New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-03-07

ing It's necessity In terms almost identioaI
of their specific Import with those have
here employed, must be accepted AZ a CON
elusive argument-in behalf of these meas-
urea, ~ must be regarded rs the express
zion Of the united voice and will OF the
whole country, upon this subject, and both
political parties are virtually pledged to
give 1t their unreserved support.
The President Of the United States, Of
necessity, owes his election to office to the
suffrage and jealous taborg Of a political
party, the members of which cherish with
ard0r, and regard as of essential Importance,
the principles of their party organization;
but he should strive to be always miudfui
Of the fact that he serves his party best who
serves the country best
In furtherance of the reform we seek--and
in other important respects q change OF
great Importance recommend an amend
ment to the constitution prescribing a term
of six years for the presidential Office and
fOrbidding reelection.
With respect to the financial condition of
the country, shall not attempt an extend
ed HISTORY of the embarrassment and pros.
tration which we have suffered during the
past three years. The depression In all our
varied commercial and manufacturing in.
terests throughout the country, which be-
gan in September, 1873, still continues It
is very gratifying, however, to be able to
say that there are indications all around us
of q coming change to prosperous times.
Upon the currency question, intimately
connected as it is with this topic, may be
permitted to repeat here the statement
made in my letter of acceptance, that in
my Judgment the feeling of uncertainty, in
separable from an irredeemable paper cur
rency with it's fluctuations of values is one
of the greatest obstacles to return to
prosperous times. The only safe paper cur
rency is one which rests upon q coin basis,
md ia nt d m NJ
ible into coin.
adhere to the views heretofore ex-
pressed by me in favor of congressional
legislation In behalf of an early resump-
ton of specie payment, and / am satisfied
not only that this is wise, bat that the IN.
the country imperatively demand it.
Passing from these remarks upon the
condition of our own country to consider
our relations with other lande, we are re-
minded by the international complications
abroad, threatening the peace of Europe,
that our traditional rule of nOninterference
in the affairs of foreign nations has proved
of great value in past times, and ought to
| be strictly observed.
The policy inaugurated by my honored
| predecessor, President Grant, of submitting
| to arbitration grave questions in dispute
| between ourselves and foreign powers,
points to q new and incomparably the best
| fundamentally for the preservation of
| peace, and will, as / believe, become q
| beneficent example of the course to be
| pursued ia similar emergencies by other ma
tions.
If, unhappily, questions of difference
should, ct any time during the period of
| my administration, arise between the
| United States and any foreign government,
| it will certainly be my disposition and my
/ hope to aid in their settlement in the same
/ oaaoafu1 and bnnOrohIa vzyav thua aaauriDo
to our country the great blessing of peace
and mutual good offices with all the nations
| of the world.
FellOw-citizens, we have reached the close
of political contest marked by the excite
ment which usually attends the contests be-
tween great political parties, whose mem
| beFs espOuse and advocate with earnest
faith their respective creeds. The ciRoum.
stances were, perhaps, in no respect, extra
ordinary, save in the olOseness and c0nse
quent uncertainty of the result. For the
frst time in the history of the country it has
been deemed best, in view of the peculiar
circumstances of the case, that the Obiec
tons and questions in dispute, with refer
enee to the counting of the electoral votes
should be referred to the decision
of tribunal appointed for this pur
pose. That tribunal established by
law for this sole purpose-its mem
bers all of them men of Icing estab
lished reputation for integrity and intelli
genoe and with the exception of those who
are also members of the Supreme Judiciary
chosen equally from both political parties
it's deliberations, enlightened by the re
search and the arguments Of able counsel
were entitled to the fullest confidence O.
the American people. Its decisions have
been patiently waited fjr and accepted al
legally conclusive by the general judgmen
of the public. For the present opinion will
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decisions announced by that tribunal. Thi
ia to be anticipated in every instance wher'
matters of dispute are made the subject o
arbitration, under the forms of law.
Human Judgment is never unerring, ant
is rarely regarded as otherwise than wronI
by the unsuccessful party in the contest
The fact that two great political partie
I have in this way settled a dispute in regar,
I to which good men differ as to the facts an
| the law. no less than as to the proper cours
to be pursued in solving the question in COZ
| troversy, is an occasion for general rejoiC
. ing. Upon one point there is entire unar
unity in public sentiment-that cOntietin
elaine to the presidency must be amicRbi
and peaceably adjusted, and when so &C
iusted, the general acquiescence of the M
ton ought surely to follow. 1t has bee
reserved for a government of q peopl,
4 ! where the right of suffrage is universal, I
= give the world the first example in histor
i Of great nation, in the midst OF Opposin
: parties struggling for power, forcing i
!, party claimants to yield the issue of II
8 contest to the adjustment, according to Il
Q form Of law.
! Looking for the guidance of that divinit
: by which the destinies of nations and i
g diyiduals are shaped, call upon yOu, Sc
I ators and Representatives, judges and IL
!. low.citizens, here and every where, to uni
!, with me in an earnest effort to secure to o.
country the blessings, not only of nation
2 prosperity, but Of jusSice, peace and union
j o union depending not upon the contract
force, but upon the loving devotion OF
8 free people, and that all things may be
Q ordered and settled upon the best and 81
9 est foundations, that peace and happinei
trutt and Justice, religion and piety, IN
IS be established among us for all generation
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