The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-03-10
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The Inauguration Address of
President Grant. tnaiz


upon taking tho oath of. Office of Prcsi
dent of the United States. rr1
yCiHgens Of III; United States -
Your suffrage has elevated me 10 the
office Of President Of the ,Uuitel
States. | have, in Conformity with
tho Cnnstitut inn OF our country, taken
the oath Of office prescribed therein,
L have takon this oath without mental
reservation, and with the determine
tipn 10 do, to the best Of my ability, all
that it requires Of me. Tho rcspnnsi.
hilitics of the position l feel, but az
cept them without fear. The vhicc
came to me unsonght. commence
It's duties, untrammelnd. I bring to
la conscientious desire and dutcrlni-
nation to fill it to the best Of my abili-
ty, and to tho satisfaction of the pco-
pie on all the leading questions agi.
tatipgthe public mind. -.
| will always express my views to
Congress and urge them, according to
my Judgment ); aud when | think it
advisable. will exercise the constitu-
tlonal privileges Of intcrrosiug veto
to defeat measures which | oppose.
But ali laws vii! be faithfully cxecu.
ted whether they meet my approval or
not. .g
shall, on all subjects, have pclioy
to recommend, but not to enforce
against tho will Of the people. Laws
arc to govarn all alike ke--tbosc opposed
to, as, we'll as those who favor them.
know ofno method to secure tho re
peal of bad laws, 81 cfrtctually, as
their strongest execution ...,,
The c"nn'rv having lst emerged
from a great rrhrlli?n, many questions
will come brlnrr il Tor settlement, in The
next four years. which The preceding
administration have Fever lal to deal
with ln meeting these, it IS, desirable
that they shonll br approached calmly,
wilhou, prejudice, hate or sectional
pride, remembering that the greatest
gond To tn" greatest number is til" object
to br obtained This requires security
ofrrraon and property, and regard for
reli -ious and poh'cal ."p',ion in every
part OF our common country, without
regard to 'ca' prejudice. Lrwsio Sc
cn these ends will receive nv best
rn.rE Tor ,heil enforcement.
a great debt las been contracted in
securing to us and or po>trr,lv the
u"on. Thr paymrn, olthis principal
and interest, rs well as 4 ) rcturn TO u
specie basis rs soon rs it. can hr accom-
piSh"'l wi'hont material de,:iim"nl to
the debtor class ol l'rcounlry at large
must hr provided for, TO project ,hr Ma
tional honor. Every dlar Of Govern
mer't indebtedness should to paid in
gold. unless otherwise rxpr"$sl, stipu-
lalrd in III" contract Lt'i it. br under
stood Iha' no Republication Of on,. inlrhire
of our public Irhl will bc un.,rh III
public place, and it will q" FAR towards
cngth"ning Il credit Which ongh, to
he The hes, II hr world, nnl VII nlti-r
niatrlv rnaS Vie lis to replace ;hr deb,
with bonds bearing less interest llan We
now p.v Tn,hi, shoul b. nll,'l Il
ni;Idul col"c.i ~ Of the revenue, Il s.ric,
accountability 10 The Treasury for every
dollar collected; and I'll" greatest posi-
hle rc,rrnchmcnt in expenditure in eve.
ry department Of the, Government -
When we compare Tie paving capacity
81 the country now, with ten States
still in poverty, from tho effects OF war,
but soon to cn,crg., trust, into great
or prosperity than ever brforc, Wit! i,s
paving capacity of twenty-five years
ago, hnd calculate What it probably will
lie twenty-five years hence, who c,n,
doubt lhc feasibility Of paving every
dollar then with more ease .llan We now
pay FIR useless lmxur,"s?r t' q lH
Why, i; 10 ks a. though Providence
liatl bestowed upon us n strong box in
the shape oftle precious metals hcked
up N Tie Sterila mountains Of the far
West, which we are now lfurgng the
key to unlock. to meet the very c0riin-
gcncS that is now nponius. Ultimately
itmay he necessary loincrease' The fas
cilitirs to reach lhesc resources, and it
may be necessary, also, that the general
government should givcits aid % secure
this acccss But tlal should only fbr
when a dollar Of obi CATION to pay se
cures precisely the same sort ofa dollar
to ,se now, and not before. 't''a "lilod
Whilst the question Of specie pay
ment Is IN abeyance the prudent bust
ness man ~ CdTcIul aDOuI contracting
debts payable in the distant future.
The Nation should follow tho samo
rule. A protracted commerce is to be
rebuilt, and all industries encouraged.
The young men Of the country those
who, from their age, must be it's ru-
lcrs, twenty-five years 4 hence,
have G peculiar interest in maintain
ing the National honor. A 'moment'a
reflection as to what will be our COM
manding influence among the nations
of the earth, in their day, if they only
are true to themselves, should inspire
them with National pride. All divi-
siona, geographical, political and ro-
ligious, can join in the common senti-
ment. How the, public debts to be
paid, orif specie payment is to be
resumed, is not sc, Important as that a
plan should be adopted and acquiesc.
edip, in a united determination to do,
Is worth more than divided councils