Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-12-07

message 10 congress IL gwen 10 iE''
country. II We were asked to designate
the characteristic for the showing OF
which it is the mos. remarkable, we
should say it is Grants faculty Of
:uind.ng his own business and letting all
other matters alone. This personal part
Of The message We herewith reproduce
The re naiuder. that which relates 20 the
''s;ats of the Union" We can only briefly
spi;o,nise. The President begins his
message as follows:
Washington. December ..
To the Senate and House OF Repre-
aauia;I.5s: in submitting my eighth ami
iss. annual message 10 Congress II s-enls
proper that 7 should refer 10, ana IL
some degree, recapituia!e the events @.
official acts OF the pas. eight years /.
Was my fortuna. or misfortune. 20 be
called 10 the office of Chief Executive
without any previous political training.
From The age OF /. 1 had never even wit
ne:ied the excitement attending Presl-
dental campaign bU; twice nntecedeEt
10 my OWE candidacy. and at hG: one OF
;Lem was / eligible az : voter. Under
such circumstances it is but reasonable
10 suppose that errors OF Judgment mus.
have occurred. Even had they BOT. di.
tefeuces of opinion h-tweer the Llecu-
i've, bound by al oath 70 III" str;c; per
:arnance 9. his duly. and writer's and
icbsiers. A:ust have arisea. |. is not
necessarily evidence Of bl"n!er or the
part Of sn Executive because i'll hes"
differences OF views mistakes have been
made. as sll candid men admit, b1t il
seems 20 me CitcnaT IL selections made
of assistants appointed TO aid IN carry
ing on: the vari0ns duties Of administer.
ing the Government. III nearly every c. -
selecteI without personal acquaintance
with .Ie sppoirtee. but upon the re nm
EienGaiiou of the Representatives chosen
directly be- the people. ltis impos s!h.e. |
where 80 many trusts are to he allotted, |
,ha, the right parties should be chosen !
III every instance. History shows that !
no administration, from the time OF |
Washington 10 tie TreGsn.. has been free |
from these mistakes: but leave COM |
rsrisoas to history. claiming only that | !
i.avr hc:ed in every Instance IRON con-
scie2tious desire &c do what WAS right
and Constitutional within the law, or for
the bes. inte-est Of the whole people.
Failures have been errors Of judgment,
not Of intent. Ny civil career COM
Inenced. too, 81 u most critical and
difficult time. Less than four wears be-
fore the county had emerged from
conflict such as TO other nation had ever
survived. Nearly ore-half Of tE.' States
had revoi:ed against tie Government, |
4 ri Co f-l 10 he |
l Mon large percentage Of TIE ropu!a-
ton sympathizei with the rebei..4p, and
made an enemy IL the rear. almost as
dangerous as tho more honorable enemy
ia the front. The latter committed ell
rors OF judgment; they msiutalned th.In
openly and couraseous,y. Iue foTm-r
the protection of the Govern
nent they would see destroyed, and
reaped ali the pecuIisry advantages to
i. gained cut of the item existing state
IF Affairs, many Of than by ohtaicioc
snd by swindling the Govern
ren. IL the delivery 0. their goods In !
liud:a.ely Oh the cessation Cf hosti,::jes
he then uOble President, who had car
ned the country 50 FAR through its
'eri.s. fell martyr to lis patiiu ism al
he hands Of an assassin. The irier- {
-cniEg time 70 riy frs: Inauguration {
vas filed mp with wranGling betwrea +,
'ongre - eri he Few Exe .utive a. TO
ne best mode Of TecoCStruc.iOn. Or, 10
peak plainly, as to whether the coU;rol |
{ tine Government should be tbrown /
into the hsc;?s OF those v no
o recently and rersistsDtiy t;ied Ia tle-
troy l., or whether the yictors should 5
ontinue to have an eIual voice with =
hem ia this control. Reconstruction.
; finally agreed upon, means this, and q
My this: except that the late slave was q
niranchised. giving an increase, Is vas d
opposed. 10 the Un:on-ioving and q
nion-suproTti,ng vote. II free, in the Il
I'll sense of the word. they would rot
this expectation. Hence at
he beginning of my fl t administration {
AZ work OF reconstruction was much
by the long delay. Vir-
ially commenced. it was wholly in ap- Il
rowing those acts which aided most Y
earthly and in urcing the Legislatures Il
those States that hid not yet done SO. u
ratify the Fifteenth Amendment TO :,
he Constitution.
This is a marvellous piece OF clesr =
atement and consideration. Il states
rants own connection with the Presi.
ency and lis relation to The scheme OF
with surprising direotness
id cogency. The statement of the p
feet and purpose Of reconstruction lie Is
ost admirable. The debt and what CO
IS been done toward its liquidation; q
o Indian policy and its history and u
,plication i'll the Black Hills; the ad- :"
issicn of the new State Of Colorado;
G condition Of the army; the improve -
ents at the mouth of the Mississippi;
e condition Of the navy, the postal
d agricultural. departments; the CeG- az
nnial exhibition; the elective franchise in
4 it's needed regulations: and the adj OF
n:ages to be gained by the annexation de
San Domingo, these are the various III
bjects treated of. The President is al
.luontly sound upon the subject of the W;
iuirement by foreigners of the rigat ut
vote. Says he:
The attention Of Congress cannot be a
, earnestly called to the necessity of Wi