Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-12-22
Favorable opinion OF the Southern.
-Tmsr ers Expressed. 93sus 81
The Freedmaa,s Bureau Csnsured.
WAsHrrGroN. Dscsmrber 10.


In the Senate, to-day, Mr.. Cowan said
q message had just been received from
the President in response to a resolution
calling for information as to the condi-
ton of the States lately in rebellion.
He called for the reading of the mes.
sage. The message of the President
was read, 80 follows:
TO the Senate Of the United States:
In reply to the resolution adopted by
the Senate, on the 18th, Ihave the honor
10 state that the rebellion waged by a
portion of the people against the proper
ly constituted authorities of the Govern
ment of the United States, has been sup
pressed; that the United States are in
possession. Of every State in which the
insurrection existed, and that, as far as
could be done, the Courts of the United
States have been restored, postrofhces
re- established, and steps taken to put
into effective operation the revenue laws
of the country, as the result of meas-
ures instituted by the Executive with q
view of inducing resumption of the
functions of the States comprehended in
the inquiry of the Senate. The people
in North Carolina, South Carolina, Geor-
eis, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana,
Arkansas, and Tennessee, have organ.
ICED their respective State Governments,
and are yielding obedience to the laws
and Government of the United States,
with more willingness and greater
promptitude THAI, under the circums
stances, could reasonably have been ex-
pected. The proposed Amendment to.
the Constitution, providing for the abo.
lition Of slavery forever within the limits
of the country, has been ratified by each
one of these States, with the exception
Of Mississippi, from which no official in
formation has been received, and in
nearly all of them measures have been
adopted, or are now pending, to confer
upon the freedmen the privileges which
are essential to their comfort, protection
and security In Florida and Texas the
people are making commendabIe pro-,
| gress in restoring their State Govern
ment, and no doubt is entertained that
they will, at an early period, be in con-
dition to resume all of their practical
relations with the Federal Government.
&, In that portion of the Union lately in
rebellion the aspect of affairs is more
promising than, in view Of all the cir
cumstances, could well have been ex-
pected. The people throughout the en-
| tire South evince a laudable desire to
renew their allegiance to the Govern
mentt and to repair the desolations of
war by prompt and cheerful return to
peaceful pursuits. An abiding faith is
entertained that their action will con-
form to. their professions, and that in
acknowledging the laws of the United
States their loyalty will be unreservedly
| given to the Government, whose lenieu-
cy they cannot fail to appreciate, and
whose fostering care will soon restore
them to a condition of prosperity.
| 1t is true that in some Of the States
the demoralizing effects of the war are
to be seen in occasional disorders, but
these are local in character, not frequent
in occurrence, and are rapidly disap-
pearing as the authority of the civil
power is extended and sustained.
Perplexing questions were naturally
to be expected from the great and sud.
den change in the relations between the
two races; but symptoms are gradually
developing themselves under which the
freedman will receive the protection to
which he is justly entitled, and, by
means of bis labor, make himself use
full member of the community in which
he has his home.
From ell the information in my pos.
session, and from that which have re-
Gently received from the most reliable
authority, am induced to cherish the
belief that personal luminosity 10 surely
and rapidly merging itself into spirit
of nationality, and that representation,
connected with a properly adjusted sys-
tenn of taxation, win result in a harmc-
NOUS restoration of the relations of the
States to the National Union.
The report of Carl Schurz is here
with transmitted as requested by the
Senate. No report from the Honora-
bic John Covode has been received by
the President The attention of the
Senate is invited to the accompanying
report of Lieutenant General Grant,
who recently made q tour of inspection
through several of the States whose in
habitants participated in the rebellion.
ESignsd] ANDREW JOHNSON.
4 WAaHTNGroN Dea 1R 1Q6S ans--s-,.-,.rs