The Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1870-1875, 1870-12-09
nemoeracY and Ihe Message.

sage, uses he following language:
Nearly IN Of the message Is de- |
voted to sdu1 FORE a relations, Indian |
affairs, thCpubhGElan and refer |
ences to tha department reports, thus |
lodging III thosee great domestic |
questions which sepme home to the
BUSINESS aid bos6ns of our people |
andI coneqln thefzffe of our institr-
tions. BT discussing matters not
within theEeope OF existing agitatiOns |
and by tsGehing giRgerly and oracu- |
larl3 on or leading domestic issues, |
the politics saohens constituting the
President 81 councaso of war have de- |
vised a vHF erediaaele piece of STRAIT
haI honiZe the conflicting elements of |
the lpartyf1 hey haze at least avoided |
embroilingHhe hem SIN more and sought
to gain tifne f6f future maneuVsrs.
AS IA exnadient de gned TO gain time
for THE BresidenE during . delicate
crisis in IA mansgSmenslof his own
party, the. message is as cunning rs
thei comhAed ingenuityI9f Butler,
Cauerob9ahd thea abinet5eould make
it, but as - docuetent pretending to
forshado sy-the p5Hcy OF our present
rulers ane-fo guido ahe pulic mind to
n safe solution OF the many vexed
poiats of RthestidfpliticsiBi IS blank
failure. q r. =
Had tho President devoted but
few BordSao tK9 discussion of our
Foreign RsIationBrthe Caaier-Joasr-
na4WouAhave aenOunceA him BIT
terry as acting repWardly. What it
means 81 5hargingthe President With
'tduchi1gginge and oFseularly on
out leadiPs domestic issdes," we can
not comprehend. So faEas we can
see he speaks pIainly aRd pointedly
with reference 10 the Southern
States. AMERICAN G Ommefce, Specie
PaymenEg Revenue andrarif. the
various departments. khe Bublic
Lands, and the PFpteetion Of settlers
inlneW Eates sbd Terrfsyfies. THE
follOwiggjs distinctly aahounS "a as
the policy of the Administrations!
In CO slusions I would sum up the
policy the Administrator tcaAe a
thDTough enfOrceAent of1every lR4, a
faithful collection of theztaxeA sfo-
vided 1Cr. econUmy in the. disburse-
ment of the saUessa prOuEt paYEent
Of taxssYas rapldly as 4he require
ments efAhe country VIII adnist he
reduction of taxation and tariff to- be
sd arranged as tG55afford the gfemeest
relief t64he greatest number; h0alest
and aif-elealings with alfuther pacple
to the end that war withah its bright
ing conkeauenees may be 9Foide ut,
without Ehrrendalng any right orbb-
lIgatloRdue to the UnIkad State68 a
reform 81 the treatment Of thes5E3i-
ans and the Whola civil service AZ he
country End firmness In ssecufin6 a
pure and untrammeledglba llot, at
which every man entitled to cast a
vote may do so just once st each cleo
ton, VfsHout feaE of melestation OF
prescription oREaecounEof his polit-
ical faith, natiopPaity orpplor. -
1t this does 46s eoveTthe Zones
tic issdaa," We confess we id mol
know what thosaiss ale. -
The C9asrie1'-eEaasTnazi is. dissatisfied
with 6a message becausets is a Every
ereditable piece of strategy. "ssFhe
phraseas used BIZ it reaiH means that
the ussasage. iSTfhe ol551ion of fhai
papers is likely u provo popular Bith
the people. andtHi1 contribute lArgely
towards Aealing gll diAssnsions in
rankse6G the Rdpublieap party Il
faithfelezecufon of fbe LAVISH the
honest opllect56n and .disburseneni
Of Il xes, prompt payment 0s the
natioAaI hebt. and reduelion of taxa.
ton anfthe tagif. reforllsin the. treat.
ment Of the Indians ana the whole
viIserYice of rbe country, frmhebs in
securinga "ptEs and dntrauI61eled
ballot, EithoueF proscgiption on &C.
count Of political faith, hAtionaliiH, OF
color, CON not4be re rded 81 in
eluding domestic questions. wi1L the
COHriel-Joatrnd be lind enough tc
infOrmns what leadidg domestic is.
sues have beeAig nored ~
The gfumblia INDUCED in BIZ Tho
Demosratic pepsFs is blshly c6mpli.
mentary to The sincerity, maGI5 ness
and COMPLETENESS Of ehe megsage
The Qpcinnati Eaquiyfr.said Of it:
Thai very Important sbcumehS the
Presidedt's Message, abpearss HpoI
cur secDnd paee thigE lnornings i
length and veHbbsity &c merits, ther
this deeumeat Is meritorious1A ar
emineha degTee.f The lateness of the
hoursat which twas resolved, and tho
hurry ineide 70 10 plaeipg it ID type
prevents further comment In this
issue. I'VE fail to find anything In il
ola eatling nature supen a hurried
TeadIDgst
WhsR it is rememBs I'd tH@s Ii,
nessas s.i5 nd ane-h &c S long as tn,
messagsb Of anyone Of the DembeFAti'
Presidents Whd had he OppoIt9nit!
If favoring Congress with documentl
Of that character. the absurdityof th'
Eng rsr's grOAE about lengh and
Verbagfty cag-be the better snpre
eiatedsIgThe allure enE the pant o.
that paper % find anything il
the message 81 a ".startling char.
acter. is also an RpWillins anC
extOEted compliment. Presfden
Grant does n6tsdeals Ia the Start
ling" lie sImBiy msalis business,
in theF1rdinary- seceptatiou Of that
Words and goesg about bis Business
and annbunceaEls opinions in sim
PIE and unprets1ding mannersll Fl,
leaves the Sentimental TO meuJlik,
Ben. Batler. wac are Unhappy feples
they Keep the body poHtb in lovei
Of exeitqment 9sf repcatsd doses 0
sensatiotalisrh. -
We sthink the gressmass OF the
intellikehk busLAess me1of the nation
viii h6sgtily APPROVE % The manner
IN which President Grant has touched
upon the leading domestic issues.
We are not SO certain with references
to his recommendations on the Sar
Domingo question. We do not think
the people aesiFP tasgo iptQI stElss rsall
estate business so extensively, anC
recent purchases Of that character d
not promise sufficiently remunerativ'
proe9 soenesursgq rtAeE gesture
Of that kind.