The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-04-08

crown OF Spain, which had been rendered
to him. tr. S Va -,
HAVANA, April 7. Admiral Hoff has been
ordered to watch the Peruvian monitors as
we'll as the expected expeditions from New
Orleans. 'n5
MoNrEAL. April 7.-Dion beat Foster the
third and decisive match game of billiards
here to-day. The score stood Dion !, 200:
Foster 1, 115.
MES SAGE FROM PREsIDE.
GRANT.
HE RECOMMENDS CONGRESS TO PROVIDE FOR
ELECTIONS IN VIRGINIA AND MISSISSIPPI, AND
EXPRESSES THE BELIEF THAT THE REPUBLI-
CAN CONSTITUTIONS WILL BE ADOPTED
WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE following
message of the President was received by
congress at 4 o'clock, this afternoon
10 0te 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 far
as IS consistent with the public interest. to
avoid entering upon the general business of
legislation, there is one subject which con-
Germs so deeply the welfere Of the country,
that,l deem it my duty to bring it before
you. l+r ~.
1 have no doubt that you will concur with
me III the opinion that it is desirable to re-
store the States which were engaged in the
rebellion to their proper relations to the
government and the country at as early a
period as the people of these States shall be
found willing to become peaceable and order
~ communities, and to adopt and maintain
such constitutions and laws as will effectualy
secure the civic and political rights of all
persons within their borders.
The authority of the United States. which
has been vindicated and established by its
military power, must undoubtedly be as
serted for the absolute protection of all it's
citizens IN the full enjoyment of the freedom
and security which is the object of a repub-
lIcan government. But whenever the peo-
pie of rebellious State are ready to
enter in good faith upon the accomplish
ment of this object, in entire conformity
with the constitutional authority of Con-
gress, it is certainly desirable that all causes
OF irritation should be removed rs promptly
ms possible, that more perfect Union may be
established, and the country be restored to
peace and prosperity
The convention of the people of Virginia
which met in Richmond on Tuesday ,Decem-
Der Sd, 1867, framed constitution for that
State which was adopted by the Convention
on the 18th Of April, 1868, and I desire re-
spectfully to call the attention of Congress
to the propriety of providing by law for the
holdlng OF an election for that State at some
time between the months of May and Juue
next under the direction of the military
commander of the district, OF which the
ADOPTION OF that constitution shall be sub
mltted to the citizens of the States. And if
this should seem desirable would recon-
mend that spare vote be taken upon such
parts as may be thought expedient, and that
at the came time, and under the same author
lty, there shall be an election for the officers
provided under such constitution, and that
the constitution, or such parts thereof, as
Shall have been adopted by the people be
submitted to Congress on the first Monday
OF December next for its consideration. so
that II the same be then approved the neces
sary steps will have been taken for the res
toration of tho State of Virginia to its pro-
per relations to the Union.
1 am led to make this Recommendation
from the confident hope and belief that the
people OF that State, now ready to cooper
ate with the national government in bring
ing 1t again into such relations to the Union
as IL ought, as soon as possible to establish
and maintain, and to give to all it's people
those equal rights under the law, which
were asserted in the declaration of indepen-
dence in the words of one of the most illus
trious of its sons.
desire, also, to ask the consideration of
congress to the question whether there is
not Just ground for believing that the Con-
stltution framed by Convention of the
people OF Mississippi for that State, and
once rejected might not be again sub
mitted to the people of that State in like
manner, and with the probability of the
same result
(Signed) U. S. GRANT.
WASHINGTON, d. c., April 7, 1869.
WAsHIN GTON NEWS.