New-York daily tribune., 1866-02-20

as clans at high water and not AT oil conscious
tat any thing has been lost or any calamity
| incurred. Tie masters have submitted to IN
vincible power; but they do not affect to lex
The hand that has so heavily smitten them.
They are behaving as well as could be eX-
pcc'cd but not, in many instances, nearly so
well as could be wished.
The Frecdmen's Bureau is the Nations right
arm, gently but firmly outstIetcled to Keep the
I peace between these warning classes. It's prin-
cipal ol iccts are three: l. To save the Blacks
! from famine, abuse and massacre. :. To SCI
them at work. . TO see that they are kindly
treated and fairly paid for their labor IL Is q
gigantic enterprise, and la, achieved marFe'-
Gus success. Hundreds of thousands are now
industrious and comfortable laborefs, with roofs
over their heads and food in their cabins VINO
would have been prowling, thieving, hunteu'
famishinc vagabondS in the absence OF tho
Bureau. 1t has patiently and generally diia-
bused tha Blacks Of the notion that they are 70
share their masters lands and goods It h's
planted schools, incuicatcd obedience and dih'
gence. and been fOrenot in AL the good tnaI
has late- belallcn the South. TThree Million
bnles of Cotton are made this ycar-and we
iudoe that thrrewill be-.thc Frecdmen's Bureau
will have gwen Us at least onethird oft, worti
not less than 800, ,o0O in gold.
Yet the President has vetoed the bill proyld-
ing for the continuance and greater efficiency
Of This Bureau. We deeply regret thisi ami
we think he VII i've to regret it even more
kocny. For this Veto will be understood Dy
all that is brutal and rufianly at the South as
giving license to any abuse and oppression ol
the Blacks that White malignity and ranoorons
hate can devise. II will be understood as
proclamation Of license to the meaner Whites
to wreak their malice or their lust upon the
haplcss oud betrayed Blacks. There are thou
sands OF innocent persons now living whom
this Veto consigns TO painful death before the
close Of the current year.
OF course the Freedmens Bureau IS anoma-
lous. There is no dispute as to that. Nay
more: il indicates Hind, roundabout way oi
do:nc partial Justice when complete justice was
(with the Presidents consenO easier and
safer. Three Lines in the Federal Constl-
tuition abolisl.ing and inhbiting all laws and
ordinances that lcstow or withhold privileges
because Of Color, would be worth several
Freedmcn's Bureaus Justice-Equal Rights
tho recognition Of his MauhoOd-tbc-c the eX-
slave wants-not coddlng and petiing. Say,
If Won will. that he must read before he can
vote: but then do MT let White villains bum his
poor ,clool-Aouse. say. if yuu will, tLat he
must have property before he can vote but BE-
very careful tlat the law secures 70 him all ne
earns and gives him every needed facility Tor
mainta:nire his rights. II YOU deny him the
Right cr Suf.ago because Of hi ignorance, look
well 10 j. tha, you DO nothing calculated topcr.
pe,uatc that ignorance. aud that You incitc him
to learn by PROTECTING him en'nnchi'cment as
D., tho reward O.. BIS diligence and requirements.
| IN short. make yen, laws r.g,dly Just, then
abolish your soul l-Louscs. Bat until then -.
j Mr.. johnson Las made O grave mistake. lie
lha relieved those WHO elected him Of great
ir pousibity by taking on bis own shoulders.
Hereafter. whatcrcr wrongs may De inflicted
upoo o. inienities suffered by the Southern
Blacks, Wi be charged to The President who
,s. lcn them naked 10 their enemies. Time
VIII show that he has thereby precludcd true
and speedy restoration Of the South, and in-
actrd NOR, lasting misery Oh her Whites Lhan
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