The Hawaiian gazette., 1869-03-31
LATE FOREIGN NEWS.

By the arrival, yesterday, of the American
clipper ship Sonora, 16 days from San Fran
cisco, en- route for China, we are, by the
courtsesy of friends and through our regular
correspondents, in the receipt of newspapers
of the latest dates. The news, though not
particularly exciting, is quite interesting,
embracing as it does, the retirement of Pres
ident johnson, and the Inauguration of Pres
ident Grant The Inaugural Address of the
latter we give below in full. Its brevity, so
Characteristic of the man, is in strong con-
trast to the initiatory speeches of some OF
his predecessors.
General Grants Inaugural Ad.
dress.
Citizens Of the United States: Your sutfrages
having elevated me to the office of President
of the United States, | have, in conformity
with the Constitution of our country, now
taken the oath of Office presented therein.
have taken this oath without mental reser-
walton ana with the determination to do, TO
! the best of my ability, all that it requires OF
me- The responsibilities of the position /
! feel but accept them without fear The Of
| flee has come to me unsought. commence
its duties uutrammelled. | bring to il con-
| scientious desire and determination to fill it
TO the best of my ability and TO the satisfac-
ton of the people On all leading questions
agitating the public mind | will express my
views to Congress and urge them according
/ to my Judgment; and when think 1t adyisa-
| BILE, | will always exercise the constitutional
privilege of interpOsing q veto to defeat
measures which / oppose; but all laws will
be faithfully executed, whether they meet
not I ala m al Enh
| have a policy to recommend, none to enforce
/ against the will of the people. The laws
! are to govern all alike, those opposed to
! them as well as those who favor them. |
| know no method to secure the repeal of bad
| or obnoxious laws so effective as their strin-
/ gent execution. The country having just
! emerged from great rebellion, many ques-
| tions will come before it for settlement in
! the next four years which the preceding Ad-
ministrations have never had TO deal with.
| In meeting them it is desirable that they
! should be approached calmly, without pref
udice, State or sectional pride, remembering
! that the greatest good to the greatest num-
Der is the object to be attained.
| This requires the security of person, prop
erty and for religious and political opinion
1 in every part OF our common country, with
out regard to locality or prejudice. Laws to
secure these win receive my best efforts for
their enforcement. A great debt has been
contracted il, securing for us and our poster
ity the Union. The payment of this, princi-
pal and interest, as well as the return to a
| specie basis ss soon as it can be accomplished,
| without material detriment TO the debtor
class or the country at large, must be pro-
vided for. To protect the national honor,
every dollar of the Government Indebtedness
should be paid in gold, unless otherwise eX-
pressed or sti pulated in the contract. Let it
be understood that no repudiator OF one far
| thing of our public debt will be trusted in
public place, and it will go far towards
strengthening a credit which ought TO be the
best in the world, and will ultimately enable
us to replace the debt with bonds bearing
less interest than we now pay. To this
should be added a faithful collection OF the
revenue, a strict accountability to the Treas
| ury for every Collar collected, and the great
est practicable fetrenchment in expenditure
in every department of the Government.
When we compare the paying capacity OF
the country now with the States still in
poverty from the effects OF the war, but soon
| to emerge, l trust, into greater prosperity
than ever before, with its paying capacity
TWENTY-FIVE years ago, and calculate what ii
probably will be twenty-five years hence,
who can doubt the feasibility of paying every
dollar than with more ease than we now pay
for useless uXuries? Why, it looks as
though Providence has bestowed upon US q
stronghold of the precious metals, locked NJ
i'm 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 u.s. Ultimately it may be necessary
that the General Government should give
its aid to secure this accessG), but thai
should only be when a dollar of obligation
TO pay secures precisely the same sort of dol
lar to use Now, and not before, while the
question of specie payment is in allegiance
! IE Dhnnt
contracting debts payable in the distant
future. The nation should follow the samC
rule.
A PROSTATE commerce is to be rebuilt ant
all Industries encouraged. The young mel
of the country, those who from thier ag'
must be its rulers twenty-five years hence
have a particular interest in maintaining the
national honor. A moments reflection as tC
/ what will be our commanding influence
among the nations of the earth in their day
if they are only true 20 themselves, should
inspire them with national pride. All divi
sions. geographical. political and religious
concur in this common sentiment.
How the public debt is to be paid or specie
payment resumed is not so important as tha
a plan should be adopted and acquieseed in
A united determination to do is worth mor'
than divided counsels upon the method o
doing it. Legislation upon this subject MAJ
not be necessary now, or even advisable, bu
il will be when the Civil Law is more fully
restored in all parts of the country and trad,
resumes its wouted channel 1t will be my
eudeavor to execute all laws in good faith
collect all revenue assessed, and to have then
properly accounted for and economically dis
. bursed. 1t will be for me TO the best of my
ability, to appoint to office those only who
will carry out this design. In regard Il
foreign policy, would deal with sections
nations? n as equitably as the law requires
individuals TO deal with each other, and
would protect every law-abiding citizen
whether of native or of foreign birth, where
ever his rights are jeopardized or the flag o
our country floats. l would respect tbs
rights of ali nations demanding equal respec
for our own. If Others depart from thi
rule in their dealings with us We may b
compelled to follow their precedents. Tn
proper treatment of the original occupants o
this land, the Indians, is deserving of car
and equal study. 1 will favor any cours'
towards them which tends to their civiliza
ton, Characterization and ultimate citizen
: ship. The question of suffrage is one which
is likely to agitate the public so long as
portion of the citizens of the nation are ex
t cluded from its privilege in any State l
, seems to me very desirable that this ques
ton should be settled now / entertain IN
} hope and express the desire it may be by In