Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1866-12-22

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The message opens - usual with thanks
to rrosidsnce for peace snd prosperity, in
the abatement Of ths. res,ilence, aud the res
,ora,ion Of civil authority ,broughc " u
United States. A 81.
RESTORATION s
A review il then u be had Of the factsset
forth in the last message, reiative to the
measures which the executive had taken for
| the ersIunl restoration Of the sou.hern etstes
to ito union, such ~ appointing pr,visioual
governors etc. ONLY one thing then re-
NAMED, the message says. ~ " done, and
hat was the admission Of loyal representa-
tives TO Congress. Thi. question WIS devolv
ell sol'ly "po" congress. In the meant, me,
the Pr.sid eat says. TO other plan having
been pr ,posed, hs co",irusI hi. -f,r,s 10
| pcr.,c, restoration through the Judicial. re7.
| enus and postal System Of tho c"un,ry The
| son,h had also RI iie1 the amen in,-nt aboi
ishi"g sls' cry, confirmed their social Laws
/" the aci r.padi Atel The rebel debt, and
proceeded, in 20 d faith, to legisIate Tor the
ameliora,ion Of the cbiorcd race. The pres
ident then speaks ~ follows: "C.ncress
however, vet besiIstrd to sdmu any Of ih'>e
| states 10 representation, and il wa, u Il unti
the c,o>e VI The eighth month Of III. session
tina. an exception was made in favor of Ten
| nrss~e. l deem il \ subject Of profound ~
yret that congress has thus Tar failed ~ I'D
| init to seats loyal senatnrs AID rvpresenta-
.ives from the other states, where the inhab-
| 'tants. with those Of Tennessee, had engaged
in REBELLION. Ten sss'es-more than one.
fourth OF tho whole numher-re,nain withou,
| repre- s.nt .tion The seats III fifty me YER.
nt the house, aud twenty Of The senate. are
| vet vacant; Dot by their own Gu sent no,
by = failure Of election, but BY the refu sal
| Of congress TO accept their creden ;als.-
Their sd.nissi n, u - believed, would have
| accOmg lisl.ed much towards the renevS! and
strengthening Of our relations as one pc ople,
and removed serious csuse foe disconteut on
the part Of the people Of those states. !,
would have accosd~i with the great princi
pl.sarnuncia'ed in The deciar%,ion of Amer
lean i,drpenl nee, that no penple ought 10
bar h. burden OF taxation and yet 10 de
ned the right It representation. It would
have been in coneo"Ance with the express
provisions OF the c,ns'i,n,ion. that each
STA shsl! have al least one representative
aud tia, no state, without it< cousanG, shall
bs deprived Of equal suffrage il Tho senate.
These PROVISIONS w-rs .ende ! u BAcure TO
every stats the right Of represe ntati,n in
| congress, and so important WA It deemed
by the trainers Of the c"ns,,u,ion that tn
equ .'i'y OF the states shall be preserved in
| the senate, that not even by nm amendment
Of the constitution can any state. without ns
| cu"sent, be denied \ voice in that branch II
| ns,,onal legi.la ion. 1t has been assumed
tina, these states, by rebellion, became ,@rri
tories; hut all departments OF the goyern-
'nen,, with great di.,i"c'ness, refused t..
sanction al assumption ~ lhconp atiblr With
tho nature # our republican system, and ,h-
p, blessed o. j-c,s Of the war. Throuyhnut
| the ,ecsrt legislation Of congress, the un!s
niabla fac, makes itself apparent ,ha, these
ten po..,.e,l communities are nothing Iess
than states
The President then quotes the Cr.tender
| resolution u, 1861, on the object Of he var.
ard reviews the legislation OF congress,
wherein the states are recognized, and also
10 Ar. Linc"i"'s proclamation He then
procee IS again, =, 10 lows: In the sjm's-
SION Of senators aud representatives, from al,
apprehension tia, p-rss.us ~h, are dt.I.yAi
WI b. o,h-d 9Th he powees OF i-s,,t.,io.
90 for This could no, happ-u when the COO
siItutiou aud the laws AZ euf"vcsd oy y wig
liant AID faithful congress. Each house i.
the Judge Of ito 90" members. 4 SENATOR,
Or n.e"ber, may he admitted or rejected, ur
AIS creden'ial. r.t-rrcd I" y proper comm
h. Ii admitted 10 y sent, it u,nst b. un ev.
IL ia cf. hal h.
qui.ise loyal sni co.. sti' u.ionSi quail ca,ions
IT refus d Omission, ant sent to his coa.,it
ues.,s for want Of due alley aare, they are
adu,onished that nons but persons loyal 10
the United States will be allowed ~ She
councils o, tn. nation. and he political pow
| r. and moral influence Of congress are thus
.Ecc,unlly sxer,ed in the ini~r.s,s Of 10, atty
| /, the Cover .m-u,, and fi.!elay 10 the union
Upon tbs qurs,ion so vitality affecting III i.
restoration Ut the union, and the permsn- ncy
OF our form OF government, my convictions
| heretofore expire sssd have unI. rsone M
| change, but, On the contrary. their correct
ness has been confirmed Ly reflection and
time II thu admission Of loys mem ,ers TO
| seats IN congress WAS wise and Ell p-die q
| year ago, it IL no less viss and ex psdi. ut
| now. II this anomalous condition is right
| 1t the present time, Il 10 lA~ful 10 exclude
| ,bem ,rom representation - do not ses thu,
the question will he changed by ths effect oi
time. T-" years aence, it these states re-
| mann as they are, the ii hi Of representation
| will be no stronger, and the rig b: Of rxctu-
siou will be no weaker. TIE cons,itut ton
makes j, the duty vt the presii-n, 10 recon.
mend to the cnnsi3eta iuu 1T congr-ss such
! measures ss he .hal deem exp.di-nt.
know Of NJ measure more imps, a1ivrly DE-.
branded By every consideration Ut national
interest, seand policy aud equal justice. Than
the admission OF loyal mem.ers team the
unrr, resent, i .iates. Il would ,nsummate
resto, alton, renew sigor and stability, a!lay
doubt. induce em xra,ian, and open new
fields Of enterprise ~. s'----2.,'
| The president concludes on restora'ron BY
rrpesti.g the warnings Of others against =
consolidated destotlsm, aud does not make
the slightest relereno. to the pending con.
slit uiionsl amendment, nor 10 the much
talked ot amnesty and suffrage questions.
MEXICAN AFFAIRS.
The President speaks =. fellows on Mexi.
can affairs :-"ln the month OF April last
40 congress 10 aware, . friendly arrangement,
was made been the emperor Of France and
the Pr-si lent for the ~ithdrawal tsom Mex.
leo u the French expedninnary forces
This withdraw wal was 10 be effected in three
d@ssc hme hts the 6rst OF which it was un.
d~.s,ood WAS 10 leave Acx.eo in November
the SECOND in March. aud the last in NJ
vember, 1867. immediately On The cumple
ton OF the evacuation The French govern.
~, Ut was TO assume the same attitude in