Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-03-18
4 ssstA.rn Democrat. xssisn'.

nm bis Inaugural Address spd submit
to an analysis, to detect u can' 'n'
immense erudltion, the remarkable sagac'
itv. the sublime patriotism it is said tt
contain. For the benefit of those piously
inclined Southern Journals, that manifest
| az mucb Christian resignation and for
c;vepsss for the state of things brought
ahou, by the Immaculate God-and-moral'
| ity party, would ask their attention long
enough to inform me what Is Grants ln'
aurural, tried by any reasonable stand
ard2
So far as can comprehend it, 1t is
nothing but o mass Of crude assertions
unsupported by any logic or reasoning {;
dogmatic and dic,atorial compound OF
words without. ideas, and Of ungrammat-
ical sentences without thoughts. In the
first paragraph be assures us that the
Office came to him unsought, and en-
deayors to crafty us by asserting that he
"commences its duties untrsmmeled.
Now If Grant possessed the faculty of
,b;nk;nc. he would not have made that
assertion. He is just as much tram
meled" as any of his predecessors were.
Ha accented the nomination of the Rad
ical party upon the Chicago platform,
which pledged him to every extremity OF
marty demands. And, as | predicted
more than a year ago, he has already
gone 10 that extremity; for, in conelu-
SON he "entertains the hope and ex-
nrasses the desire" that the Fifteenth
Amendment will be ratified BY all the
States. This fact proves how "untrsm-
meled /" he is--bow firm hold his ideas
ne ;n9eoendence have upon him. Il,
He insipustes threat TO veto all
measures to which he is opposed. NOW
I ask if any previous President ever used
such language in bis Insugurslf Coming
from Washington in the early days OF
our country, before republican govern
msnt was fairly established, such lan-
guage would have borne a serious I'm.
nort-a resemblance to monarehical
edicts so pslpable that the patriots OF 70
wonld have taken up their bruised arms
against his administration; and the old
Democrat Jefferson wspld have written
another Declaration Of Independence so
decidedly Democratic that the little poll
ticians and pop-gup soldiers oil after
vesrs could have no controversy over.
Sucb language from Old Hickory would
he considered by our Radical friends rs
very dictatorial, and dangerous to the
| Government-by the Eternal But being
uttered by our "greatest general OF the
aye" il only indicates I" a cautious re-
gard for the consequences OF lmpruden.
leaislation." AS if the party OF grand
IDEAS" could be guilty OF imprudent
leqisIstionl / am no alarmist, but must
saw. that, with Sherman, RANK mon
archist. and Sheridan, swashbuckler,
At the head of the army, such dictstorial
language bodies no good TO the country.
Again, when Grants predecessor, a;
]" in "swinging around the circle,
msde at ST. Louis similar threat, IN the
nassion of speech, it was made the
basis Of an article. of Impeachment
against him. 1t was regarded as hold
ing Congress in great contempt Tor
Johnson to say that be would veto all the
unnnnsti,utionsl measures sought to be
nassed by that reckless body; although
he. as we'll as the whole country, we're
coeniz,nt of the introduction OF snch
measures. But Grant, before he IS fairly
inaugurated, having no experience or
| knowledge Of the measures that might be
submitted to him, steps up and says the
same thing. and great are the hslleiuJahs
of the "trooly lsil " and bis southern
On the question Of paying the public
debt. his utterauces are but what we
could expect from bis associations. his
friends end sdViaers have been the bond
holders; the BODYBUILDING interest NOM
mated and supported him, and Of course
we are not disappointed when he utei
the bondholders Shrek. The millionaire
Stewart has always been bis best patron
and adviser; and it can be proved that
Stewart, in private conversation, before
the inaugural, uttered the ideatical words
that appeared 10 the address The bonds
must be paid in gold-the interest at the
rate of $3.50, 900, 900 yesr-thus repsdi-
atipg the greenbacks, which are sup
posed to be good enough for the laboring
man who has no honda At the same
uma il must be understoo1 that no re-
pud;stor Of farthiug of our public debt
will be irssled il public place By
repadiator" / suppose he means thoss
who are not in favor of paying the bond'
| in gold, Nov, ss the bondholders de-
msnd gold. and refuse tostake green
backs, which are legal tender, ! ask, j.
all humility, who are the "repudiators Z
| submit this question to the troolJ
loil" and Grants Southern apologists
Who manifest either a great deal Of igno'
ranas ap the subject Of the public
debt, or en- aaogpt of turbulence to K i'd
icalism that is pitilaiiy Esak.
| 1. with thousands Of other msD, ga
not IN favor of paying the interest on thu
public debt IN gold; believing, with per
feet honesty, that L sreenbacks are gooc
enough for my days labor gfeenback
are good sooDgh for that pompous bond
holder oyer tks Esy, who, paying n
tax on Lis bonds, caa yeTy complscentll
sit upon his launches and grow. fbou
the complaints aud pneasiness OF III
iaboring classes" Aud GOV, if thesl
thousands Of men are "repudiatoTa,
what is little Mister Grant going to d.
about itf BE says that they shall neye
"be trusted in public place In thi
view, | apprehend that the little tame
will require feE more Msj Or Generals
(salsry, $5772 each, per year,, more mil
itsry districts, and a few more pills j.
the tesi-osih. Though. really, why no
make every body iolemnly swear befor
he casts bis ballot, that he is in favor 0
= paying the bondholders in gold; that .
DO this be is willing to sell his farm
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