The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1866-04-04

ssted in making harmonious. Each has
equal power 10 settling the terms. anil If
left to- the laws that regulate capital snd
labor. il is confidently believed that they
viii satisfactorily work out the problem.
Capital, il is true. has more intelligence;
but labor is never soignorant as not to nm
|dersland it, own interests, nat tv know its
value, and not 10 see that capital mus, paw
that value. This bill illustrates this ad-
iustment. ! Ii intervenes between capital
and Labor. anb attempts 10 settle questions
Of political economy through the agency
Of numerous officials. whose. interests il
will be 10 foment discord between the two
races; for as the breach wdens their en-
ployment will continue, and when il is
closed their occupation will terminate.
In all our history, in all our experience
Is people living unaes Federaland State
law, no such system as that contemplated
by the details vi this bill has ever before
been proposed or adopted. They esta,-,
lish. tor the security of the colored race.
safeguards which 90 in6nilely beynni any
that the General Government has ever pro-
sIded Tor the white race. In fact, the dis
tinctlun ol race and colvr Is by the bill
made 10 operate in favor at the colured and
against The White race They interfere
with tue municipal legislation u the States,
with the relations existing exclusively b.
tween a State aud Us clllLrns, or betw IN
inhabitants OF the samr Stale--an abs0rp-
INN AMI assumption vi power 6y the Gen-
eral Government which, IL acqu;esced in,
mist sap and destroy our iedtratise sys-
TEN OF limited powers, aud break dnwn the
barriers which preserve the rights nf the
states. Us another sep, or rather stride.
towards GENERALIZATION and the coneenfra-
lion OF all legislative powers in The Ma.
tiunai Government. The tendency of tls
ball must be to resuscitate the spirit Ut the
rrOr,iluu, and 10 arrest The progress oi lho.r
audiences which are more clasrly draaing
aruund he States the beads VI uniun aud
penr.
My l4,nentcL predecessors. in his procls
nation u IL h-sl Of January. 1863. orLr
ed aud declared that all persons held
slaves WITHIN certain States aud psrs .
States thrren designated were md thenr
forward slinuld he lfre aud. further, that
the executive government vi the uniird
States, Including Tie military and nay-l
authorities thereof, Msald rerngnrIe aud
maintiIn the freedom ei such prison Ih,s
guaranty has been rendered especially ub
ligatppy aud sacred by the amendment ~
the Consultation abolisn,n. slavery ihpugh.
out the United States therefor ~ "
recognize the obligation 10 protect md de-
/ lsnd that class Of oqr people. Whenever and
wherever Il shall bccumr nscessary. I'D 70
the full event coinpatIbls with Tie Cuns,
tutIuu Dl The United States.
Entertaining these sentiments, IL only
remains for me to sas, that will cheei.ui.
/ " eo-operat. with IonsEcss ia any mel.
ure that may b. necessary Tor tie prUirc.
lion 81 tic evil rights VI the freedmen. a.
web as tho,e 81 al. other clas.e. Of person.
throughout the United States, BIZ judicial
process under eV'aI and impartial iaws, ~
cOniormIty with thr provisions u the r.,
rfal Consultation.
now return the bill 10 the Senate. lG5
&c sret that IN considering the bills AMI lolrs
resuluiions--imty. two ~ numbrr--~i q,
have been thus Lar snbm,rtcd for ~ Al
proyaI. am compelled 10 withhold my i.
sent from second measure that has re-
ceiyrd the sanction VI both Houses III Coz
1 gress. ANDREW JOllN>ON.
i Washington, ID. ~. March gTlh. 1866.
i