The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1865-12-08


occupation % every State which had altnmptcd
90 eeeedu. Whether the territory within tho lin.
It's ~ those states should be held as ronuutred
territory, under military authority cmanatiug
from the President as the head OF the army. was
the first question that presented itself fof dcci-
sion.
Now, military governments. established for
an indefinite pcriuG. would have offered no So
curitv Tor the carly suppression of discomfort:
would have divided tho people INTO the van
quishcrs and the vanquishod; and wmd have
envcnomod hatred, rathor than have restored
affection. Once established mo- preciar limit
to their continuance was conceivable. They
would have cccasOnpd an incalculabla and
cxhausting expense. Peaceful emigration to
and from that portion of the country ia one of
the best means that can be thought of for the
restoration of harmony; ard chat emigration
would have been prevented; tor what emf
grant from abroad. what Industrious citizen az
horne. would place himself willingly under
military iulct The chief persons who would
ha,c followed in the train of the army would
nafC been dependents ON tho General Govern
mont, cop meu vino expected profit FROM the
miscris OF their errng ieilow-citilcns. The
powers wi patronage and rule which would
have been exercised. under the President
over vast and populous. and naturally
wealthy region. arc greater than, unless under
extreme necessity J should be willing to en-
trust to any one man. they are such as. for nv
sci, | curld never, unloss on occasions or
great emergency, consent TO exercise Tho
wilfuf use of such dpWcr., il continued through
a PERIOD oil year, Wo1id nave endangered the
purity 'ul thc &'nctal administration ana the
liberties Of the states which remained loyal.
But II any state ncg.ocis OF refuses TO per
form is offices, there o. no more need that the
General Government shuuld maintain an Us
authority and AZ soon rs practicable, resume
tli, oNerei@e of all is functions. On this prn-
ciple | have acted, and have gradually and
quietly, aud by almost mpcrccptble sters
sought to restore the rigltfal energy Of the
General Government and Of the states To
( that end, Provisional Governors have been APP
pointed for The States. Conventions called
Governors elected Legislatures assembled
the CONGRESS of the United Statcs A.. hc
same Tine the Courts of the Uui.-d States as
81 g. calld tc done, have been rcopcued SO
that the laws Of the United States may be en-
forced through their agency The blockade
has been ronoyod and the custom hnu-es re-
established in ports Of entry. so that tho revo-
uuc Of the United states NAV be collected u
The Post-ONicc Departnrnt rcncws is ccasc-
less activity and the General Government H.
thereby cpnhlod to con nlunicatc nron,ptlv
with it, officers and agents Tho coltt- hring
areurits to pcrson- and rropertv. the nrof,in1.
OF the ports invites the restoration Of indus
try and commerce. the pnst-otice renew4 the
facilities of social iuterc6,lr4e and of bu-inos,,
Audisi not bs,,,,,' f,r.rs an +hat liz, r,..,,r
ntion of each ,nt. If fl.so ftnltilns ~ tl g.
cr.I (,nv,,r,,n.,,t l,;,,,..' ,,iN, i; ii.s,,.' 49,
The States over which thov aro ovtendei3 H.
il not a suro r,rot,,ia, f h.. rto,,,,, .nd r,,, 4
ottnehm,ut ~ no I-,i.u tL,+ IN. Iii +i,t
has hapnanol mo rat-,rn or tbC General 90
crumcut j. known only M. "a b.nesc,nr..
know ,..r, ,,,il tlat ~; ,,.ii.y l. ,t+.i i
with .,.,,, ,i.l. +l,,t f.- ~ ,.-.,. i. t.