Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-03-29
The Second Term.

inenC IN the financial condition O
the country, of the most gratifyin.
progress towards reform in al
branches of the civil service, ar,
some OF the many cheering auspIce.
under which the President begin.
his second term OF office. In his frs
inaugural address he pledged him
self to enforce no policy against tn,
VIII OF the people; to protec The
, validity of the national obligation
to the public creditor; to a '.iaith
-ful collection OF the revenue, and
the greatest practical retrenchment
IN expenditure il. every department
OF government In the difficult and
perplexihg matter of reconstruction
he promised to urge the represents.
tlves of the people to lay aside ''pre.
Iudice, hate, or sectional PRIDE
While enforcing a just regard for
security of person, property, aud
ior religious and political OpionIolI
In every art of our common coan-
try" The history of the last four
years furnishes ample proof of the
Presidents fidelity to these pledges.
Fake, as a striking illustration. the
financial progress. of the country un i.
der his administration.
During the Presidential term
which closed on the 4th March
1865, 900, 900 of the public debt were
cancelled; and which for the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1869, the in
terest charged on the debt amount
ed to Sl3l, 100000, it will not ex-
coed for the year ending June 30,
1873, the sum of S107 900, 900. The
steady progress of retrenchment in
government expenditures is shown
by the fact that while. exclusive Of
the interest on the debt, the general
expenses of the government for the
year ending JUNE 80, 1869, were
$780, 100000, they will not exceed
tor the year ending June 80, 1873,
the sum of 1888, 800, OOO-a saving
OF S37,OO0,000. Besides this, the
burden of taxation has BEEN light
ened as compared with the rates OIL
1869, to the extent of $I7O, 900. 900 |
a yea, without impairing the eIasti-
city Of the revenue, which from |
S3Il ,00O,O 900 in 1863, has increased |
tc the estimate total OF 1920. 900. coo
Tor the present year. Substantial
facts like these appeal clearly to
the practical sense and Intelligence
OF the country and inspire full ccn.
ndence IN the Presidents DECLARE.
ton that his '.best efforts will beJ
gwen In the same direction in the-
future.
On the great questions which
during the last four years have come
prominently before thepublic-tbat
Of securing for the coiored citizen
all the rights belonging to citizen.
SHIP, that of civil service reform. II
that of the extension of territory.
ana that OF the policy to be pursued
,oward the Indians-the President.
II ms second inaugural address.
pretty ihditates his position. /,
With reference to the first he saws: [
The effects of the late civil strife 4
ave been TO free the slave and i
make him a citizen, yet he is not I
'osSessed of the civil rights which 5
citizenship should carry with it. II
his is wrong, and should be cor /,
ected. To this correction shand |
omlultted so tar as executive infin- {
NE can avail. Social equality is t
ot "a subject to be leglslated UPON.
or Shall l ask that anything be s
one to advance the social status of {
ne eolored man, except to give him e
far chance to develOpe what there a
good III him. Give him access to c
chools: and when he travels. let il
I'M feel assured that his conduct S
Ill regulate the treatment and fare D
e will receiver I,-1 n
with reference to reform in the v
VI service he says: alt has been Ii
ld Is my earnest desire to correct ii
buses that have grown up in the a
VII service of the country. To Sc s;
ire this reformation rules regulat d
x methoas OF appointment and G,
r0inotion were established and s
we been tried My efforts for Z,
lch reformation shall be Continued b
The best Of my Judgment. The ii
'irlt OF the rules adopted will be L
I f.s alsI In
With regard to the extension Of h;
ir1toIy, the President briefly allu, M
Is 10 The project for the allnexa. sc
III OF San Domingo, which, he says, p,
As not a question of his seeking. -,
It a proposition from the people OF W
AT island. He relterates his opin. at
a that it was for the best inter. er
is OF this country and for the peo. bu
3 OF San Domingo that the bro. he
sltlon should be received fayor,. IN
=, but he adds: alt was, however. bc
ected constitutionally, and there, W;
70 the subject was never brought We