Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1869-04-17

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President ras ret,.,.i hy tuuEryss
this afternoon
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MAsuismuS, April Willie !
am aWaro that tho time which Con
gross proposes now "a remain Ia
session is very brief aud that ID Is
It's desire, as consistent with the
public interest, 10 avoid entering
upon the general business Of legis
lation, there is one subject which con
cern so deeply the welfare oflheooun-
try llat | deem il my duty TO bring
il before you,
have 40 doubt that you will con-
cur with mo in the opinion that Il
is desirable % restore tho States
which were engaged in the rebellion
10 their proper relations 10 the gov
ornmeut and the country at rs early
period as the people Of those States
shall DO found willing 20 become
peaceful and orderly communities,
aud to adopt and maintain such
constitutions aud laws as will effect
ually secure the civil aud political
rights of all persons within thoir
borders. Tho authority Of the
United States, which has been vim
dicalcd and established by its mill
tary power must undoubtedly boas-
serted for the absolute protection Of
all its citizens in the full enjoyment
of the freedom and security which
is the object ola republican govern
mcnt, but whenever tho people Of u
rcbellious State are ready to entire
in good faith upon the accomplish
ment OF this object, in entire con-
formity with tho constitutional au-
thority of Congress, it is certainly
desirable that all causes OF irrita-
ton should be removed as promptly
us possible, that n more perfect
Union may be established and the
country DO restored TO peace and
prosperity.
The convention of tho people of
Virginia, which met in Richmond on
Tuesday, December 81, 1867, framed
n constitution for that State, which
was adopted by the convention on
tho 18th of April, 1865; and | desire
respectfully TO call the attention of
Congress to the propricty OF provid-
ing by law for tho holding1 Of an
election in that State at some time
during the months of May or June
next, under tho direction Of the
district, at which the question OF
| the adoption of that constitution
shall be submitted to the citizens OF
tho State; and if this should seem
desirable | would recommend that
Il separate vote be taken upon such
parts-as may be thought cXpedient;
and that, at the same time and un-
der the same authority, there shall
be an election for the officers provi-
dcd for by such constitutions. and
that the constitution, or such parts
thereof rs shall have been adopted
by the people, be submitted to Con-
gress on the LIST Monday of Dcccm-
Der next for its consideraticn-so
that if The same is then approved,
tho necessary steps will have been
taken for the restoration OF the
State of Virginia to its proper rela-
tions to the Union.
am led to make this recommcn-
dation from the confident hope and
belief that the people of that State
are now ready to cooperate with
the National Government in bring
ing it again into such relations to
the Union as it ought rs soon as
possible to establish and maintain,
and to give to all its people those
equal rights under tho laws which
were assorted in the Declaration OF
Independence in the works Of one
Of the most illustrious of its sons.
desire also to ask the considera-
ton of Congress to the question
whether there is not just ground for
believing that the constitution
framed by convention of tho PEG.
pie of Mississippi for that State, and
once rejected, might not be again
submitted to the people of that State,
in like manner and with the pro-
liability of u different result?
TT s GRANT