The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-01-17
Governors Message
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
s--" WHEELING, Jan. l6, 1866

able auspices tnan any pIeCc'"S -,
lature of our State. Since the aGJoIi L
ment of the last Legislature the wa, La, Ia
been brought to close oy the .t,unrp, pa
of the National arms ana the suppios
SION of the Rebellion. lhe eVacuatiol
Of +be pretended Rebel Capital ana tht
g;rht q; tro IF ffb the chief conspirators, was fol
inS',d Inv The surrender and .disbandlng
aF lF+ +beir armies, and by the acknowledge
Uiont of the National authority every
where throughout the entire land. Ii
= n matter Of congratulation among
ourselves, as of profound gratitude tC
ALMIGHTY God that through his blessing
tho War has thus been brought to a
successful and happy termination.
prcoHsTRUCTION IN THE SOUTH
The nrocess of reorganizing the Rebel
stotes basproCresscd as rapidly as, unGer
+kn circumstances, could be desired, and
cDrtainly more rapidly than was at first
cxnpcteI In most of them civil organ
;,ation has been in measure restored;
the dangerous and unwarranted doctrine
e SECESSION has been abandoned; the
debts created in support of the Rebellion
have been repudiated, and the abohsh-
,nent of Slavery has been recognized
either bv separate State action or by tne
r,tifcation of the amendment to the
Constitution of the United States
Rnt while this much has been done,
onI If NAV be that the people OF the
south generally recognize ana accept
he fact that the rebellion is ended and
G,not commit open violence, yet there
are freuuent manifestations OF spirit OF
discontcnt and bitterness, and, at times,
of disloyaltv. which are subject to Seri-
ous affection, and tend very much to
GeIav the full and complete return OF
tLess States TO their original position and
SANDING in the Union. Many OF these
states have elected Senators and Repre-
s,rtatives to Congress Some of them
viii and perhaps should be allowed rep
resentation soon. while to others 1t will
very properly be denied for time. Ger
tainly no one should be admitted as a
member of either House who has volun-
tarily participated in the rebellion.
II has seemed to me that too great anX-
4 ;.tv is manifested on tue part OF those
who actively engaged in the Rebellion to
reDosscss themselves of place and power
The are too impatient under the sale
uoTd. that il has been deemed necessary
- odopt for the protection and preser
vation of the Government Ihey were
engaged four long years, with all the
Means they COuld command, IN theil
ndnrt IN sever the Union and SubVert the
Cn,,stitution. They pcrsistently rejected
ou overtures of reconciliation on the
basis of the integrity of the Union until
+Lnv were compelled by the strong arm
ofnower TO surrender and submit To the
1oyrfrl authority. 1t has scarcely been
,';rn months since their rebelliOus organ
i1ation-stablc aud powerful as they
.rnnosed-was bidding defiance to the
G6Ternment; vet now they gravely IN
sat upon their right to immediate parti-
Cinotion in the making and administra-
tion of the laws OF that Government IN
the same manner and as tul y as II they
had not so recently sought It's destruc-
tiop. 1t must be apparent that time
sbouli he taken on this subject Never
+heless if is no doubt the desire OF every
notriot in the land that, at no very dis
tont period, it may be found compatible
With the safety and interest of the whole
corrtry to restore to these States their
dne representation in the Government,
and that the whole may once more be-
come an united. harmonious and happy
people.
RFORG ANIINTION IN THE STATE.
Permanent civil organization has been
restored throughout our own state, eX-
cent in five or six counties on the eN-
trame Eastern border These have been
nortiauv organized, and would have
heen entirely so, had my efforts to that
end been seconded as they should. But
I regret to be compelled to state that
MANY of the intelligent and leading par
ticinants in the Rebellion, instead of
counselling observance OF the Law, have
pursued a course of conduct that has
prevented complete organiZ alton IN the
five or six counties mentioned. These
uarties either became candidates them
selves. or induced others who, like them
selves. had committed acts of dlsl0yalty
IN become candidates for Office at the
election in OctoberlaSt. and in number
of cases these Ineligible parties were
elected They cannot take the oath of
office prescribed by existing Law, and as
consequence these offices are not filed
by persons elected by the people, but
their functions are performed. as tar as
il is practicable to have them performed
at all. 10y appointees.
JUDGE OF TIE NINTH CIRCUIT
At the same time an electien was held
for Judge of the Ninth Judicial Circuit,
and Samuel Price, Esq of the county OF
Greenbrier, claims that he received ma
iority of the votes for that office, and is
therefore entitled to the commission -
From some cause unknown to me have
not received the official returns OF the
election from all the counties III the cir
cult and therefore cannot tell no re
ceived the greatest number of votes, but
am inclined TO think that Mr.. Price has
a majority Ii is we'll known to me, how
ever that at the close of the rebellion
and for some time previous, he held the
influential position of Licutcnant-Gov
erner iuthe rebel government of Nlr
gina, and OF course he cannot take the
oath of Office prescribed ny our law.
have, on TINS account, taken the reSpon
sibility OF declining to issue a commits
sion to him for the high and responsible
position to which he claims to have becr
elected.
cannot commission to so high auC
important an office one who has so recent
Iv been engaged in an effort todestrov thu
State and to overthrow the Government
of the United States,
BAD FAITH OF RETURNED REBELS.