The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1866-12-07
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
FslioW Cih:ens Of the Senate. and House Q,
Rsprtsenfatirsi! tett " ~ NJ i


Rsprssentaiirsi: On " d, ~ i,
Amer brief interval. The Cunpres, Of the
JIn;ieJ States resumes liz annual legislative Ia
-. An .iI.v;,e and msrc;6,I Providence has
sh.,.l iL. ,...;iscrs vh;ch y;,,t,,,. o,,-shores,
- In, II. c.i. r;,o,. ,r.... ,n,n .ome mr.
,,aa.e, nn. .onn,.,. Pc. Ill. ,,.nou;i;.
-, 81 s;tii Csn,hn,;,y a. bssnl tc,msIIv ,ie
=. ,sJ :" .y;s, ,h,nn.hon, the rhoIs Of the
Ii',;,.a So ~, ~ ~. S,.,.. .;,;l An.
. Snnsu e,a ~ au ~ .u e =, .,ms
snJ I ~ ma ,, III. 'ns ..,;,n are
s"I ,nJ yvops, ~ I'LL r., Al, .c,;xitv
nra ,,'is,. NV. s o"' IT,. .nt,.s.r.n,nf
AM s'a''po'S yps.."cn. ns S 49, Sat.
,ne NJ r"s. .s.".', , 10 any
oy e"mo. n,.., VIZ IO"e'u y, " supps,
oy '"e e'Sy ooS W ls"'o'S n.y. az.
lhgs anu 'ne nh,nosnies eheehue'en W ."e
var are ratiuY S,elu'ng to, tne peneucen 10.
usencys aI our Nee ins'NuUons,'su u W ,ne
shu,y euecu VI unres!ricteu secls anu eou
mero'ai ihteroouIse' Az sh.'e Fs'"Inuon y,
'raternal ieennf must pe Inc earnest wish VI
every Patrioue heaIt ana We T,'i hsNe accom-
wheh, forgetting Tue say e'enlSpi Tue past sho
remembering only their Instructive lessons, VIC
resume our onWsrd oareer as aHee, prosper
Gus and united people. O. '..g 'a
RECONSTRUCTION. 49,
Tn nv messsoe M the 4tb of D.cember. 1865.
cnny ross vas informed Of The measores which
had b.en instituted by the Executives with
view 10 The gradual restoration of the States
IN vh;ph the insurrecfion occnrred 70 their re
ia,ions With The federal Government. Pro,j.
.;.,nai (,,ra,no,s lad hss, snno;n,sJ eon,.n.
lion, called. Ioyernors elected. Leei,iat,res
.s,emh,.d aud Ss.s,or, AVA T,.n rsssn,.,I,ss
rhosen IN The Convrcss of the Ijni,ed states.
Cour,s hal h.sn onens,i nr',h. enf,rcement M
laws long In sbsvsnsey The biocLads Ind been
rsmoysd 'cns,on, bouse. va es,ahIisb.I and Tho
;nternsI rsyennc laws nnt In three In orIer
that the nsonIs MIGHT contribute IN the nation.
II ;n.nma pos,ai ans,a,;ons Raj h.a, renev-
al and effort, we're be;ng made 10 restore them
10 their 6nrms, condition of ,fi ,j.ncy. The
States ,h.m,.l,ss had he.n,a.L al no take mart
In Inc b;gh func,ion of AMENDING the Constjtu
ZION ard nf Tim, 40 nct;oning Inc eI,inction of
Sr;,an Ala vow ,s ons of, the ,eg,imat, resu,ts
q, ~ ;n,s,,a - s,n,Ua,a
tIsx;nr ,n,o"rs.ssd fSns far the E,ecutive
n.na,,,n.r, S,,nJ ,hs, w,,h.i a.,omnIi.ss.I
ns,riy ali ,hot vas within ,bs ,cone of its CON
situations, an,hor;,v Ons ,b,nc baravsr ye,
ro,,a,not n. lana h.f,r. The sorL ~ rss,or
- la r.. go, n,s,.J snJ ,La, %. ,bs al
"oH ."u w ,s fn,ai $780, III Re-,
ra..n,a,v.. r,s,n, ,h. s,:,ss moo ,,.oni. had
,shsllsJ sv.ins, tbo lawful au,hostv of tbe
Gon.rai Cns.,nrsnt TLis ouss,;nn dsvol,ed
me-. a.. ,.sn..Gs I. U,,.s. ShichI nc Inc Con
s,I,n,;,n o,a ,.s,,s the ;uJve,'o f ,h, elections
ss,..'. III u,,'I;s ,a,,ons ~ ,h.;r - r.amp
te.ur"s, anu I us,,n.;, ',m 49, 49,
, y nun y" -, Cnnnr.. =" Wv, o"o'
'"T ,na aa, ~ i'm, lis ~ .c,,;,s psn, tme,t-
-, m,,;,',. 10. ,,nnn.ed hv en-
w o"., .,.i ~. So. q, ,,,,,.,, a.. ,,r n.
~ ,1a,;..h,o ,hs ,a.,ar.,;nn nf ,ns ,ronsr
% p''o , '.s 49,. ~ or. ro.ppa.,;v.
So. 81" So" , and ,hs Fsds,. CIo,srnmsn,.
e,tsni;nw fram time 10 time as the public in.
ierests seemed 70 REQUIRE. the judicial. revenue,
\. nj n,.,.i s,s,s,ns ~ ,hs country Win, the
~" auu p"ss !, ~ ~. Sana,. ~. ,..s..arx
49,. 80, $3.50. on,'o;n,sJ onI sn"ronr;s,ion,
I'M "I r "ps ,r ,Ss r,xmsnt NJ their
..I.r;. 70 IT,. nr,n,.;,;r ~ ,,nsnJ ,he FEEDER.
- cns,,,,,,;np ~, nso,.n, ,ha o,;s,snc.
~ .,..r,' n;,r;,, az Jf,,sI s,stes nr any Mac.
", 49, ,;,,;ns -. :. ,;s.d H., ,hs
SUI, !" 20 So. al on ,ha ,s,h
Illus uS n 100, !, W.. of,;s;,,,x dac,. rsd
my y, L.n,, LA -. III ., nr ,h. con.,i,n.
=, n"'r Nv I,"t,I So. Al, ~, Nh. Sat-. in
'mn VI .ue onn.u n'" ,;",.J nr',,o,',I.
Mnuh 'ne ,nsu ,eSuon 70. 1850 p"'rny
w en'eu 'ueW ev"sons, w 49, a",a'
hem CONFORM 70 The great onanee mus eneo, cue,
IN ,ne 1,s ~, INV y. ~" "a 10 =. ~ ..css.;nn
anu In". ~ U' ,nJs, " ash,s al ,,I;Ca,;"n,
'epu"r' ~. p...u 'i'',;nars' ,"r,o..s os ,h.
crea'eu lot Ihe Ie'oluuopa's pu'pJI'vss ,n w.
insurrec.ou anu pIoeeeu's' :" sooa w
'ne tnso ,,,, y. 's ~. oonSi,,nm ~ ,hs col"
wv" n'I'el'o' S " 'uu so ,n, hs.,,",od -,
IL, y, NJ. S,a,o. IN r.n,ascn,,,;on
MI ~ W., not NJ mil, ,"msris The oiose of The
s;ch n,"n,b ~ The "a SION tbat!.n eIcentj'n
IS ,"aJs In s,vor M rsnne..se Inv the aimis.
w.. n ~ Is. $780,. al Rs,,rss.ni.t;o..
7 So.n' 4, a s"bi.ct If proE,upd rerret that
CONGRESS- h,, thus fsr failed TO admit TO seats
cher states. whose inhshjtanis. with those of
~ -, $3.50 .,aJ e. lthn s.hsliihn Ten
,hsn one fourth of The whole
nnmber-r,main ,sithout representation: the
.e,ts of sity members In the House OF Repre.
ssn,s,;va. an,i ~ tw.ntv members In the Sen-
.,s a 20 :, ., va.an,--nnt nv their own consent.
mn, bv f,ilnre NJ eIection' but nv the reiusai
nf Cn,yre.s ,n sccsn, their creJrntials. Their
admission /, Ia bel,evsJ' ruuLl have aecom-
nlisbeJ much towards Tho renewal and strenrtb.
eninr Of our relations as one people; and re-
mnysd serious canse fur discop,snt ON the pnrt
of The inbabitants of those, States. II would
h ave ao,orded with the great principle euunci-
ated in IN. Declaration of American lndspen-
Jsnce that no neon,e ourb, IN hear the Inn rden
,,t,.x,,;nn anS 40, no dsn;sd tho r;cLt ~ ran.
n, SoniS h. -. Nan In cor.orsnc.
iii The =, ,ress nroyisions of Tho con.,i,n,inn
Thai leach state shall bave M least one Renre-
sentative" and that s,no State. vi,bont IN,
consent, shall hs b.nri,eJ of i'm eousI suffrage
in ,hs Ssn,,e - These nrn,js;ons were ;ntsndej
-, s.s,,raI = .,o.v S,.io .nd ~ ,Le ,.o,io nj
go, a.. ,hs s;ah, ~ ~a",o..n,s,ppni a. .h
n ~ 80 ~ S nU s na ~ ;mnor,s", 100,
' iiouse ~ ~, $3.50 ~ r a" p.,,,n,; ~,
u.en'u ~ wy VI W. .tU' inn:
,he oquan'y u, ue o'a'ss ~ ,n0 osnaee snouI.
os prescrYeu, ..a' w, e.sh 81 an a ,.t
VI lhe .nns.nu,lon can any o.ue' mnnout Us
S ., pe "eneu 'o'oe !" '""' o'a"on VI "e
Nitional Legsiau,e' 49,
s'.pe, mas zen assume. 'h ~, . .he eL
snee " ue S, 49, ;,s ,n,,"n, =, ,h .' ;
uo.s a''S an "o O"'','s. "' ' ,S., '"su u,.
, 49," n .a D, ~ - ,,..
md ,,;,n,; w. oe rSa s' as
lal'1a ~" m, 81 ,Ln ',,
s su 'h h psp p;,h m,a., S.,;n e ~ IN ~
;n,rr, o"n.;.,sr.v r.f,s.J n; .suc,;on sn
.o." so ;u.,',ns,;hi. LII a.. ,,,.,,a -
sun sa H. .,a, nJ LII ~. ns,ss...d
our r.Puo"yan s.s.em' Snu H.n ..e p,o'esse.
TsJ, o '"s c"nc,s.. ,ha ""%.n;",,s f,n,
ws ,,.a,, arnara,,, u,, ,Sosa TO- n"I;,;.Si
u a'a" mm rn na,h,nn ,sss thsn SAT-. ns
~ I,.i''' a, az 49,, a,a.,,,a,,, os Al.