Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-03-08


andprosperous condition of the coun-
try, for which, it must be admitted,
there is comforting foundation, and
the President has the good taste not
to omit the proper credit to the ad-
ministration of his predecessor, over
the successful accomplishment of
specie resumption, and a very salts
| factory financial condition, in great
measure due to the industry and
thrift of the people, to good success
sive crop seasons, and partly to the
misfortunes of other countries, turn
ing the balance of trade in our favor.
The National Republican (Rep)
Certainly our new President has
IN his inaugural address made the
world to understand the national
purposes. His statements are clear
and his promises noble. The prom~
inence he gives to the supremacy of
the nation and its laws is eminently
patriotic, and his discussion of what
is generally called the Southern
question Is Enthusiastically stalwart.
He gives both sides of this question.
One side says that in many cons
munities negro citizens are practical
ly denied the freedom of the ballot.
The other side replies " that in many
places honest local government is
impossible if the mass of uneducated
negroes are allowed to vote
Nashville Banner (Deui.)
We are pleased with Garfelds in
augural address, and we are glad that
we are. We do not seek cause for
opposition to the President because
be is a Republican and we are Demo
cratic in our faith. Mr..
| Garfield talks like statesman and
takes liberal view of the situation.
He certainly strikes the keynote of
our Southern troubles In encourage
ing the education Of the ignorant,
and thus repairing the great injuries
done the South by throwing at once
q great mass of ignorant Africans
into the rights Of citizenship. The
laws must be obeyed and the negroes
must vote. The South must bear in
patience the. wrong until education
repairs the error. \
The address is in every sense a
patriotic one, and shows broad and
liberal views on the questions touch
ed upon. We trust Mr.. Garfield will
continue the independent man he
gives promise of, and for one, we
will throw no partisan obstacles in the
way of a peaceful administration.
Cincinnati Commercial Nnd. Rep)
The inaugural address OF Presi-
dent Garfield will not disappoint the
expectation of those familiar with
his political views, and who antici~
pate an administration under his
guidance looking rather to the future
than the past. While it lacks that
freedom Of expression which char.
acterizes the ex tempore speeches Of
| General Garfield, and is manifestly
guarded and conservative, it is moi
wanting iii impresslyeness.
New York sun (Dem.j
taFBSId has tHo merit a1t6 81 ira 81 G2n
"Ihe nation" he says, ''is reso,
lutely facing the front, resolved tt
employ its best energies in devalop
ing The great possibilities of the fu.
tuTe.
The supremacy Of the nation anG
its laws should be no longer sub
jec5 OF debate Mr.. Garfield
does not put in the qualification il
their appropriate spheres, which is
| absolutely essential to make the
PROPOSE ion correct-as he will fine
by looking back a very little way il
the decisions of the Supreme Court
Of the United States.
All the Constitutional power Of thu
nation, Mr.. Garfield thinks, should
be employed in educating ignoran
voters. We do not suppose thi,
means anything less than that tn
negroes of the South should be in
structed at the expense of the gov
eminent.
, Chicago Tribune (Rep)
The inaugural of the new Presi.
dent is worthy of the occasion. Few
, men in public life could have pro
, duced it. While it deals with tht
serious political questions Of the day
IN a practical way, it is adorned will
the graces of style and diction. I
) is at once digniied and familiar. L
opens with bold figure relating tx
! the history of the country, ani
{ closes with an invocation OF Divine
! guidance and protection for the
future. Between these extremes i
} touches on the important issues tc
which the new Administration vii
address itself,
Charleston News and Courier (Dem)
The inaugural address Of President
Garfield is warmer and more enthu
siastic in tone than such utterances
usually are, but not a whit more fer
yid than the occasion warranted. Nc
one who has a spark Of patriotic
feeling can rad wi hout emotion the
story Of the republics growth and
development. The Southern people
at leaso, will not fail 10 take pride in
what has been accomplished, and
will not be backward iii the work
that remains to DO. For the large
majority Of the American people the