American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1866-12-15
PRESIDENTS MEdSkCE.

r-tf g, g.,
Alter a brlet ihterFai tii'fNon%reS'
OF the Uhlied 9taIes resumes i'9 an
nual legislative laooiS' n an "iS'
and merci1ul lfOVlaence ~ "P'
the pestilence "hich .'ar ou'
shores, leaving It's calahi!'oa Brace
upon some poi,ioiS % o.g 3Fef' H'i
Eea@, trahquilliJ ana " nv 'oIii J
nave been fofmaiiy Gooi.trNtile p ehiN
throughout the WIloie 0i ."t ui.e,
states. h all OF the '3thttH, O.
a,ithority -haS Suoero'ie'i hle%-'1 ''. =
eioli otafllis' aha 'he l'e"i'Ialtel, .h
Noi'l'atS at'!"H, ale ii!Ut'l ne W. ''S.r
goEcfiiiient3 III III, ciNl.li,,. u, ~ com
piete 'i'efa e@'", ;'' :"
tie IL" % 10 io,igtf o1St.'''. = ~ ~
dhy 7t"'e - communism i lo' 20" II
lti 10 o6 S,tP,,tcS9eu ." t"c oI't''idi ,
course of luGiei'i l'f"''re''il' = "a"
4 tiie. aIliiilos!lieS ehseu''', ,'a ~ the
Maf art+faP'"'5 Slr'u'"S 20 me ''5"i' I.,
hceht influences oL our ,lee !h9!itU-
ilons ana TO inc kllaiI eHcetS ol ul-
reStflc'ed SotIai anu 'oiI'''i'''.al i'll,
teic co''iSt' Aii cli'iie % ios'oi''''o,i % %
lraternal feeling must must be The Mtsh .,.i'i 9i
ever pa'Lio.iG heai'' al" We WIZ
nave acco!'ip'lS'ieu our eit"'oNl i''-
ti"hai achleNeIi''it ,,. NlisIi' i9l se'Iih u :
the SAD events Oh the past ana IT,
, mem oerih@ oh'N 'lelf Ils,l'-VtI' " t
lessons, we pursue our ONWARD vac. career
az q lTee, prosperous anu uli''cu ,I i''"r
/ PIE. III tl!e IIVnS"Ee ol ''le +1' oi
DecOeilper' l0o'' No'7le9S ""T ~, II,
| ioFihcu ot tHt iie,9",TH "I.i0i h',' 10,
peoii lhS''luteu ny tie l'A', ,0'INt . " \
u view TO ltle Gtaut''sl l'9'old' ioii vi
TIE states III "iiich tae ihS'i!itrI!oli
occurred 70 'iclt Fe,a'-o,.7 ~ 'HJ
ueHeFal HoN ell,i''oi''' ~ NV isI"-'''i
governors ha'@ oeeH api'oN'V,l' roiI-
VentlOuS caiie"' ~ tlHo'9 cl''tt"'
legislatures aSSeiiiple"' "l''' a'i'd 'ol :
ana TcpINSe,italiftS '.io', i 10 '"'
congress OF t'e "hly''l ''I"yeH ,,
courts nav 9 peeH oi'ei'',' Io' '"c 'i'-
l0rceinehUo oi 'te %"S iI"@ 'tl" III
apcyance; the pio'ha"o ia" 'ttn re-
lhoNea custom -HOIhl'' Ie-S2'''''.'S,Ic. T.
ana tRhIefiiIi revenue law > 'Ut ~
iofce oraef tisaC 'Ar iN2I''o ihiSh'.
contribute 10 IHe H%l'Y!'a I"t2Iie
poStai opeia'IoIS i'd' "t'l' J. '7,'''.e"
anu etoftS were ptilI% 'Iao' ~ lV-
store 'i'ehi 10 lUt'r IoIi">I eoi'o'5 5l''
u' t'n'ItIi'%, : A' 'S,",'" 'he'hHe'' '7
had btth @SAed 10 l'iNe PatG III ''c
" "high ii'it''n'!@ ol attending '1c '"''-
/ 'Nchtloh' a,iU mus '''',I.IohIaE me 'A-
tlnrtloil ot AFRICAN slavery as one Oh
Fthe 't&''iiA"'1 'tH"i'S "a G'.f i-'',E-
heciiie Stiu&G,'', illH tii.y nave pro
greSaou tlluS -, , ~ sui kli?t4'Ne ''e-
laFtl'el' 10 V" = ''''r''' ".'''il-
pAshed nearly an ina' was I'll inc
scope OF lts constitutions au'uo',lA'
Ohe thilE however yea renamed L"
ne aono before tAo NJi., % Ft,.',,."-
tIoh could De cohlihettu' an" ihat
was t1e admission 10 congress ''
loyal senator's anu frp''5'H'"',F's
ifoM tIie states "noSo rI"lAC "a'' E''
DeNcd against 'he IaWl1i "'.'Ael''t "i
the ueheaai no'efhh'eh',
INC question deIniHrQ upon tAe
respective houses WHICH, ~ tAr con
stituIIon are made the judges oi '4tc- &C.
ton returns ana q8a'Ile"'lohS o
thelr own mch!pefS, ana II" 'V"S''.''-
atioh AT once engaged tlIe "t'e!i'"h
OF Congress. IN the mean me- III"
Executive department, no o' INC. ,'iah
having neel' auopt'u ny ui'5'itsS'
continued us efforts 10 pet'et.' as
.#r as practicabie, me f'SteA2tIo OF
the proper ltiiti0hS between 'iietitl-
ZeDS OF tAe leSpectNe. n'alt5 10 tilt
Federai NoFcrhhCht, "Ei.h"ui& ifohi .
time TO time, as the plhilr interests
seeeih'd toFeqtilfe, tir iiGlciai' feNe- .
nue. and postal systems OF tile eouh- .
try. Win the advice ana conSrutoi
the senate, the necessary oilrelS
were appointed ana APPROPRIATIONS
made by Congress for the payment
OF Their salaries.
The proposition to amend the Fec /
eTal constitution soaS to prevent the
existence OF slavery WIt!iih the thi-I
ted StateS,.or III any place subject to /
their jurisdiction, was ratified by the
requisite number OF States, and on
the lSth day OF Decemoer, 1000, II
was officially declared to have pe-
come valid as para OF the tohSti- .
tuition OF the United states. Al the
States in which the lns'n rection had .
existed had mostly aMlcnt'eu theif 4