The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-07-17

wAsH1soroS, July Is, '67,

"AsHISGToS, July TO- o.
The following message was trans
mitted to-day by the President, ad-
| dressed to the Senate OF the United
/ States:
~ transmit herewith reports from the
Secretary OF War and Attorney Cen
erAl, containing the Information called
| for by the resolution of the Senate of
| the Sd instant, requesting the President
/ to communicate to the Senate copies of
! all orders, instructions, circular letters,
| or letters of advice. issued to the re-
/ spective military officers assigned to the
! command OF the several military dis
/ tricts. under act of March 2d, 1867, en-
/ titled an act to provide for the more
/ efficient government of the rebel States,
/ and act supplementary thereto, passed
! March 23d, 1867; also copies of all opln- :
. ions given him by the Attorney General
/ of the United States, touching the con-
struclion and Interpretation OF sald
acts, and ali CORES spondence relating 10
+ the operations. construction ana e1ecE-
/ ton of said acts, and such AS may have
taken place between himself ana any
such commander, or between him and
the General of the army, or between
the latter and said commanders. touch
| ing said subjects: also copies OF Hi or
ders issued by SAID commanders IN
carving out the provisions OF said Hct,
the Senate VIVA: progress has been luaue
! in the matter of registration under said
acts, and whether the sum OF money Sp-
[ propriated for carrying them out Will
/ probably be sufficient.
In answer to that portion OF the reso-
luton, whether the sum OF money hp
prnpriated for carrying these acts into
effect is probably sufficient, reference Is
made to accompanying report o. the
/ Secretary of War. 1t Will be seen from
that report that the appropriation OF
$500, 900, made in the act approved
March 3Oth, 1867, for the purpose OF
CARRYING into effect the act 10 provide
tor the more efficient government of ms
rebel States, passed March I'd, 1867, and
the act supplementary, passed March
23d, 1867, has already been expended by
The commanders of the several military
districts, and that in addition the sum
of SlO45 ~ is required for present puT-
poses. II is exceedingly difficult al the
/ present time to estimate the prooa bic
ex pense of carrying into full effect Inc
/ two acts OF March last, and the Dill
which Lassed the two Houses of Con
greSs on the 18th instant. IL Inc exist
ing governments of the ten states OF
the Union are to be deposed and their
! entire machinery placed under the e1-
elusive authority OF the respective dis
tricL commanders, all expenditures IN
cident to the administration OF suCh
government must necessarily De ID
Cured by the Federal Government. II
is believed, in addition to The 81, lOO,OOO
I already expended, an estimate Ior Inc
sum which will he required ior
this purpose would not be less than
fourteen millions, the aggregate
amount expended prior to the re-
bellion in the administration OF theiF
respective governments by the ten
States embraced in the PROVISIONS OF
. Tine Snm pXpplUe0 would
no doubt be considerably augmented II
the machinery OF these States Is TO be
operated by the Federal Government,
and would be largely increased II Inc
United States, by aboiishinE the exist
ing State Governments, should become
responsible for the liabilities incurred
by them before the rebellion, in lnuda-
BILE efforts TO deve!npc The resources, Sc.,
in uuwise created for insurrectlouaFy
purposes. The debts of these States
thus legiIimaIely incurred, when uccu-
ratelY ascerlained, will, II is believe {,
approximate II hundred million dol
lars, and they are held, not only by our
own citizens, among whom are residents
of portions of the country which have
ever been loyal to the Union, but bS
persons who are subjects OF foreign
Governments. II is worthy of the CON
siierH,Inn of Congress and the country,
whether, il the Federal Government, by
its action, were to assume such oollHh-
lions, SO large an addition to our public
expenditures would not seriously i'm
pair the credit OF the nation; or, on tue
other hand, whether the refusal of Con
gress TO guarantee the payment of the
debIs of these States, after having dis
placed or abolished their State govern
tneuts, would not be viewed as viola
ton of good faith, and repud alton by
the National Legislature of the liabill-
ties which these States haj justly and
legally incurred.
(>igned) ANDREW JOHNSON.
WASHINGTON, July l5, 1867.