Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-12-22
Importaut aDocuments.

g Special Message from President John
son to Congress, in response to resc-
luton calling for information as to the
condition of the States lately in rebel
lion. The other is an official report Of
General, Grants observations during q
recent ayiOg trip through some of the
late rebelIious States
1hs President announces, quite |
positively and complacently, that the
United States ere IN complete possession
Of every State IN which the insurrection
existed ,sand, as far as practicable, that
the United States Courts have been re-
stored, post-ofices re-established, and |
the revenue laws put in operation. The |
people Of North Carolina, South Carroll
ma, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Lou
isiana, Arkansas and Tennessee, have
organized State Governments, and are
yielding a more willing AID prompt obe-
dieuce to the General Government than
could have reasonably been expected
under the circumstances. Each Of these
States, except Mississippi, have ratified
the Constitutional Amendment, and in
nearly all of them measures have been
adopted or inaugurated TO furnish
TO Freedmen comfort, protection
and security. The President be-
lieves The. people of the South to be ant
mated by asslaudsbIe desire to renew
their allegiance to the Government and
TO repair damages by a prompt and
cheerful return to peaceful pursuits.
Occasional local disorders are to be ex.
peoted, but they are rapidly disappear
ing, and viii soon be unknown. The
labor question, Notwithstanding it's per.
picking difficulties, will soon be adjust
ed in such a manner that the freedman
will be able TO make himselfa useful and
independent member of the community
in which he has his home. The Presi-
dent also cherishes the belief that per-
sonsl animosity is. surely and rapidly
merging itself into spirit of national
ity, and he Significantly suggests that
representation, connected with prop
erly adjusted system of taxation, win re-
suit in a harmonious restoration of the
relation Of the States to the & National
Union. - ...-s-,-,, .,s
Auin all, the President takes q rose
colorsd view Of affairs in the lately re-
bellious States, which is justified, we
trust, By facts in his possession not fully
known or understood by the public
Drawing conclusions from such facts as
are furnished US by the Southern papers,
We have not regarded social and politi-
cal matters as in &c prosperous and
catering condition To our minds,
the Southern leaders and makers Of
public. sentiment are not mauifesting
great Willingness to comply with condi-
lions imposed on than in order that
they might get the management of
their various State affairs into their
own hands. The.fact that they refused
to ratify any of the conditions pre-
cedent until they were authoritativsly
commanded to do so by the President,
10 strong evidence, that while they obey,
their obedience Is neither willing nor
cheerful, but rather forced acceptance
of unpleasant terms, in order to
get into position in which they may
be able to exact what win be more in
accordance with their views and feel
ings.
However, practically, the President
10 doing about what we would have him.
80 long as this is the case we care little
about his theories. He may regard the
condition of affairs South in different
light from many of the prominent men
of the Union organization, but so long
% his policy toward the people of that
section is about the same that those OBJ
jecting to his theory. would adopt were
they to- have the management Of the
matter, they cannot well find fault with
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General Grants reports written in q
plain aud sensible style. His trip South
was flying one, and we, cannot think
his opportunities were such as to enable
him to decide authoritatively what ought
to be done Nor does he so decide.
he simply gives his views, based upon
such information as he could gatheri n
Ahurried trip, Whiehth people, or Con-
gress, or President, may accept or not
&C to them seems best. But nothing
that Generhl Grant may or can suggest
will be regarded with indifference by
the American people, and his report
will exercise great influence upon pub
lie opinion ITIEW &1&04EA
We commend both his report and the
Presidents message to the careful at.
sention of our readers. te- 8
Union State Convention.
BY reference to the notice in another
place, 1t VIII De seen that the state Gen.
trial Committee have called a Union
State Convention on the I'D of Febru.
AIRY for the purpose of nominating can
didates for the State offices to be filed
at the next general election. The off,
GERS to be chosen are Auditor, Treasure
or and Secretary of State, Attorney