The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1869-03-09
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MAScurqlE, March S, 1863
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Tn INAreumrias Owing to the
want d space, we are compelled To
omit an account q tie Inauguration
ceremonies At Washington on the ilh
We give below the inaugural address OF
President Grant aud elsewhere sketch
81 the members Of the Cabinet
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tat paitsa staies hase 30 conformity $50 the
Constitution 30 aur roauUy tskea tho cash olui.
baa prescribed hefeu lLpe t,koo HlsH alb
vitaea meHisi fosert st,ua ani VIII The ssrf-
ialna,tia 10 Do. 10 the be.t q my slahty al that
q requires 3 ,os Tie responsibilities X the pg-
sufu fesi but ateeIt then without fear. The
ufBce hAs .oue 10 sac unspaFht ! coHmeugc ia
duties nutrAmuelied bring b. ii coiseiea.
aoas desire a,,A lrierniastpa e. 81, il % the
hest y ms ability and ID the satisfaction 81 Tbs
people On az itsdiag qacsti1as ag1iatiDg The
public mind. viii always express my views q
Congress AMI urge them according 10 ms jud5-
meul add Wien lhink il advisable via tNr-
else the constitutional privilege q luterposing .
vesu t. defeat measures which I oppose but ah
laws Nill he faithfully executed whether they
meet my approval or nut. shall, on al suhiqtts
have policy 20 recommend, none @ enforce
against tho will u the people Lave are to goy-
era 81 alike; thoss opposed ,o we'll A. those
in favor 81 thom. / know no method % secme
tho repeal n lad oT obnoxious lass sU effective
as their stringent exeeuu 3u The country hsy.
ing jast emerged fron great rebellion, many
questions will come before il for settlement, ia
the next fiur years, which preceding sdminis,ra-
items haze never had 10 deaf with IL meeting
tbeee, ,tls desirable that they should be appro
ciatcd calmly "ithnal prejudice, hat Or sectional
pride remembering that the greatest good to tie
greatest uuinber il the obje5t @ be attained.
This requires security Of person. property, aud
f1f religious and political opinion IN every rarl u
our common country, without regsrl 70 local
prejudice. An laws to secure this end II re-
coiye my best efforts far their enforccments A
great debt has been contracted in securing to US
aud our posterity the Uaiop, The payment 81
tins principal and interest % well 40 the return
to specie basis as soon asit can be accomplish
ed, without material detrimeut to the debtor
class OF to the country at large must be provided
for. To protect the national honor every dollar
Of Government Indebtedness should be paid il
gold unless otherwise expressly stipulated in the
contract Let il be understood that no repuds
tor Of one fsrthing Of our public debt will DO
trusted in public psces and il viii 80 far toward
Strengthening a credit which ought 10 be the
best in the world, and will ultimately enable rs
TO replace the debt with bonds bearing less in
terest than We now pay. To thus should be add
cd faithful collection Of the revenue, a strict
accountability to the treasury for every dollar
collected snd the greatest practicable rotrench
ment in expenditure in every department Of gov
eminent. When We compare The paying eapac-
Is u the country now with ten States still in
poverty from the effects Of war, but soon TO
emerge, trust, into greater prosperity than es-
CT before, with it's paying capacity twenty We
years ago and calculate what il probably viii be
twenty -fye years honce. who cah doubt the feast
bility Of paying every dollar then with more ease
tlGl we now pay for usless Injuries. Why it
Iton az though Providence had bestowed upon
us a strong box the precious metals locked up
in the sterile mountains Of the far west which
We are now forging the key 70 unlock to meet
the very contingency that is now upon us. Uih-
mstely ii may lie necessary 10 increasa the facil-
tiles to reach these riches and i may be ntces-
sary also that the general government should
give ia AID to secure This aecoss, but that should
only be when dollar u obligation 10 pay secures
prearely the same sort If dollar il use nov and
not before. While the question If specie pay
menJ Is IN allowance the prudent busines, man
is careful about contracting debts payable IN the
distant future The nation should follow tire
same rule. PROSTATE commerce ia 70 b. re-
built and all industries encouraged The young
men q the country, those who form this ago and
must be it, raiers twenty-five years hence have
peculiar interest ia maintaining the national
honor. moments reelection Rs to what Riil be
our commanding influence among the nations q
the earth IN their day, Il they are only true 10
themselves should iasprg them with national
pride.
al divisions, geographical, political ald rels.
ious can join IN this common sentiment How
the public debt ID 70 be paid. or specie payments
resumed s not ~ important AZ that policy
should be adopted and scluiosced il. united
determination 10 do Is worth more than divided
councils upon the method Of doing. Legislation
upon this subject may not be necessary nos, nor
even advisable, but il sill DO when the ciul las
is more fully restored ID all parts d the country
and trade resumes rs w0Btad channels.
Il Will b. my ellesyor 3 execute al lave 10
good faith, collect an revenues assessed, add to
have them properly accounted Tor, ard teouoni.
oally disbursed viii, % lhe bert n my abiit,
appoint 70 oihce only those VINO will aarry out
this design II regard T. foreign policy, would
deal with nstiofs a. equitable law requires iudi-
yduals 6 deal with each other. and J would pip.
teei the awsbdiug citizen, whether " native Of
foreign birth, aAefos5egsf biz rights ar IeoEs
aFdzed OF tl.o aag u nHr country nuats. !
would respect the rights q 81 Hsiions demanding
equal respse, far Cur owH. ifothers depart fgoH
this rule IN their dealings with us may be
compelled 70 fsllow their precedent
Tie proper treatment u tho GrigiuA. occupants
0; this snd, the ladian Is sal deserving u care
fal etudy viii fAvsr any course toward them
which tebds 10 them civilization, Characterization
and uluinata citizenship. The qnsstton u snf-
frsge "a the ono winch is likely TO agitste tic