The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1866-12-13

nPRESlDEH Us MESSAGE. Il +
laeltosoleitfsens' Of tAIsiSensitss1le bssasn
-os 97s and H5ase 10 Il Reaysseat8ttrssi.
After; "a brief interval the U66gressf 81
the U nited States efesames its annual
legislative la ors. AnYoafliwise and
mercifnl Providencei has 2abatea the
pestilence ewhichD Visited oasd sl1tbrrets.
leaving its icslamitous traeez sipoH Some
portions Of our country. Peace. order,
tranquility, and civil authority have
been formally declared to exist through trough Z
out the whole Of the United States. S. In
all Of the; States civil authority has
superseded the coercion Of arms. M land and
che people, by their voluntary act action. o,l
are maintaining their governments snnps "a as
full activity and complete operation. oloe ali Tl4
The enforcemeat Of the laws is IN no lon.
ger aobstfueted in any State BY ,sou comb Ii ie
nations too powerful 70 be etsa suppressed I,rs
BY the ordinary course Of fjudicciial pro-, pro,
ceedings j" and the animosities engen-
ddeeGrrefby deGr'sfft the war are rapidly yielding
TO the .benefcent. influences of .our free
institutions, and to- the Indly j. effects Of
unrestricted social and commercial in7
tercoprse. An lentire,rcstorat Of fra
tternal feeling must be the, earnest, wish
9f every paeietie, heart ), and WejWilI
have accomplished our grandest national
achievement when, forgetting the sad
events Of the past, ltando remembering
oHly their Observation-Disclosures I'VE res ume
our onward earceFSas q free, prospefous
and united people.sW % .e3nr19gm9T
yiin my messagelof thei4th off iDeoeanI
Der, 1860, 06ngress,Mas ifformedoof tile
measures which had beef Instituted by
the Executive with view to thcggfad-
ual festorationsof thels States iusmhicip
the lnsurrection occurredt to tlieif rela.
lations with the General Government.
Provisional Governors had been appoin
ted, Conventions called, Govern ors cleo
ted, Legislatfr s assembled, and Senators
and Representatives, chosen tothegGon!
gress Of the United States. EECourts had
been opened for the enforcement of the,
laws long IN abeyance7 The blockade
had been removed, customIho Uses re,
established, and. the internal revenue
laws put Ia lfefcs, in order that the peo
pie might contribute to theinationaiIin-
come. Postal operations had been re-
sumed, and efforts were Ebeingmade to
restores them tostheirI iformer conditions
of;leficiency The States themselves
had been asked to takc2paft in theihigk
function'of amending the @ Constitutions
;md'of thus usisanctionineotfe sktinctiofl
ofAfrican slayeryas one of the legitiu
materesdltsiofl ourintermecine stfueelee
Having progrossed tIlusAar the Exc
cutiye department found that. Iito had
accomplished nearly all that was within
the scope of its Observation-Disclosures tloritv.
One thing. however, Yet remained etolbe.
dohebefore the work Of restoration could
be completed, and chat was j the adnliis
sion to Congress Of luyal Senators and
Representatives from The 9States whose
people had rebeiled against the lawfur
authority of'theI g eneral iGovesrsafnaifchta
The question deSol9ed Upon the res bee
tive Housess which, BY the Constitution,
are made the judges of'cleetions, returns
and qualifications Of theiioown fiehibers5
andiits consideration at once Engaged
the attention of Congress. d9nd5 9tF1 70
the meantime, tie Exxeeeeu Executive De-
partmeht-no other plan having beeeinf
proposed; by; EopSressz7continned its
efforts to, perfect, as iar as. was, practi-,
cable, tie restoration, Of ! athe, proper rezi
lations between the citizens Of; the res
peetive States, the States, and the Fed.
eral Government, extending, from time,
to time, as the, public interests seemed,
TO require, the judicial, reyenue, and
postal systems OF the country, With.
the advice and consent; Of the, Senate,
the necessary officers were ,appointed,i
and appropriations made by Congress.
for the, payment Of their, salaries, The.
proposition to, amend the Federal Con-
stituttlIoePn, soIas to prevent the existence
Of slavery within the United States ,or,
any place subject to, their - duris.-
diction, was ratified by the requisite
number Of States and on, the 18th day
of December, 1865, it was was officially de-
elared to have become valid '5as a aap part
ofthet Cons stitptiqhsof the, United StatesI
= All Of the States in which the instr
reetion had existed proinptdye amended
their constitutions, so as to make. them
conform to, the great change stlSus efec
fed iu the organic law of tie land; De-
clared null and void all ordiinannceess, ices and Ii
laws efesecession; repudiatedall preten-
dedI debts andoEobligatiohs ifcreated rforI
therevelutionary purposes of the ihsufa
rection; and pFoceed ed iin go0d taIttig,' taaiItt e
the enaetmept Of leasures foEs1tbe pro-
tectlenfandranelieratieR OF theseondition
of the eol0re6lf lfaeesasG Gongresss however
yet hesitated TO admit any Of these States
to representation; and It was not until
towards the close Of the, eighth month
OF the session stlatsann exeeptiouEwas
made in favor of Yepnesseesb sbyaKe ad-
mission of her Sen ators saRd lfe bresen-
fatires -9FeW on sfdf 10 boom fi3ad eftI
ASsia'T A.
s4l-tleem it-a.sabjeet@ef- -ProfeHna ~re-
gret that Gpngress has tbnss fsr failed
to admit to. seats loyal Senators and
Representatives fxoms the ether Estates.
whose ihlaB ithntsy with those Of SFeulI
llesser, had ans aged ip rebeilia e25s za
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