, 1873-03-08

HfcEtH0nt
Writos his own mesangoH.
from tho Netp FORK Times
iho addrees, az Whole, bcnrs tito unrnistnk-
ia blunt straightforward nnd practical doca-
mont, with no protonHion to literary graces, and
with plonty Of those minor fnults OH which tho
literary amateurs and tue dictionary-men cau find
gooa deal Of exercise for their small wits. It
rofioetn not few Of tho personal feelings Of tho
rresdent In favor OF certain developments Of
National activity. which, perhaps, are hacking
IN aotnd economical basis. In d mnu Of leBa
perfect Bof-restrant, and 1eHB complete Bubor-
common senHo OF tho people, such opinions
might bo dangerous As 1t il. tho President ia
TOO outspoken to conceul his belief that the Na-
usually committed to Individual enterprise. villa
1t ia perfectly certain that e has too keen aenso
OF tho responsibilities Of his position to urgo
such aotals of policy beyond tho limit which
notll tho people mud their Representatives would
From the Nelg FORK Woria,
tho inaugural aaresg Wo C could I 'u0sng say ppao1 o1
deal In exposure of ita aovenly, inaccurate Inn
guago, its strange mixture Of commonplace and
ibomenst, md ot It's osaIste grotcsquo abaurd-
Pyosont of a saG1si tdd 10 ss b. 91e @ o, WhoP "a
idoa that tho whole world is coon to apoak ono
language 1--WE wonder II it ia to bo tho
American language" Of Gen. Grant),
Snd sz sem0 no ands ons wo thl
but stnnding at a reyeront distance In ailcnt
wonder and admiration Tho Book Of Royela-
tions teaches us that at tho great day Of judg-
mont all nations and tongues shall bo nummoned
Grant thore will bo, by TINT tine, but ono na-
ton and one tongue. But tho Bible aud the
ology apart, what aro we to think OF statesman
who expects that tho Chinese and patagonians aro
rians, Hottontots, and Japanose are to nyo their
Washington?
From The Ne,O York Herald.
Both the matter and tho stylo of the concise
document will, no doubt, DO criticised freely,
and not always in frioudly spirit; but il II cal-
makea up in honesty md sincerity tor iii it may
lack in diplomatic tact aud finished rhetoric. Aa.
composition 1t is faulty, and some Of it's posi-
tions are fairly open to criticism yet, aa a
mnolS we n it. n 1arneatness Which
tho Administration during the next four
years than has prevailed during tho torn
that has just closed.
The Republican patty to.d4y is an ofrenao in tho
his election to himself and not to the Republic
can party. His inaugural address leads us to
hopo that ho will exercise tho independence ho
has won, and that tho new policy OF his second
not for tho politicians.
From the Nctn Tork Sun.
:, Con. Grants second inaugural nddress haR
the mcrrit Of brovfty, Aut, considering itn quail
ity, would have been moro croditable to him had
It boen still moro brief.
It consists Of disjointod sentences and con-
ously, like pudding-stone.
Tho President not only enforces tho impor-
tance Of education by precopt, but illustrates II
BY his own example. His style Of composition
is not worthy Of an Intelligent schoolboy 10 years.
old.
But, while the address is stupid, it Ia patri-
otto. His opposition to large etanding force,
naval or rmtlisary,-suggestod repeatedly rathee
than Clearly expressed -amacks more Of states
manehip than anything elHe that he says.
The address reads good doal like the speech
Of d sovereign, who considers himself the father
Of tho nation, and imagines that the people de-
rive their happiness aud prosperity from him, Or
like that OF \ big Indian Chief to hie tribe.
: In tho closing paragraph of his address, the
President conveys the Intelligence that lie has
been abused. we nre sorry to hear thiH,-wo
are quito sure he does not rofer to the Sun-
and wo hopo TINT such thing will never occur
again.
Ho speaks Of steam as II 1t had boon first
utilized during his standardization hut does not
suggest any preventative against the bursting OF
Rtoum boi0rA
From The Cincinnati Commercial,
Our reluctant judgment is TINT the Presidents
address was not worthy the occasion. It is por-
vaded by an intonso lf-congcioueness, which
shows that Bwarms OF Bycophants and datterora
who surround him have not been without their
evil influence The President pays his respecta to
Divine Providence aftcr the manner Of bestowing
undorstand that under Providence they aro
being nttentiyely looked after by benign Chiof
Magistrate. Cortasnly We should bo duly grate~
full for all TINT Providence md tho President are
1nk.. rtS1
people nre largely responsible for their own hard
lot or welfare, and TINT ono Of their most odioua
and dangerous faults is that Of hero wogshiping,
mud tho ignorant disposition to give up to indi-
Nothing could have been in worse taste than
the tnlk about himself with which tho PIesident's
address concludes. It is evidence rather Of
wounded vanity ttan Of gratitied pride, and its
unwholesomoness must boapparent oyou to those
who arc lowest in tho Dirt and loudest with tic
lungs shouting "f1ai to the Chief who in
Triumph Advances" The President is pleased
to speak of the =" abuse aud Islander" TINT han
has been ehowered upon him, and he is good
enough to mention that his recollection is pop
ular verdict In his favor. Ho should have been
persuaded by those near enough to Bootho his
irritation, to spare tho country thnt exhibition
OF his weaknoss, aud Of tho soreneAs Of his
wounds. Ho was chosen President for second
term mainly because the people feared a change
preferred tho endurance Of the evils they had
to flying to otlers unknown. Tho "abugo and
Blan1or" complained Of wGs In groat measure the
simplest tetateu1entB racicable Of tunquestionablo
tions on hia head, with tho peoples full knowl-
edge Of thoir oxiatonco, and that they wore, to
Say tho least, yory deplorablo. Ho was chosen
as the leaaer owl. That is no verdict that ho
WAS, aB d politician, imnlaculatoly conceived, or
that, as preaideut, ho has been an infalliblo
ruler. He was ro-o1ectod President because tho
Democratic party geta understanding slowly,
aud, by it's attitude nn1 organi2atton, maintains
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