The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1866-02-28
Senator Trumbull's Review Of the Prsa-
dents Veto.


dents Veto.
Senator TrumhuL Of Illinois. made
speech reviewing the message Of the Pres
ident vetoins the Freelmea's Bureau bin,
Just before taking the question in the SEN
ate whether the bin should pass notwith-
standing tie Presidents veto. The speech
i full Of argument. and Of the most con-
elusive character. and shows that many Of
the points Of opposition OF The President
10 the bin are utterly auaci0us and without
Just ground. - 81 L4Ye hot room 10 give
the speech entire we present tie following
summary Of propositions coutainel ia it,
which IS from the pen Of Col ForHey:
I. Tha- the bill itself was Inspired BIZ the
annual message Of the President II the
United states delivered 10 Congress ar the
commencement o. the present session.
That message IL viii BE- remembered ex-
pressed desire upon the part or the Pres
ilent 10 secure ali men ia their rights. and
10 protect Tie freedmen. in all the privileges
guaranteed 10 them under the EmancTpa-
tiOu Proclamation. and. ia the judgment o..
Mr. TrumDuil aud fh,rfg-SLr Ssaaf0rs f-t0
rotei ,Csn hsDl Tor = 0H fte 25fi ~ jan t9l7.
the provisions 0i this bill were emileutly
calculated % accomplish these objects.
II. That It was not. a. the Presilen,
AYERS ali original measure, but simply an
amendment 10 the bl under which tie
Freedmehi'- Bureau is now acting. and
which had The sanction OF The Executive
himself. AS well as the approval of the
great majority 0f the loyal people OF the
country. As an amendment 10 remove
many OF the Objectionable features Of thf
Bureau a. now organized, simplifying Is
ramiicaiions and making il more efficient
Ill That il was not intended = a perma
nelt part of the administrative policy %
the G0vernment-On OF its sections eX
pressly stating. CA Tie contrary. that Il
shall remain in force until otherwise pro
kiied hN law. Just a. all other laws ot Con
gr-ss are supposed 10 d0. The wonder De-
fhat the President ever thought oi mas n-
such AN objection to il as this. No sucl
Idea ever entered the mind a. amy person
who supported and voted i)r il.
IN. That instead OF being an eXirava
CANT aud unnecessary expense 10 the GOV
ernmeRt Ii has indirectly saved Us millions
of dollars which would otherwise have bee,
wasted
v That the Bureau dad not contemplate
feeding. clothing ami educating the reiii
gees and freedmen. but was rather interde'
10 assist them in doing all these things io
themselves
VI. That. Instead Of il being des cne.
exclusively for negroes, more Whites have
in some sections and in many instances
been benefited by 10 than Blacks, ana TIA
tile proportion OF " h.tes sflll needing il
assistance is equal 10 that OF the negroes
VII. That there was an immediate ne
cessIty for the passage of the bill, becaus
the original act creating the Bureau expire
by limitation in the month of May. le66.
VIII. That. instead Of establishing mill
tary jurisdiction over AL parts of the Uni
ted states containing refugees and ireed
meu, it simply extends ID over the officer
and employees OF the bureau. And that D.
accordance with the recommendation oil Gen
Grant. la bis report 10 the President 81 hi
tour through the south. transmitted 10 th
senate with "a message a. few weeks ago,
makes the Bureau part of the War De
partmenf a. the Government.
~. Tia. the h.l dld not contemplate th
appointment of agents aul other officers j
every county or parish. except tile Pres
dent should in his judgment, deem SUCH an
poiutmeuts necessary.
Y That what the President terms OBJ
unconstitutional features of the bill, con
ierring arbitrary powers upon the officer
of the Bureau. 20 HO further than The Pres
idcnt himself and the officers oil the arm
acting under hm have already gone am
that il is competent for Congress 20 pro
vide all rules and regulations Tor the GOV
eminent Of the army and navy, 10 Whic
all are subject. from the COmmaEder-in-Chie
TO the humblest soldier or sailor.
NJ That, if the Rebellion is ia all r.
spects az an end. The President is stiA OK
ercislng the war power such as the -uspcn
sion Of the writ OF habeas corpus, c0niraw
70 the Constitution. which expressly state
that this shall only Dee suspended iu time O
invasion or rebellion. and. as we have Do
invasion. and the wit Is not in Operation
M portion of the States we must have
rebellion.
MI. That. according 10 the census O
500 there were not four million uf slave
I'm the United States. AMI that instead q
this being measure 90 feed. ciotLe. an'
educate four millions 0i freedmen, the re
4 port Of Gen. Howard shows that "a, DO timl
was there more than one hundred ana forty
seven thousand persons under the care %
the Bureau f0y-S.ren Ho'lsasd of ,rton
irere w refoyecS
MIL That. according to the sworn state
mcnt of Gen Fisk before the Committee OF
Reconstruction, of the twenty five thousand
F persons TED by The Bureau in Tennessee
Sereu{eca thousand f-e hundred rer
White refugees.
NV That, instead of the freedman re-
cciving protection from the civil Courts 70
the southern states, and heing secured ol
them I'm Ills rights. these States have, al
most without exception. enacted tlruugi
their legislatures laws with reference TO Lh'
freedmen as infamous and oppressive - th'
black code of Slavery.
Nv That, if the Presidents views re
gardlng The representation ~ the ntc Reo
Ci STATE 90 'u--tv-- ,t.,.--,
the legislation OF Tie past five years is uul
and void
such were the main points In Senator
Trumbulis speech SCI forth with unusua
power and el0quence-