Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1869-03-13

Is given upon The first page, dno VIII attract
attention as The drst 61icfal utieriilee, as Prcs
dent, of the man whose t5ursG perhaps more
than that Of any oshor. canddatc for the PFesi-
. dency, has been marked by rcticcnce AS
Z man of action rather than words, The public
rcor Is pecularly open for catching his most
laconic nyowal of sentiment, and his accredited
firmness and stcadincss of purpose, give such
ayowals more than usual significance. The
: inaugural is no departure from the Presidents
general rule of brcvity and force. Without
the finish of professor of rhetoric, the most
practced could scarcely show greater merit in
the way ofthe scntentious and concise 1t Bears
the unnistdkable impress of the author That
it is the authentic uttcrnce of the President
lhifisef few will question, and y ni'y also ,bc
added, thai he fact SO apparcnt-tlat II has
suffered neither revision or elaboration from
other hands-wirl detract nothing from its in
ter,est, or render 1t ihc less Striking, Its sen
tcnccs viii he rca'1 and pondercd for their
weighty import, not less than for tho justncss
and soundncss of the views anl positions
taken. If II were possible, additional force is
derived from one of his opening declarations:
"The Office has CtIitio 10 nc unsought; enter
upon its duties untramniclcd" No pledges to
viOlate-no consideration given. Whatever is
req.ired by the good and welfare of the public
service, without regard To personal or political
claims, finds him in the enjoyment Of perfect
freedom TO enact
The veto power may be exercised, but 'all
law will bc executed whether It meet my
approval or not" LAWS are to govern all
alike--thosc opposed TO as well as those who
favor them" Obnoxious laws may find Il
place upon the statute.boOks, but II know of
no method to secure their repeal so effective Us
their stringent execution" We need but to
, recall the Fugitivc-savc Law and It's cniorrd-
: ment to prove the force of this 1ntihrk. With
such views of duty, it il talsy to seU that a
repetition ~ strsff ,htaSdhisms between the
: Legislative and Executive branches of the
: Government as characterized the past Admin
istration ara not likely to arise.
5 With regard to the questions arising out OF
.Le rebellion, that remain to be settled, his
e views are generous and statesmanike They
E should he approached, he says, calmly with
l. out prejudice, hate or sectional pride, Pentenr-
C bering tbat the greatest good 10 the greatest
- number il tho object 10 be aitained;" and he
Il pledges his best efforts To the enforcement of
IN all laws for the security of person and prop
,s erty, and freedom Of religious and political
IL opinion throughout the land, "dDd TihDU re-
H'trd 10 lOffd prciudice" ThlS Is what The pc0-
Il pie ask; and til Il Is done-ll il il as safe for
At n man to think, express and act out his polti-
cal convictions in Kentucky or Tennessee, as
!, in Ohio or Indiana, we shall not have realized
:, the highest result of democratic govern
J.. meni,
: Upon the subject of the public sAebt tl.t
- President Is clear and emphatic. Paynen; 81
Il principal and interest and return to sprcSc
If basis as soon as II can he done without dc(ri
u meni, must be provided for al uHitcd deter
Hliidtion 10 do l. porN moyr Han dicdLcd counctz,
> upon tie mcthOd IF dQj"a" This is Il sentiment
characteristic Of General Grant ...
IN adopting a plan, we are not to lose sight
of national honor, of public credit. Every
y dollar of Government Indebtedness should be
paid in gold, unless otherwise cXIirrssly stipll-
lated in the eostraclp Let il Jc understood
ltb c6hthheS, That no rcwdtsor of one fnrtll.
; ing of our public debt will be trusted ia ptFd e
place. This understanding, of ITSELF will re-
store confidence, strengthen public credit, and
enable us to replace tic deb. will, bonds, upon
more favorable terms
The President has fifth in his col,ntry-mitll
, not only in lis willingness, but It's capacity Ia
pay. lie looks TO the sterile mountains Of the
. far West as the strong box out of which will
tannc In boundcss measure, the means to meet
:, our obligations; anl ho is not opposed to ia
cilning the means Of r''achihsit 81 national
- assistance; but such aid shnuih' be giy,monly
,c
y precisely the same soIa of dollar we use now
.hd not before . .
One sentence, In Isis lsmarks upon our for.
elgn policy, will command ilav,ytiOn in Eurot,e
While he would deal equitNSlp will all nations
as man with man, respecting llier rights and
demanding equal respect for Oup own, yet III
others depart from this rule In irs'&Fdeulngs
with u.s. ne may b. r1"t,N!t,l 10 Jo(SvN their
prere4epf"
This means right and Justice. If n INilyl-
Storing government see III 10 do ilA II wrong In
c'ius,i she finds l,s at tho time unable to rcpeI
IT, IbG'Ef mt be forgotten that day of reckon
ing may conio when it will bo insisted that
sueh wrongs will require To be rigltlly right
ed-a revival of tic misunderstanding our
rights ": will dcfsNa tlunr'
With great brcviy aud oxplicitncss tho Pre-
sideni expresses the hope that the fifteenth ar
jiclo of amendment to thc odIaiiulion will be
ratified lie wants one principle of suffrage
adopted. Nnt one law for the Africah, anotl-
or for the European. lIo tayors suclr mpolicy
toward the american racc"---thc Ih,liahs--as
will tend ITO their civilization, Christanizl-
ton, and Hhimtrtc citilemshlp" He believes in
the doctrine of uiinlnte absorption ifto the
body polite of all the races which en,rr' Into
the great community of the Ameionh'fieopb.
Tl'ere must bo M class permanently disauall.
fed because of race, color or previous cotRli-
tion. Ills clear sense perccves the danger of
such discrimination, and how II win be avoid!
cd 10y making operative tho principle embodied
In the Article nov waiting ratification by the
| States.
II this document does not cntlllc its author
/ III II.