The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1867-07-26
Presidents Message.

'fahhihit nereWl'h reports from the. Sec
retary q War and the Attorney Genera
containing the Information called for b,
ihe resolution Of The Senate Of the 81 inst.
requesting the President 10 communicate IL
the Senate copies Of oil orders. instruction
circular letters, or letters OF advice issuee
io the respective miliilary officers assignee
10 The command ot the several military dis
ricif, under the act passed March %, 1867
entitled an act to provide tor the more ef.
iicient government OF The rebel States, and
an ACT supplementary thereto, passed March
l2JJ. 1867; also copies Of all opinions given
by him, by The Attorney General OF the
United States, touching the construction OF
land Interpretation Of said Acis, and all cor
Irespcrdencc relating TO the operations, con
siructio or execution Of soii acts, and such
as may have taken place between himself
and any such commander, or between him
and me general " the army, OF between The
latter and said commander, touching Tie said
subject ,lsc copies Of all orders issued BY
said commander IN carrying out the proyi.
sion Of said act or either of them; also
l'ai he inform the Senate what progross lie
has mnde in the matter Of registration under
said acts. and whether the sum of money ap-
prcpria'ed icr carrying them out be probs-
bly sufficient.
ln answer 70 that portion Of the resolution
whether The sum Or money appropriated for
carrying these acts into effect is probsbl,
sufficient, reference il made 10 the accom-
aanying report of the Secretary II War. Il,
will be seen from that repor, that the sppro-
priation of $500 600 made IN the &C, sp
proved Marcn 30, 1867, Tor the purpose Of
carrying into effect and u provide ior the
more efficient Government oi Tho rebe
Slsies, passed March 9. 1867. and the acr
supplementary. passed March 23, 1861 has
already been expended by Vie commanders
oi lhe genera military districts, and that
Ia addition the sun, 81 81 6i7,277 is required
iof the present purposes
Il j. exceedingly difficult at the present
time u estimate the probable expense o.
carrying into full effect The two acts oil
March last, and .ae Dill which passed HE
Two houses of Congress On the ~ irsi. lil
he existing governments .; the ten States
u the Uaioa are n BE- dcposed. and their
lrtre machinery - b. placed under the
.Arlu-iye control aua authority II respeciiyel
hslric, Csmmanders,s ai expenditures inc-
Dent TIE administration y ruch peyern-I
meniv must necessarily be incurred by The
Federal Gaverrmen,.
I, j. neieFed in addition % The 80, 100 000l
.ready expended, On estimate Tor the sum
which Win be required ior this purpose
would not be less than $li 600 600. The
aggregate amount rx7endrd prior 10 The 70
1clion in tte administration Of ther re-
'peclivc governments by the ten States en-
raced in the provision Of these acts. The
um expended would no doubt De considcrs-
'ly Augmented II The machinery Of these
states i n Be operated BY the Federal Ggv
rument, and would : largely increased III
lie Unitec States, BY abolishing The Exist
ng State Governments, should be RESPONSE
le FOR liabilities incurred BY them before
he rebellion, IN lnudable efforts to develop
heir resources, and il no wise created 'or
purposes.
The debt Of these States. thus Legitimate.
! incurred, when accurately Gscer,ained,
VIII il il believed, approximate hundred
,ilIon dollars, and they are held not only BY
ur ciizens. among whom are residents Of
oriions of the country which have ever
cen loyal 70 the Union, but BY persons who
re subjects >! fdreign governments. II III
'orthy Of the consideration Of Congress and
be country whether il the FeJercl q overn.
lent by action were 10 assume such obi lr
atoms. 90 large on addition 70 our publicls
expenditures would not seriously impair the
redit OF the nation, or on the other hand,
neither The refusal Of Congress 10 guarantee y
10 payment or these debts. after having Q
spIaced Or abolished their State Govern.
ents, would not be viewed as violation .
good faith and a repudiation by tile Ma. Tx
Onal Legislature Of liabilities which these l,
s,es mad Justly and legally incurred. Il