The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1866-12-06
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.


of the United States resumes its an
ousI legislative labors. An all-wise q
mi merciful Providence has abatcd
Inc postiIcnco which visited our 9
.horcs, leaving Ito onlnmitous traces {
ipon some portions Of our country.
Peace, order, tranquility and civil au.
hofity have been formally declared
% exist throughout the whole Of the
United States In all the States civil /
has superseded the coercion
Of arms, and tic people, BY their Vol |
untary action are maintaining their
in full activity and com
plcte operation. The enforcement Of
Tho laws Is no longer Constructed In
any State by combinations too power
lul to be suppressed by the ordinary
course Of judicial procoediugsi' aud
the aninositics engendored by The
war are rapidly yielding to the bene-
6ccnt influences Of our free institu'
tions. aud the kindly effect Of unre-
strictcd social and commercial inter-
course. An entire restoration of irs-
ternal feeling must be the earnest
wish of evory patriotic heart and
VIC will have accomplished curgrande
est national achievement whon, foi-
getting tho sad events OF the past,
and remembering only their instrue.
tive lessons, we resume, our onward
career nsa free, prosperous and uni-
ted people. ''
i.ma IiisroRIc6L. if'''
In my message Of tho 4tll OF De.
loember, 1865, Congress was Informed
lof tho measures which had bocn 10.
stituted by tho Executive, with view
Ito the gradual restoration Of Tho
4 States Ia which the Instruction oc-
cured to tlioir relations with The
General 0overhnient. Pfotihiona
lGovernors had been appointed Cop
veniions called, 'uovcrnofs olopted.
lLegislatures assembled, and opatory
land Reprosoptiyes chosen to the Con
gfoss of the United States" Courts
Ihad been opened for the enforcement
Iof laws long 10 allegiance Tho block
Iade had been removed, opstom-house'
We cstablishod,and the interval rcyo-
: nuo laws put In force, in order tha
d tho people might contribute to the ma
4 itional income. Postal operation
4 had been renewed, and efforts wcr
being made to restore them. to thei
- former condition Of efficiency tn
States shomsclyes had been asked I
/, take part In the high function |
: Amending tic Constitution, and
.lthus sanctionlng the Yextiuction I
! African slavery, as ono of tho lcgiti
! mate rcsults of our lnterncoip
STRUGGLE. ~, ,l.4n
h Having progressed fhus fer, the Us
/, Iecutiyo Department found that II ha
Q accomplished nearly all that wa
!, within tho scope of its Constitution,
AUTHORITY. One thing, however, y,
rcmaiued TO be done before tho woy
{ Of restoration could bd complete,
4 and that was TIC admissi' n TO Col
.tlcross Of loyul Senators nud Repr,
: sentaiives from the States whose pc,
'etble had robolled agpinst the luwfl
y lanfhofitNnef, the, Gcnefsl Cover
( ment.d This question deyplved rnu
iglthalrospectivo Houses, which, by IN
slConstitution, nre made1he Judges q
!. Ielectiops, returns aud qualification
|. lof thoir own inombors and its CON
y sidctation at tnnee engaged the after
: tlbnfof Congress.
(, In the meantime, the Executi,
!, DepaytmentA tho other plan hNvin
y becn proposed by Congress---contiI
!; ued lis sffbrts to perfect, as far 4
~ wis practicable, the restoration of Il
y proper relations between the cillscl
!, OF tho respective States, and the Fee
\ eral Government, extending, fro
n time to times as the public interes
y seemed orcquire, the judicial, rev
n hue and postal systems of tho coui
Il TRY with tho advice aud consent
/, the Senate, tho necessary officers we
!. appointed, and appropriations ma,
a by Congrossi0f the paymontof the
salariep. Tho proposition to amen
(. fthc Federal Constitution so as to prs
I. vent the existence Of slavery With
! the United States, ot any place sut
ioet to thoir Jurisdiction, was rattle
: lby the requisite number ,pf State
: innd on the 18th Of December, 1856
4 liz was officially declared to have b!
! lcome valid as part of the CopstIiI
a tion of the United StAtcsi All Of II
iShtes IN which the insnrrccton ha
: existed promptly smepded their Coz
! stiutiops, so as to make them ccnfor'
!, 10 the great change thus effected
I the organic law Of the land /, declare
4 null aud void all ordinances m
q laws Of secossion,; repudiaied alllpr
! tended debts aod. obligations ereat.
for the revolutionary purposes of q
j linsurrection aud proceeded, in gos
: thith to tie enactmont oe,noAsnr
vi Cor tho protection and ameliorhtIons
j the condition of the colured race.-
" Congress, however, yet hesitatod
admit any Of these States to rcpr
y seutation aud II was not until t
''wdrd tho closa of'the eighth mon
.Sl of ths session that ne exception W
hvov of Tennessee, BY Il
: admissiou Of her Senators aud Re
y reseptatives.
lsl,. PROFOUND REGRET,
% / dcom Il "a sahioct OF profound 7
= lgret that Gongross has thus far fail,
"a admit TO seats loyal Senator'S a.
is Representatives. from the other State
70 whose inhabitahts.with those Of Tc
Ar ncssoe. had engaged in the rebellio
70 Ten Siaies--morc than une,fourth
2 the whole nnlnber-remail witho
OF otlrcpresen,atiob; tho seats Of ltiF
IN members in the Hcuse Of Roprose
inlsatiycs aud Of tNonty members Of I
~ iSepate arc yot Yacept--rnot BY tbs
nd own consent, not bv hi.urn