The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-01-05
Message of Governor BramIette.

Bramlette's message waS0e41VereQ TINS
morning. The following IS DrieI
body have, since the arbitrament OF
war, decided to uphold and maintain
the right, as determined by ultima ratio
poDHLi and the increase of crime is lar
below the measure of the most reasona-
BILE expectations. He is gratihed TO
know that his policy at the close of the
war, of granting pardons to indicteo
soldiers of either army, has been re-
warCed with the happiest results. Al
the close of civil war peace and am
nesty are co-relative and dependent:
Without amnesty there can be no real
peace; unless forgiveness covers the acts
| of war and relieve those engaged there
in, there is no real peace. The war IS
but transferred from the field to the
forum, where timid and corrupt men
may swear away that for which brave
men and true struck the manly blow.
| To assume that this or that class has
| sinned too greatly to be forgiven, IS but
| to declare partial, not an entire peace.
| The breach made by exceptions may
| widen until the flames of strife are re-
Lindled; the dying embers of war may
again lick the life-blood of our people.
Amnesty only can cool the heated d
ashes. These principles have guided
me, and are deemed applicable alike TO
the State and the nation.
/ The Governor asks an amendment of
the criminal code of kentucky, SO as
to make a proper graduation of punish
ment. He advocates the establishment
of a house of correction and reform,
and of houses of refuge for youthful
offenders. He advocates a provision
for the care of colored lunatics and the
careful revision of al the laws relating
to the colored population, to secure
them in the enjoyment OF lie, hoeTty
and prosperity, and regrets that Bill
No. 95, reported by the Committee on
Judiciary during the fist session, did
not become law, as 1t would have
, avoided some unpleasant conflicts OF
Jurisdiction between the State and Fed
eral authorities. 81 trust your wise
: and prudent legislation may be such
as to remove the flimsy pretense of an
unreasoning fanaticism for any further
disregard of the constitution of our
fathers through the freedmen's bureau
and civil rights bill"
He asks the adoption of such laws as
, will invite a superior class of the Ia
boring population to the State, remark
ing that freedom bestowed upon the in
ferior race of men had withdrawn from
him the protection and care OF tint
superior race in the struggle for life, anC
! must, by universal law of nature, rap
9 idly destroy from among us The inferior
race. The Indian, though superior Il
the negro, vanishes before the progress
T of our race, and testitieS by his decay
True craftsmanship admoDisheS US T
: make a provision for the safety OF 1
d laboring population. Until the leopar'
u can change his spots or the Ethiopian
his skin, will all the efforts of fanati
a cism to repeal or nullify Gods laws b
unavailing.
g The Governor recommends provis
% ion by law, for the annual collection
.; the statistics of population, and tn
L productions of agricultural, mechaI
3. ical, mineral, &c. He hopes the al
70 INCORPORATING the Kentucky Rive
n Navigation Company, approved Marc
II LIST, 1865, will be carried into succesStI
Of operation, the completion of which wi
secure an income to the State, and REF
N ulation to the commerce. He advocate
e a similar disposition of improvement
in Green and Barren rivers. II
finances of the State are in a very sati
IN factory condition. The present indeb
20 edness is IS, 42S, 34T; the resources of II
es Sinking Fund is estimated at Ss,l21, 6S
OF the treasury on December S4st M
Government yet shows balance in Of
IN favor of 81, ABS, BAT. This claim has bee
es actively and persistently pressed 4
D. settlement, and have insisted on Il
D. payment of at least a half million
Id the debt, so as to enable US
discharge our outstanding war del
hit but as yet it has been withheld. F
: this delay in the adjustment of L
r. claims of Kentucky no good reason CT
ee. be given.
ng The Governor recommends the col
We missioner OF the sinking fund to a
oil ply, from time to time, any surpl
CHI over the estimated expenses to the e
of tinguishment of the outstanding bon
he of the State.
CHI Upon national subjects the Govern
SAYS the reconstruction of the Cover
nB ment of the United States upon t
to basis fixed b y the constitution and la
M pursuant thereto, was the legi
ZEE mate result of the victory of the Uni
&C., armies. If the entire surrender of
rebellion followed by peace is yet
is MED to us, the organized rebelli
to against the Government which W
nd overcome by arms, was not more b.
Id tile or less dangerous to our free FOL
Try of government than the spirit and tie
per of the dominant sectional MAORI
ms that now denies a constitutional recC
SO struction. The armies raised by c
i'd, Government were for :he aVowed pI
lit pose of preserving the Union as form
by the constitution. The soldit
in fought to obtain this object; now u
lte victory is ours and armed rebellion
SEQ ceased, we have the strange specta
of a dominant majority in Congr
vas denying to those,who rebelled, the pr
sla- ilege of submission to the governmt
as it exists, and to those who fought
ties maintain it the fruits of their victor
the they fought to maintain. a new a
ght different government is sought to
use forced upon the nation as n condit
precedent to the recognition of the
listing constitution. The frenzy for {
tinction which seized upon the PEG
In of the Southern States, now that u
has have returned to reason, has b.
egi- transferred to the Northern and som
Po- the Western States, and the fires of
try, naticism stir the blood of the sold
North with the intense glow and hea
riot sectional hate of the South, and ur
ON forward its votaries with the fl
blindness to destruction of that g
an eminent which has just been so $
s. cessfulIy and triumphantly sustain
and indicated by the valor and en-
dol rance of our soldiers. This denia
FERN made under the pretenoe of love for
ring Union, when it is potent that moth
but a desire to perpetuate the power
ntly the hands of a sectional party I
hal prompts their action. The just
The ance of power between the State Q
ator the national government is sought
be destroyed and the GENERALIZATION
ries power to be established in the fed'
edi- government through amendments
con- the Constitution, which, if success
ton will destroy those rights reserved
) on the States and people, and which
le is essential to the preservation of
Governments. After discussing
der mode of procedure in Congress rela
the to the amendment to the CONSTITUTE
s to proposed by joint resolution, the
ernor concludes: SIT only requ
luds two-thirds of a quorum, or ofthose p
t be ent constituting a quorum, to impea
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