The daily mountaineer. (Dalles, Or.) 1861-1866, 1865-12-10
9dla WalllItalpeer.
Atlantic News.

tner the territories within the limits OF the
States which attempted to secede should be
held as conquered territories under military
authority emana.ing from the President !;
but he consders that he military govern
ment estsblished\for an inue6nite period
would have offerel- no security for the sup
preston OF the dilcontentment, would have
divided the peop e\ \nto vanqushers and van
qiishcd, AMI envenpned their hatred rather
than restored Their affection. The true
theory is, that all Pretended acts OF seces-
sion WIRE, from the Qegianng, null and void.
States cannot permit treason in the indivi-
dual citizen who ma have commttted trea-
son in tue attempt I'd secede aRd'Place their
States in conlilion whsNllf1t fuac ctions
were suspended but p6 Dyed; but If
Q State refuses to pei flee, there is
more necessity that Cover nment
should maintain its and as soon
as practicable, resnme,e ,ey Pexerc Sc all its
functions. On this priaciple had lie acted
and gradually and quietly, by almost imper-
ceptible steps sought to res ore the righ full
authority of the Government and of tue
States. To that end, Pro oyisional Governors
were appointed. All parties engaged in the
late tie ribe conflict, must work in harmony |
Was not too much to ask, that on the one |
side the plan of restoration shall proceed
iu conformity with IL willingness to cast the
di'cord of the past into Oblivion, and that on
the other hand, the evidence of secarity in
sle future maintenance of the Unon shall
be put beyond any doubt by the ratification
OF the proposed anti slavery amendment to
the Constitution. This amendment being
adopted, it would remain for the States to
resume their pla! es in the two branches of
Gong ess, ami thereby complete the work, Of
restoration NThe Pres cut says he has no
authority to make freedmen electors; that
remains with the States. They can decide
whether tits to be adopted "a, s7nce or intro
daced gradually with conditions Good
faith, however, requires the security Of the
freedmen in their libe' ty an 4. property, the
right to labor and reap the frst return of
their labor. The President says that it Will
be his constant aim to promote peace and
amity with all foreign nations He thinks
all of them are animated by he same dispo-
stion. The accordance of belligerent righs
10 the insurgenL States was an unjusti6able
act. Great Britain cannot be justified. She
built ships, furnished men and material of
war to the insurgents. Justification for this
cannot be sanctioned before the tribunal of
the world. At the same time he does not
advise at present, an attempt at redress by
acts of legislation. The future friendship
between the two countries must rest on a
basis of mutual jusic We have wisely
forborne as became the propagandsts of Re-
publicanism, but it would be q cause OF
great calamity to them, and breach of good
government, should any foreign power chal-
lenge the American people to its defense
against foreign interference. He relies on
the wisdom and justice of those powers to
to respect the system of non-interference
which has so long been sanctioned by time.
New York, Dec. 5.-The report of the Sec
retary of the Navy suggests thorough sur
vey of the Islands on the Pacific coast, and
the enlargement OF the Navy Yard at Mare
Island, San Francisco The number o.
blockade runners and other vessels captured
during the war is 265. The Secrstsry iuti
mates that the expense of the navy to thu
end of June, 1866, will be nearly $24, 600,
600. -
Washington, Dec. 4.-The following wa
introduced by Mr.. Sumner, in the Senate
to-day:
RESOLVED, That in order to provide prope
guarantees for security in future, so tha
peace and prosperity shall surely prevail
and the plighted faith of the Nation Be pre-
served, it is tho duty of Congress to tax
care that no State declared to be in rebellion
shall be allowed to resume its relation to th
Union till after satisfactory performancc b
given, upon several conditions which cor
ditions by precedent, must be submitted t
popular vote, and sanctioned by majorit
of the people of each State respectively, q
follows: Complete re establishment of 10y
atty as shown by honest recognition of th
Union, of the Republic, and the duty of all,
glance TO it all times without equivocatio
of any kind. Complete suppression of .
oligarchical pretensions and complete ei
franChisement of ALI citizena en- that ,hs,