The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1877-12-08

"EtNt Wv thG lVIO"HS N0'"S'
from the Baltimore Sm will give our
readers a pretty fair idea Of the Mes,
s1sc:
The first annual message Of Prcsi.
jeuL Hayes is calculated TO produce a
favorable impression both nj home and
abroad, as well FROM its general tone
and sPiIit as from The sOuuiness aud
good sense its principal Recommended.
IiOas. |; is entirely f:ec from the tone
Of scctioualism aud p1rIizaHship which
has characterized some recent messages
IL Congress. 1t is equally free from
anything like cgoIisn, and even where
the President aIlulcs to the adverse
criticism which has Lccn passed uro"
his Southern policy it is without trace
o! guccrlousncss or persona! lccIia!.
This, too, il in marked contrast with
the tcro aud temper Of his Immediate
predecessor. Where the message
touches upon matters which arc al.
ready the subject Of consideration by
Congress, sueil as the currency and tue
silver bill, it is With frankness and cx
p'ia!tutsE, hu. without the slightest
manifestation Of any disposition to die.
= tate to Congress what policy it shall
pursue. At the game time neither
Congress nor the country nrc left III
doubt as TO the Presidents views upon
"ny branch Of tic currency question, or
MS to what his action will be whel,
called upon to participate with Congress
in the exercise Of The legislative func-
tiOu. Iii tcIcrably certain that no
bill repuJiatiNg the solemn pledge 0.
resumption heretofore given, or for de-
bAsIng the national currency hy the in.
PRODUCTION Of silver dollar q, 4 nOmi.
nal value in excess Of its commercial
value, with which 10 pay present m
toual obligations, will cyer receive the
approval Of President Hayes. The
country will breathe more freely for
this. certainly, and American credit
and American honor will stand higher
abroad for the plain and emphatic !au-
guagc Of tue message.
The massage begins. naturally
enough, with a reference to tho policy
adopted BY tue President in reference
to affairs in The SOuihcrn Suites, mad
particularly to the excellent effect,
which have followed from the policy Of
non interference aud from The with
drawa! Of the troops. In these practi-
cal fruits Of his policy the President
Iinds his complete Tindica'iOn. The
disCoEtnuance Of the use Of tic army,
llo SAYS, for the purpose Of upho!liag
local government IN two States Of The
ualOH was no less n constitutions
duty, under the circumstances, than i
was necessary for the restoration Of 10
CO! self'sovcrnmcnt and the PROMOTE,
Of naiiOual harmony, The result bal
bccn that the fatal collisions between
the races which for several years hat
been of frcQueu! occurrence, have nj
most entirely ceased, political ,urmol
aud turbulence have disappeared. use
full industries have been RESUME
public credit III the South has beet
greatly strengthened, and the benefit
Of n revival of commerce betweea tn
sections are moro fully enjoyed.
Passing next to financial topics, til
PRESIDENT, us already stated, declare
himself cmpha!ically in tavcr Of III
restoration Of The currency to it
lIcalIhful md normal condition by III,
resumption Of specie payments. "Anl
wavcring in purpose or cnstcadiscss ii
methods" he declares. $50 far iron
avoiding or reducing the Inconvenience
inseparablc from the transition from al
irrcdecmabIc to rclecmahle paper cur
rcncy. would only tend TO increase
and prolonged disturbance in values
and unless retrieved must cud in sCri
sus disorder, disloaor aud disaster i,
the financial affairs Of the govcrnmen
and the people," Especially, tho Pres
ilcnt shows, will Tics. lEiscaieIs b. fol
by the industrial classes, "TLe rich
tho speculative, tue moncy.lealiu:
classes mny not always feel the m's
chief Of or may find casual profit III I
variable currency, but tho misfortune
of such currency to those who orr
paid salaries or wages arc iuevitabI,
AMI remedies"
Closely allied with this question o
fpCcie resumption is that Of tue read