Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-07-16

such heritage az ours stretching from
continent TO continent in the temperate
zone, which is the governing zone of the
world, with its shores washed by the
waters Of the two great oceans of the
globe with mineral resources and agri-
cultural resources that are peerless among
all other lands beneath the sky with the
rich mining regions Of the West and the
grain fields Of the Mississippi Valley
which, If needed, could be the gransry Of
the entire world with your commercial
advantages, and your manufacturing sd-
vantsges with the free institutions you
enjoy here; who can bound OF limit the
| future OF this land, 10 whose open gates
| the hundreds of thousands are fiocking to-
| dayP Although l shall not transgress
bounds, and speak in regard to any mere
| partisan issue Of the day, i rejoice with
| You that you have an administration, in
| mower at Washington-I aludo now 10
your President-which is faithful TO this
great country. ! pass by those petty
| chickering's about the distribution OF
patronage, with the single remark that IL
he had been inspired he could not have
satisfied the one.tenth of those who desired
| to serve the public In IFS offices of
honor or of profit. That Is but slight
| ripple upon the wave for when you look
you find, already shining out upon II in
letters Of glittering light, that word which
you have longed To see In high places
at WashingtOn-that word that goes
tO your heart-and that IS honesty,
which Is the cornerstone upon which
the policy of the administration
is securely grounded You know that
whether the President has made this man
Postmaster or that man Collector, or
whether he has distributed this vast pat
ronage just exactly as you or !, or any
body else would have desired to have IL
distributed you know that in that heart
which beats In his bosom there is no
thought except for the country. And you
know, besides, that you can zee written
upon the portals of the White House that
other word which you have longcd for in
years past TO see, and that is economy in
the public service. You know that every
expenditure II being cut down which can
be consistently in the public service; that
In every possible way the burdens upon
the public are being reduced rs far az can
be consistently with our public credit in
the payment of our public debt, as the
party that governs this country intends il
shall be paid 60 the uttormost dollar. And
you know, besides, that hereafter II shall
not be as in recent years of the past, that
the honest tax. payer shall be compelled to
bear his own burdens and the burdens of
dishonest parties Nor is this ALL Stand.
ing as we do among the nations of the
world, emerging from our recent crisis, in
which we hal to fight not only the rebel
lion with its power, but to endure the
frown of almost the entire civilized world
! besldcs--fur the mOnarchiCal nations
) looked nc this republic ~ standing pro.
test against their form of government, and
would rejoice TO see IL crumblC To ruin
you know, to-day, that your President, in
) speaking for YOU, and in your behalf, tC
the other nations of the world, speaks
with no uncertain voice, but with an en-
phasil that demands and receives re
spect"