Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1866-12-07
mESsAoE OF THE FREsIpESr.

MESSAGE OF THE PRESIDENT.
F'oilosr Cxszsss o. fis Sosafs and Hotss -
Rr1rcscnfafiucs
Aiicr bret interval the Congress a ne
United State- rcsnmes - anruai iegislaiiyc
hhors- An Avs and mcrciful Prosi-
denoe hA. ahated n pcsfiicncc vhi-i visit
"a oUr sborrs. ksvinS go calaHitous traces
uT,on soruc pcrtions cf our country. fesce.
crder. tranqunfv and cistl authority have
ben tor.naliF declared O. exist throurhouf
the ~hoie Of the Dnitei Sfai,s n al ihe
>is,es cisd suihofifs has supcrs,-,l.,i the co..
crcion a. arms. AMI thc people. ~ ihsir
VOLUNTARY ariion. ar rnaintainiue fh-ir eo,-
ernu'eut- in fuii seti,ify and ~o,upieie OF
Grafton. The enforcemcnt of ii-e lsWs if 20
loncCr 80 ch.frpefed ia an Stafs a. cofa-
hiuafions too r1Wcrfli 90 % suppressed hv
ths orsiinary coDr-e 81 fusirial rrorsesi-
ircs; AMI tke animo.iiirs srcrnterrd -
thc var are raUiiiv welding o. ih. iurrsa.
crrt iufucncrs - our free irsfitufiors. an.l
o. tbc kindiy cGscfs 81 urr~sfrirfrd sorisi
and cornnaerc.2l inisrcourse An entire
rcsioration 81 fraiernai SEEING u,gst o. tic
caruest web 81 cvCrv patriotic heart AMI
vc ~ havv acccunpiishcti our rrart,-,i "a.
fiunal achievement wh,n. forgetting the al
ssrpts 81 the past. and rriarIntrrins onir
their Instructive lesson. NJ resume Cur or
~afi carver a. free. Irosperous anil
united P~orlr.
ETCuNsrErCrtoN.
II nv u,cs.ace ~ ti- fth q nrceui.rr.
i-fb. Gonrrrss was iniursr,s.l 90 a.. fnra.-
urrs sb-vh had bern insiifuis,l a. thc h
ccutisr vifh q vies o. iiuc crad1al restora-
ton of pc States in uhi,h o. in.urrrr.inn
oorurrri Oh their relations With o.. Fsd.r-
al Oov-rnncut. Prosisional Governor,
hsd boen appointed. conventions sallsd
Governors cicCtr.i. Lrci.lafurcs assembled.
and Srnafors anil Bcprcscntafises chosen
60 "a Courtcss at thc Tnifs.I Sfs.-.
Courts lad been op-ns.l for 49, cnf,rr.-
uicut I'd lavs long on at.sanrc. The Llsrk.
ale Lad bvcn rcniovrtl. Casflfl tousas rt-rs-
tabiisiei. AMI TIE internal uctrnuc lass
pat in iorvr. on or'icr thaf th- people ri-tt
Cprfrfiufc Co fhe national ine1r.e Postal
opcrs'lons had been rrn~w-d. ard eforfs
Urrc bang male O. restore tlrn % th~ IN
formri condition % rfiirirnrs Thr Srrtes
thcmsslses hail been asked o. take part ri
The tich fanction &C auienE'n.r thr Constr
tutIon. I'D 81 fius santfionrnr The cxffrr-
tiou oi Airicsn slaNcr1 a. orc of a.. i-..i-i.
mate results q our iufrrnrcine strurrir.
Hav.n- progrcssrd thus "a. th- Ea~rr-
tive i'epartuseuf fusnd thar o. hs-l arrr-s-
piishcd nearls az fh.f Va wifhiu th- s.,s..-
81 iis constitutional sufboriiv. Onc fh,nr
hosesrr. gvt rru1ainrd Co. d. done h,f,-,
th- vork 81 restoration co-il 30 oonr'ef-f
and 'hai wss il- adhesion o. Conrrrss %
lo,ai >rnatrrs and Ecnresenfaiisrs f-om
thr >sates shose people bal r,isllssi
aga act thc lasiul aut-oFiiy I'D ths oi~-r-al
1osernmcnf. Ghis qs-siion ,lesols.d M
Ca tbc rr-p~ctivc Houses. uLich. Is tk-
tcnsfiiuiiou. are made thc iaic,s "a m.
eirciinns. r~turus. arld qualifcatiors offlsrir
ON ulcui'srrs, and Ifs Cons iierafirrl A. once
cuEaerl tbs afirnfion 81 Cou-r-.s
ln flv mean tfme che Executive Druarf.
r-tlt-un other plan natinc been frr-.1.-l
hv tcnrrcs---couf. uurd if. sFn-ts ~ -..--
trcf. al far a. vas rracficab'e. 'he -ss,r-a
fiun ID r.c DIoQcr relations between az. c-t-
iErns ri fhc rr-pcr'itr Safe. fLc states
aui - Fclrrai Goserrnen'. .atrnl,r-
from tine 60 timc. 80 to- rabEc irfer-.-.
seemed o. require. ii~ 1diriai. r~sr~rr
ard postal -Fstcn.s oi ihr couufrr. WI
'hr advice anl cousrut oi thc S-uafr. thr
necessarf oiloers SER appo.u;rt. and ap-
- fririions watc ~ Iur..ress for ttc Paw
u'rni 90 thrir salaries TIE PROPOSITION o.
aulend fhc frlcrai Constlfuiirr. 80 a. n,
prevent Gle cSistcnce of slavery ~.iLi. th-
I nsifd States or anv plar- suhi-rf Co fh~l
j1risdiction. vas rarfeI hr a. -.-ri.--.
nurnlscr 81 >iates. srd on th~ fs-h ist Of
Dee n-srr. l~tJ. % uas eta al r Iceland
o. have become valid a. a Fart .ftlr Con-
siiilflun of tte lnuci States ~ q fh.
>fafrs lu wtlirl fLr if.slrr.--ticu I.f rxr.f..I
promptly Amended iheir Cor.t,frsio~. b,
a. io cculorla o. the gr-af change tfas e.
irrfc'i tl tie orgaric Iau 81 tlc la-I. g..
e arvl uall ard soil aii ordinanr,. 81 ..r.-.-
slon; repudiafct All pretended debts an
otheafIors crrated lor the f-toi-s,a-,~,
purpose Of ths in.sTrcctiou ana israrr.i
cl. in good ial'h. fa fic crarfmrr.t -f ru.s.-
urrs - The Trofrr ron and nurl1raf-on OF
tie coalition q the co'or,I -ar-. Com
gree. LoEes~r. vt hesifaf-d Oh al-.it arv
81 'hesc states 60 frprv,eutaiion: ana g
vas not uril. fousr,i- thr clo.e olii.rr .rt,t
ulonih OH session tLaf an exception .as
made in favor of Icnurscc. hs ne af-..-
non Of sfr Senators ant Repre-, fntaf.tr.
b.rm o. a 80 i~rt uf praiouod rrrr,f
ihai Co -r-ss has thus ~ aI'rd o. admit
o. seafs iolal >euafo~s anl E,rr. srnfari,-.
fron CO. ofbrr states. whose i-fsf-.s-..
-lth ftese az lsrrrstrr. Ill ,rra~rH i-
fLf rcisrl.lon. lcn Sfafrs-farr, ft.r rr..-
fIurft of Or shnIe ru.cler -r.ua.. u.l-
OF rspfcseufaiinn flr seats uf CIV NAM
hcrs tn Co. House ~ Eepreslntatisrs ard
pi tErniF m~nlt~rs In thr ~erafe Ar 80
farant-t.ot uy thsir osn cnnsenf. nof a. a
ia.iafr oi cletilon. Us hy che r,E...I az
90 -rrss % aCceFt th~ir rr-I-rr..f.
TIER a1uisslar. Do D. t.rf,.,.F ,.-.ff
have accourl.stei rnuch toward. ~. -
nrWal anc sfrcngtbcniur al orr relation. /, A..
gue poup.c- ard removed ssrisus cause f.r
iIsoontrni Oh o. part al fbr inhahifanf. "A
hose States. 10 ~oaid have accorded 9Th
- greaf nrfurlnie ergrcirfef in fhr De-
larai.eH 81 AmerIran independenrr. tfaf 10
r.rrr.fe r....ff e.. -. 81 49,