The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1865-12-28
President JohnsOn's Message 10
'.saa sa~ the Senate. sii
GEN. GRANT s. REPORT OF HIS
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Ths People Regard tho War as Final,
,4.,,; and are Glad Of It.. y
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.


sHInuthe Senate to-day, Mr.. Cowan
said a message had just been received
from the President in respense TO o
resolution calling for information as to
the condition of the States inrebellion.
He called for the reading of the mess
ago. The message of the President
was read as follows:1 = 7tH' ne ''
To the Senate OF Tho United States:
R'1n reply to the resolution adopted
by the Senate, on the 18th, l have the
honor to state that the rebellion waged
by portion of the people against The
properly constituted authorities OF the
Government of tho United States has
been suppressed that . the United
States are in possession of eycryiState
in which the instruction existed, and
that, as far as could be done, the
Courts Of the United States have been
restored, postoffices re, e,established, and
stops taken to put into effective oper-
alton the revenue, laws of the country,
as the result of measures instituted by
tho Executive with the view of indu-
eing,a resumption of the functions Of
the States ,eomprehended in the inqui-
ry of the Senate. The people in North
Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Missis-
sippi, louisiana, Arkansas and Ten.
nessee have organized their respective
State Governments, and are yielding
obedience to the laws and Govern,
hient of the United States, with more
willingness and gyeater promptitude
thar, under. the circumstances, could
reasonably have been expected The
proposed amendmcnt TO the Constitu.
tioh, providing for the abolition of
slavery forever within the limits of tho
country, has been ratified by each one
of these States, with tho 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 Tho freedmen the privileges
which are essential to their comfort,
protection and security. In Florida
and Texas the people are making COM
lnondablo progress ia restoring their
State GOVERNMENTS and no doubt is en-
tertaincd that they will, at an early
period, be in condition to resume all
VI, their practical relations with the
Federal Government. 'a5fHH 3
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 OK
pected. The people throughout the
entire South evin,e o laudable desire
70 renew their allegiance to the Gov
eminent, and to repair tue desolation
otwar by prompt and cheerful re-
turn opeaceful pursuits. An abiding
faith is entertained that their action
will conform to their professions, and
that in acknowledging the laws of the
United States their loyalty will be un.
reserycdly given to the Government,
whose, leniency they cannot fail to ap.
preciate, and whose fostering care will
soon restore them TO o condition Of
prosperity. '"s o
1t is true that in some of the States
the demoralizing effects OF the warare
toibe seen in occasional disorders, but
these are local in character, not fire.
quent. in occurrence, and are rapidly
disappearing as the authority Of tho
civil power ls extended and sustained.
PerplcXingquestion were naturally
to be expected from the great and sud
den change in the relations between
tho two races; butsymptoms are grad.
uhlly developing themselves under
which the freedman will receive the
protection to which he is Justly enti-
tied, and, by means Of his labor, make
himself useful and independent mem.
ber ofthe community in which ho has
his homo. .li.
From all The information in my pos
session, and from that which l have
recently received fiom the most relia-
Bile authority, ! am induced to cherish
the belief that personal animosity is
surely and rapidly merging itself in
to nationality, and that representation
connected with properly adjusted
system Of taxation, will result in q
harmonious restoration ofthe relations
of the States to the National Union, = !.
The report Of Carl SchurS is here.
with transmitted as requested by the
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