The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1876-12-06
That's What's the Matter with
Hayes---Louisiana Made to
Give Him 3,437
Majority,
SOUTH CAROLINA STRUGGLES
With KellOgg's Satrapy for Bad
Observation-Disclosures
Counted in by 3,OH Ma
jOrity.
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.

He Admits the Corn ON His Appoint
ments-And DiseOurses About the War
Some-The Indi, ns-The Army and
Gus Centennial-An Educational Quail
ificafiOn for VOters-Buy SantO Do
mingO and BE Happy.
To the Senate and House of Representatives:
In submitting my eighth and last annual
message to congress, it seems proper that
should refer to and in some degree recapitulate
the events and official acts of the past eight
years. 1t was my fortune or misfortune TO be
called to the Office of chief executive without
any previous political training From the age
OF IL i. had never even witnessed the excite
twice antecedent to my own candidacy,
and at but one of them was l
eligible as "a voter. Under such
that errors of judgment must have occurred.
Even had they not differences of opinion, be-
tween the executive, bound by ain oath 10 the
strict performance of his duties, and writer's
and debaterS, must have arisen. 1t is not
cessarily evidence OF biunder on the part OF
the executive because there are these differ
ences of views.
APOLOGY FoR MISTAKES.
Mistakes have been made, as all can see ana
admit, but il seems 10 me oftener in the Sc
lections made of assistants appointed to aid i'm
carrying out the various duties of adj
nanIster1ng a1d,, ne goVernInent IN nearly
Sse seiee'ed tS the without WITHOUT
recommendations of representatives chosen
directly by the people. IL is impossible that
right parties should he chosen in many in
stances. History shows that the administra-
tion, from the time OF Washington to the pres
comparisons TO history, claiming only that
have acted in every Instance from conscien-
tious desire TO do what was right, constitutional
within the law and for the very best interest
of the people. My failures have been errors
OF judgment, not OF intent.
ABOUT THE WAR AGAIN.
My civil career commenced at the utmost
mr. iQf7If
before the country had emerged from con-
fiict,such as no other nation had ever survived
Yearly one-half of the states had revolted
ing faithful TO the union large percentage of
Bhe population sympathized with the rebel
dangerous as the more honorable enemy i'm
front. The latter committed errors of tudg-
ment, but they maintained them openly and
courageously; the former received the protec-
tion of the government they wanted to
see destroyed, and reaped all the pecuniary
advantage to be gained out of the then exist
ing state of affairs, many of them by obtaining
contracts and by swindling the government
in the delivery of their goods. Immediately
president, who had carried the country so far
through its perils, fell martyr to his patriot
fSIn az the hands of an assassin.
RECoSsTRUCTIox
The intervening time 10 my first Inaugural
flon was filled up with wranglings between
congress and the new executive as TO
the best mode of reconstruction; or, to
speak plainly, TO whether the control
ofthe government should be thrown imme-
diafely into the hands of those who had re-
Gently and persistently tried to destroy H. or
whether the victors should continue to have
an 60 ual voice with them in this control Re-
sonstru;tion, as finally agreed upon, means
was enfranchised, giving an increase, as was
supposed, TO the Union and supporting the
votes OF frcemen in the full sense OF the word
They would not disappoint this ex
pecfation, hence, at the beginning of my
administration, the work OF reconstruction
tually commenced It was the work OF the
legislative branch Of the government. Nv
pnoyince was wholly In approving their acts,
which did most heartily, urging the legisla-
lures OF states that had not done TO raflfy
the f1fteenfh amendment 10 the constitution.
Tbee0unfry was Iaboring under an enormous
debt. contracted in the suppression OF the re-
belli0n- TAXATION was so oppressive
as 10 discourage production. Another
danger also threatened US, for
eiRn war. The last difficulty had TO be
adjusted, and was adjusted without war, in