The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-03-06
GRANTS INAUGURAL ADDRESS.

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| WAsHINGT1N, March T. Followng is
President Grants inaugural address:
Citizens of the United States Your suf-
frages having elevated me to the office OF
President of the United States, have, in
conformity with the Contribution Of our c0un-
Try, taken he oath of office presented there
| III. l have token this oath Without mental
reservation, and with tie determination TO
do 10 the best If my abil!ty,al that it requires
of me. The responsibilities nf the po. tion
l feel, but accept without fear. The Office
has come to me un>puxht. and commence
its duties untrammeltd. bring to it con-
sc;entiDu> desire and determination TO fulfill
it to the best of my ability, and to the salts
faction o. the people.
On all the leading questions agitat'ng the
public mi:d l will express nav views to Con-
uress, and urge them according to my judy
ment, and wti,n think It advisable. will
ALWAYS exercise the Constitutional privilege
of in,erpusiug a veto to defeat measures
which l oppose. But all the laws will be
| faithfully executed, whether they meet with
| my approval or not.
l shall on all subjects have policy to rec
ommend, but none to enforce against the will
| of the peoale. Laws are to govern all alike
| those opposed to as we'll as those who favor
them. l know no method to secure the re-
peal of bad or obnoxious laws SO effective as
their stringent execution.
The country having just emerged from a
| great retcl,iop, many questions will come
before i, for settlement in the next four years
| which preceding administrations have never
| had to deal with. In meeting these it is de-
sirable that they should he approached calm
~, without rejudice, State or sectional pride,
rem.nb ring the greatest good to the g'eat-
est nunb Der Is the object to be attained. This
requires security of person, property, and for
religious and political opinion in every part
of our comn"n country, without regard to
locality or prejudice. Laws to secure these
will receive my best effort, for the r enforce
ment.
great debt has been contracted in seeur-
ing Us aid our postcrity the Union. Inc
payment OF this, principal and interest, as
we'll AS the return 10 specie basis as soon
as it can he accomplished without material
detriment 70 the debt, or class, or the country
at large, must be provided for. To protect
the National homer, every dollar Of the Gov
eminent indebtedness should be paid in gold.
unless Otherwise expressed and stipulated In
the contract. Let it be understood that he
repudistor of one far, f ny OF our public debt
will not be trusted in public place, and it
will 90 farther towards strengthening credit
winch ought TO be the best lii the world, and
will ultimately enable US to replace the debt
pay. To this should be add, faithful col
lection of the revenue, strict accountability
to the Treasury for every duliar collected,
and the greatest practicable retrench.nent in
expenditures in every department OF the Gov
eminent.
When we compare the paving capacity of
the country now, with ten States still in pow
erty from the effects of war (but soon to
emerge, l trust, into greater prosperity than
ever Oefore), with is paying capacity twenty
five years ago, and calculate what it will
probably be- twenty-five years hence, who can
doubt the feasibility of paying every dollar
then with more ease than we now pay for
useless luxuries? Why. it looks as though
Providence has bestowed upon US strong
box Of the precious metals locked up in the |
sterile mountains Of the far West, which we
are now forging the key to unlock. and meet
the very contingency that is now upon Us.
Ultimately it may b. necessary that the Gen
erai Government should give its aid to secure |
this access, but that should only be when
dollar of obligation to pay secures precisely |
the sumo SOFT of dollar to use now, and not
before. While the question of specie pay
ment is in allegiance, the prudent business
man is careful about contracting debts pay
able in the distant future. The nation should |
follow the same rule. A PROSTATE commerce
is tn be rebuilt. and all the industries en-
The young men Of the country
tho Who from their age must be lis rulers
% years hence-have a particular interest in
III intaing the National honor. A moments
r.. action as to what will be our commanding
influence among the nations of the earth in
their day, ii they are only true to themselves,
sh oud inspire them with National pride. All
geographical, political and reli-
ziou-. Gin jim in this common sentiment.
How the pu0ic debt is to be paid. or specie
pa, ment resumed, is not SO important as
tba' plan should be adoI.trd and acquies-
red ia united determination to do it is
,vsrth more than i div ided council upon the
method of doing. Legi ,lation upon this So D.
Iact may not he necessary now, or even ad-
siSabic, but it will be when civil law is
restored i'll all parts of the country, and trade
resumes its wontf channels.
1t will be my endeavor to execute all laws
Ii good faith, collect all revenues assessed,