The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1869-12-09
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
To tie Senate and HOUSE n Representatives.

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To the Senate and House ef Representatives.;
Incaming before you for the first time
Is Chief Magistrate of the nation,i IL is with
gratitude to the Giver of ali good for the
many benefits we enjoy. We are blessed
with peace at home, and are without en-
tangling alliances abroad to forebode
trouble. With territory unsurpassed IN
fertility, with an area equal to the abun-
ant support of 500,000,OO0 people, and
Astounding in every variety of useful min
eral in quantity sufficient to supply the
world for generations with lpxuriant
crops; with variety of climate adapted
to the production of every species Of
earth's riches, and suited to the habits,
tastes, and requirements Of every living
thing with population of 10000, 600
of free people, all speaking one languagc,
an education with institutions closing
to none The avenues Of fame or any bles-
sing of fortune that may be coveted with
| freedom Of Che pulpit, the press, and the
schools i, with . revenue Moving into the
! Treasury. beyond the requirements Of gov
! eminent supply. Harmony is being rapidly
i restored within our borders; manufac-
lures hitherto unknown in our country
iare springing up in all directions, produc-
| ing degree of national independence
unequalled by that of any other power.
/ These blessings and countless others are
i Entrusted to your care and mine for safe
| keeping for the brief period of orr ten,
ure of Office. In a short, time we must
! each of us return to the ranks Of the people
1 who have conferred upon us our honors,
and account to them for our stewardship
I earnestly desire that neither you nor |
/ may be cond emned bya free and enligbtr
ened constituency nor by our own cor
sciences, Emerging from rebellion
of gigantic magnitude, aided as It
was BY thf sympathy and assistance
i of nations with whom we were at
peace, eleven States Of the Union were
] lett four years ago without legal State
4 goyernments. a debt had been contraSt-
led; American con .merce was almost dfig-
|. en- from the seas, the industry Of one
Il half the. country had been taken from
/ 1.-THE control of the capitalists, and placed
where alt labor righ.fully belongs. in the
keeping Of the laborer. The work of re-
]gtoring the State rn@ents Ioya K ! the
4 labor, and providing means Of paying ana
terest. on the public debt, has received
1ample attention from Congress. Although
your efforts have not met with the,s ccess
4 in all particulars, that might have been
desired, yet, on the whole, they have been
more successful than could have been
reasonably, anticipated. -,o Seven States
which passed ordinances of secession have
been fully restored to their places In the
j Union the eighth, Georgia, held an cleo
ltion at which she ratified her constitution,
Republican in form, elected Governor,
/ members of Congress, q state Legislature,
4 and all other officers required; the Gov
1ernor was duly installed and the Legisla-
|. Iture met and performed all the acts re-
lquired of them by the reconstruction acts
lof Congress. Subsequently, however, in
1 violation of the constitution which they
ilhad Just ratified, as since decided by the
lSupreme Court Ct the State, they unseated
the colored members of the Legislature
and admitted some members who are dis
qualifrd by the third clause of the Four
teenth Amendment to the constitution,
an article which they themselves had con-
tributed to ratify. Under these circum.
stances, would submit to you whether
lit would not be wise, without delay, to
pass law authorising the Governor of
Georgia to convene the members original
" elected to the Legislature, requiring
leach member to take the oath prescribed
Iby the Reconstruction act, and none to. be
ADMITTED who are ineligible under the
ehird clause of the Fourteenth Amend
Iment 9ue38h Il aouaw W b8aHe d EfBo9
The Freedmen under the protection
which they have received, are making
rapid progress in learning, and no COM
plants are heard of lack of industry
on. their part, when they receive fair re-
Enumeration for their labor. bl-at 9dt
The neans provided for paying the
; interest on the public debt, with all
other expenses of the government, are
more than ample. saaH2 h91laIl
j, The loss Of our commerce is the only
result of the late rebellion which has not
. received sufficient attention from you.
To this subject call your earnest atten
Itlon.l IswilI not now suggect plans by
which this object may be affected, but
will, if necessary, make it the subject of
a special message during the session OF
Congress Jon orr 2nfh3aoTUqs 5mif 9niBa
/ The March. term of Congress, by joint
resolution, authorized the Executive to
Iorder an election in Virginia. Mississippi,
and Texas. He submitted to them the
Il constitution which each of them had pre-
viously in convention framed, and sub
limited the constitutions either entire or
lin separate parts to be voted upon at the
discretion of the Executive. Under this
Authority elections were called. In Vlr-
! ginia the election took place on the 9th
of July, 1858, the Governor and Lieutenant
Governor elected have been installed, the
Legislature has met, and done all required
by this resolution and by all the Recon-