The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1866-02-22

e ton was thus a test question To postpone
OF not Anthony led off with an en-
phatic No! Gratz Brown, of Missouri,
voted 90 Buckalew said aye! Chand-
Ter, Clarke and Conness, no; Cowan,
ave Drag in and Cresswell, no Davis,
ave; Dixon, aye; Doolttle, aye. There
suit was doubtful now. Fessenden,
Foster and Grimes voted no Guthrie,
aye; Harris, no; Hendricks, aye; How
ard, Howe. Kirkwood and Lane, of In
diana, no; Lane, of Kansas, aye. The
chances here became even. McDougall,
of course, voted aye, and then, to the
surprise of almost every one present,
Governor Morgan, of New York, voted
ave. The chances became hopeless. OF
the remaining Senators, Messrs. Nor
rill, Nye, Poland, POmeroy, Ramsey,
Sherman, Sprague, Sumner, Trumbull,
Wade. Williams, Wilson and Yates
voted no. Messrs. Nesmth, Riddle,
Salisbury, Stewart, Stockton, Van
Wrinkle and Whitley voted aye.
This made the vote II yeas to 30 nays,
and of course the consideration of the
question was not postponed. But it was
demonstrated that the requisite two
thirds vote was not to be obtained. Two
Republicans were absent. Senator
Foote, who would have voted to pass
the bill over the veto, and Senator Nor
ton (Minnesota), who would have voted
to sustain the President, and two Demo
Gratis were absent, Senators Johnson
and Wright, who would have also voted
to sustain the President.
- (ould a vote have been reached Sena-
tor Foote must have left his sick cham
Der to have voted, and Senators Morgan,
+ Dixon, Doolittle and Stewart or two Of
them, mightnot have elected to take the
responsibility of the passage of the bill.
But the result was doubtful, and Sena-
tor Lane, of fxausas, 81 Professionally de-
cIared his determination to prevent ac-
ton tonight, that the Senate adjourned.
oPINIoN.oF THE WASHINGTON PRESS.
From the National In,ellgencer of Tuesdayl
- THE VETO. 4l
The opportunity is presented to-day
to the sworn representatives of the peO-
pie of this Republic to make the record
of their principles, independently of the
dictation of parliamentary partisans
without, or the prejudices OF inordinate
feeling within. One of the gravest mea-
sures which ever passed both Houses of
Congress has been vetoed by the Presi-
dent of the United States, in a message
so sober, SO dispassonate, SO persuasive,
and so powerful, that only a person of
singular hardihood could dissent from
its positions until after the most con
scientious,l patient, and serious ref1ec-
ton. In these times of tumultuous de-
bate and eXorbitanC doctrine of bitter
recriminations, unreasonable exactions,
and intOlerant opinions; of anxious un-
certainties, morbid sentiments, and had
nj 10 oI,,,l Ia, A
clearly expounding "A great question, in
the light and under the authority of es
tablished and mandatory principles of
constitutional liberty and the common
law, coming from the high official who,
from his peculiar situation, is bound to
emancipate himself from every preju-
dice of party, of passion or of locality. is
boon to the people. No state paper
could be more conclusive in argument
upon the premises assumed.
From the Washington Chronicle Of tuesday,
THE VETO MESSAGE.
II. The message of the President return
ing to the Senate, in which it originated,
the bill to amend the act " to establish q |
Bureau for the relief of freedmen and |
refugees, and for other purposes" which
had previously passed both houses of |
Congress by two-thirds majorities, will |
be read with the same modification and |
by the people at large that |
marked it's reception by the great body |
of the Republican Union Senators yes
terday afternoon. Although this i'm |
portant measure was subjected to the
severest Congressional Investigation and
analysis, in the presence of the people
and the Executive, without theelightest
intimation of objection TO any one of It's
save from the general sympa-
thizers with the rebellion, and although |
it rapidly grew i'm favor as the debate |
until it finally became one of |
the favorite measures of the loyal mil
lions, u feeling of alarm and distrust as
to the action of the President, original
ing from the sinister predictions of the
Democratic papers, has agitated the
public mind for the last ten days. No
better evidence of the widespread inter-
est excited in its favor could have been
given than the painful solicitude created
Dy the doubt as to the Presidents dispo-
,ition of it. But even this feeling was
moderated in view of the later intima-
ions that it was his intention to
'eturn the bill with such objec- s
ions as would rather improve its
eatures, and would thus cOnsti-
ulc u new DODu DCLWcch anu
he patriotic majOrities in Congress S. ,
This was the sincere hope and prayer of
Aese the truest and staunchest defenders ;
# the liberties of the people, excepting :
he soldiers themselves, duriug the dark .
lours of the rebellion. But the message
cad in the Senate yesterday, and spread
'efore our readers this morning, strike
t the vitalityof the bill. Its objections =
re fundamental and exceptionless. The :
resident not only pronounces the mea- :
ure unconstitution, but inexpedient,
and expensive in its ope- !
alton, and as in violation of the rights !;
nd interests of the eleven states of the >
Jnion-tbat being the number controll- :
d by the DISTINGUISHED politicians who :,
re demanding readmission into the :,
congress of the United States. If the ,
residents reasOningis correct, then all !
ne legislation of the last four years-nO =
latter how salutary and saving in its u
been illegal, uncon-
and arbitrary. If these
,ates, all of them, still controlled or dis
lrbed by the insurrectionary element,
+ held to the Government by the N
.rong arm of the military, are entitled Il
} be represented in the National Leg 2
lature by whomsoever they may send o
J its counsels, the claim of the Presi- n
ent is undoubtedly just, and those great v
leasures upon which the safety and h
erpetuity of the Union depended were 81
nd MIL L: | &,