The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-10-24
NIisSis SiDDi.

The following are extracts from the
message of the Governor of Missis-
sippi to the Legislature now in ses-
sion:
The radical Congress has enacted
laws and proposed amendments to
the Constitution, which, if adopted,
will destroy the rights of the States
and Of the people, and centralizc all
the powers of Government in the
Federal head. Against this threaten
ing cloud of ruin, the President has
lnterposed the executive power of the
Government, and has thus drawn
upon his devoted head all it's fury and
vengeance. The conservative pa
triotism of the North, and the brave
soldiers who boldly marched up to
the battle line and fought for the
Union, and who are now unwilling
to lend themselves to the unholy
work of trampling down the consti-
tutlonal liberties Of people who
succnmbed to the mighty power of
our now common Government, are
arrayed in support of his administra-
ton in its efforts to restore to tho
States their constitutional rights in
the Union. The result of the fierce
struggle between the President and
Congress, time alone can reveal In
the adjustment of what they term
"plans Of reconstruction of the
Union, the South can have no voice,
and can only submit to the powers
that control her. AS the Chief Ma
gistrate of the State, I have sedu-
lousy avoided all collision with
Federal power, and have yielded obe-
dient acquiescence in every case of
usurpation and wrong inflicted upon
our citizens by Federal authority.
Our people are wearied of war, It's
desolation, It's vandalism. They have
returned to their allegiance to the
Constitution Of the United States.
They now seek for peace, its quiet
and security, by submission to its
power. They have nobly met and
heroically performed their duties and
berty, and, proudly conscious OF rec
titude, they transmit to posterity and
to history the record of the past
without blush OF contrition or dis
honor.
Though our voice cannot be heard,
nor our rights respected, in the ad-
justment Of our Federal relations,
many questions present themselves
for our consideration and action, as
citizens Of the States, that may affect
our condition us citizens in the
Union. Prominent among them is
the amendment proposed by Con
gress as No. XIV, which, at the re-
quest Of the Honorable Secretary of
State, William H. Seward, I herewith
report for your action This amend
nlent, adopted by Congress of less
than three-fourths of the States of
the Union, in palpable violation of
the rights of more than one-fourth Of
the States, is such an insulting out
rage and denial of the equal rights of
so many of our worthiest citizens,
who have shed lustre and glory upon
our section and our race, both in the
forum and in the field; such a gross
usurpation Of the rights of the State;
and such a Capitalization. of power
in the Federal Government, that 1
presume mere reading of it will
cause its rejection by you.
OF relief to disabled soldiers, he
says:
The sun; OF 100000 has been re-
served from the revenue of the State
for the support of disabled soldiers.
The Governor also acknowledges the
receipt Of $19,O voluntary contri-
y button, from Baltimore and other
sources.
On the subject of relief for the
State, the Governor says:
For the restoration of our national
prosperity and happiness, we must
look to agricultural and manufacture
ing pursuits of industry. The capi-
tai and labor for the development of
these latent sources Of wealth, within
the limits of this State, are insuffi-
cient, and the supply must come
from abroad. Capital 'lould be in
vited, and emigration of free white
labor should be encouraged. Both
must be assured Of fnll protection
and security, and the white laborers
must be assured Of social and politi-