The New York herald., 1869-03-04
WASHIN GT0M
Farewell Address Of President
Johnson.
Review of His Contest with the
Radicals.
COurtesies Of the Diplomatic Corps to the
Retiring Administration.
INAUGURAL OF PRESIDENT GRANT
Important Points Of the Coming
Address.
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The Policy of Congress to be Faith
fully Supported.
Foreign Complications to be
Promptly Unravelled.
Costly Presentation to General
Sherman.
Important Points Of the Coming
Address.
The Policy of Congress to be Faith
fully Supported.
Foreign Complications to be
Promptly Unravelled.
Costly Presentation to General
Sherman.

sherman.
THE OUTGOING ADMINISTRATION.
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President Johnson's valedictory-He Glorifies
Himself, Sc0lds the Radicals, Reviews the
Congressional Record OF the Past Four
Years and the Declaration Of Independence,
and Surrenders the Robes Of Omco.
To THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATEs:-
The robe Of ONCE by constitutional Imitation this
day falls from my shoulders, 20 be Immediately
sutned BY my successor For him the forbearance
and cooperation Of the American people In all his
EFFORTS to administer the government within the pale
Of the federal constitution are sincerely invoked.
Without ambition to crafty, party ends to subserve,
no personal quarres to avenge at the sacrifice Of the
peace and welfare Of the country my earnest desire
10 TO see the constitution Of the republic again
ccgnized and obeyed the supreme law OF the land
and the whole people, North, South, East and West
prosperous and happy under Its wise provisions.
In surrenderng the high ONCE to which was
called four years ago, at memorable and terrible
crisis 1t is my privilege trust to say to the people
Of the United States few parting words in vindi-
cation Of an o11cial course 30 ceaselessy assaied
and aspersed by political leaders, to whose plans
and wishes my policy to restore the Union has
UCcu OUuOAlOcb III y pcElOu VI QuCuiLy anu
mo almost without precedent In the history OF
any people consequent upon the closing scenes OF
great rebellion and the assassination Of the then
President, 1t was perhaps too much on my
part to expect Of devoted parttsans, who
rode on the waves Of excitement, which at that
time swept all before them, that degree Of tolera-
tion and magnanimity which sought to recon-
mend and enforce, and whidh / believe in good
time would have advanced Us infinitely further on
the road to permanent peace and prosperity than
We have thus far attained Doubtless had at the
commencement lof my term Of once unhestatingly
lent its powers or perverted them TO purposes and
plans outside OF the constitution. and become
On instrument TO schemes OF c0nnscation
and OF general and oppressive disq uaincations
wouid have been hailed as all that was true loyal
ever might nave been as the Executive OF nation
Unwilling, however, to sccede to propositions Of ex
tremists, and bound to obey at every personal
hazard my oath to defend the constitution, need
not perhaps be surprised at having met the fate OF
fionasiI rishm and laws have been the con-
eciousness Of having attempted TO DO their
duty and the calm Judgment OF history
me the once Of President was, BY rne terms OF
the constitution, the COMMANDMENT Chief Of nearly
million Of men under arms. One OF my first acts
was to disband and restore 70 the vocations OF civil
ME this immense host and to dvest myself so far as
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was right, and how far deserving OF the approba-
tion Of all the people, all can now on reflection Judge
when reminded Of the ruinous condition OF public
affairs that must have resulted from the continu-
snce in the military service OF such vast number
q mem Tns close 3 q S1T Soncs found
BY an effort TO punish European Intervention In
Mexico. BY many It was believed and urged that
foreign war, In which both sides would cheerfully
unite 20 vndicae the honor OF the national nag and
further Illustrate the national prowess would be the
thusasm, rowing devotion to the Union and occu-
pying force concerning which grave doubts ex-
campaining, at once to return TO the pursuits OF
peace. Whether these speculations were true or
that the predictions OF the army were for the
time being in the direction indicated. Taking
advantage OF that feeling 4 would have been easy
as the Commander-in-C Chief OF the army and navy
and with all the power and patronage OF the Presi
dental once at my disposal. to turn the concen-
ference in Mexico and to inaugurate o movement
which would have been received with favor by the
military r and =, large , Portion ,, o. the people
20 the almost unlimited additional powers rendered
70 the Executive b. the measures relating to civil
rights and the Freedmen's Bureau.
Contrary to most precedeDts in the experiences OF
public men the powers mus placed within my grasp
iion, dangerous to the liberties OF the people and
tending 70 aggravate rather than lessen the dscords
naturally resulting from our civil war; With large
army and augmented authority II would have been
no difficult task to direct at pleasure the destinies OF
tie republic and to make secure my continuance In
people, whom am addressing from the presidential
chair during the closing hours OF laborious term,
consider how dinerent would have been their present
condition had yielded TO the dazzling temptation
OF foreign conquest. Of personal aggrandizement
and the desire TO WELD additional power Let them
mined mine ONCE the public burdens have not been
increased by my acts, and perhaps thousands or
false glory Il cannot tsereore be eSar9e1 n so o
my ambition has been OF that ordinary or criminal
kind which, to the detriment Of the peoples rights
ranted powers, and to accomplish Its purposes pam
ders too often to popular preudices and party aims
What, then, have been the aspirations which guided
Those acts need not at this time an elaborate ex-
PLANTATION. They have elsewhere been comprehen-
sively stated and fully discussed and become q part
Of the nations history by them am ready to be
judged, knowing that, however imperfect they at
tion has been TO restore the Union OF the states
faithfully TO execute the once OF President and TO
the best Of my ability to preserve, protect and
defend the constitution. cannot be cesured n my
EFFORTS have been impeded In the interests OF party
faction, and II policy whcih was intended 70 re.
the country was made the occasion OF imam
ing and dividing still further those who only
recently 10 arms against each other yet rs indivdu
ais anu cltzens were sincerely desrous, an shall
ever believe, Of burying all hostile feelings In the
grave 81 the past The bitter war was waged on the
and save the Union; and n he We erred in TRYING 10
bring about more speedy and lasting peace 10 ex-
troubles IN the south, which, rctsrding material
prosperity IN that region, injurousy a}iected the
whole country am quite content TO rest INV case
with the more deliberate Judgment OF the people.
and, ~ nave already intimated, with the distant
hiture
The war, all must remember, was a stupendous
nDd deplorable mistake. Neither mde understood
the other; and had this simple fact and Its concu-
si0ns been kept In view all that was needed was ac-
complsbed by the acknowledgment OF the terrible
wrong and the expression OF better feeling aud
most endeavor at atonement shown and felt In the
prompt ratDcation OF constitutional amendments