The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-04-08


WASHINGTON, April THE following
message from the President was received
in Congress at 4 o'clock this afternoon:
" To the Senate and
"Ho,Lse of Representations :.
"While am aware that the time in
which Congress proposes now to remain in
session is very brief, and that it is its de-
sire, as far as is consistent with the public
interests, to avoid entering upon the gene
raj business Of legislation, there is one
subject which concerns 30 deeply the well
fare Of the country that deem it my duty
to bring it before you.
81 have no doubt that you will concur
with me in my opinion that it is desirable
to restore the States which were engaged in
the rebellion to their proper relations to the
Government and the country at as early q
period as the people of those States shall be
found willing to become peaceful and orderly
communities, and to adopt and maintain
such constitutions and laws as will effectu-
ally secure the civil 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 oil its
citizens in the full enjoyment Of the free
dom and security which is the object of q
republican government. But whenever the
people of o rebellious 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 desirable that all causes of irri-
tation should be removed as promptly as
possible, that more perfect union may be
established, and the country be restored to
peace and prosperity.
The convention of the people of Virgi-
ME which met in Richmond on Tuesday,
December 8, 1867, framed constitution
for that State, which was adopted ZEN
dorsed p by the convention on the 18th
of April, 1868, and desire respectfully to
call the attention Of Congress to the pro-
priety of providing by law for the holding
| Of an election in that State st 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 separate vote
| be taken on such parts as may
be thought expedient, and that at the
same time, and under the same authority,
there she'll 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
in December next for its consideration 60
| that if the same is then approved, the ne
cessary steps will have been taken for the
restoration of the State Of Virginia to its
proper relations to the Union.
81 am led to make this recommendation
in the confident hope and belief that the
people of that State are now ready to CO.
operate with the National Government in
bringing it again into such relations to the
Union as it ought, as soon as possible,
to establish and maintain, and to give to
all its people those equal rights under the
law which were asserted in the DECLARE
ton Of Independence in the words Of one OF
the most illustrious Of its sons.
"I desire also to ask the consideration of
| Congress to the question whether there is
not just ground for believing that the con-
stitution framed by convention Of the
| people of Mississippi for that State, and
once rejected, might not be again submit
ted to the people of that State ia like man
ner and without the probability Of the
same result. U. 8. GRANT.
"Washington, D. c., April 7, 1867"
VARIOUS ITEMS. ~.
WASHINGTON, April THE friends Of
the personal disability bills have little hope:
of their success this session.
The House has passed resolution
authorizing the Election Committee to in
vestigate the frauds in the recent Louisiana
election.
| The President to-day nominated P. B. g
Pinchbeck register of the land Office at New
Orleans, Charles W. LOOMS register of the
land office at Jackson. The Senate con-
frmed William Steadmsn consul to San
tiago de Cuba, - Long consul to Panama
and fifty others.