Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1867-07-24
REPUTATION.
Andrew johnson In FaTeH or Assum-
ing the Rebel State Debts.
His Financial Argument Against Re-
construction.

The following message was transmitted to the
Senass yesterday IS a.a-a-zi
To The Senate Of tts Uisited States 81.
transmit herewith reports from the Secretary Of
War and the Attorney General, containing the IN
formation called for By the resolution OF tho SEN
ate Of the third instant requesting the PRESIDENT
ito communicate TO the Senate copies OF al ORDERS
Instructions circular letters or letters oil advice IS
sued 10 the respective military officers assigned TO
the command of the several military districts, IN
der the act passed March 2, 1867, entitled An act
70 provide for the more efficient government OF the
rebsl States and the act supplementary thereto
passed March %, 1867" Also copies Of all opinions
given 70 him by the Attorney General 81 me Uni
ted States touching the construction andnterpreta
tiS1 of said acts and Of all correspondence relating
TO I've operation construction or execution OF said
acl< that may have taken place between himself
and any of said commanders, or between him aud
the General Of the army, or between the latter and
any OF the said eommanser, touching the SAME sub
jec also copies Of all orders issued By any OF sad
com manders in carrying out the provisions Of said
acts, either of them also, that he inform the
Senate what progress has been made in The matter
Of registration under said acts and whether The sum
q money heretofore spproP-iated for carrying them
cut is probably Sufficient ~ -
In answer to that portion Of the resolution which
inquiries whether the sum OF money heretofore ap-
propreted for carving these acts into effect prob
ably sufficient reference is made ~ ;he accompany
ing rsport Of the Secretary Of Var IL will be seen
from that report that the appropriation Of Eve hun
dred thousand dollars made in the act approved
March so 1901 for the purpose ei carrying INTO ef-
feet the Act TO provide for the more efficient gov
eminent Of The rebel States, passed March 2 1861,
and the act supplementary, passed March %, ls65,
has already been expended BY the commanders Of
the several military districts, and that IN addition
the sum Of si,eas,277 is required fer present pur-
poses. r3
II is exceedingly difficult at the present time, O.
estimate the probable expenses Of carrying into full
effect the tive acts Of March lash and the bill which
passed the two houses Of Congress on the 18Th inst
III The existing governments Of Ter States Of the
Union are 70 be deposcd and their entire machinery
Is 20 be placed under the exclusive coatrol and au
thority Of the respective district eommsnders al
the expenditures incident TO the administration Of
such governments must necessarily be incurred by
the Federal Government. 1t Is believed thai in ad
sition to the s., 600 already expended or est
mated for, the sum which would be required foI
this purpose would not be less tkan fourteen mil
lions Of dollars-the aggregate amount expended
prior 70 the rebellion il the administration Of Their
respective governments by the ten States embraced
in The provisions Of these acts. This sum would nC
doubt Be considerably augmented If tho machinery
/ Of these States Is to be operated by The Fedora
Government and would BE- largely increased If th'
United States, by aboishing the existing State g0y
ernments should become responsible fer liabilitie
incurred by them before the rebellion, in laudab'
efforts 10 develop their resources, and in no wis
created Cor insurrcctionary or revolutionary pur