The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1866-02-22

ofo,r own people; not even lot the Or
,,hona of those who have fallen In ueIence
Of the Union. but has LETT the care .! tleIt
odnnetion to the much more competent
Control of the States, of communities, OF
nr;yate associations. and of individuals. 1t
has never deemed it necessary to eXpend
the public money for the rent Or purchase
of houses for the thousands, not to say
millions of the white race who are honest
ly toiling from day TO day for their SUI
sistence. .l;o.o,,+ |
A system for the support OF indlgenL
persons in the United States was never
contemplated by the constitution; nor can
any good reason be advanced why, as a
permanent establishment, 1t shoulo pe
| founded for one class or color OF our Peo-
| pie more than for another co, -.
| Pending the war, many relu2e19 VI
/ freedmen received support from Ihg G T
eminent but it was never lntehieu tnc!
| shouId henceforth be fed, ct0thed euucd-
| ted and sheltered by the Unlted Stats
| The idea on which the slaves WeTe "o9!ot-
ed to freedom, was that on t.eih 80, ,1nnIi7
free. they would be a self-sustalnlhS popu-
1ation. and any legislation that shall imply
that they are not expected TO attain d sell
sustaining condition, must have ten
dency Injurious alike to their character anu
their prosperity - ,,o.,
county and parish will create an immense
patronage, and the expense of the numer-
. | nus officers and clerks to be appointed DE
the Presidents will be great III the peSlu-
: ming, with a tendency steadily to increase.
, The appropriations asked Tor Dy Ille
: Freedman's Bureau, as now estapl Is nod
tor the wear 1866, amount TO SlI140,OVU.
. | II may be safely estimated that the cost
, to he incurred under the pending bill VIII
+ | he double sthaS= anfotSrft--f11ore lhth liz
: entire sum expended in any one year
/ | under the administration OF the 9ecohu
n Adams.
: If the presence of agents in every parish
: and comfy is to be considered as war
measure opposition or even resistance
% might be provoked so that TO give enect
n TO their jurisdiction, troops would have 10
Il be stationed within the reach OF every one
70 of them, and thus a large standing force
/ would be necessary, and arge appropll
" ations would therefore be required to sus
. tain and enforce military jurisdiction II
" every county and parish from the Potomac
j. to the Rio Grande.
RI The condition of our fiscal affairs IS en-
:, couraging; but in order to sustain tn
10 nresent measure of public confidence, 1T l
m necessary that we practice, not merely Gus
pr tomary economy, but as far as possible Sc
IN we're retrenchment.
al In addition to the objections already ST.
IL ted, the fifth section of the bill proposes 1
b. take away land from its owners, wlthou
o. any legal proceeding being first had, COZ
IL trary to the provision of the constitute
tie which declares that no person shall be d
h; prived of life, liberty and property wlthol
its due process of law 1t does not appear III;
d. lands to which this section refers may NJ
be owned by minors, persons OF unsou1l
DIS mind, or by those who have been faithful
no. all their obligations as citizens of the Tn
r. ted States Ii any portion OF the lana
he held by such persons it is not competel
VS. for any authority to deprive them OF 1t. |
to on the other hand, it be found that II
Use property is liable to cOntiscatIon, even the
raj it cannot be appropriated to public purpos
hrs until by due process of law it shall hay
st been declared forfeited to the Government
N There are still further objections to IL
is bill, on the ground of seriously affecting u
class of persons to whom 1t IS designed
his bring relief 1t will tend to keep the min
er- of the freedmen in state Of uncertain e
ed pectatiOn and restlessness, while to tho
on among whom he lives it will be source
err constant and vague apprehension. l
lch doubtedly, the freedman should be prOte
mt, ed but he should be protected by the CT
es- authorities, especially by the exercise OF !
re- the constitutional power of the courts OF t
fhe United States, and of the States His CO
but dition is not 50 exposed as may at first
md imagined He is i'll a portion OF the count
not where his labor cannot well be spared
but Competition for his services from plante
,er: from those who are constructing or repa
lere ing railroads or from capitalists i'll his
the command almost his own terms. He a
cial possesses perfect right to change his pi
lass of abode, and if, therefore, he does not IL
ub- in one community or State, mode OF
hat suited to his desires or proper remunerat
will for his labor, he can move 20 at'nthoL y" =
and labor is more extended and better reward
sla- In truth, however, each State, induced
its own wants and interests, will do Wha
arv necessary and proper to retain within its |
: of ders all the labor that Is heedeu IoI the
no yelopment of its resources. The laws q
api- regulate supply and demand will malnt
5 on their force, and the wages of the laborer
and be regulated thereby. There Is no dan
d or that the great demand for labor VIII
ac- operate in favor of the laborer.
bile Neither has sufficient consideration b
ecu given to the ability of the freedmen to
1t to tect and take care of themselves. 1t IS
rtial more than Justice to them to believe tina
the they have received their freedom with II
Grafton and forbearance, they Will DIS
and guish themselves by their industry, and
hers thew will feel and show the world that
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