and far reaching that it was regarded with doubt so grave that it would not have been attempted except at the a time immediately succeeding a great civil war. It coull not have been accomplished by any usual and ordinary course of legislation. It was in direct opposition to the united white sentiment of the Southern States, and it is believed contrary to the judgment of the philosophic statesmanship of the North.

Originating in such circumstances and with such attendants, the results of the act would be most worthy of consideration and declaration after fair tests, even were these ordinary. But the conditions produced, the future impending, the discussion evoked, imperatively demand candid expression from those entrusted with the public good. The discussions of the negro in politics have so absorbed and enlightened the public mind of the whole country that detailed statement is unnecessary. It is only incumbent upon us to sum up the conclusions fairly and justly derivable from the lessons of the past. Upon these, all agree that negro suffrage has failed in the theory and practice; that the efii to correllate the races as equals in citizenship is utterly vain and mischievous to the last degree.

It has been attended, along its whole course, with strife, blood and manifold ills both material and moral. So far from endowing the weaker race with protection against the stronger, the ballot has provoked discord and conflict in which he is ever the sufferer. Estranging the races it has taken from the blacks something strong and certain on which to lean and depend; it has hardened and turned awaj' the whites from the duty of protecting the blacks from wrong and rendered ineffectual appeals to their manhood which, in the olden time, were never disregarded save in exceptional cases. In all his manifold history the negro has never shown moral progress except by kindly association with the whites. This destroyed and his retrogression involving ruin to the country is most probable.

It has kept alive and intensified sectional ill will which saps patriotism, fosters corruption, makes easy the sway of oppression and wrong. It is working to a state of demoralization and has produced methods of political practice which will surely drive and keep good men out of the South and prevent the free and unrestrained intercourse which should ever exist between brethren of one common country and national destiny. Weighed against these dire effects and fearful portents is the single consideration to the South of a certain increase of federal and national representation. Thi3 is of absolutely no comparative consequence and is freely offered in surrender. As enfranchisement of the negro has proved the main cause of race dissord we may reasonably expect its abrogation to lead to at least a partlai restoration of the old time race concord; therefore, be it Resolved, By the Legislature of the State of Mississippi, That it is the deliberate opinion of the said Legislature that the Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States should be annulled, and the said Legislature doth heroby petition "The Congress to take the necessary steps to that end." 2d.

Be it further resolved, That our Senators in Congress be, and they ere hereby instructed, and our Representatives in Congress be, and they are hereby requested to present this application and petition to their respective bodies for their consideration and action. 3rd. Be it further resolved, That the Socretary of State forward certified copies of the above preamble and resolutions to each of our Senators and Representatives in the Congress of the United States, and a certified copy to the Governor of each State in the Union, with a request to have them read to their respective Legislatures. The execution last month, of a man for murder in Andalusia, Spain, twenty-four hours after a reprieve had been actually signed by the Queen and forwarded, has occasioned so much excitement in Spain, that the government has drawn up a bill to give a telegraphic message in such cases the force of a formal written order. In this case the authorities charged with the execution were notified by telegraph that the reprieve had been signed and was then on its way, but they insisted that they were powerless to delay the execution in the absence of formal documents.

Judge McConnell, who presided at the recent trial of the Cronin murderers in Chicago, is spending a few days with his brother at the Mexican Gulf Hotel, Pass Christian, Miss. many years held am sure that he with you in every cordial relations, and I will heartily co-operate measure that has for its object the interest, progress, prosperity, honor and welfare of the commonwealth. It gives me pleasure to present the Governor of Mississippi for the next four years Hon. John M. Stone.

The Governor-elect then delivered his inaugural address, as follows: INAUGURAL ADDRESS. Fellow Citizens Twelve years ago, by your suffrage, I was honored with the exalted position of Chief Executive of your State. For the term of four years tho high trust was administered with honest purposes, and in accordance with the dictates of my best judgment. Whether that administration was successful or unsuccessful; whether it met with your approval or disapproval, I have ever been consoled by the possession of an approving conscience, and by it assured that my duties were faithfully performed. And now, to-day, after a lapse of eight years, called back by the almost unanimous voice of my people, again to assume the helm of your State government, my heart is not only filled with gratitude for your confidence, but I esteem it an honor of which any citizen might feel proud, and to which few men live to attain.

I trust, therefore, that I shall be pardoned for receiving this call from the State as an evidence that my acts as a public servant, were accptable to my fellow-citizens. But while deeply sensible of the distinguished honor conferred, I cannot be unmindful of the exacting duties of the place, or fail to appreciate the weighty responsibilities I shall presently assume. EETBOSPEOTIVE At the beginning of my former official term, unity and harmony prevailed among us, and especially among those of the political party to which I belonged; which party then, as now, comprised most of the intelligent tax payers of the State. Having but recently emerged from the obnoxious domination of a political party antagonistic in feeling, partisan in and oppressive in its action towards the class alone fitted to direct the government; dissensions and antagonisms among us were hushed by the patriotic clamor for the public weal. The hands of the administration were upheld by the conservative elements of the State, and we stood united as against a common enemy, to repair the disasters of misrule, and inaugurate a progressive prosperity in Mississippi.

The salutatory changes in the affairs of the State could but foreshadow the result. The burdens of taxation had promises of early reduction, corruption in high places was promptly pursued and brought to justice by the strong arm of the law, and for the first time since 18C5 the light of a better day broke, with its welcome beams, upon a hitherto discouraged and well-nigh ruined people. May I not cherish the hope that at the beginning of my term of official service, I may be favored with a like degree of your confidence, and receive a like generous support from my fellow-citizens as alone made it possible for me to guide your ship of State safely through the whirlpools and narrows which environed it during that tempestuous period THE FCTTJBE. In discharging the various and delicate duties devolving upon me I shall strive assiduously to deserve, as 1 shall at all times need, your sympathy and approval. Pub-lio opinion is a potent factor in the building up or the pulling down of that fabric which upholds and maintains good government.

A publio official should ask nothing more than that justice should be done him in discussing his official acts. If deserved censure and criticism are meted out to him unsparingly he should not complain; but he is entitled to expect.