Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1866-02-23
Presidents Message.

10 he Senate Of the United states,
Il have examined with care the sill which or
iginated in the Senate, aAd has peen passed oY
the two houses of Consress,to amend an act en-
titled an act to establish bnteau Tor tao reiiei
of freedmen nd refugees and for other purposes
Having, with much regret, come to she cone'u
sion that it would not be consistent with the pub
lie welfare to give my approval to the measure,
return the bill To the senate with lay objections
t. its becoming law.
might call to mind in advance these obJ'ct-
ioas;
That there Is no immediate necessity for the
proposed measure. The act to establish "a bureau
for freedmen aud refugees. hieh was approved
in the month of March last has not yet expired
1t thought stringent aud extensive enough
for the purpose in view. Bcf re IT ceases to nave
its effect, further experience may assist to guide
us 10 q wise conclusion as to tho policy to be
adopted in time ct peace
have with Congress the strongest desire to
secure to freedmen the fall cnjpyment OF taelr
freedom and their property, and their eI tire IN
dependence and equality in making contracts iof
their labor; but the bill before me contains pro-
visions, which in my opinion are rot warranted
by the constitution, and not we'll suited to &c
cJinpiish the end in view.
The bill proposes to establish by authority OF
Congress- over all parts of the United States con
tanning refugees and freede.en. 1t would by It's
very nature apply with the most force to those
most abound uni il expressly eS' ends tue ex St
ing temporary iuris- irtion OF the tTeedhens
Bureau, with greatly enlarged powers, over those
States in which the ordinary course OF ludleiai
proceedings has been interrupted by the rehcil-
ion. The soufce from which this military IIris-
aiction is to emanate is none ether tsau the
President of the Uuited States acting through
tha War Department AMI tue Commissioners ui
the Freedmen Bureau. The agents u carry
out this military lrisdictton are to be selected
either from the army or from civil lie. The
country is to be divided into districts and sub
districts, and the number OF sllaried agents to be
employed may be equal to the number OF cuun-
ties or parishes in oil the United States where
freedmen re gees are Ia he fDuad The suit iects
over which tits military Jurisdiction Is TO extend
In every part of the United states, includes pro-
lection to all employees, agents and OH ;ers of
tais bureau, in the exercise Of the duties linpJs
ed upon them by the bill In eleven States II Is
further to extend over all Cases affecting freed
M q and refugees disc minated against by local
law custom or prej1dic, in tn sc eleven State.
The bill SUIT cts any white person who may he
charged with depriying freedman OF any CT, II
rights or immauities belonging 10 white persons,
to imprisonment or fine, or both, without how
ever defining the civil rights and im.nunItics
military law. This military jurisdictions 50
extends to all questions that may arise respect
be fourth Psalm first verse.
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My l3, 5, II, is name of the sun. to
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