Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-03-06
PRESIDENT GARFIELD'S IN
AUGURAL.
Comments Upon the Address by
Southern Journals.

| Southern Journals.
RICHMOND, Va, March 5.-A Dis
patch editorial says: "We would
pronounce the inaugural an excellent
one. as it will strike the Northern
people, for whom, of course, it was
specially intended. It has as little
Northern and anti ti-Southern senti.
ment in it as we could have expected
to find in document originating in
the Ashtabula district of Ohio. We
cannot agree with the President as
to the benefcent effect of making
voters of the negroes, but we can
agree that the abolition of slavery
was blessing, and we consent that
he states his case forcibly when he
says that there is in this country no
middle ground between slavery and
free citizenship"
On the inaugural this morning the
News says: "This address will be
read with interest and satisfaction by
the patriotic and conservative masses
of the American people of all parties
and of all sections of the Union. It
is admirable alike for it's statesmans
like candor and moderation, and for
the fraternal and conciliatory spirit
and policy which is to govern Gen
eral Garfeld's administration. It is
safe to say that while he was not
our choice for President, and while
we may differ with him in regard to
measures, he will encounter no
illiberal or fictitious opposition from
the Southern Democracy"
GALVESTON, March 5.-The Calves
ton News, commenting on President
Garfeld's inaugural address, remarks
that sit is something more than a
clever presentation of decent pati.
tudes in summing up the centennial
history of the republic. He fairly
signifies that, however much he may
respect the proper authority of the
States, and however much he may
esteem the blessing of local self
government, he leans earnestly
and decidedly to the extreme
nativity theory of the present
Union, known as the United
estates" The News says that
the allusion as to the relation
between the whites and the
emancipated negro is, On the
whole, as statesmanlike and consid-
crate as could be expected from a
President representing the tradi-
tions and professions of the Repub-
lcan party. His utterances on the
subject of universal education az
necessary adIuncI or universal suffer-
age are emphatic and worthy of the
occasion"
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, March g.
The Daily Times says Of the address:
Inaugural speeches and letters ac~
cepting party nominations are gen
orally glittering collections of words
SO strung together as most efectually
to conceal specific ideas and intents
of writer's and speakers. Garfeld's
speech at the east front of the capi-
tol yesterday was not an exception in
kind to this rule. It may be regard
ed as good or otherwise by partisan
or other critics, but it is only rela-
lively good or bad, being neither one
or the other in any positive sense"
MONTGOMERY, ALA, March 5.-The
Montgomery Advertiser comments
brify on the inaugural address and
says: cit is more liberal than
such documents usually are, and,
with few exceptions, it is highly cred
liable throughout"
AUGUSTA, GA, March 5.-The
Chronicle in an editorial says: ''The
inaugural address is worthy of care
full perusal by every one interested
in the welfare of the republic. Il is
one Of the ablest documents of the
kind ever presented to the people of
the United States. Temperate and
conservative in it's utterances, with o
vein of good common sense running
through it all, it gives promise of a
wise and patriotic administration for
the next four years"
WILMINGTON, n. c., March 5.-The
Star closes it's comments on the in
augural address as follows: eff
President Garfield will do as well as
he promises, if the acts of his admin
istration shall correspond with the
declarations of his pronunciamento,
he will retire from Office holding a
higher place in the regards of the
whole people than he now possesses
when entering upon his presidential
term. He has very high abilities.
Let his stability and patriotism and
sense of responsibility be equal to
the requirements of his high Office,
and he will gain permanent fame.
Let him be president, not of mere
party or section, but of the whole
Union and whole people, aed he will
proye blessing to his generation
and country
LOUISVILLE, KY, March 5.-The
Cousier Journal says: President
Garfeld's inaugural address presents
a strong contrast to that of Mr..
Hayes four years ago. It abounds
in strong and vigorous thought. It
comes from a man who knows where
he stands; knows what his duty is
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