In conclusion I can not too earnestly repeat my recommendation for the
admission of Tennessee, and all other States, to a fair and equal
participation in national legislation when they present themselves in
the persons of loyal Senators and Representatives who can comply with
all the requirements of the Constitution and the laws. By this means
harmony and reconciliation will be effected, the practical relations of
all the States to the Federal Government reestablished, and the work of
restoration, inaugurated upon the termination of the war, successfully
completed.
ANDREW JOHNSON.
WASHINGTON, _July 25, 1866_.
_To the Senate of the United States_:
I nominate Lieutenant-General Ulysses S. Grant to be General of the Army
of the United States.
ANDREW JOHNSON.
WASHINGTON, _July 26, 1866_.
_To the House of Representatives_:
In answer to two resolutions of the House of Representatives of the 23d
instant, in the following words, respectively--
_Resolved_, That the House of Representatives respectfully request the
President of the United States to urge upon the Canadian authorities,
and also the British Government, the release of the Fenian prisoners
recently captured in Canada;
_Resolved_, That this House respectfully request the President to cause
the prosecutions instituted in the United States courts against the
Fenians to be discontinued, if compatible with the public interest--
I transmit a report on the subject from the Secretary of State, together
with the documents which accompany it.
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