Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-12-06
President Grants Annual MeSsafe.

President Grants Annual Message.
To The Stnase cnd Hsust Of REPRESENTATIVES;
In submitting my eighth and last annual ressags
and
the past eight years,
4 PERSONAL sTAtE31ESf.
It was my fortune misfortune to be called to tn
e cal rsnnx ErG The age Ct had
srs tSsf v sssdtf
ma. errors Of Judgment must have occurred even ha
not rs Of Of the e n
ties and writers and debater. must have arisen. 1t
sets ct at. n hs M
Mistakes nave been made as all can see. and admit
assistants appointed to aid in the variop
duties Of adnnistering the Government in nearl
Tith the arnointee but upon recqmmendatons OF tn
impossible. where many trusts to be allotted
tn the right parties should bs hpsen in every ID
the time of Washington to the present has been FREE
a pT IN
conscientious desire to do what right and con
the Futures have been
Judgement, not of intent.
THE WORK OF RECONsTRUCTIoS.
Ny civil career commenced. too at most critica
and dlffGult time Less than four years before IN
country had EMERGED from conflict such as no othe
States had revolted against the Government, and %
those remaining faithful to the mon large percent
age of the population sympathized with the rebellion
and made an enemy i'll the rear almost dangerous a
committed errors of Judgment, bnt they maintained
them "rsnly and GO, the former recevet
stroy ed and reaptd all the eeuary advantage to b.
d them by obtaining contracts and by sWind!ns tn
government i'll the delivery OF their goods. Inmedla
te on the cessation of hosllties the then noble Pre-
sldc who had carried the country 30 far through III
assarsn The iI tme to nv rst
ton Vas tieI up with wransnss between C"nsres
troll OF the y?t phnu b THROWN ,mm a,e
into the hands of those who had recently and per
sisteny tiied to destroy 1t. or whether the vctor
TINS control
Reconstruction as finally agreed upon. means this
and MY this, except that the late slave enfran
rhlsed, giving an Increase as we supposed, t. the
Union by LOVING and Union supporting voters II tree
point tins exrectAtion. Hen, a; the beginning Of NJ.
embarrassed by the long delay virtually commenced
was the work OF the legislative branch OF the COY
eminent. My province was wholly III approving thel
acts, when ala most heartily; urging thr
teentn ane ndlnent to the C1nstltution
DIFFICULTIES 10 BE OVERCOME
The country was laborins under an enormous deb
taxation as 50 oppressive as to discourage rodictioi
u, ~ danger Threatened us, ioreisn war The
without var aud N manner hlsnls honorable L
the, last Sven Years i.eary lire hundred miii"ns Of
Glars and the national debt has been reduced tAt
of dollars. b refnnCilIi-, The per cent. b'nied
debt tur bonds bearing I'VE aud tour and one halt
reduced from over ono hundred and tLlrty inlps OF
q Liar III 1859 t. bat IttIe over one h'lId ed mlII us
OF dollars le.6
rHE BALANCE as TRADE
Has lern charged from hundred and thirty
one AtndIed at tw-ujy millions 81 d@lIars IL our ia
n IA i:.o l, co"tiltl,a!iy heneNed tna the hai-
aud no; diin.uIs and tlat the pel@e OF Congress to
re- ni,.r sirrie lay lnrn.s IA ~ WI be easily r-
le- lsla lo4 til. subject.
INDIANS
lnhabInl large portion 81 the territory OF the mt
nded Indian ho,tltics IN The "holr land EXCEPT IN
a pprtlon If \tDr4skt aud OAK ia. Wyoming and
,r ,4cIl-s te!rt' Io,tIs tnel have ro~n cat Of
the white man who has violated oar treaty stipulation
Inc question might be asked why the Government
has nos eut"r'ri ooe -tr I. tn Terms OF te treaty
-lols hy wn~ inr ANSWER IS simple he first emil
ra,r, i r4cn 4Isl erIes # god ok INTO t.Atre II
Increased anoers '''d llas ctu1!lA been found II
would uy result III t1e 'l--rrti'n Il III" tuih o1 tine
-ih'Its III ans natter uA~' !I""tNrr nr n rrhHrd
sloJ"t 10 inc approval OF tpnrr~s y, treaty r"ilnE
rs rnt ioJ ii l...l.n .olcs aud tIr4tiieng IS
iuIA srtIortA - tte >rrrlars OF tue Interior ait
ANN .e-I,rr Il Indian Affairs
tu.l ~>pt,,rd tilrrll. mat r-er t. those reports
III. re- JtiIll4t -dltltil~ ny "~u
KEiAGIp>s WITH FOREIGN POWERS,
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