, 1863-12-16
Ut)ifago Qrlb'lue.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1e, 1868.
The PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
His Discussion of the Rebellion
and Reconstruction.

His Discussion of the Rebellion
and Reconstruction,
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TIE pponY asssrInu ne Asaueerv
tae nOgkAMR ilUn " AmNeoft
And THE RETURN OF STATES,
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I've .ept'a'' .oM aA o".4us eopy' .ne poitlol'
oi the tfesfdents message referring to tne rebel
lion and reconstruction. with the Proclamation IN
lish these from an Official copy correcting the very
numerous and damaging errors incident fbut we
10 mt believe nscnsras,el ~ IT, transmission bv
+c1cn~.nt Tbcsa i-,no-+e,+ an,r,n,nn+, n-s IN.
t1eet'pa- 4po4t y uosu1s~ a4o tnn, .e,,
assn On. senoets IN 'ne 'ofm IN wnica .nes WI W.
Message the cErore wero less material, and we do
rot Eepublsh thc1n.-EDs. Ts1B.1
TIE n6BzI11oS.
u-1,on rororoee aeec,,b,cd , rcar e,,o tho
,,or had o1eaa5e I,s1s5 rser;v twsnfv m9nt1s
md tI1crc 1,nd Iccr many confifcfs IN hntb5
iano md sca M with yaryinr results. The re-.
bcllion lid Geen pressed back into reduced
ani,,ion nj home and abroad. Was nat satis.
factory. with other signs, the popular olec-
f;nna f1,cn fuet INST. iniicatcd nneasinnss
among ourselves. willie amid mne1, Tint
was cold and menacinr the kindcst words
coming from Europe were uttered In
aecrnts Of pjty. That we wero +oo
blind TO surrender HOPELESS canse. onr
a1mcd vessels built unon nnfi fnr1;shcd from
fnrairn shores. md W. We're threatened viii,
srcj, additions from thc same nnnTfcr &c
won1d sTeen mr.. trade from tbe scn ana
rnise The bloeknde. We had fni1el to clic;t
from EuroDeau GOVERN: ants anythInr hone.
ful upon tIis subject Tue preliininaFy ensn-
cInnt{nr nrnciamnfion fss1,etl in Een{cmI,rT
vas running it's assigned period to lie besin.
uiur Of the new wear. A month latter the
fiual nroclomatfon came. inciudinr the m,
nouncc1ncnt TINT colorcd men Of suitable
condition would be received into the
war service Tho policy of emancipa-
ton, and Of employing black soldiers,
gave to the future new aspect, about which
hope, and fear, md doubt contended in un-
certain conflict. According to our political
syefem, Us matter Of civil administration,
the general government had no lawful power
to effect emancipation in any State, and for a
long TIME It had been hoped that the rebellion
could be suppressed without resortins to It
as military measure It was ali the while
might come, and that il it should, the crisis
of the contest would then be presInted. II
came, and, as was anticipated, It was followed
by dark and doubtful days Eleven months
having now passed, we are permitted to
are % pressed 1ti1i further hocs ana bg uI,e ti,e
completc opcninr Of fle Misx;ssin1; ths
country dom;natci hv thu rehei1ion x ,,;1;d ~
ri intG distinct nerts Trif, M nr,ct;a,1 nc+,.
munication between them. Tcnncssee on3
ArEnnses hare hcen enhsfa,t;.IIr c1nn-oS -
;rsur1ont co,+ro1 ana ;ranan+t11 a;t;sa o - -
aac1, owncrs ~ u s'oro. oo% aarnaata cue II
s1avery at he bes,nnins nf the rcc,;an NV "
declare openly for e1naneipation in thcir rr w.
s1or.;rn Stnf:e ~ thosa statae ~ ~ :, -
Il lie nmancnatinn nrnc1snai;on ot Masriad
and M;ssorri neither of which }brno yonr. aua
ero TorId tolerate nur restra1nt ma i1,o
eStens;on Of eiayery inio new trrrito3;os an ors
" now dispute as 10 tic best mode Of rcInoT- o
6f those who were s1aycs nt thr hcci,r,,,,
of the rebellion, fnlly ono Innired tEnusan3
orc ROW i, f1,s 11n1ta!, stntae ,n;1;ta. .aoouu
ahr,,,f one.ha1f n ,sf,;c1, nu1nhar set,,aM,
hear n4ms Il, ti,c ranEs Tins oir;n1 +1s da.t5
IT, arantare ~ foE;nT sn 7sna1, ~. sas aGau f.
witch ot6e7wise mist hc fiiIe} M;}h ~ Sss 1Ganx
wIite men So far as tcstad + T. di9,'. r. MY
ear theT are 81 not as @ood Is neat to
NJ enT;;fc ;rsn-rccsioE, ~ +onIata.. - a4y'
icnce or crnc1tT has nared tn neesnres ~ sio ~
cmancjnst1on ia arrnInr t],c h1anEs Thasa ~
r1lrasurrs have l1ec1 1unc7, d;srnsse,i n for.
CHM couutries. and. contcrnorarv WIFI suc,,
;1iscnssinn" fIe tone nf n1hl;c ssnt;,naH4 s; nnG
there is mucl imnrnved Il 1,nm. IN s..-s
~, ,s,,res hovo hnen fn1ir dtsnrsenH a,n.o ss.a'
ported. cr;ficised. and dcnounced. mi, r.
annnal ciectjons fnlioNine1 aTe hirh1r enI ~.
corrarinr to those whose oi1,cia1 fnfy II IL r.
bear ihc country throngl fhis rrcat trial
which Threatened to divide lin fT;enf1s of thc
Union is mast,
J.ool insr nn,r fo tba v,rason+ and f,,+,,-o ,,,a
with reference to = resnmnt;nn ~ thn
national authority witl;n tha STAY
wherein that authority Ina hcan % s,,s,
!"d4;n,, = na,,v ~ 4I;.;o1a ~ tssu: W9ela-
mitTaj m a,em;rn4;n1 - t!';s ~ .1 S..as
t;n,, - ,r;1i a,,..aa u. T. p1,.o ~ ~ Hloc.ala
;e att.r,rta5 he+t,J - 80 T. ~, saa' no..,u
i,,, tt,o Fa,,e+,4<;+sa.s "na. - apy jusuaea
ost Is eiyrn INT M man L enc Lott r. q aa
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et;ts,tto ~ nt5as5 49, .ne valn 4Aeton-
@;th.n9a ~ naa lne LAeca'S -. 70 Ssaug or
rrnt;as, 10y II W. ~ ns e"u aosoiute ols
eIet4ont a4-u .Ats 4ae1aues enS poHes 70 grant
IA " !sts, % - Ivy es'aol1sAeo pS 1aalcial
"I II "a oism nrntIa.s5 that e $, INV ~ .,o
s+st.. so s,o,aS ptg"so tea. ~ III aay o1 Ing
sha1S9 s1,aM - +, nataea, ta sta1s government
s.ore1ment sbs r.. rccn@,,d sss ~ ~, ansa
fced hr ihe 1;ntnd stetes nnS +hot ,to ,;,lla.9 a
fIo ct3to sleii ~, 4ho cnrst;t.t:al utosl
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restir ].in1oucn TIE nor-t;t.t;n,,a, G 49,. -
linn ~ rho T1,;tea S4otes ~ 11,.n!o.,t ob
err statc in thc i1n;on q Rn5rh5;ean aee e ~ ~
md r. nrotect +ho Sto4a 1v +. ~ "
eosss sfotn1 - ~ nln1;n;t end ~ s' ri Al ~
wIy tender tho henatts If W ~, nrt mror;sia i,a.
oriy tn Stotn ,-nTern'nant ct ,,i ~ tM;e
narf;cn,er Tore Th;s sant;n,, ~ TX Eat; - .ue
|1ffon contemn1otes - cssc Whera;n vns ia -.
nsnt within a s.ate. fsvora,,1e IN renu1,1;c1n r
4nra,n,,,a-d T., ~" ,;o,t Ut"ots ~ tspecetn e5
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sao1;nT ~11s' WALL "t4"H We a'e Nv"
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~ narf 1rn-1, ~ 4a,, ~ Ky
sn.1,f aopsnst whnss bost;,;tg s,,5 1c;o1a9
;s to hs nrnt ntectaS Ia s;1nniT ,hsurd y Thero
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matc s,vorn rrc,ntot;o, ~ h,s 1as,nar WI
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si,n.:sa - ~. ~ 4t..t, 4oitaIa! uo"t, ~ gltn .,
~ Va - =. .us ~, Cunsana alaoa ot LIE OHlieo
..a!se' =. s'1u ~ 1ns cnton unuer II, why 3lso
~ ene la"s Tnu pr9cluaaiions III regard TO
slaset tnose Jaws ana ProeMmations
were r., pua lor!n loT tne purpose OF aging IN
Il lne !l snpl'!sseIon " t1e Ieneinon. 10 give
Lne!h lnelr tm!esI eneet, there had TO be
p!euSe ~! .aeF .!slatcnance: "a ny 1n!y-
nent 1hes nave a1oear ana VIII 1arthcr a.a.
ne l eaase 5or MnlcA y, LneJ were intended; 70
ion ananaoa lnein "ould DC 70 h1k ONLY re-
lnqusSn aS ~ Ieser o. poMes, put Mon!a also oe
eluc1 Sna i,l. - aslonisnlhS III oleacu ~ lAln
QaT ad4 at Ills DQtuI. Mai N11l6 l remain In