American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1851-1863, 1865-10-22
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE.
FIRST DAY.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

from the Senate:
Mr.. Spe aker.-The Senate has adopt
ed the following joint resolution in which
the concurrence of the House is desired
Resolved. BY the Senate, (The House
concurring) Tha, the Provisional Gov
ernor, VIM. L. Sharkey be advised o
the hour Of the inauguration of the Gov
ernor elect this day and that he be re
quested to make such communication to
the Legislature as he may desire either
verbally or in writing as may suit his
! convenience; that committee of three
on part Of the Senate, and-on The part
of the House be appointed to advise him
of the hour aforesaid.
Messrs. Wilson. Martin and Duncan
have been appointed as said commi,te on
the part Of the Senate
On motion of MIR Ly'es, of Scott, the
| Senate message was taken up, and OF his
further motion tn" resolution was concur
red in, and The blank filled with the num-
Der FIVE.
The Speaker announced as the com
mit,ee on the part OF 'he House, hessrs
Duff, McWhorter, Martin, Carter and
Gowan.
Mr. McWhorer, from said committee,
reported thal the committee had discharg
ed the duty assigned them and Gov Shar,
key would in few moments avail him.
self OF the invitation to address the Leg
islature.
The Honorable Senators being an
nounced were received BY the House and
took the seats assigned.
The Hon. John NJ Smonton, President
OF the Senate having stated the object of
the joint committee 10 be the iraugura,
ton of the Governor, elect; His Excellen
cy VIM L Sharkey. Provisional Govern,
or, addressed the Legislature in response
10 the invitation Of both House
He remarked that he had no! prepar
ed any formal address or message, aud |
that he did not consider it lis province rs
Provisional q ve,nor 10 do SO, he did nol
himself he constitutional Coz.
erpcr OF Mississippi, bu he thanked the
Legislature for he compliment implied
in their resolution.
EIe alluded 10 The distracted condition
81! the STATE Tor The past -four years, how
that the work Of rc-orgs fell to lis
lot and how Gistrustrul he WAS o. ii
abilities in assuming .he great response.
bities which lhus devuIed upon him
lie had done the best he couid--hgd Ia
bored faithfully to bring order out o.
chaos, and Notwithstanding The embar
EASEMENTS which had crowded upon
him from every possible direction, he tell
that be was in some degree successful
He was proud to say that Mississippi had
taken the lead in ,he work of rc.organi-
cation; and that without any l1hts for
her guidance, she had set an exampl-
10 her sister States that i, bring deem I'd
worthy Of emulation, and with the most
bens fetal results to the South.
He alluded to the Presidents policy
how the Convention WIS ca.lt1-hoW
an election was provided for, and how
hat this Lei .lature was he result of that
election. Aud uuw when GoveIro' Ham
1heys, who was the rhorcr Of he people
= d, ins,aIied,iuto office, bis functions as
Provisional Governor would cease; and
re was happy to say that Mississippi
would then have free, civil governmen,
n operation. II was a pleasing dury 70,
i'm to transfer bis powers as provisional
.overnor to one regularly elected by The :
eople of the State He alluded to the
cry cordial and earnest manner in
which he had been encouraged and sus
aimed by the President; and expressed :
he belief that Mississippi wound now
Tide on hereafter as she had a pros
erous and happy people. y
The oath Of office was then administer
d BY ex Governor Sharkcy TO Governor
when the latter was duly
roc aimed Governor e he State Of Mis-.
ssippi for the Constitutional term.