The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-12-15

ESIU great 10 Tic DOuheiloh
ssIyer of all good, congratulate you at the
E4ssTEning of your first regular session that
wo1 and our country blessed with health
an2 peace and abundant harvests, and with
sDeonraging prospects of an early return OF
general prosperity. To complete and make
FsfTTnznent the
PACIFICATION OF THE COUNTRY
continues to be, and, until it is fully accom-
!E,ifshed must remain the most important or
zsll cur national interests The earnest pur-
RsesH> OF good citizens generally to unite
EAsqT efforts in these endeavors is evident.
a Sound a decided expression in the resolu-
Gssss announced in 1876 by the national
conventions of the leading political parties
z{ she country. There was a wide
.sTgead apprehension that the moment
apns results in our progress as
. aston, marked by the recent amend
zsass to the constitution, were in imminent
5eOpardy; that the good understanding
which prompts their adoption in the interest
All n loyal devotion to the general welfare
might prove a barren truce, and that the Sec
6gas OF the country once engaged in civil
-zSrifs might be again almost as widely sew
esrea and disunited as they were when
sxrvayed in arms against each other.
The course to be pursued, which in my
ilaRgMent seemed wisest in the presence of
.sise emergency, was plainly Indicated in my
aBaugaral address. 1t pointed to the time
aEseh ali our people desire to see, when
syenaine love of our whole country, and of
XII that concerns its true welfare, shall sup
rrEsGs the destructive forces of mutual ami
rzBasSay of races, and of sectional hostility.
aSsin10ns have differed widely as to the meas
zfes best calculated to secure this great end.
Tlis was to he expected. The measures
ADOPTED by the administration have been
sEbjeotqd to severe and varied criticisms.
Arv course whatever which might have
5eeh entered upon would certainly have
asYfreantered distrust and opposition.
These measures were, in my judgment, most
IA Aarmonv with the constitution and with
the genius of our people, and best adapted,
Egsffer al the circumstances, TO attain the
ssxfsaeR view The beneficentresults already
-sSygssrent prove that these endeavOrs are not
30 be regarded as a mere experiment. and
7gheaelG sustain and encourage US in
car efforts. Already, in the brief time
which has elapsed, the immediate effective
aeSs 30 less than the justice of the course
pnesued is demonstrated, and | have an
asSsi13sng faith that time will furnish its ample
7ssndication in the minds. of the great ma
IJcrTsy OF my fellow-citizens.
The diseontinuance of the use of the army
Ear ease purpose of uphoiding local govern
s9s.e1s III the states of the union was no less
unconstitutional duty and requirement, I'M
Ger the circumstances existing at the time,
ahsn it was a much-needed measure for the
restoration of local selfgovernment and
abe promotion of national harmony.
sa3aa withdrawal of the troops from employ
z-sens was effected deliberately and with So
Sseitous care for the peace and good order of
society, and the protection OF the property,
md persons, and every right of all classes of
essaizens The results that have followed are
indeed significant and encouraging. All
apprehension OF danger from renting
szAase states to local self-government is dis
melted, and a most salutary change in the
n1Inds of the people has begun, and is In
Hpfogress in every part OF that section OF
ssAecountry once the theatre of unhappy strife,
Substituting for suspicion distrust and aver
gsaan, concord, friendship and patriotic at
aschment to the Union. No unprejudiced
rRInd viii deny that the often fatal coils
6nHs which for several years have been of
ireaaent occurrence and have alarmed the
Tzsphlic mind, have almost entirely
snrased and that a spirit of mu-
3nal forbearance and hearty national
interest has succeeded There has been a
gEaeral establishment of order and of the
sagderly administration of justice. Instances
ssg remaining lawlessness have become of
g&Ge occurrence, political turmoil and
Rnstries have been resumed, public
czedit in the southern states has
seen greatly strengthened, and the encour-
aEing benefits of a revival of commerce be-
axeen the sections of the country lately en-
aroiled in civil war are fully enjoyed. Such
are some of the results already attained,
Rpon which the country is to be congratu-
lated. They are of such Importance that
we may with confidence patiently await the
NJ m ~ will SI1ra1Ny
ySIth the national progress of events,
1t NAV not be improper here to say that
"a should be our fixed and unalterable de-
examination to protect, by all available and
xncper means under the constitution and
she laws, the lately emancipated race in the
experiment of their rights and privileges !;
1snd | urge upon those to whon heretofore
Ehe colored people have sustained the rela-
Aioa of bondsmen the wisdom and justice of
anmane and liberal local legislation with
respect to their education and general
welfare. A firm adherence to the laws, both
national and state, as to the civil and politi-
dal rights OF the colored people, now adj
gaRced to full equal citizenship, and the
tmmediate repression and sure punishment
~ the national and local authorities within
zfbezr respective Jurisdictions of every in
Sanee OF iawlessness and violence toward
sA%gsais required for the security alike of
ha~tA 49, anu II justly ueman0ed Dy the
Ynhlit >spinion of the country and the age.
Ia TINS way the restoration of
harmony, and good viii, and the
complete protection of every citizen in
the full enjoyment of every constitutional
-1ght viii surely be attained Whatever
saathority rests with me to this end | shall
aes hesitate to put forth whatever belongs
- the power of Congress and the jurisdic-
o0n OF the courts of the Union, they nray
1sahdently be relied upon to provide and
EsTtorm. and to the legislatures, the courts
md the executive authorities of the several
Hsases | earnestly appeal to secure, by ade-
ssaate, appropriate and reasonable means,
sithin their borders, these common and uni
1OTEa rights of a united people, which loves
heeTty, abhors oppression and reveres JUS
nee. These objects are very dear to my heart
1 shall continue most earnestly to strive
EB- their attainment. The cordial co-opera-