, 1866-01-08

hGFd circumstances. But their utmost
submission will not use and asslu1ttate
World. or give eternal and universal efficacy
to paper constitution. We hayo seen II
once out Of gear, Aud We do not ourselves sec
in that misfortune, and its temporary cure,
a perfect security against another.
FLORIDA.
r1l Address Of Governor Walker.
Correspondents Of The New York nmes1
TALLAHASSEE, Friday, DEC. q, 1865
The Legislature elected under the new con
6titution assembled in the capitol on the 18th,
and Immediately Organized BY tha election Of
J. ]. Williams, Speaker Of Assembly, and Dr..
VIM. Z. Bynum, Of Suwannee, Chief Clerk.
Judgs Boiling Baker Ta5 e..cc.ed Secretary Of
the Senate oyer which Lieut.. Gov. Kelley
preades. On Tuesday the standing commit
ices were appointed, and the vote for Coy
emu. and Lieutenant Governor canyasscd.
Tue aggregate yote In the State was 5,Ss1, all
but eight Of which were for Walker. In 1860
the aggregate vote was about 14,001. On
Wednesday, Provisional Gov. Marvin dellv-
cred . message to the two Houses in joint
convention, at the conclusion Of which Cor.
Walker was sworn In by Chief Justice Du
Pouk, and delivered his inaugural
4 resolution has been adopted asking Ex-
ecutise clemency for John Il. Gee, who has
brother In the Assembly, and several meas
ures of1mportance have been already brought
forward-oue Of which Is to assume the colltc-
ton Of the direct tax, and ask the recall Of
the expensive Board Of Federal Commission
ers and their numerous employees now In the
State. This board has been In commission
three ycars aud quarter, and collected less
than IS 600 Of the original tax, ut an expense
10 salaries and other incidenta1s Of over e40.-
600.
The two Houses will probably 70 into joint
convention TO elect Senators o1 Saturday,
md you will get the result BY telegraph long
before this reaches you. strong effort Is
being made by some Of the more Ttrulent Of
the newly -absolred rebels to defeat Gov. Mar
vim, but 1t will hardly be successful.
Generally, there Is the best OF feeling; but
no citizen who did not take actiye part In
the rebellion Is popular, or can By any pos
e1biltty find favor, and It Is generally believed
that the "test oath" win be repealed or dis
regarded. The tdea is strengthened BY the
return from Washington Of James D. Gamble,
one OF the most active secessionists, with the
| commission as Collector Of Internal Revenue,
| without being required 10 take the oath. If
| departments thus disregard the Law, Congress
viii At least the proposition to elect sen-
ators who can take the oath is treated with
contempt and strong expressions of bitter
| feeling. Some 80 so far as to openly declare
| that they will sustain no man for anT position
who has not been opposed to the Federal
government.
Increasing confidence Ii, tie feasibility Of
free black labor Is noted everywhere, In the
increased price Of cotton lands and In the
tone Of popular sentiment. Some difficulty Is
! for time expected, and much suffering
among the yacrapt and improrIdent negroes
Is looked for :; but all feel that the laboT eau
not be dtspcnsed with, and that It Is better
| TO endeayor to make black labor available
than 70 indulge IL any scheme Of Fupplantiug
II Win Whlle labor. 11efc - also growing
| feeling OF friendship toward Northern immi-
| grants, end many plantations have been rent
| ed On favorable terms to officers Of our army
and otheIs. = t'ne erop o. sotton wtll be
tna4i n :. 91.d 9d "'A ''''11'114'.4 "1'on VI
1nst Ah Is eecufea.
| After a few Introductory remarks. Cor,
| Walker rroreeded II aneak of tha dutifs of
those ,shnm he addrrsscd AZ citizens oT Flor1-
| tAo0S TAo ~ 0A -@~e" .S --'A.~"A' ~ &S'
da- He SAID: ..-,,
,.iana ~ " q s%a nn;nm VII, the S,sins NJ
~ K,rh r. ~ ~ st.icnisr - aho1i.h III ponts
hsgnx eanIf,et nG Enc 81 "a were aSs N ID Unou
men, some Is Constitutional Secessiouists, md 9th
nov oferea io ias svs5 tbese ns1ae., and st.h
n9eRsen aPs onsht Z Net rpen hc pl.as @ q he
Consultation which o1f tahe5s made 10. ns in l7s.
4
On account Of past political dlat:ences-
willno, condemn the Cnion nan. beesnse
kno. from experience how completely the lore Of
and how It IL eudcarea to u b. thousand glo:
11ous rrconect,os, and a. many brilliant antic{ps
t1ons. know thst the heart 81 Fjotids't greasest
he reverence of he Union.
Nor viii ! condemn the constitutional secession,
mr. f15s side If The nnesf1on wss arnnorted Nv A.
euments, i not nnans,seraole, yet Of great plsus
na1nt. 9hIt q countrr mi i1as ever - .rodoeeG
Mr. Tet viii T condemn, ;be rern,ut,onrst .fr
lr,o3 iii h. ,boncb ort1tnsSir onnnseJ ~ scce. ~
eaon T ths tSsi, s, 1e i6s.s ~ =. ;
nrcston. and All /, Was The dutv Of eyery man Il
100 ~. fs1i % u,th h,s nv.n ser1fon " ""4'~ ~
tnte1 ~ M ~ ~ IntoHa ere be,orc r. ,r "in ". ~,
scttlcd. md the opinions q grest men 70 varied
fhsf II nuired n.sn nTrativ suner.nr Ia oyse1f r.
*os rrfth rersstnfr Hhn Wss ,irht sns trHo ws,
s M1'n ;n ~ ~a5 S,setco 1 nua vac s' "
rn,ded m, ,enn,e IN not asionIthed sbaf n.
tpT hcst men n our land were fo,fuu ar1syed in On
.,a:i1T E.nS. :" W. 'a1 = 1"'141 ~ W
~ s1inJ;nsr tn Tho e~neess;a, n. <r,,,o,
=, ~, tof,- ~ <,oY
saon t9sa ~ os1osT Wa,xan .ne aSasal
Mr. Greeley. then, a noS. great leadH OF North
eFn eenttmsnt bag sald thas ne eonld pot eea boz
t~e9y mhs ~ q ReGPe n e6aa ih Y hoia % len
force and again4 thai seven Of eight State
| should send agents 70 Warrington to say we var
By his devotion to human rgnte. to ssy 'Iet then
CO.; u tht* connection ne aiso quoted the Oeeia
siteS g ,a1 NJ hef If fb- 'nre1nea "a ,s
@hen M form of government Becomes destactiy
oi lhese ends Ii u The right Of the people 10 ate
e. abolish IT. and 10 1nsuso1e ne~ government
Mr, Lincoln, prior to hi. ttfyt election, had az
knoWledged THIS principle, with the addition aha
not Oily people, nnt any Pas. o. pe39e, os,n
1ncnt. mfrhi eef m for themselyes Mr. Tyler.
late rre4dent Of the United Saates, held 10 tt
1odf1ne o. secession ena ~. n1Gnanan w tae Y