Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1866-12-15
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
FeIiow.citi-ens ot'fhe Senate
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After a brief interval thu Congress of
the United States resumes it. annual leg
isla i've labors. An a'l-wise and merciul
Providence has abated the prs'ilence
which visited our shores, leaving its ca
lamitous traces upon sIme portions of our
country. Pace, ordcr tranquility and
civil authority exist throughout the wao!e
of the United States. Civil authority has
superseded the coercion OF arms and the
people by voluntary action are maintain
ing their government in full a'lvity and
compet. operation. The enforcement Of
the laws is M longer obs.ruc cd in any
place by combinations to- lowcrtu! to be
suppressed by the ordinary course OF judi
cial proceedings. The aninositirs engen-
der by the war are rapid ~ yielding 20
tie b-nefccn: influences of OR free insii
tuti"n., and to the kindly eff RS OF unre-
stricie social and comnrrci Il intercourse.
An entire restoration of fraternal ferln-
must be the earnest wish OF every patriot
ic heart, and we will have accom- ;'lsl"d
our grca ia ional achievement, when.
frSetting thn sd events of the pat and
rencm ber;ng on y their i0s ructite lrsSodS.
we les ,,nr orr Uhwa Il career a> tree,
prop .rous and united peopc.
In my me sag. o. ,hc h % Dcrrmhrr,
1866, Cnn.rc>s WAS in'or ned OF the meas
urs which hal hrcn i >;iutrd by the eX-
ccutivc with view t. the gralu i rts'or-
alton OF the S lte> i, which the in~u'rcc-
to, occurred, to their firm ri latlons with
the General Government. Provisional
Governors had been appointed, Convcn-
tions called, Governors elected, Iegisla-
lures assrm led and Senators and Repre-
sentatives clio en- to the Congress of the
Unitrd States, and Courts had been
opened for the enforcement Of laws long
in aheyauce. The blockade had been re-
moved, custom houses re established and
the in'ern Il revenue laws put in force in
order that the people m'9hr contribute to
tho internal income. Postal oper 'tinns
had bsen renewed AMI efforts were being
made to restore them to their former con-
dition and efficiency. The States them
selves had been asked to take part in the
high function Of amending the Consttu-
zion and thus sanctioning the extinction
Of African slavery as one of the legitimate
results Of our struggle. Having progressed
thus far, the Executive Head found that it
had accomplished nr,rly all that was with
in the scope Of its Co,stitutio ,al an hori-
~. Que thing. however. yet remained to
be done before the work of r's'ora'ion
could b. acc 'mplishc1, anil that was he
admission to Congress Of ioval Senators
and Representative. for the S,at'-- where
the p-ople had r-b-led agai"st ih- la~ ful
authority of tn Grneral Gnv-rnmeni
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