The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-04-11
President Grant Sustained.
WHAT THE PEEss SAYS.

IHE PlttSDurS (Ia.) Uazetuo (hepupil-
CAM regards the message Gas one of the
most wonderful State papers that has ever
been presented to the public as message"
THE Cleveland (Ohio) Herald tRepubli-
can) says: Eve must, in defence of our
own consistency, say that while the mes
sage and report are a most thorough vim
dication of the President, we are not yet
converts to the annexation scheme"
THE Rochester IN. W Democrat IRE
publican) says: president Grant stands
to-day stronger before the country than
he did after Appomattox, and he has con-
founded his enemies quite as signally as
he defeated the enemies of his country"
THE Pittsburg (Pa) Commercial Re-
publican) says: Except fling or two
slightly personal, and therefore not quite
graceful in such paper, the entire mes
sage exhibits a conciliatory spirit. 1t is
really apologize or self-yindicatory in
tendency and effect.
THE Milwaukee wis., Sentinel (Repub-
lican) says: "We believe the Presidents
conduct in this whole transaction will bear
the strictest scrutiny of his enemies, as it
deserves, and is sure to receive, when it is
fully understood, the cordial appreciation
of his friends"
THE New York Times says: 'The Pre-
sident gives manly and straightforward
account of all the stages through which
the San Domingo question has passed.
Against the vague and unsupported allega-
tions of his detractors he places few sim
pie and unvarnished facts"
THE Erie (Pa.) Dispatch says: "While
| the message and report is a most complete
vindication Of the President, we are not
| yet ready to fall fully into the scheme of an
nexation The benefits to the people of San
Domingo are clear enough, but our own
advantages are not so apparent"
THE New York Tribune says: "Even
| the persistent efforts to misrepresent the
personal motives influencing the President
and his agents in the negotiations did not
render the explanation necessary. u q
The message is a plain tale which will put
to rest many malicious stories"
THE New York Herald says "The
President has had the good sense to yield
and to leave the San Domingo business te
the American people. General Grant
never did anything more sensible or in q
more graceful manner. u The
report of the Commissioners does not touch
the important topics bearing upon thu
question of annexation"
THE Toledo (Ohio) Blade, (Rep) says
"The Presidents moderation comes at tn
wrong time, and wears forced expression
on its face. Had it come earlier we shoult
have been better satisfied with it = an'
has "not been able to discover that the re
port of the Commissioners contains an.
very important revelations which the coun
try did not have before" ~
The Elmira IN. " Advertiser says Q
the message "No one can read it with
out the most perfect assurance of the en-
tire purity and patriotism of the President
motives in regard to annexation" And c
the report whether these facts justif.
the project of annexation is another and
different question about which there ma,
possibly be differences of opinion"
THE Cleveland (Ohio) Leader (Republi
can) says: "The official report contain
| aDSOiubcly uOtuiuS tuao 10 hO"t oiu ohpiie
" fails to remove the main objection
which have been urged by the opponent
of annexation, or to add strength to tn
arguments relied upon in its favor" AM
calls the message Gan honest, fair straight
forward document, credtable alike to th
Presidents common sense and upright in
tention."
THE New York Mercantile Journal says
of the Butler currency bill: "Itis objecte'
by some Republicans that the bill, if pass
ed, would cause a return to specie pay
ments that such return is sure to produc
temporary tghtness in the money market
embarrassment in business, and disconten
with the Administration, which may seri
ousy affect the Presidential election. Blu
the only way in which this measure woul
bring about specie payments consists i
raising the value 1.-THE purchasing power
of greenbacks soihout forcible contraction
that is, specie payments would probabl.
be reached in a gentle and natural way
If the measure is not enacted next winter
the Democrats will doubtless be advocat
ing it as part of their platform for tn
Presidential campaign, which would en-
barrass the Republicans still more. Gen
Butler, as shrewd politician, recognize
the right moment for the introduction c
such an imnortapt measure"