Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-03-04

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INTELLIGENCE E.
President Grants Inaugural Speech.
The following Is the address of Pres
ident Grant, delivered In Washington
to-day. at his Inauguration
WASHINGTON, March 4.-Fellow-citi-
zens-Under Providence I have been
called a second time to act as Execu-
tive over this great nation. 1t has been
my endsavor In the past to maintain
all the laws, and so far as lay In my
power, to act for the best interests OF
the whole people. Ny best efforts will
be given In the same direction In the
future, aided, I trust, BY my four years
experience In tho office. When my
FIRST term Of the office of Chief Execu-
tive began, the country had not recov-
cred from the effects Of a great inter-
national revolution. Three Of the for
mer States of tho Union had not been
restored to their federal relations. 1t
seemed to me wise that no question
should be raised as to that condition OF
affairs which then existed, therefore
the last four years, so far as could,
went to restore harmony. public credit,
commerce and all the arts Of peace and
progress. 1t Is my firm conviction that
the civilized world is tending toward
republicanism. or a government BY
the people through their chosen
representatives, and our own great
Republic IL destined to be the
guiding star to all others. Under
our republican form of government
we support an army less than that OF
any European power Of any standing,
and a navy less than at least five OF
them. There could be no extension OF
territory on this continent which would
call for ALI increase Of this force, but
rather might such an extension enable
US to diminish 1t. The territory Of the
Government changes with general
progress, now that the telegraph Is
made available for communicating
thoughts, together with rapid transit
BY steam, and all parts of the CONT
nent are made contiguous for all pur-
poses Of government, and communi-
cation between the extreme limits OF
the country Is made easier than 1t was
throughout the old thirteen states at
the beginning Of our national exist
euce. The effects of the late civil
strife have been to free the slave aud
make him a citizen; yet he Is not pos
sessed Of the civil rights which citizen
| ship should carry with 1t. This Is
wrong, and should be corrected. 10
| this correction I stand committed, so
far as Executive influence can
avail. Social equality is not a
subject to be legislated upon,
nor shall I ask that anything be done
to advance tho social status of the COL
ored man, except to give him a fair
chance to develop what there Is good
In him, give him access to schools, and
when he travels let him feel assured
that his conduct will regulate the treat
ment he will receive.
The States at war with the general
government are now happily rehabili-
tated, and no executive control Is OK
erclsed In any one Of them that would
not be exercised In any other State I'M
der like circumstances. In the first
year of the past administration the
proposition came up for tho admission
of San Domingo as a Territory Of the
Union. 1t was not q question Of my
seeking, but was a proposition from
tho people Of San Domingo. l be-
lieve now, as I did then, that 1t
was for the best interests Of
this country, for the people of Santa
Domingo, and all concerned, that the
proposition should be received favora'
bly,. It was, however, regarded un'
constitutional, aud therefore the sub
ject was never brought up again BY
me. In the future, while l hold my
present office. the subject OF acquisi'
ton of territory must have the support
Of the people before will recommend
any proposition looking to acquisition
I say now, however, that | do not
share In the apprehension felt by ma
ny as to the danger Of the government
becoming weakened and destroyed by
reason of tho extension of territory
Commerce, education and the rapid
transit Of thought and matter by tele
graph and steam have changed this be
lief, or rather disbelief, that our Great
Maker Is preparing the world In hi
own good time for one great nation
speaking one language, and when ar
mics and navies will be no longer re
quired. My efforts in the future will
be directed to the restoration Of goot
feeling between different sections o
our common country to the restora'
ton Of our currency to a fixed value
as compared with the worlds STANDARD
of values In gold, and, If possible, to
par with It; to the construction o
cheap routes Of transit throughout thu
land, to the end that products OF al
sections may find a market, and give
living remuneration to the producer
to the maintenance Of friendly rela
tons with all our neighbors and wit
distant nations; to the establishment
of our commerce, and share In the cal
i, rying trade upon the ocean to the en-
couragement Of such manufacturing In
dustries as can be economically pu,
sued In this country, to the end tina