Owyhee semi-weekly tidal wave. [volume] (Silver City, Owyhee County, Idaho Territory) 1868-1869, 1869-03-12
inaugural Address of president
GIANT.
The President Sail !:

The President Sail
Citizens Of the United States Your sui
frsge having elevated me 10 the Office Of Presl-
Il, 1T Of tie United states. have III conform
ity with the Constitution OF our country,
taken the ga h Of office presented therein
| have taken tins oath without mental reser-
walton. with the determination To do, to the
bert Of my ability, all that IL requires OF me
The responsibilities Of the position feel, but
accept them without fear The Office has
come to me unsodght bring 10 IL a coBsei-
Gus desire aud determination To till II TO the
hest Of my ability, and To the satisfaction ni
the people en- all leading questions a1itai-
ing the public mind | VIII express my
views 10 Congress and urge them according
10 my Judgment and when think II advls-
able / will always exerrise my constitutional
privilege of inielIosing vrfo 70 drlea.
measures whirh oppose hut all laws shall
be faithfully executed whether they meet
with INV approval or not shall onsal sub
i-cls have policy To Iecominend-h"ne 70
enforce against the will OF the people. Laws
are to govern all aliSe--4hUse opposed TO as
well as thO.e who favor them. | know no
method 10 secure the repeal of obnoxious
laws SO effective as their stringent execution.
The COMMUNICATING justeme ged from great
rebellion, many questions will come before
II for settlement IN the next. four years,
which preceding Administrations never had
to deal with In meeting these questions. u
is desirable thai they should be approached
! calmly, without prejudice. oil State OF sec
tiunal pride remembering that the greatest
! good of the gratest number Is the object 10
4 be attained This requir security OF person
and prop rty, freedom OF religions and poiticai
opinion in every part OF our common coun-
4 try, wIthOut regard 10 locality or prejudice
/ Laws TO secure these will receive my best
Efforts for their enforcement
! A great debt has been contracted IN re
curing To us the Union. The payment
of the principal and interest, as well Ms u IT,
turn 10 a specie b.,sis. NJ soon as II can be
accomplished. without material detriment TO
the debtor class, or TO- the country at large,
/ must lie provided for. To prOtect the nation
! al honor. every dollar of the Government IN
dehtedn-ss should be paid in gold, Unless
| otherwise expressly stipulated IN the con
tract Let il be understood that no repudl.
ator Of one VIKING OF our national jebt- VIII
be trusted IN public place, and it Will go idr
towari strengthening credit which Ough'
10 be The best IA the world, and VIII ulu
nately enable Us to replace the debt wltl
bouds bearing less interest than We now pay
To this shaild be- added a faithful collection
Of the revenue. a strict accountability to ih'
grralest practicable retrrnchInent on expendi
turc in every. department. OF the @overn
ment When ue compare the paying capac
iiy Of the country now with ten states SUI
in poverty from the effects Of the war, bu
soon to emerge, thrust, into greater pros
periiy than ever beiOrel, with its paying ca
pacity twenty-five yexssgo. and fsicniat
what ID probably will be twenty hve year
hence. who can doubt the feasibility OF pay
ing every dollar then. with more ease ihi
Yea, now psy for useless luxuresr Why,
) looks AZ though Providence had bestowe
upnn us a strong box Of precious metals
tucked up in the mountains OF the lar wes'
viii, h we are now forging the key TO unlock
10 meet ,he contingencies now upon .is Y.
: tima,eIy IL may be necessary that the Ger
eral Government should give It's aid to secur
This access but that should oriy be when
: dollar Of obligation 10 pay secures precisei
, the same sort OF dollar TO us now, and ne
: b<5oro while the question OF specie pay
u,ent is ip abeyance, the prudent bushes
man is careful about contracting debts payi
; bic in the distant future the nation shoul
follow the same rule. aprostrate commerc
* 10 be rebuilt and all industries cncoul
, aged Tho young men Of the country, thos