The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1869-03-11
sTdsrSaD dFRnt'i gi7al.

"YOuF Suffrage having elevated
me to the Office of President Of
the United States, / have, in con-
formity with the Constitution Of
our coTfh I'M, taltSH tBs oath of of
fee prescribed therein. / have
taken this oath without mental
reservation, and with the determi-
nation to do, to the best OF my a.
bility, all that it requires Of me.
The Office has come to me UNI
sought; 1 commence its duties un-
trammelBd. ID bEigg tQIit a CON
gcientious desire and determine
ton to fill it to the best of my a.
bilitv and to the satisfaction of the
people. On all leading questions
agitating the public mind, | will
always express my views to Con
gress and urge them according to
my iudgment, and when I think it
advsable, wild exercise de Con
stit1tionaI privilege Of intefposing
a. veto to defeat measures which i
oppose, but all laws will be faith
fully executed, whether they meet
my approval or not. / shall, on
all subjects, have a policy to re-
commend, bnt none to enforce a.
gainst the will of the people,
Laws are to g6RsrR alI alfk8; those
opposed to as well as those who.
favor them. / know no method to-
secure the repeal of bad, obnOx-
ious laws so effective as their strin-
gent execution. .."
The country having just emerg-
ed from a great rebellion, many
qgestiQps.WiH come before it .fol
settlement in the next four year.
which preceding administration:
have never had to deal with. II
meeting these it is desirable tina.
they should be approached calmly
without prejudice, hate or section
al pride, remembering that the
greatest good to the greatest mum
6erFs hs object . BE- attained
THIS requires a Security Of person.
and property, and for religion
and political opinions in every
part Of our common country, with
out regard to local prejudice. Al
laws to secure these ends will re,
cieve my best efforts for their en-
forcement, .--. -v. .-. .--. ~.
A great deBtlhas been contract
ed in securing to us and our pos,
terity the Union. The paymen,
of this, principal and interest, as
we'll as the return to q specie basis
1t can we'll bo accom-
plished without material detriment
to the debtor class, or to the coun-
try at large, must be provided for,
To protect the national honor, ev,
cry dollar of governmentin indebted
ness should be paid in gold, unless
otherwise expressly stipulated in
the contract. Let it DO under
stood that no repudiator of one
farthing at our puhlIaa debt will
be trusted in public place, and it
will go far towards strengthening
q credit which ought to be the best
in the world, and will ultimately
enable us to rephce the debt with
bonds bearing less interest than
we now pay. To this should be
added o faithful collection of the
revenue, a strict accountability to
the Treasury Tor every dollar col
lected, and tbs greatest practical
in the expenditures
in every department Of the Gov
eminent. When we compare the
payfiih ets5GeitT aoE the S SoantfS
now, with ten States still IN power
ty from the effects of the war, (but |
soon to emerge, ] trust, into great
or prosperity than ever before, |
with a0 pa ing capacity twenty
i've years ago, and calculate what
Il viii be twenty-five years hence,
who can doubt the feasibility of
paying every dollar With more
s9Se than we now pay Tor useless \
a1g5N NJ - EAak9Vt N ~ ii &sLtA&a h = -