The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1865-12-09
FIRST ANNUAL
MESSAGE
OF
RESIDENT JOHNSON ,
TO THE
Thirty-Ninth Congress.
F.aor c.tr,cn. Of tie s,nst. and Houn OJR,p-,.


To eIp css gratitude to God, IN the rsne Of the
Psope, for The presetyaon Of the United states IL
nv first duty 10 addfes' nv yor. our thourhts usIt
revert 20 thi desth Of the late President BY an act OF
ParIeltN traon. The sIiei Of The nation !, ,till
he We 10 onj the hghett proof Of iIs coLf eDce
ey e7terins og he tene.ei term Of the Chief MAJ
b'ou ht the civil war substantially To eo.e that
b so vas depiorcd 10 AL parts " the Union and
TART f5icisn nation. h-yn rendered iu,'ic, 10 HI
memoir. His removal cas; upon me heavier vceht
Of cAes then ever tsvolved upu any one OF his
pieI,cer,op. To q III my trust need the suppor,
aud confidence Of ri Who ,rc a,-oc 4ted with ne in
the various depA'ime ia o. Cove nuent, and tha
one way IN which can hone 20 gain their neccssa y
aid It II, 70 'tftr 9TH HanSnes- tho principles
Shi,h sudo ~ Soudae, ,nd The sp'i cation 70 'he
youl aud their undiv dei hppfoha'on.
INTENDED by s Guthors to last - LONG the states
theulsc'yes shal lss;. "Tua JNIos suALL BE TrR-
rErr a." NE the words %. the Confederation. To
.oRN NpHE rrEIrct NoN" by an oidiaance OF
the vco'e Oi the udCd htaies, the fec.a ed pur-
20 Of the to.Iu- uI'nn; ne hfn ~ Divine Piovi-
ccnce wss never more painy vi.ibe "a The Ldiis OF
men than ia the htriug aud the adoplinT Of that
ius'ruAcnt. II H. teyond comparis "a the rreltesi
event In American httoD aud indeed is 1t not, OF
ali oteuts IN modern tines he most pfetnsnt with
oonseSusncei Tor ,yeiy pope OF the er'ht The
L. ought 10 their work the eIperenc. OF th Conled-
eaiou Of heir rove ~ states, and otier Republican
Ioyernnient- o d and ueE tut thev nee led and
they obtalncd wis sgp'tior 10 experience Aud
y hen Tor lie v.it ity the' required tue approval Of
reope that occu ed a., pirt Of n ontlnent and
n.tc. separately in many di't.nct conventions. what
IL no won eriul than that ater earnest con G lton
AID long discu. ION iec'nfs ami All pinous ~ers
ult.mat,ly drawn ~ one vAy 20 It's slppirf
The COnsi ution 60 which lie wa. thu. impaired
coatans vithin u eli am?e gcsou.c.s for its osn
ish treason, and ersuio dorne' C tuhqui.itT. In
case Of the usu patton OF the Governments OF aStse
b, ono man, OF an o. garchy, It lecomesa duty Of The
uniied States TO make eood u tuArAntes 70 ,hat
s .tc OF % iepublical 10 m Of government ana 20
ain tho homo enoousnoss OF al. Does Tie lsI,e
81 time reveal dc,ec ~ A simpe Moue Of ana ld-
ment l. provided Ia the Cons itdti0n itself tha is
,3udt Ons c.n ale sys he maze 10 COuio 10 the 10
ouifeuent, VI aIy ne ing civilization. No room 4,
sov ed even 70. tne th.u;ht OF possibility oi it,
coming 10 end. Aad 'he,e pjae OF sit pisperva-
tion have always b en- as ited IA Their cInpe in
ttr.ity by ev"fy pati c Che hzFf,IA'c-Uy Jsi-
teI.on nnd J.cks.u. not .crs than ~ " ashinston
md Nal .on. Tie putting adv Of the ther Of
hi, L untry, Smo etf,,si.ent - The people q, ne
iutr, So "a, ts, Ia ,he rec tlht iut ol,which
va he wo.k ei hands, might be .acred,y maiu-
IL on Geld up the vssv ton Of iho ,eneta Gov
emu ont in its coasiutlonai vigor, as the shce'
ancno. o. Gus peace bChe AID sfey sb.o.d"
The LJu0.ilu leu 10 the Wors of the Peope Of .he
Uni states, and 1t should 10 AZ Indtstruetbe
III not ,trtn,e th. the framers OF the Con.,itu.
tou which hAd 90 mo Ell IN the past, should uo1 have
iuly cOMpIenendcd the cN,eaence OF their own
work. lIesh r. IN stIugte against aibuay
poa en- many lAIlots utiere ION harAsng luats Of
al al soi pton VI he State Goyern-nts by tue Cen
| etal trOyorLmcut ana many frOn a dte,d that tho
.
very g.catn'r, Of county should GAy the ppi o.
hsnsion ~ nc. .Oachmeuts by the Gelernl GUNe.n-
ment. Tho suy ecs 'nat come unque,II nahly silb-
ln is juiidcuoa aye o numerous, thlt Il must ever
naturally Ioiu-t 20 chbarras'e1 By questions that
! u, lc oud ". Were It otherwise. the Executive
| would link beneath The buItueh tho chsunoa OF
! iu tice would be cboael ieNtigioa wou.d ie oU-
suu tea b. eie,ss 20 mat there .sgio.ter en- p
| frl Cove nnenI IA Ou the s,a's than to l. otpis.
On he. .uti4i rplelC. The Rluute iu'. aDeIc~
| M he dec. o.. Of h. maio'it'" ssaI th.l,s
nj A "a "a ItaH NfINl l
ne vita pIuCpe OF eyabics," and t.o eyrgt ui lie
lrs' i1uf oirs nave cstaDi isued nc viii hope iysvysr
! N % there lics no appeal 10 force.
tho M IT, nBnce VI IA lni brings with II "tho
su. or, oi sat l'OyGrulucnts IN a. theIr Irhts
! lu' .i i no. enc OF the rishi. any st. h'ss-i
| men 10 lcnounse iIs o7l pa c Ia tn | o., o. TO
! Lu ,..N lie ian- OF the JuiVu Iae la4ges' Met
l., h tc u.iEtA ne u the dscu Of the set. Of
! the feIcrai buN ornmeit; pGt 'he.c IL uO tppcal
fltm ~ lsHa keep. 70 the va ious biilcae, o. tAat
Gu', iumon. or to NO pc q, wao rtaL' to the
Departments uO teuare tutE Limited o4r el IA shat
manner aiEG- Ie aIn ne pJVslso. tr4l!S.
! o. hcso'tognt o me 'sits 4 'he .infu're
Of he IonicIerac' And not tre iaugulr OF TIE Con
't!rutou, The iatter eonisins tie emphatic woras
.hs C9nsu'ui on aal tie 'aAs o. the niied
| SlA Which thEi lie made In pursUsncc thctto,
! sad III 'Iett,. made o. Atich shan be made Hndor
| the Authority Of the nhe4 states, sha'i he no
rUp Cuv law Of 'he Ina sud tie Ii9es ~ eFc.Y
s'c 'hal 10 louAd ther,bs, an thing ia the cen
stutlon or 'a"' oi any s's's to 'Le coA'i'iy not
| vithitAnding' ~
! Ie.tlin'y Inc Government Of the United STATE. Il,
a liuitei government; and 20 is ever .'e gov,
eminent limittd government. with Us, the iies Of
limitation spreads through every iOrm Of hdininl.-
Uation, gene nj, Sts'e anu mun'c pa and rest on
ihe great dis.nH ushing PRIME pie o Tue Teco on
OF the nights OF man. The ancient tepul go Apotben
the iugiyiiual in he STATE, pI''crhrf his Iehgion
! aud controlled hl. acdvi'y The Auercln sys'em
rests on the asselt.on Of the equ' nehi OF ever man
10 hie, lilefy, an the pursuit Of hsplle" 70
dCm Of conscience, 10 the culture aud eIeeltr uI al
/ his ficultiea. A. consequences the Hlhit boNel "
ment is liuiteC, as 10 she LcAvTI Cove nmeut h lhe
ntet est u Mon as to tue Iu4y duI c.l[eh III ths
interest Of eedum,
states, with proper Limitations Of power, are essen,
5 Ates At the very con mtn entnt, Whrh We az
rumed pace among the poTeisoI toe earn, the
DeclarItOu Ct Ind peNdCnto NnH hdOplel pf oAAos,
70 also we!e the ATiCies Of CJLeiey Noni suu Nhol
'the prop Q Of the mica STAGE o'dhHcl ann
euEblshel the Ccnrli ION, n Wn the Aseh' 9l lne
even, TOO, OF any aincnlintnil - lhe t9hsntulNnM "
the proposit on ofCon-Ietz nteis The cqnhln o.
| alts. WIiLcui statts, oLe gieh b!enIH oI 't
| .eg- a i've gsYeInmeu. Nou.u le mn Nh y
Ne 100 LcyOnd the lester OF tie Ipnsl uioh 10 tH'
character OF our CouutiJ, lie tApatt'g lo' V'l"pl'
| lsuuifl yltl4u lie yulHi a. l1u a Nh-1 tohti"'ulA
,urle 4 due - the s,gum o. sries, ne d y
s',I.i.v Tor the rene uu tYitencc Oi 80 .atss u
lie "Hupiene eutn.lIt. Oi % t,-stlluIlY " W ''
| tui e4 s.Ates. Inc - a'L q .ll ,VuiNlu VI VI
| brin.s nh Il the psrpttuiy q tue slN-ef, lhe1
| nutusl ielatiCn LIr.t, us wat We hlt' AZ ia ~
a., IA, m if t1l.ft on IS ind savlLpe' IL
YLols - ,rot es hi eItnUut the ptr,t nor the part
wi h. ut the whole. - lo"t Us lA' N"''''u'i9'' W ~
.ne 4 4 ted st4tCs Cuul.ts. the s.alts hih enuLI'
,ne M. uci on Al tnt Yuc % the .estgueuoh OF &.
sther The D .s,r, At Of to Que A toe pl's"1Fa'o
In .t,s explained m vcSs of the mu,usl re
l.iSns Of ne .us..Lul.VA aAa tae S1as~ te'A4s