Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-02-21
The Cleveland Republic an Papers
on 1he veto.

The Cleveland Leader (Radical) on Tues
day morning thus rayed about the Presi-
dents veto
THE FREEDMEN's BUREAU BILL VETOED
BY THE PREsIDENT.-This bill, the mildest,
the most conservative, the most obviously
essential Of all the great measures initiated
by the present Congress, having finally
passed both branches of the national legis-
lature and having been sent to the Presi-
dent for his signature on Tuesday last, was
yesterday returned to Congress with his
objections. There has been much anxiety
felt in Washington as to his action in the
matter, and general fear expressed that
he would veto the bill. This fear has been
realized, and this action will prove
most unfortunate for Andrew John
son. His veto will not prevent the pas
sage of the bill, for a two-thirds majority
of both Houses (including every Republic
can Senator but two, and every Republican
representative but Rousseau, who has for
mally ahjuTed. the party,) is committed in
its favor, The President has proven false
to himself, to his glorious war record, to his
pledges TO the colored people of the South,
and 10 the party which elected him, by thus
placing himself with the Copperheads and
rebels in opposition to measure absolutely
necessary for the protection of the South
ern Unionists, black or white, and will
have cause TO regret It to the end Of very
brfefpolitical existence aud for all his life
thereafter.
The Herald fRepublican), the editor of
which is Postmaster, thus timidly referred
toit: r, r. srA-- ~,,-yrg ~
VETo OF THE FREEDMEN's BUREAU BILL.
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to the Senate the Freedmen's Bureau bill,
with his veto, was received and read yes
terday. A large number of members of
the House were In the Senate Uhamber TO
hear, the message, and much Interest was
manifested, finding expression, after the
reading, in applause and Kisses, which
were, however, promptly checked.
The President states at length his objec-
tions to the bill. The principal of these,
he saws, is its unconstitutionality In giving
to ofreedmen'sagents powers belonging only
to ftlie JndiciarygTe He objects9 also that
the present powers or the Bureau have
proved sufficient, and there Is no need
of enlarging them. He says that as the
Government has never deemedit It among It's
duties tOeducate aud support any Class, not
even the children of soldiers and sail
ors, he sees no reason for doing these things
forfreedmpn: and he ,thiulSB the freedmen
capable OF providing for themselves ~ they
are not encouraged TO idlepess, The ,ex-
penditure made necessary by tbe BIZ ne es-
Inmates at $22,000,000, much greater than
the country can afford.- lie objects to the
vast. power ,coptided to the ExecItlye in
the appointment OF the great numbers OF
agents, the necessary irresponsibility OF
these, agents, and the absence of lany pro-
visionIfor appeal from theif decisions. He
Aegotes much space to an objection that
efeven States most affected by the act, are
not Represented in Cohgress, ehnd redom-
mends strongly the,admission Of their lloyal
representatives, lf.1qftrI ed % ~ lJtrI5A
brlrhesbilI will come up for reconsideration
upon the veto, at one O'clock to-day. ,l.,2, q,