New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-12-09
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
ITS RECEPTION BY THE PRESS
SENSIBLE AND PLAIN.

personality and violent egotsm which permeated every
thing coming from the last occupant OF the Presdena
chair 1t deals with PLAIN facts In plain way; ana as
there nothing in 1t which the humbiest citizen can IAN
enemy can torture INTO a meaning not lntehueu; ING
President shows plainly enough that ne has not aDt
Gated" but that he holds the rens OF his great once Win
firm hand, and has employed the comparative leisure
pressing needs Of the nation
PRACTICAL AND STRAIGHTFORWARD.
From The Boston Post Democratic -
The first annual message OF President
is the address Of its author. 1t goes straight to
business, and offers its suggestions and r recon-,
practical and straightforward character Of the document
viii strike all readers fOrciby 1t contains no evidence
adopts those of Secretaries and Senator's Yet it DO
readily cOmprehended and, IL closed on rather low Key
made IN tho planest manner. It's breyity II merit,
which merely business communication should Always
aim to possess.
CLEAR AND COMPLEMENTARY VERBIAGE.
From The Baltimore Suu tDemOcratic).
The President first annual message mas at least
the merit of brevity, and 1t is to be hoped may become
model in that respect for the communications Of his sue
We glad TO be relieved In tins message from
set might BIO safely followed not only by Cen Grants
but by Of the heads OF departments ana
bureaus in their accompanying annual reports. Gen;
Grant has set practical example Of retrenchment aud
reform this which worthy of general official
Imitation. The message 10 in general clear and
comprehensive document
PLATITUDEs-INDEcIsIoN.
From The Philadelphia Age tDemoeraucl =,
Il
nor is It as explicit might be desired IL tails 100 much
into those generaltles and pattudes by when tue Iea
questions avoided OF Southern states s
from the Union but one Virginia the subject tunequv
oca endation. Mississippi and Texas, ana even
GsOTs are handed The e boasts Of
prosperity which the abounds seem thrown IN
without any distinct reference to the present state OF inc
country An undecided tone also perVades what Is sau
foreign affairs. No decided course Is recomehueo US
feeble and does not advance the solution Of any
question OF Importance III WIZ dlsaPpOlnt
and We. at least, are under no compulsoh 70 praise
GRANT HAS BEEN STUDYING POLITICS.
From The Buffalo Courier (Demoners'ie(
Contrary TO general expectation, the message
II not elaborate 'N document Its author has eyi:
IDENTIFY worked hard during the nine months he has heiu
his inaugural address was virtually confession Of ig
norance on the majority Of public topics tho present
nearly ali of these The message brings Grant
before several roles andis well worth attentive
perusal.
PRACTICAL GOOD SENSE.
From Pittsburgh Commercial :.
Gen. Grants message is brief ana ulrect;
good sense The topics referred TO are treateu
with thorough intelligence, and the recommendationss
evince degree OF statesmanshp when VIII coHuiahu
the heartiest appreciation Of the country.
A DISSATISFIED REPUBLICAN,.
From The Cineinnat Commercial. -
President Grant has produced longer mes
sage and one ambitious In It's scope ana styie tnan
was expected The expressions OF his prlde IN tnis
great naton and gratitude that is not as other nations
are might have been modified with advantage on the
score OF good There is personal consciousness
too cropping out in the message, hardly IN harmony
with the character Of simple and modest soldier IL
was not important say that certain countless
and all that sort of thing with which Fourth OF july
literature has familiarzed us, submitted 10 your
care and mine" The message ends In tho same strain
We fear there In the Presidential as IN most unocla
minds condition that approaches confusion concerning
the financial questions. Tho President don't want nm
be hard on the debtor class but against uncertainty
in values. We fear the Presidents education mas
been little neglected right here I'D. ae
earnestly recommends that which is utterly imprac
tcable Congress has the same power to put an imne
date stop the fluctuations In the value OF currency
that 1t has TO put immediate stop to the fluctuations
in the price OF cotton or 10 the rise ana Ia OF t
waters Of the Atlantic He means however, In general
that we should move in the direction OF specie payments
and in that he is sound The observations OF the Pres
of the message relating to the negotiations with Great
Britain cOnsiderate and digned and Will Dc generay
approved. One thing however seems to US open 70 Oh
lection The President could not have expected tDat
England was likely apologize 10 for the sentiments
this country Concerning the French Cable the Pres
dent has been unduy influenced by the Asso $50
Chief Magistrate will BIO found pleasing to the in.
terests that suppose themselves TO be protected
TO Be taxed for the special other TENTH
andcal protection Of American industry VIC suPPo'o
IL ID all right. -
THE SPECIE PAYMENT PLAN SUPPORTED.
From The Cincinnati Gazette -.
Its financial and currency propositions are
the new funding bonds at AZ cent interest and
the fixing the coin value OF the greenback currency
not at face, but at fair current price IL Is thus
stated ITO authorize the Treasury 10 redeem us Own
paper AZ tixed price when presented" This would at
once stop all speculation in gold and stability would at
payment without any disturbance OF values We ought
believe this the best plan yet presented for we have
where t would do INJUSTICE 10 body and on that
value specie payment could be resumed at once without
will concentrate legislative opinion plan founded on
principle of justly liking the value OF the currency
SEVERAL EXCEPTIONS TAKEN
From The Chicago Republican
In the main, we agree with the recommen-
datons OF President Grant There are, however, some
points, on which differ wildly and radically. For ex-
ample cannot indOrse his policy OF contraction rs
means of bringing about speedy resumption OF specie
payments The vcissudes OF such change
could fail TO work far greater Injuries than could pro-
coed from u continuance Of existing surroundings
President Grant also recommends reactment ana con
tinuance OF the Income tax. We must demur TO this,
also No tax Is unpopular nequltape' ehsy ovau'
nqusitoral IN It's scrutiny,
yexatous In ts collection and expensive In proportion
TO the cost of the levy Regarding one other point we
radnce taSaton as eIemped in the that
now diminishing the public debt ut rato greater Inan
d,atSIy dispense with number OF internal taxes. We
why the abolition Oh tneso snVa 10 ps
OF az recommended until the session OF Congress one
wear hence With these and few minor exceptions, We
fully agree with President Grants recommendations
MODEL OF SIMPLICITY AND VIGoR.
From The Ohio state Journal
The message is model OF condensation, OIL
simplicity and Yigor In STYLE OF broad ana
elementary treatise IL has many sentences that VIII
serve as texts for leading articles The message
cannot he condensed anu tho oes1 resume VI iS
is the reading Of the whole.
RECEPTION OF THE MESSAGE IN VIRGINIA.
From The Richmond Dispatch
To the people OF Virginia, the Presidents
direct and unqualified recommendation that the Virginia
Representatives 10 Nohggoss re W. coutes
our surprse its recommendations concerning Georgia
We cannot regard ths ientnrs without eoneerh
prospect Of pelng regularly enrolled as an equal among
tho states Of the Union.