Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-03-18
GRANTS INAUGURATION IN ENG
LAND

The English papers, by the China, coataia
editorial rrviews Of tn. Ioaugurai Address OF
PTe-IdeDt Grant. which had been telegrspned
in full The L ,udon Tnes concludes q long
euloeisuc sr,icie as fJll,ws:
In the priDcipks General q rant enuuciates
expressed, We see hopes of a beu-d .Ial aud On.
orabie carer. Tue President mas oeeu aud
remains unpledg-d in party sense; he tells US
that the once winch has ben conferred upon
him " AZ unsousht Wbat Is Of still m re ion.
portal ne 10 not Committed to the employ
nent IF any set of m-u, and remains his owu
master AID the tru- Executive of the couu-
try. Here are advantages which few Prssi.
dents have possessed, and IL thew are well used
BY G.Lerai Guam, his term Of once NAV De the
beginning OF new period OF pros perItv. sur
passing even that W biz came t. an eai eight
yrars ago ami the flames Of civl war 80
The Stars opinion he alec IA voFable. and that
journal, in references to tbs Presidents silence
Abe ut ths Alabama difn suRy, observes.
Ii Is CERTAIN thar tue ;PSssids cot mas not, IN
this address, given anyo eoun,eaance TO tue
extraordinsry remarks VIII b were recentiy
attributed to him by the Quidnpncs of the
character aud antec-dents justihes the belief
that tis couuciis. noT hat be Is elevated To
power, will be IN 'se OF wisdom aud mode
non
the Pail Nail Garrett. observes:
There Is q true military ring about General
GrsnIs appeal TO those young meu who '.htv.
prcuiiar interest in maIuLainiag the national
bCr.' The foreign q Ilicy 10 dica ed liz tn .
proclamation is unexceptionabie So far as
WORDS go.
Ih4 Ne,rs says The world has of late bAea
so accustomed to hear from the occ pant of the
White House the Language of political psru-
sahsiip, tn 81 il is refreshing TO read the address
Il "A President who belongs to aud repses. nts
to " hole people rather than any section OF it,
q neral Grant is one of the few Presidents IN
modern time- who ha W been able to saw with
the simplicity OF an honest priie-"T ae OH &c
which has been conferred on me was
sought
The Examiner says:
General Grant has acceded to power in the
prime q. bis maturity and at the zeuith OF his
lame. scraps Of sentences from his inaugural
ADDRESS, conveyed to by eiegraph, hardly
justify any surmie-for more il could not b.
a to TIE poney he contemplates. WITH Mr..
Fessrpden or Mr.. Adams for MS ad wiser in for.
eign affairs, the WELL wIshers of peace will
have no reason to fear It's interruption. In
matt'rs OF finance we have already an assur-
A. c. that the credit of the Union will BE- strictly
mainfained. On tue vexed questions Of south
EN- reorganization we only know for certain
that President Grant is nsitner q fanatic. an
enthusiast, OF q partisan. He has won mis- way
= supreme civil power by his almost unbroK-n
reticence on Politiea. dis putes. The cards are
in his bands. and be can deal them as he will
IL Is q great thing in a country so fond of talk
silence should have gained the upper hand.
His refus-l TO acknow ledge the obligation Of
al sw-rII z, or even parrying, obtrusiye q ues.
uon>. Is proof of moral cOur age and self pos.
srssion-both of them qualities Of great val ue
in ruler. We shall wait with no ordinary
interest TO ses the development Of so rem ,rk-
able character, and the progress OF so striking
a