, 1877-12-08
CURRENT OPINION.

It Is plain In It's Btatoments and dfspassion-
Atc in tone and bears throughout the clear marks
Of being tho sincere utteranco Of IN earnest man,
having strong convictions OF duty, and conscious
that ho IL striving to DC what IL right and best for
bis scountrY.-fAtsadt'phia Lsdgtr tlnA.).
As a whole, this message, 40 clear Of pas
sion or personal policy, 10 moderate In abatement
and argument, wit, b WILDLY acceptable, aud will
tend largely 10 strengthen tho popnlur confidence
in tho honesty, integrity OF purpose, and sincerity
Of tho President Philadelphia l''tss tRep.1.
1t ia d calm. dignlaet. and suggestive pre-.
sentatiou of tho manifold phases OF national
crally w4a aud wcll considered. It Is a far abscr
document than any OF Grant's mosaa1cs, and bears
tho lmpresa OF thon2hlful miad.-LoutsviltS
Goarttr.JoarnaI tDsm.).
II will be seen that Mr.. Hayes has leark.
eaed diligently nnto tho .pselous p'ca!Ings Of tho
lently for Tho dollar Of the fathors On other mat
tets ho mornlxes In ntyls which, II not vary odi-
h4ru'. Tenn. Amt'1eda (Dsa.>.
The message draws the lines sharply,
There can bc no mistake sbout its meaning.
Nothing T. loft 70 infessnco; nothi Ing 10 evaded.
On Il D.n tho pqoee asds
WI WI Va, Va Toe X sana sa xaISn IT'S
Asa whole tho message will meet with
general tr'pp1oya; r. s'Ee phtsseoogy nd
provcmens on she worm. fence English or Grant
that persons Of literary taste will III aome measure
10 rGscnet!sa e Il. ausao: 4 the nsulpef oi tho
There Is lack Of positiveuess on subjects
out y Will % regarded, with lid exception of ito
s3qthesu POLICY psft l. u sound !n sent.nynt, and
Southern policy. sbe general ssasimsnts aadesIyiSs @
tRsp.). "'''''
Tho President used good many words to
~ very i!tts: Except e afm p1.ltion he b.
a sisnss S4 Z ss xa "a IL
~ Ss. 70 .s: s sssssS S gsyt syt rasa a
mtreldt Aarsrliatr tHtu.}.
S1r. Hayes stan,ls by Ills oolou in Ills
message. I1r defends tho Southern policy a.
based on popular ,dcnsand, sc.cahadowcd " hls
opinIou, I'D ey IL owa si.ih'o .aeees. l!s tssst.
ST. Ss'aa't a =. s:ass e sa.'' "'
Tho President has given the world another
proof Of atanes.. Whes. many mea occupy ,.r' ths
and trials; would vscii'ass, aad perhaps yisid )
poaItion 10 tbs gift os ths American psopis dIs.
psys degrees os cooraRo 10 a1ptcsssng his con-
sas' ist S; t iss ,s''''' OF the
The reading OF Presidential messages is
ohe Of taosn aud dulles which editors cannot avoid,
and which n0ne blt c1ituEs can aurytve; aal We
can confidently ssy that IN long aud sal { peri.
ence We haru never kH1wa Z Presidential mrssags
In which 10 coploat huod OF Wutds submerged 10
small an amount Of ideas Ia The ulteranccs III shY
truly good Il. y. Msyea, 1t ts tn Eyarts' worst
vcLn.-Ss. Louis Q'oal. .Dtmoefat tRep.).
Although not State paper OF marked
ability, Il u OF more than ayerngs perspicuity Of
Executive u,etsaxes, aud In general will cuRoafe
fayos4hIy with any thai hase bern laid before IL ia
recent yeAfs. On QUO or two questions II might
have been ulofe aggressive, particularly on that oi
cyil.6efs!ce reform. slucs tle Administration has
made % much of It In othrr ways tut II rauaoI oe
denied that ou the whole frankness has been well
tsmcesed br psadence.- tA!tddftphla 1Hmts
t[A0.l.
The Southern policy Ia treated with O Ger.
taln alEy aud bosu.lny ehaaEfulueaa that may Or
may not bu auiendsd tu bids apoloxutlu teu1uuey
Of sentiment, but which 10 cGttuinly 1u1d, thu
vehicle for some 6na writing In tho ITO vein. liz
ts snluently correct, though, In tho propagation
that tha policy haa brought about very much In.
proved condition Of thiDss III tho South. And for
thls tha SOUTH " grateful thlt tho PFgedeas has
uur tutl psrniSAtoD to make whatever excuses DO
sass 1t " biz pAsty.-4tw 0rtsaAs 1a044 iD<Hs. ].
Tho drst annual message OF President
HAJea u calculated 10 produce favorable lmprca.
sion both u hons aud abroad u we'll from its Run-
aral tons and sptft ~ from the Soundness and
COED sense ot IL principal Recommendation II