The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1869-02-12

gold, unless otherwise expressly stipu-
lated in the contract. Let it be under
stood, that no fepudiator of one farthing
of our public debt will be trusted in the
public places, and it will go far towards
strengthening a credit which ought to
be the best in the world, and will ulti-
mately enable US to replace the debt
with bonds bearing less interest than
we now pay. To this, should be ad-
ded faithful collection of the revenue,
strict accountability to the Treasury
for every dollar collected, and the
greatest practicable retrenchment in ex-
penditure in every department of the
Government When we compare the
paying capacity of the country now
with ten States still in poverty from the
effects of the war. but soon to emerge, /
trust into greater prosperity than ever
before, with its paying capacity twenty
five years ago and calculate what it prob
ably will 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 Divine Providence had be-
slowed upon us strong box, the p7ec-
ious metals locked up in the sterile
mountains Of the far West, which we
are now forging the key to unlock to
meet the very contingency that is now
upon rs Ultimately it may be neees-
sary to increase the facilities to reach
these riches, and it may be necessary
also that the general Government should
give its aid to secure this access, but
that should only be when dollar of
an obligation to pay secures precisely
the sort of dollar to use now, and not
before, whilst the question of specie
payments is in abeyancs.
The prudent business man is careful
about contracting debts payable in the
distant future. The nation should fol-
low some rule. A prostrate commerce
is to be rebuilt and all the industries
encouraged. The young men of the
country, those who from their age must
be It's rulers, twenty-five years hence,
have apeculiar interest in maintaining
the national honor. A moments re-
Election as to what viii be our command
ing influence among the nations of the
earth in their day, ifthey are only true
70 themselves, should inspire them with
national pride. All divisions, geograph-
ical, political and religious, can join in
this common sentiment. How the pub
lie debt is to be paid or specie pay
ments resumed is not so important as
that plan should be adopted and ac-
quiesced in. A united determination
to do is worth more than divided coun-
ellis upon the method of doing, Leg
islation upon this subject may not be
necessary now, or even advisable, but
it will be when civil law is more fully
restored in all parts of the country, and
trade resumes its wonted channels. It
will be my endeavor to execute all laws
in good faith, to collect all revenues as.
sessed, and to have them properly ac-
counted for and economically disbursed.
] will, to the best of my ability, ap-
point to Office those only who will carry
out this design. In regard to foreign
policy / would deal with nations as
equitably as the Law requires individuals
to deal with each other. and / would
protect the lawabiding citizens whether
of native or of foreign birth, wherever
his rights are isopardizsd or the flag of
our country floats. would respect the
rights of all nations demanding equal
respect for our own, but if others depart
from this rule in their dealings with us
we may be compelled to follow their
precedent
The proper treatment of the original
occupants Of this land. the Indians, is
one deserving csreful study. 1 viii
favor any course towards them which
tends to their civilization, Christiauiza-
tion and ultimate civilizationship.
The question Of suffrage is one which Is
likely 70 agitate the public so long as por-
tion of he citizens of the nation are excluded
from its privileges iu any State. It seems to
me very desirable that this question should
be settled now.
entertain the hope, aud express the desire
that it may be by the rati6cati N of the ff-
teenth article of ameodnent to the OOnstitu-
ton