Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1869-03-12
Farewell Address g The American

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Farewell Address fo the American
people, in which lie arraigns tho
wrongs and usurpations of the DOM
lnant party i'll Congress, aud defends
the purity of motiye and consisten-
cy of action Which have character
lied his own course. The political
career of President Johnson, it is
supposed, isnot yet ended, but that
he may, and likely will he, elected
Governor Of Tennessee, and from
that office will pass again into the
Senate of the United States, where
he will geteven more than ''indem-
nifty y.tor the past and secprityfor the
future ..
The inauguralof Gen. Grant has
been variovsly commented upon by
thelalblio Journal: of the country
i'll terms Of commendation by the
Southern journals %geuerally, but
witloutany hearty endorsement by
thore of the Republican party
whilst among the extreme clique
of the Radical politicians, it seems
to have awakened feelings Of i'll.
concealed disappointment or open
) avowed dissatisfaction. In these
inaugural addresses, we are not to
expect any well-'lelined views or
elaborate expositious Like the
Quecn's speech to Parliament, or
the Enreror's Address to the
French Chambers, or the platform
of some nominating convention,
they are m re noted tor what they
leave unsaid, than for what they ac-
tuaIly avow. But there is no mistak-
ing the tone of the inaugural. There
is about it an air OF independence Il
reference to constitutional obligations,
and patriotic considerations which
must be extremely distasteful to the
mere politician.
The salient points Of the inaugural
are the declarations on the Bond ques-
ton and tho Suffrage Amendment, in
which it seems to assume positions
antagonistic to the party creed as an
nounced in tho Chicago platform.
But the financial policy which it
recommends Of faithful collection of
the revenue, strict accountability, and
tie greatest practical retrenchmcnt,"
will likely furnish the easiest practica-
bic solution Of the financial difficulty,
by placing the paper currency Of the
country upon par with its gold and
silver. With regard to ,!:e Suffrage
Amendment, we Of tho South, who
suffer the infliction Of negro equality,
.an feel no special interest, but we
can not SEQ with what consistency
Gen. Grant recommends measure
Which violates the pledge Of the Chi
cago platform to the people of the
North, or with what sasaci,y he looks
to this as a final adjudication Of
vexed question, which will more likely
prove firc-brand of discord. Negro
suffrage has been voted down in Con
necticut, Ohio, Michigan, Missouri and
Kansas by large majorities, and its
supporters have not dared to make
the issue in New York, Pennsylvania,
Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin. On
he Pacific coast, the Chinese Asiatic
suffrage of this 18th Amendment
would be equally odious.
The. tone and temper Of the inaug-
ural is admirable, and wo of tho South
who have been SO long accustomed to
tho threatenings Of extreme Radical
jism may congratulate ourselves upon
securely, resting upon the strong arm
1of man, who, with every disposition
to inaugurate liberal policy, has also
the means to carry it into execution