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

President of the United States
TO THE TWO HOUSES OF CONGRESS
At the commencement Of the First Session
OF the xxx Goa gre 8


10 express gratitnd. toD God IN thc namo VI the
people, for the pr set' alton uf Ga" United NtNlcN
IL my first duty u addressing Vlu. our thoughts
next revert to the death of thc late President by
an act uf p1rricld treason. ihc griof # the
nation ia still fresh. II nul. some sOacc i'm the
consideration That hc lived to- enjoy the highest
proof Gifts confdonc, hl itariag ou thc renewed
term Of The Chc MagEtracy. 10 which he had
bcen elected, that he brought the civil war sub
stantialiy to- close: that hi- loss was dcplorel
IN all parts Ut the Uuion and that foreign mt
tou- have rendered Justice Co his memory His
removal cast upon nj heavier weight oi cares
than over dcvpivcd upon any one Of his prodcces-
aar4 To fulfil NV trnsi 7 mood the sufrort and
confidence of all who aio associated with me I'M
/ the various departments If COVE rumout. and the
support and confidence If thu people. There /.
but 1ae way ia which / can hone to plin thoii
necessary aid: Il 3. to state with fieuilos4 the
principles which guide my couduct. au 1 tlri an
ulcation to the present state of affairs ,.tu
aware that The eficicncy Of my lahois wl .3 81
F great measure depend on y0ur ami tl,o}r i,,li
vlo1 anrrahatinn
The Onion Of the Unite 4 st ,t,.. nf a,,.,., s..
intended bv its authors 10 last as i,,,', ,s ti,.
states themselves shall last "rbo t-tion -L,n
he perpetual are Ia. word. If no ,.,,.i. 1,,
ti9ii ..To r3rro a n,,,r, ,,,.g,t - ~ ~
ordnance of The ,eoi,lr # III f-ritI =, ~ y"
7 the declared pprpose of Tho Constitn.ion H..
hand Of Divine Providence was n,v,, ,,,,r. ,,l
lv visible In the aflai.a ~ ,,,,,, a., ~; -
inc and tho aloptinfr nf tbat ist,',4 WI
beyond comparisnn Tho ornstnst ,,. ~ 80,
lean bisto., and inlro, ~ en- ~ Anu T.
IN ,,,i-, i'm. ~, -, - ~ mo-, on aii events
quences for every people of the earth Tbe
4 members Of the convention which nr.rora1 "a
brought % their work The cxi,olionc,. ,f tlo,,,,
federation. Of thcir several States and ~ tbair
Republican Governments, Old and nrv.. Int XIX,
needed and ihoy obtained a wisdom, .,,,eri p :,
experionca And when for IL ,.i;lit, - -.
the approval of pcoplc tLat ..,,,,,;,i r..
part of q continent and acted sen,tat. n, il; ,,,,,
distinct conventions what i mn, ' ~,
than that after earnest c.,nt,.,,ti,,, ,.,,i -, H.
ctssion all feelings and ,,ini,,,s - ,,l.5 0 VI.
" drawn In one way To II = .,,,,,,,,, '-'-''''
The Constitution TO ,rhic6 Ia ,.. 4t.. g..
parted contains within if.sir at.,,' "7 i'''-
for its own preservation. II bn. lou ~.
force tho laws punish tr,-s,.,, T." 1''-
lnestic trarouilitv IN cssn 20 ''''t e..aut N'-
thu Government Of "a etaf, In, -, , o,"i i,'-''' "
irarchv il Incomes tte1,.r.r9 ', TO-. g. "'-
10 mike ironl ~, ,,,,s,o,t ~ ~ ~ ''N'' :
nubiican f,-,n ~ =. -, 5'''' 'l''e q i'-
no hnnoo, no,,-',... - al =" +" maintain
tipio royoal dofartsy - 'it ''IS' ~
mont * nf,.,loI H., ~, ,4',''' "i 'i't mo-
that its conditions c,,, ,l,,,> ~, '9''i' '
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uossihilit, on IT, .,',,,;,,, ca i.I u ought ="
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statts ros ~ ~ w. ~ r PIopie OF thc lntcs
9 WA. tI'o III - a.. ~ N"h''tuti"h Whici
msi,tai,"g,,' ~ 'ncl' nands might be saercdl.