The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1867-12-31
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the Nabhe % - examination
aIsg MESSAGE frcn tie President
j. nssofx ac5sn wtnNesm
Es easelss far ssfcst rrceesuE2 s.
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Aes Wa aen,sn Is ~ ea
lhe President seHt The following
SEQ ,o Congr Wednesday is.
0asrm y ~ Sa AL y ae
E Eew fa
4a official cops 81 the order issued
Is Maj-Gen Winfield Hancock,
mmander ii Die IGith military dis
rtt, dated hcadqnariers ID New Or
leans 80 ,he 29th day s November
la reached me through lte regular
channels of the war Department.
sHa herewith communicate q 10
Congress tor such action as may
seem 10 be proper ia view q All the
circumstances. 1T " !! bc seen that
Gm. Hancock announces that he VIII
make thc Iaw the rule othis conduct
thathe win uphold The courts and
otlur civil authorities ii the pertor-
NANCE of their proper duties, and
tbal be VIII use bis military power
only 10 preserve tile peace and en-
one Gle laws. lle declares very
explicitly that the sacred right o.
trial by jury aud the privilege Of the
writ 81 habeas corpus shall not be
crushed ont nor iroddcn under loot.
4 lie goes further, and III one compre-
4 Acusjvc sentence asserts that the
principles III American liberty are
all tho iulertauce of this people,
aid ever liould he. When a great
soldier, with unrestricted power ln
his hands to Cypress his fellow men,
Voluntarily forgoes the chance OF
gratifying bis selfish ambition, and
deyotes himself Is tile duty Of bnlld-
ing up the liberties and strengthening
thc laws 81 Ills country, he presents
3D. example "a The highest public yir-
tue that laimauuature-is capable OF
rlEciicing, The strongest claim Of
Washington 70 DC ..istin war, first
ii Tie lieart4 oi his eountrymen, is
emded on The great fact that IN all
Ii- iH0striou. c4reer he s,lHpulously
ah-taiued from violating the le-
gal and constitutional rights Of his
ellow-citizens When lie surrender
ed his commission TO Congress, the
President Of that body spoke his
highest praise in saying that he had
always regarded the rights Of the
civil authorities through All dangers
) and disasters. Wherever power
abSe the law courted his acceptance
81 it, he calmly put the temptation
aside sBy such nagnanimous acts
81 forbearanceshc won the universal
admiration ot mankind, and lett "a
Wmewhich has no rival in the his
jDy Of tic world | am far from
saving that Gem Hancock IS the
I 0rly officer 81 the American army
I Uho is influenced by the example Cd
Washington. Doubtless thousands
I ofthem are devoted TO the princi
pies tor wbWh the men OF the rcyo-
lution lai4down their hecs. But fhe
+ distinguished honor belongs to him
(. being tile first officer i'll high COM
maud Soath Of the Potomac, since
I llc close 81 thu civil war. who has
given utteranca "a these noble 1eutl-
Wen; ID the form Of military order.
4 / respectfully suggest to Congress
that some public recognition Of Gen.
Hancock patriotic conduct is due,
i NOS e him, 70 file friends a law
and justice throughout Tie country.
tf such "a oct as his, at .ueh a time,
il but fitting thatthe dignity should
ho Findieted and tlIc virtue pro-
claimed So that it- value IS m ex-
ample may not be lost TO the nation.
ANDREW Johnson.
The reading 81 tito message was
received with houts Of laughter Id
'he House, especially that part COM
parng Hancock u Washing n.
Wien ihe Clerk bad finished the
reading Mr. Covode inquired # tie
message Wa genuine or q hoax 4
1 Aas laid so the table and ordered f.
ha printed. lLe Democratic meme
. aer Immediately proceeded lo draw
up resolution 81 thauk- b Gen.
Hancock, 1ut other business coming
ap e tAe meantime, tho House did
not espend tile rules 90 receive il.
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