Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-03-07

With respect to the financial condition OF the country
shall not att einpt an extended history OF the em9ar
ing Tie past three years. The depression in all ou
varied commercial and manufacturing interest,
is73 stl continues II is very gratfyng however &c
be able 10 say that there are indications all aTound Hs
currency question, intimately connected as Is VIII
the topic may be permitted to repeat here the
ment the feeling of uncertainty insepogaoe from an
irredeemabe paper currency with lts tr ~
prosper rus times. The only safe paper currency ~
one that rests upon coin basis ana IS at az Itos
fore expressed by ME in favor Of CONGRESSIONAL egls
aton in behalf of an early Resumption o. speclo Ply
that the interests, well as the pubic sentiment Oh
the country imperatively demand H. , oo,diti,r of
I %" W. arc rem1ded by The international compiler
tions abroad threatening the peace of Europe That
our traditional rule OF non-nterference in the aalrs
IF sgT 6t to b1 PsS 8t EySda III
The pol cy naugprated by my honored Predecessor S
questions in dispute between ourselves and foreign
powers points toa new and lne0mparaDly the De5t
insrumentaty for the preservation OF peace ana Will
as believe become benehcent example Of the course
II nnhapply questions of difference should at any
time during the period Of my administration arise
betreen the United States and any foreign govern
ment it will certainly be my disposition and my hope
to aid IN their settlement in the Same peaceful and
honorable way, thus securing to our country tae
great blessings Of peace and mutual good offices with
Fellow Citizens: We have reached the close of a
political contest marked by the excitement when
usually attends the contests between great political
parties, whose members espouse and advocate with
earnest faith their respective creeds.
Circumstances were perhaps in no respect extraor-
dnary save in the cI2'eness and the consequent W.
tory of the country has been deemed best IN view OF
the pecua circumstances of the case that the obec
tons and questions in dispute with reference to the
counting Of the electoral votes should be referred to the
deesion Of tribunal 9PnonteS for Or. thS PURPOSE
its members all of them men of long established re
puation for integrity aud intelligence, aud with the
exception of those who also members of the Sill
preme judiciary, chosen equally from both political
parties its deliberations enlightened by the research
and tho arguments OF able counsel, was entitled 70 the
fullest confidence of the American people Its dccls
ions lave been patiently wa ted for and accepted us
legally conclusive by the general Judgment Of the
public. For the present opinion viii widely vary as
to tue wisdom Of the several conclusions announced
by that Tribunal This il to be anticipated IN every
where matters of dispute made the subject
of arbitration under the forms of law Human judy
than wrong by the unsuccessful party III
the contest The fact that two great Political parties
have i'll this way settled dispute in regard to which
good men differ, to the facts and the law, no less
than as TO the proper course to be pursued in solving
the question in controversy is an occasion of general
reiolcing Upon one point there is entire unanimitv
in public sentiment that conflicting llms to the Prof
that when justed the general acJuesCence of the
nation ought surely to follow.
whore the right of the suffrage is universal, to give
to the world the nrst example in history Of a great
nation in the midst Of struggle of opposing parties for
power hushng its party tumults to yield the issue OF
the contest to adjustment according to the forms OF
Looking for the guidance of that divine hand by
which the destluies of nations ana lndiVdvals are
Judges fellow citizens, here and everywhere TO unite
with me in an earnest effort to SECURE to our country
the blessing not only Of material prosperity but OF
Justice, peace aud uHlona union depending not upon
the constraint OF force but upon the loving devotion
Of free people; that all things may be ordered and
settled upon the best and surest foundations, the
peace aud happiness, truth aud Justice religion and
niety may be established among us for all genera
lions,