The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-04-08
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE !

| WASHINGTON April 7.-Chaplain to-day
prayed patriot arms of Cuba might be
/ strengthened, and the Isles of the sea de-
| livered from their oppressors.
Bill introduced Furnishing counterfeiting
! trade marks of foreigners protected by
treaties. Joint resolution offered author
/ iZing the President to appoint commission
report on ship canal across ISthmus Bill
recognizing judiciary, passed with several
amendments; goes back TO the House. De-
ficency appropriation bill resumed; amend
ment approprlating fifty thousand for the
improvement of the mouth of the Missis-
sippi river lost. The Vice-President laid
before the Senate, message from the Presi-
dent. Executive session adjourned.
HoUsE-A bill authorizing the bridging
of the Ohio river at Paducah, was passed
The Butler-Rice Georgia bill introduced
Butler moved the previous question, not
seconded and long debate ensued. Bingham
made an elaborate constitutional argument
in opposition. Adjourned without action.
The following message of the President
was received by Congress at four o'clock this
afternoon:
TO the Senate and House Of Representatives.:
While | am aware that the time in which
Congress proposes now TO remain in session
is very brief, and that it is its desire as is
consistent with the public interest. to avoid
entering upon the general business ofLegis-
lation, there is one subject which concerns
so deeply the welfare of the country, that |
deem it my duty to bring it before you.
have no doubt that you will concur with
me in the opinion that 1T is desirable to re-
store the States which were engaged IN the
rebellion 10 their proper relations to the
government and the country at as early
period as the people of those States shall be
found willing to become peaceful and order
ly communities, and to adopt and maintain
such constitution and laws as will effectu-
ally 81 cure the civil and political rights of
all persons, within their borders, the author
ity of the United States which has been
indicated and established by its military
power, must undoubtedly be asserted for the
absolute protection of all its citiz ems in the
full enjoyment of the freedom and security
which is the object of republican govern
ment; but whenever the people of a rebel
lious State are ready to enter in good faith
upon the accomplishment of this object in
entire conformity with the constitutional
authority of Congress, it is certainly desira-
BILE that all causes of irritation should be re-
moved as promptly as possible, that a more
perfect union may be established, and the
country pc restored to peace and prosperity.
The Convention of the people of Virginia. |
which met in Richmond, on Tuesday Dec.
3d. 1867, framed a constitution for that State
which was adopted by the Convention on
the 18th of April. 1868. and, desire respect
fully 10 call the attention of Congress to the
propriety of providing, by law, for the hold
ing of an election in that State at some time
during the months of MAY and June next
under the direction of the Military Com
mander of the District at which the ques-
ton of the adoption of that Constitution
shall be submitted to the citizens of the
State. and if this should seem desirable.
would recommend that a separate vote be ia
ken upon such parts may be thought |
expedient, and that at the same time and |
under the same authority. there shall be an |
election for the officers provided under such |
constitution and that the constitution or
such parts thereof as shall have been adopt
ed by the people, be submitted to Congress |
on the first Monday of December next, for |
its consideration, so that if the same is then |
approved the necessary steps will have been |
taken for the restoration of the State of |
Virginia,t to its proper relations to the Union. |
am led to make this recommendation from |
the confident hope and belief, that the peO- |
pie of that State are now ready to cooperate /
with the national government. in bringing /
it again into such relations to the Union asst 1
ought, as soon as possible, to establish and |
maintain, and to give TO all its people, those |
equal rights under the laws which were as |
serted in the declaration of Independence |
In the words of one of the most illustrious |
of its sons-'.I desire also to ask the cOnsid- |
Grafton of Congress to the question whether /
there is not just ground for believing that 4!
the Constitution framed by Convention |
of the people of Mississippi for that State |
and once rejected might not be again SUBJ /
mitted to the people of that State in like 1
manner and with the probability of the
same result?" L. ). GRANT.
NEW DIRK. April lotion nTmer; sales
of $500 bales at 2S1a. Money slightly east
ca 4 sterling steady; gold 3194; 62s 1919 |
southerns quiet.
LIVERPOOL, April 7.-EvENING.-Cotton I
steady upIands 121s to 1214; Orleans 1895
TO 1917 sales 10 600 bales.
WASHINGTON, April Nominations
p. B. 5. Pinchback, Register Land Office.
New Orleans; Charles w. LoOmis, ditto |
Jackson, Louisiana. Conhrmamations-l
VIM. Steadman. Consul to St. largo, DeCuba
o. NJ. Long, Consul to Panama, and tifty
others.
CINCINNATI April T. Flour and grain
quiet and unchanged; whisky 81; pork
held so; bulk meats l214@1414; bacon
134@161s a Il; lard Is; groceries I'M
changed.
ST. LOUIS. April Flour $4@$5 %:
wheat 81 6O@65; coan 64@67; oats 6I@65
barley sic ~; rye $12 6@$12 S; whisky
IS; sugar l21z@1434; molasses 75(GS5; pork
$31@$3l1S; bulk meats nothing doing; ba
con 1919, 16119 and IL; lard l713; RIVER at
high tide.
LOUISVILLE, April ESQ hhds tobacco
5@1S; pork S3l so; lard 49,; bacon 1334;,
1634 and 1714; bulk meats l234@1614; flour
S. 30 to So; corn Go; oats 81 10 "a; sugar
14to1s31; molasses unchanged; whisky 50.
River falling. Is feet in the canal:
CHICAGO. April Flour 50 so to Sc 80;
wheot Sl0615; corn 5l34to52; oats 81; rye
81 13to$l4; barley 81 80 to 81 20; provis-
ions and groceries unchanged.