The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-12-06
TIE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE

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Felio's- citizens or tle .Seaate and. House Of
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With great gratitude 20 the bounnful Giyer |
OF all good, congratulate YOU, as the begin /
ming OF your first regular session, tllRt yOn |
IND our country blessed with wealth and /
peace and abundant hartests, and vita en- /
couraging prospects Of an early return OF /
general prosperity. rr -..-... ...- /
TIM PAcrFIcArroS of rffE COUNTY, q p
continues. and. until il IS fully accomplished,
must remain the most important OF our Ma !
tional interests. The earnest purpose OF
good citizens generally 70 unite
their efforts in those endeavors is evident. /
It found decided expression N the resolu-
tions announced in ls76, by the National
of the country There was widespread
apprehension that The momentous results in
our progress As "A nation marked by the re !
cent amendments 20 the Constitution, were
I'm imminent jeopardy; that the good under
standing which prompted their adoptionis
interest 20 a loyal devotion 20 the general
welfare might prove barren truce, and that
the SECTORS 81 the country once engaged in
civil strife might beagain almost as widely
severed and disunlted a. they were when
srraycd IN arms. The course to be pursued.
a. ia my Judgment seemed Wisest in the
pressure OF this emergency was plainly in
Dictated in my inaugural address. IL pointed
60 the time, winch all cur people desire 20
see, when "a genuine love Of our hole CONF
try, and OF ailtltat concerns its true welfare
shall supplant the destructive force of mutual
animosity OF races and OF sectional h0sillty.|
Opinions have differed wfdelvas-tO the meas
ures best calculated to secure this great end
Tbs was TO be eNpecteq- The measures
adopted by the Administration have been
subjected to severe and varied crii
ism. ANY. course whatever which might
have been entered upon would have en-
countercQ dlstiust and opposition. These
measures were In my Judgment, such as were
most in harmony with the Constitution aud
with the genius OF our people, and best adapt
4frsf - fFrfst nd
: view. BenelceDt results already apparent
prove that these cndeaNOrs were not to be
regarded ~ a mere experiment, and should
sustain and encourage rs IN our Efforts.
Already in the brief time which has elapsed,
the Immediate effectiveness, no Tess than the
Justice Of the course pursued, q. demenstrat :
furnish an ample vindication in the minds OF
"A great majority Of my fellow citizens.
THE WITHDRAWAL OF TROOPS FROM THE
SOUTH. fr -I-". -..
The discontfnuauce OF the Army for the
purpose Of unfolding local governments in
two states Of the Union was no less oons.i-
tutional duty and requirement, under the cur
cumstances existing at the time. than II was
sclf-gOyernncnt and the promotion
of nmional harmony. The with
drnwal OF the troops ID. from such
employment was effected diligently and with
solicitots care FOR the peace and good order
of society and the protection OF the property
aud person and OF every right of all classes of
citizens. The results that have followed he
- indeed significant and encouraging. All APP
prchensiop Of danger from RENTING those
and "A most sanitary change in the minds Of
the people has begun, and is in progress in
every z part OF that section OF
nanny civil strife: substituting for
suspicion, distl1rst and aversion, concord,
friendship, and patriotic attachment 10 the
Union. No unprpjudiccd mind viii deny
that the often fatal collisions which have
for several years been of frequent occur
renee, and alarmed the public mind,
have almost entirely ceased, and that 4 spirit
of mutual for'berance and hearty national
interest has succeeded. There has been y
general re establishment OF order and OF
the orderly administration of justice;
instances OF remaining lawleSSness
have become of rare occurrence;
poiiticai turmoil and turbulence have disap-
peared. useful industries have been resumed
public credit in the southern States mas been
greatly. strengthened, and the encouraging
benefits of a revival of commerce between
sections OF the country lately embroiled in
civil war are fully enjoyed. Such are some OF
the results already attained upon which the
country is 10 be congratulated. They are of
such importance that they may, with
confidence, patiently await the desired con-
summation that viii surely come with the
natural progress OF events.
II may not be improper here to say that IT
should be our fixed and unalterable deter
mination to protect by all available andprop-
er means, under the Constitution and the
THE LATELY EMANCIPATED RACE
in the experiment of their rights and priNi-
lcgcs, and urge upon those to whom hereto
fore the colored people have sustained the
relation OF bondmen, the wisdom and justice
of humane and liberal local legislation with
respect to their education and general vel
fare, and n firm adherence to the laws, both
National and state, as 10 the civil and pOliti
cal-rights of the colored people now adNanc-
ed TO full and equal citizenship. The lmme-
diatc repression and sure punishment by the
National and local authorities within their
respective jurisdiction OF every instance OF
laNlessneSs and violence toward them Is
required for the security alike of both races,
and Is Justly demanded by the public opin-
ion of the country aud the age, In this way
the restoration Of harmony and good viii,
and the complete protection of every citizen
in the fun enjoyment of every constitutional
right, will surely be attained. Whatever
authority rests with me TO this end, shall not
hesitate to put forth. NhateNer belongs to
the power OF Congress and the jurisdiction of
the courts of the Union, they may confidently
be relied upon to provide and perform; and TO
the legislatures, the courts and the executive
authorities of the several States, earnestly
appeal TO secure, by adequate, appropriate
and reasonable means, within their borders,
these common ana uniform rights OF united
people who love liberty abhor oppression,
and revere Justice. These objects are very
dear to my heart, and shall most earnestly
strive for their attainment. The cordial CO.
operation OF all classes, OF al sections OF the
country and of both races is required for this
purpose, and with these blessings assured,
and not Otherwise, we may safely hope to
hand down olT free institutions of Govern
meut unimpaired 10 the generations that sue
coed us.
THE RESUMPTION OF SPECIE PAYMENTS.
Among the subjects of the greatest and
most general importance to the people of this
country 1 can not be mistaken. think. in re
garding as pre- eminent the policy and meas
ures which are designed TO secure the restOr-
alton of the currency to that normal and
hcalthful condition in which, by the resump
ton of specie payments, our internal trade
and foreign commerce may be brought into
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is based upon the precious metals rs the in
trinsic money OF the world In the public
judgment that this end should be sought and
comprised rs speedily and securely rs the
resources of the people and the wisdom OF
their Representatives can accomplish, there is
much greater degree of unanimity than is
found to concur in the specific measures
which viii bring the country to the desired
end or the rapidity of the steps by which il
can be safely reached Upon most
anxious and deliberate examination, which
have felt it my duty 10 give to the subject,
am but thc more confirmed in the opinion
which IUxpressed in accepting the nomina-
ton for the Presidency, and again upon my
inauguration that the policy of resumption
should he pursued by every suitable means,
and that no legislation would be wise that
should di>paraSc the importance or retard
the attainment of that result. have no dis.
position, and certainly no right, to question
the sincerity or the intelligence of opposing
opinions, and would neither conceal nor un-
dervalue- the considerable olifiicultfcS and
even occasional 1istrcsSes which max attend
the progress Of The Nation toward fhis pri-
mary conditiQp to its general and perInanant
prosperity. must, however, adhere TO
my most earnest conviction that any
w0vcring in purpose or unsteadiness in
methods, so far from avoiding or re-
ducing the Inconvenience inseparable from
the transition nom an irredcemublc to
redecmable paper currency, would only tend
TO increased and prolonged disturbance i'm
values, aud, unless retrieved, must end in
serious disorder, dishOnor and disasterinthe
financial affairs of the Government andofthe
people. The nrfsctiefs which 8pprehended
and urgently deprecated are confined to no
class OF the people, indeed, but seem to me
most certainly 10 threaten the industrious
masses, whether their occupations are of
skilled or common labor. To them Il seems
TO me, il i OF prime Importance that their Ia
Dor should be compensated in money which
Is itself hNedin eNchangeable value by being
irrevOcably measured by the labor necessary
20 its produet loh.r ahis permaneBt quaht n Of
the moneyOf the people is sought for, and
can only BIO gained Oy the resumption Of
specie payments The rich the speculative,
the operating, the money dealing classes
may not always feel the mischiefs of, or may
md casual profits in, q variable currency, but
the misfortUnes ofsuol Currency TO those
who are paid salaries orwages are Inevitable