The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-03-10
Grants Inaugural Address.

CirIzENs or THE UNITED STATES; Your
outrage having elected me 10 the Office o
President oi the United States, | mvc, III
conformity with the Constitution Of out
country, taken the oath Of Office prescribed
+hcrcln. have taken this oath without
mental reservation, and with the dclcrmi
nation TO do, to the best Of nv ability, all
that It requires Of me. The responsible
Ties Of the position feel, but accept them
without fear The Office ms come to ne
unsoneht commence its dnties nnira,,.
mclcd. bring to it conscientious desire
and determination to III II, To the hest Of
my ability, to the satisfaction of the poo.
pie. On nll lcadirg questions asita.ing the
rnhlic mind, Twill always express my rews
"a Congress, nnl urge them according 70
my, Judgment and, when think il atrs
allie, Hill exercise the constitutional privi
leEe OF interrOSihg veto, to defeat meas
urcs which oppose. But all laws will be
faithfnlIv executed, whether they mt ct my
approval or not. | shall on aIl subjects
have policy to recommend, bnf none to
enforce against the will Of the people.
Lnws arc to govern all nhkc---ih0sc op.
posed to, as we'll rs those who favor them
] know no hcttcr mcihnd to secure the re.
peal Of had or obnoxious nws than their
asring"nt execution. The country having
j"st emerged from nsgrcal rebellion, many
,qurations will comc before it for settlement
IN tho nrXL four years which preceding nd
mintstrations have never hah to hrnl with
IN The mrantimc, it ia desirable that they
should lie approached calmly, wi,lont pre-
jadirr. hntc or sectional pride, remembers
ing that thr greatest good to the grrmrst
number is thr object % tie attained. This
requires security oi property and of political
opinion in every part Of our common cnurl-
try, without regard to local prrlluhcr. All
lnws to secure these ends will receive my
bet efforts for their enforcement.
Grcnt debt l,ns been contrArlrl in sr-
curing 10 ia and our postrritv the Uniou
Tho payment Of this principal nn,l interest
Aa we'll as tic return 10 II srrric basis ns
coon AS II can hc accomplished, without ma.
trrial dctriment 10 the drhiOr class, or O
thc country nj large, mnS' he pledged. To
protect tho national honor, every ,lollrr Of
GovcrnItc"t Indebtedness should br paid
in gold unless otherwise expressly stinl;,.
ted in the contract. Let il he understood
that no rcru'Iintinn Of ono farihng Of onr
public debt will he entertained, nn, il will
70 fnr towards strengthening n credit which
ought 10 he the hest in the worIl anil wc
will ultimately hc able Ia replace the debt
with honds l'rnrinc less interest than VIC
now pay. To this sllnnId he added n faith.
1nl collection Of the revenue, n strict ac.
eonntnhiiily 10 tho Treasury for very dol.
lar collected, mud tho creates! possible re-
rr,mrhmcnt in expenditures in every ar.
pnrtmcnt OF tho Government When We
compare tho paving capacity Of the coua.
try now, with ten States still in poverty
from the effect Of war, hu, soon to cmcr.c
We trust, TO greater prosperity than ever
hcforch with lis paying capacity twenty
1--we years npo. II is inralcnla5lc what !,
probably will he twenty five wears hence.
Who can doubt, then. the feasibility Of nv.
Ing every dollar with more case than VIC
now pny for useless luxrr;cs? Why, !,
looka ns though Providence had hcs,nwcd
upon us strong box Of p,rrious ta!.
loci cd up in tho $tr,il" mountains OF tho
f.r West which we are low forging tho
key 10 unlock 10 meet tho very Contingency
that is now upon us. Ultimately il may hr
necessary 10 increase The C-c;l,irS 10 reach
thcsc riches, ana i, may be necessary, also.
TIM, the Gcncral Government should give
ttb aid t, secure this acrcsS. Rul Ina,
should only be when dollar Of obligation
10 pay, secures tho dollar 10 us nov, and
not before. Whilst the question Of snccic
payments is in ahryancr the pru,lrn, hnsi.
ness man is careful ahnnt contracting debts.
payable in the distant future The u. ,iuu
should follow the sam" rule. 4 PROSTATE
commerce IS HOW - ,rhIill, and all induce.
mcnts TO cncorr'" the ynUN: men q. he
ronnt1y-,hoS" who. !rGm their arc, nir..
he its ,nlerS Twenty-Five y"",s hcncc-h
ninnd greater intcrcs, il maintaining ,h.
national honor. \ moment: ref, ct;on a.
10 What viii hc our cnnlm ,n,!.nc iinncnc.
among tho nations Of the earth, in ,hc,
dn!, II they arc o,iv true to themselves,
should Inspire them with national rllr
All divisions. geographical, political aud ,r.
liGions can Join IN this conmon s"n,imrn,-
how the pn',!i debt is 10 he paid q, >,c.,
payments resumed Legislation nron his
subject may not hc necessary now, nor
even advisable, but il will he vixen the civi.
laws arc more fully restored in nii part. oi
the county. nnl Trade resumes lis wol!'r,l
channels. Ii vii! he NV rm!"ayor To exc.
cute all laws IT, .ood iailh--,o collect all
revenues a>S,>Scd, AMI to have them proD.
rrly acconl'ri Tor, an,l economically dis.
hnrsrd. will, to the best Of my ability,
appoint 10 Office those o,ly who viii carry
out this design
IL regard 10 foreign policy. ~ ou', deal
with nations ~ coniiahir law r. onirrS in,li.
ridn"s 10 deal with each other, nul wnnlI
protect the !n"-ahh:n & riIHvn, win, th"r Of
native or iorri gn birth, wherever his ri.h,s
J
Goats. would respect the tights Of IN IA.
t'"ns. demanding equal reSr'r, Tor ou own
II others depart iio'a this rule in their deal.
ings with ns, NC may Ic compelled 10 fol-
low their lrcrcdrnt.
The proper ,rratmcn, nf { c original oc
cupants of This lard, the ln,iars,iS one de-
scrving of careful study. will favor an,
course towards them which tends 10 their
civilization, chriStiInizns anu ultimate
citizenship. The question of sullr,sr l.
one which is likely to agia,c tic public a
long na portion "( IEcir domain is to hr
added or excluded from It's privileges IN
any Stnic. II seems to me very drsi,nhlr,
tl'nt This question should be settled now,
nnd ] entertain the hope nni express tue
desire that il mny he hy the ratification Of
the fifteenth article Of amendment to thr
Constitution. In conrlusinn, | ask patient
forOcnrnnrr- r-omr towards nnuihrr-thro
ont The land uEa determined effort on
tho part of every zen To do his share
towards c"mrntng y happy Union. And !
ask the prayers Of The nation 10 Almighty
God In behalf of this consnmma,ion.
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DnEsSISG THE BAnY. Tint wns not n
Ind matrimonial custom Of the Ncstnri,
Chri .!inns. As soon aS n marriage bad