Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-03-05
INAUGURAL ADDRESS
PRESIDENT GRANT

| Fellow-citizens: Under Providence, |
have been called second time to act rs
| Executive over this great nation. 1t has
| been my endeavor in the past to main
tain 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 III the same direction in the future,
aided, l trust, by my four years expe-
rience in office.
| When my first term of Office as Chief
| Executive began the country had not re-
covered from the effects of great inter-
nal revolution, three of the former
States of the Union had not been restored
to their Federal relations, and it seemed
to me wise that no question should be
raised as to that condition of affairs;
therefore, the last four years, 50 far as l
was able, were directed to restoration
of harmony, public credit, commerce
and all the arts of peace and progress.
! 1t is my firm conviction that the civilized
world is tending towards republicanism,
or governments by the people through
their chosen representatives., and our
own great republic is destined to be the
guiding star of all others. Under our
republic we support an army less than
that of any European Power of any
standing and a navy less than that of at
least five of them. There could be no
extension of territory on this continent
which would call for an increase of this
force, but rather would such an extern
sion enable us to diminish it. BY general
progress, now that the telegraph is made
available for communicating thoughts,
together with the rapid transit by steam,
all parts Of the continent are made con-
tiguous for all the purposes of govern
ment, and communication between ex-
IRENE parts of the country is easier now
than it was throughout the thirteen
States at the beginning of our national
existence.
The effects of the late civil strife have
been to free the slave and make him
citizen, yet he is not possessed of the
civil rights which citizenship should
carry with it. This is wrong, and should
be corrected. To this correction l stand
committed so far as Executive influence
can avail, Social equality is not a sub
ject to be legislated upon, nor shall ask
that anything be done to advance the So
cial status of the cOlored lnan, EXCEPT to
give him q 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 regu-
late the treatment he will receive.
The States lately at war with the Gen
eral Government are now happily re-
habilitated, and no Executive control is
exercised in any one of them that would
not be exercised in any other State under
| like circumstances
~ 'ne hfsl year Vi 'he past AamlhiS'
ua'iol .he proposition came up lor 'he
uei! ms VI san Dohlih8o as a territory
"a 'ilo Enlon; ~ was lot question: VI
ny 'oeh,ns' puV was Proposl''on IRON
I"e p.oplG W ''t iDotnin5o' anu wien i. !
=, .n't .t 'a'i u. o.neIe now, as ul1
~. .len' MA. IL was lor 'ne peSt INTERESTS oi
.n!s county, ior lne people VI oah 10
iii.noo anu az Ioleeiiieo 'lat lhe propq,
sia,on s.louiu oe ieeei'eu Ia'oraoS' II
T"'' nv" le5'iueu o'nel "Ioe' "no
.neieioie tne suoJIc' was never prpuSil
Up "sain y, me: II iuIuit' "hlte hoio
~ Iteal-ts -. 'no SUI wv VI lao "c
Io..'.i ~ ~ "a teiiito'! niust nave 'ne sup
p . VIC peoPio oeo Miil recon-
-. any pipPoa'tIon iooAihe W suel
d 49,, eh %! loM, hoMevei' lna'
W. NV sii".e n, ~ ens apprehension nt lev ps
% W .iIo oaIASei u u
becoming weakened anu oeStroyea ..
i rnmao vi an et;ension ol terll'ory
o ~ .hnh eulea.ion anu iaplu .ians''
OF Thought and matter by telegraph anc
II. ~ s.eani nase eianseu tnIs peiigi. Al
1nls l", m ENCOURAGES 'ne oe,lel 'llat oul
IIea' haher IS preparing the Worlu' IL
his own goou time, 1or one great nation
speaking one language, ana when armies
ana havies VIII DE no longer required
MY efforts IN the future Will be dlrectee
TO the restoration OF good 1eellng between
dlfferent sections OF our common coun
, try.to the restoration OF our currency tt
, a liked value rs compared with the
worlds standard OF values, gold, ant
with 1t the construction OF cheap routes