Nebraska advertiser., 1866-07-26
Another Veto Vetoed.

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The President, on the 10Th, sent in his
Message vetoing the New Freedman's
Bureau bill. Within three hours after
it reached Congress it was passed over
the veto in the Senate 10y 33 to ~ and in
the House by 109 to As. This is proof
positive that the Nation will carry out its
pledges to the bondsmen recently freed,
despite the Moses who would keep them
forty years in the wilderness of trouble
when forty days of decisive action to
sustain the pledge of the Nation would
bring them to comparative security.
The Veto Message reiterates his
former objections, notwithstanding this
bill has been greatly modified from the
first. expressly with a view TO Overcom,
ing those objections. The old objection
that the South is not represented is pu.
with greater persistence than ever.
The President makes some statements
which seem queerly at varience with III
facts, which no one has better means of
knowing than be. In this message be
says:
by the laws of the United States
and of the different States competent
courts, Federal and State have been es-
tablished apd are now in full practical
operatio4g By means of these civil tri.
bunals, ample redress is afforded for all
private wrongs of The citizen, without
denial or unnecessary delay. They are
open to all, CithOut regard to color CT
race"
5 Now, let US see how the negro is pro-
tectsd by some of the State laws which
the President mentions above. for it
would be preposterOus to suppose that
he would shield this veto with the Civil
Rights Law, which he designated and
yet hopes to see declared uncOnstitu.
tional!
The code of South Carolina, passed
Dec. 18th, 1865, fOrbids cOlored persons.
under penalty of fine or fogging, TO keep
fire arms or weapons of any kind ; to
come into the State from another State,
unless he gets tUO freshOldsrs TO be has Sc
curity for good beh0UIOr in a bond Of.
81 900. In case of a misdemeanor in a
cOlOFed person any person is authorized
to arrest him, a white person only
by cOmpIainttO magistrate. BY another
portion of the same code it provides that
cOlored children, whose parents are not
teaching them habits of industry and
honesty. may be bound as apprentices by
the district Judge by the same, no per.
son is permitted 10 teach the negrOs, IN
less he have a license from the district
Judge! No artisan, shop-keeper, or
other person, can take a cOlOred appren-
tice without a license from the district
Judge. Another section Of the same
provides that no person Of color shall
pursue or practice the art, trade or bust.
ness Of IA artisan, mt chanie or shop
keeper, or any other trade, employment
or business (besides that Of husbandry,
or that Of a servant undera contract for
service or labor on his own account and
for his own benefit, or in partnership
with a white person, or as agent or
servant Of any person, until he shall kare
obtained a license therefor from Mejudgs
of the district court; the applicant for a
license as shOp-keeper or beddler must
pay 500 annually for the same, for a
license as artisan or mechanic $40.
In Florida il is unlawfulf for any person
Of color 10 have 10 his possession any
bowie knife, dirk, sword. Firearms or4
ammunition. without a Incense from The
district judge, granted upon the reqoesI
Of Two respectable citizens of the county;
It's violation is punishable BY a forfeiture
1E she coutraband article, one hour in
lhe piIloTy, OF fhirty-nins Iashssl IF a
colOred person in,rude himself into any
public assembly Of white persons, iii a
misdemeanor, punishable by one hour
IN the pilIory, or hirty-Rins lashss! Il
is also a misdemeanor TO teach q co!ored
school without a special Incense. Blacks
are By law forbidden form moving into
she State.
IN Mississippi a law was approved to
confer civil rights upon freedmen, with
this pFOvisO: that the provisions Of this