Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-03-13
INAUGURAL aDDREss.


dents worst enemies admit this message
to be purely production 81 his own,
they find nothing that Morton or any
other man put in Few men in 40 few
words would express so much az Grant
has done in thi. brief document. 1t
has none of the uncertain sounds that
mark the iatter.day statesman. We are
pe,iiioa on any subject touched His
language is that Of a strai. ht-turward
man, Capable OF only one construction
Here is the message:
FELLOW CITIZENS Under Divine Proyi-
dence have been call. Il second fIne 10 act
c;iieI executive over lliie great ION. II
has been my earnest eHdeavor in The past 10
maintain ali The laws, and SO Tar as lay IN nay
power 10 act Tor The best interests II The
.shole people. My bert efforts viii be given III
the saine direction III the future, ded, Trust,
by tour years experience in Office.
When my hrin term ut the Office ni CHIEF
executive ucga;i the country had not recover
Cd from the effect of IL great internal revd.u-
.iuii, and three of Tie former states of the
rciatit,iia. III seemed ~ me wise ,hat no new
question should be raised 50 long that con-
ditIon OF affairs existed therefore ID The past
four yeais has AL been done thai could be
done 10 restore harmony, the pubic CT, dit,
commerce and al Tie arts OF peace and
progress.
Ii l. my first conviction that the civilized
world Is tending toward repub icanIsm or gov
einment by The people through their chosen
rcpresen aiyes, and our own great republic Is
destined TO be the guiding star 10 all Others.
Under our rcpnh. IL We support an arm; less
than that OF amy European power OF any
standing, and hayy less Than that OF at least
| live vi iiiem, here cou,d be no extension Oh
territory on This continent that WouId call tor
an INCREASE OF This force, but, rather might
such an extension bic us To diiiliell il. he
! theory oi government changes With general
| progress.
| Now that the telegraph is made available
| Tor communicating thought, together with
| the RAPID transit by steam, Il parts OF the
continent made more contiguous for All
! purposes OF the government and the com
muhicatlun between The extreme units OF the
| country, l. made easier than il was through
out the Old thirteen states, ut the beginning
| OF our natluiai existence.
| The effects OF tie iatc civil strife have been
| To fee the save and make linn ciiiZcn. And
! yet, he Is not POSSESSED vi the civil rights
! wl Oh citizenship should carry with Ii. Ills
| Is WRONG aud should bc correetcd-tu this cor
| rectIon stand committed 80 far is executive
| iuilnence can avail. Social equally Is not
subjcci 10 bc ie2isiated upon nor, shall ASK
| that any hing DC done 10 advance thc social
| Status 81 tAc co!ored man, except 10 give him
| a fair chance 10 deyclope what there Is good
! IN hiin--g!ye Inn access TO schools, and when
! he travels iet him feel assured Thai hle con
| duci viii regulate the treatment he Wi re-
| ceive.
| states lately at war with the general
government are now happily rchtbiied, ana
| no executive control i, exercised IN any .ne
| OF them that would not bc exercised III any
| other state under like circumstances.
In the tirsi year OF The administration the
| proposition came up for the admission OF
SanIO Domingo as Il territory OF The Union.
| ii Was not question OF iny seeking. bul
| proposition from the people oi Santo Domingo,
| and one which cn. GRAINED. | believe now
! a, l did then, that il Was to the interest OF
| this country, Tor the people OF Santo Domingo
| and ali concerned, that llie proposition should
| be received laNorabty. 1t Was, however, re-
| garded unconstitutional and. therefore, The
| subject WAS never brought up again by me.
| In The future, White !iV,d my pre,eul office,
| the subject oi annexation oi terriioay must
| have the support oi the people before | Viii
recommend any proposition oohng to such
! acquisition. | via say here now, however,
that | do not share in the app. chull>iou felt by
| many ae To the danger 81 governments be-
| coming weakened and destroyed by reason of
| TIER extension OF territory. Commerce, cdu-
| cation and rapid transit ui thought and mat
ter by telegraph and steam have changed this
| belief, rather This disbelief 10 4 conviction
that our Great Master Is preparing the world
in Ills own good time for Of5e fR;tpn speak
ing one langnagc and when armies and nayIes
will hc 40 longer required. My efforts in the
future viii be directed 10 the restora ion of
| III
our common country, To The restora,isn of
cur currency to a fixed value as compared
with The worlds standard OF yatues-go.d, u
possible to par with Ii ; to the construction
OF cheap routes at travel throughout the
land, to the end that the produces OF all seq
tiu,is may find market and icavc a living
renuucia ion TO the producer TO The nain,e-
nance oi friendly relations with ali our neigh
bor> and with distant nallou- 10 the cst;ib.
h,hnicut OF our commerce and share III The
carrying trade on the ocean 10 the cncour-
, agcment OF suC h malluiaC, uiing Interests as
can be economically puIsHeu III th, count. Y :
to the Ind, thar The eXpnrto oi home pro-
dues and industries may pay for impurt, t.,
the only sure me,hod OF returning 10 or per
mtneutly maint aiillitg specie basis To the
e.cration Of labor ana by humane course 10
bring the abofignce of llIr country under the
benign influence OF education and ciNuiLai ion.
II Is either ihi. or war oi cXIerniia ION.
pie pursuing commerce ana an industrial pur-
suits are expensive, even against The weakest
people, All are demuranzng and wicked.
Our superiority at Strength aid advantages
OF ciyllzatlOn should make Ii, icnient toward
! the Indian. The wrong arcad mile led upon
, him should he taken INTO account and The
baance placed 10 his credit. The moral view
OF The question should br considered and The
question asked Cannot the Indian be made u
useful and productive member of oUcIc. Y by
proper tcachit Z and ttament when the Ell
fort i, made in good faith We will stand
approved before the civilized nations OF the
earth. and IN oar Consciousness Tor having
made il. All these things are not To be ;c-
comp lshed 10y one individuals, bat they viii
receive support and such fccummeuja hon 10
congress as wiiI IN my judgment, best serve
10 carry them nso effort. beg your support
aud encouragement. Ii ha, been, and /, nv
earnest desire 10 correct abuses that have
grown up IN the civI! service Of the country
10 secure hi, relofma ion, ruies regulating
the method of appointment and promo, lon
We're established and have been traced Nv
efforts for such rtfur'na ion shalt tc continued
To The best ot my Judgment, and The spirit Of
the rules adopted viii hc mann aimed
| acknowledge before this a>semb.age. rep
resentlng as Ii does, every section II our
country. the obligation | am under t., my
countrymon for the great houol they have
conferred on me, by returning me To The
highest Office in the land and The ,urIh her OBJ
iigal ION resting on me To rende- hem he best
services within my power. lhi, | promise,
looking forward with The greatest anxiety 10
the GAY when | shall be released from re>porl-
Hihiii'ie> That at times are almost overwhcim-
lng, and from which | have scarcely hat! a
respite from the rvrntfui firing upon Fort
SutnpteT IN April, 1861, Ia The present day
My services were then rendered aud accepted