The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-03-05
The Inaugural Address.

pears In our columns this morning. We
are afraid that Us elegance Is somewhat mar
rod hv tho mistakes or rather omissions
made IN transmitting II by telegraph MOI
tina, the message does not appear almost eH'
se,f as delivered, but tba, the punctuation
marks. the paragraphs, and occasionally
word, may not be Just what they ouen'
10 be.
Mr.. GARFIELD is on elegant and io'cIoie
writer as well as speaker. He Is careiu' VI
tho choice Of bis words; and kn0ws now 10
saw what he means. You may read MS au'
dress as carefully as you VIII, cohhueh'
thai there il no void in 1t inicnueu W p'
unmeaning.
we would pronounce the inaugural au
excellent one. speaking OF itas.it VIII sViee
the northern people, for whom OF cou'se ;,
was specially intended. IL has as h''o
northern and anti.soutbcTn sentiment !" "
80 we could have expected to hnd IN uoca'
ment originating in the AshtaDa'a u's"'o'
OF Ohio.
Mr. GARFIELD skifuly introduces his
reference 10 our present Government by
contrasting il with the old Government as
IL existed under the Articles OF Coniedera-
tioo. We might call the former CONSOLE
dated despOiism; but few or no northern
men, Democrats or Republicans, would
acknowled that II is any such thing. we
are glad that the new President desires 10
leave behind all bitter controversies. HIS
references TO the supremacy OF the consul
tuition aud laws sbog that he can, however,
do the South injustice without intending IT,
The nth never denied that the Constllu-
ton and laws OF the United States were SUI
preme over every State in the Union so long
as IL remained in the Union. She honestly
thought, however, thst each state had n
right 10 leave the Union. 80 there VIII be
no debate on that question. But the Demo-
Gratis will continue 10 claim that the laws OF
the United States ought TO be confined to
their proper objects.
We cannot agree with the re,ldent as TO
the .beneticeut effect" Of making voters OF
the negroes; hutWe can agree that Inc aOo-
, lltion Of slavery was 2 blessing; aId we
concede that he states his case forcibly when
be saws there is in this country no middle
ground between slavery and fun citizen
ship. His promise to protect the right OF
suffrage " so far as his power extends " IS
cautious one.
Whist the President says as t. attacks
upon The right OF suffrage beng worse
than an evil--a crime us tue enough
Bot we I'm The South hold that the worst al
tack hat was ever made upon tha, sovereign
the baliol.box las Mr.. GARFIELD has ~ was
made by the men who conferred the right
OF suffrage upon the negroes by grating by
force q so-called amendment upon the Fed
erai Constitution. THAD. STEVENS aud his
aider, and abettors were the men guilty OF
"trea.on" in sirangling" "our SOW
ertpD.v Read what the President says
about ignorance and wee, and read II I'D
This connection, and you will need 10 read
no more on this disagreeable topic. We
have no objections TO raise against his cdu-
cational schemes.
Mr.. GARFIELD thinks that fifty years hence
our children will rejoice in the Union. We
doubt il. We doubt also that they will ie'
joice that the two races are equal. But We
clp again endorse his utteranccs when he
AXIS the people to let alone all disturbing
qce,iions.
Mr.. GARrIELD'S remarks in regard to gold
aod silver are in good taste and indicate
that be has mastered the subject OF the
finances. We are gls,i that he has reason
TO believe that arrangements can be made
with The leading nations Of Europe Ia sc
cure a general use OF both meals. What
he says as to greeDbscks not being money
bu, promise to pay money is rather stale,
but true enough. SO as to what he says
about refunding The public debt.
Mr.. GARFIELD gives the farmers little
"taiiy"; goes for improving rivers and
harbors, a. we do; wants to control the
canal across the IstbmuS, US we don't;
turns against the Mormons their biggest
gun when be says they are dangerous to re-
ligious liberty; has some good remarks as TO
ciyil-service reform; uses happy express
sion when he says that he would not invade
the rights OF the States, nor The reserved
rights of the people; and closes IN very
appropriate manner.