The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-03-07
THE PRESS.
Opinions Of Hayes InaupurnI.

NEW YORK, March G.-The IVoH.
says Of the inaugural The tone throug
out il that Of sermon or OF the politioS
summary in monthly magazine rAthe
than statesmanlike exposition OF po
iltical principles and purposes. In re
gard to the question OF the policy to b.
pursued towards the Southern States, no
one word is said which cannot be twiBteC
as easily TO countenanCe the actions O.
President Grant towards Louisiana two
years ago as to indorse the words O
President Grant about Louisiana two
days ago.
LONDON, March G.-Pesident Hayes
inaugural is published in full and creates
very favorable impression.
The Times says that the greater part Of
it is Of character that might have been
we'll received by men OF all parties.
The Daily News says the principles
President Hayes enunciated are excel
lent.
The Telegraph says: We do not imag.
inc that even his candid opponents will
complain Of the tone and temper OF the
address, which deals with questions Of the
highest moment. President Hayes speaks
with a, dignity and frankness becoming
the Chief Magistrate OF great people,
and points the way to ends which, If they
be accomplished, will rebound to his
honor and that Of his country.
New ORLEANS, March G.-In com.
menting on the inaugural tie Picdyunt
says such are Mr.. Hayes principles.
Whether or not his practice will conform
to them time alone can determine. His
first practical step will be the formation
Of his Cabinet. II the popular surmises
should prove correct, the South has nc
longer TO dread the evil Of Federal inter.
ference.
The Times says it is creditable state pa.
per and carries an impression Of broad
and intelligent grasp OF the subjects com.
mented on. The tone is in every respect
commendable. The reader viii see OH
perusal Of the document that the author OIL
it, at least, does not seem to speak with
two tongues, and it is further apparent
that he is capable OF Conceiving States.
man.like policy, and OF expressing it in
apt terms, and that the conservative po.
sition assumed is marked by independ.
ence, which show that the ideas presented
are not taken second handed.
So far as il is an index OF policy, it IL
suspicious, and We have no doubt will
satisfy the best elements OF society in all
sections Of the country. Whether the
deeds Of the new administration will cor.
respond to these pleasant words OF the
inaugural, remains to be seen.
The Democrat aaya that the inaugural
address OF Mr.. Hayes is the first states
manlike utterance that has come from the
Republican party since the close OF the
war. If he shall have firmness and cOur.
age 10 carry out the broad and catholic
views and purposes expressed in that
document, he will disarm much oppo
sition to his administration, greatly re.
duce the difficulties of his position and
confer benefit on the country.
AUGUSTA, GA, March G.-The Augusta
Chronicle and Sentinel says OF the inangur.
al: If President Hayes sticks to the
spirit OF his speech he will do much to,
ward lessening the disappointment which
the South felt when the judgment Of the
Electoral Commission was pronounced
Altogether, it is n manly, moderate
statesmanlike address,
The Charleston Journal of Commerce
says: We will say that the inaugural
address is we'll written, fair spoken
and, on the whole, a judicious paper
The general tenor of the sentiments and
policy, 80 far as the South is concerned
are liberal and conservative.
The Columbia Register says: The in.
augural address OF the new President
will command the attention OF the coun,
try, and in its utterances, purpose and
spirit, meet a general concurrence and 4
sympathetic response.
CHARLESTON; S. c., March 5.-The
Neirs and Courier says: The inaugural
address Of President Hayes is somewhat
disappointing. 1tabounds in sentiments
which receive the hearty approval of the
country and its tone is unexceptionable,
yet it is not, as regards the South, the
message that was looked for. The col
ored people are secure in their rights, as
are the whites, except in South Carolina
and Louisiana. What is needed now Is
not any exercise OF power by the Execu.
tive Department OF the General Govern.
ment, but the arresting Of any furthes
interference by the Government with
the domestic affairs Of the States
We rerecognize the kindness OF the
President's words and we do not
question his motives. But one sharp and
clear cut sentence announcing that the
States within the law must manage their
own affairs in their own way, and that the
general government would attempt no
other supervision in South Carolina and
Louisiana than is done in Ohio or Con.
necticut, would have been more to the
South and better for the country than the
oracularlgeneralities which, according to
"the glasses through which we see," mean
everything or nothing. We know that it
is the settled purpose Of a majority of the
white and colored citizens OF South Caro-.
lima to have the Hampton government or
military rule. The whole army OF the
United States cannot make efiectual
the pretended authority OF the loathsome
crew whom the people have formally and
publicly cast off forever. The address
as whole is not positive or decisive,
its utterances are compatible in general
with what the South needs, but are recon.
cilable with IN atrocious policy which
has brought two Of the Southern States
at least to the verge Of revolution. We
shall only be able TO know what Presi.
dent Hayes really means when we see
what he actually does. In the meantime
it is safe and comfortable to hope for the
best.
ST. LOUIS, March G.-The Globe. Demo.
crot, speaking Of President Hayes Inau-
gural, says: The chief interest in il will
center on his remarks on the condition Of
the South, and the disproportional space
occupiedin the brief message by this top.
ic, shows that the President is fully alive
to its Importance. His message barely
touches on the other topics and hardly
enables any one to say with confidence
what his policy will be on any public
question, and it shows that he not only
takes n deep interest in the prosperity Of
the South, but he has an intelligent un.
derstanding Of the difficulties of the situa.
tion and Of the needs OF the country.
The Republican says: The inaugural
address OF the present occupant OF the
Presidential chair awakens more curios,
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