National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-03-17
BRADFORD, FRIDAY. MARCH II. 1871
The First Udif Of grants .idDii"-
isf.WtiOn.

minsira'ion, and can form some rs
innate of its general character. It's
opponents fan back on the charge
that il has been merely a negative
administration, which is a Conccs
sion that there has been nothing
positively bad about it. The truth
il, there has been Il great deal that
is positively good. The Secretary
OF the Treasury, for instance, tells
us elsewhere, in figures much more
IMPRESSIVE than those of rhetoric,
thu this Administration has reduc.
cd to national debt by two hun.
dred nd four million, seven hun.
dred and fifty four thousand, -four
hundred and three dollars That is
an achievement unprecedented in
the financial history OF this country
end one which is exciting rs much
attention abroad rs the display Of
our military strength did during the
war. II has >tiilcd the once danger.
Gus cry of reputation, and put oar
credit ON an immOvablc basis. In
the meantime gold has been brought
down from Isl to 10. Specie pay
IncntS have not been, Il I'd under the
circumstances could not have been
resumed but we are advancing rap
idly IN the path of that result.
In other respects the record of the
administration will bear close in
spection. The three States-Nir.
ainla, Mississippi and TeXaS-which
were absent from the Union at the
time of President Grants Inaugural.
ton. and Georgia, which had Nioat
cd the reconstruction laws a. i had
forfeited its right Of representation,
hay" all been res bred to the Union
which is once more complete. The
condition OF the trcedmon-nOtWith
standing local disturbances still cN
iSting-haS been immensely i'm
proved on the whole Our Indian
policy is now better than it has ever
been under the Government, thanks
to the Presidents operation with
the moral sense OF hccountry. Our
difficulties with great Britain have
been put in Il fair train OF settlement
and peace and II good understand
ing have been maintained with all
foreign nations during an excited
epoch. And although all has not
been done that is desirable toward
tightening the burdens on industry I
and the removal Of war impoSts, vet /.
taxes to the extent Of eighty mill |
ions Of dollars have been taken off, |
and many heavy dates have been (
lighicncd. The revenues have been
honestly collected, so that there has
been less leakage between the peck F..
cts of the people and the Golfers of ,
the treasury, than has been known
before during this generation.
The President himself has stead. |
lily risen in the respect and estima /.
ton Of all disintcrcstcd citizens
Coming suddenly to the very sum
nit and centre of political influence
without any previous political train
ing, it was natural that he should
make mistakes, aid he did make
them. They We're the errors only OF
inexperienced, however, and il is par
ticularly remarkable that they were
rot on the side of power or willtul- I.
ness The Presidents heart has
hccn open to the poor, to the neg.
lcctcd of other races, to all who /.
needed the protection Of law. He /
has grown with experience, till now
he welds his great powers with a
candor, intelligence and sound iudg |
ment, which it would have been
well for the cotli try to have always
had in its Chief Magistrate.-Er
The Washington correspondent /
Of the New York Eocniag Post says .
I he intention 10 remove MIR. Sum |
ncr dates back nearly two months I
ago, when sir Edward Thornton ex.
dressed to Secretary FISH doubts rs .
Ia the Administration being able to /
let such Il treaty as the High Com. /
InisSlonerS might agree upon ratified
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