The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1866-03-01

90 stationed within reach of every one Of them
aud thus large stand ng force would be iieces-
-ary. Large appropriations would therefore be
required To sustain and e1iorce military yjuT, s.
/ diction in every county and parish. from The,
| Potomac 10 the Rio Grande. the CONDITION 1T
our hscal affalrs Is encouraging but in order 10
sustain the present measure of public o0nfdeuee
II IA necessary Id we practice not merely GU.
mary economy, 0ut eo lar Ne pos1i bic severe
In addition to the objections already stated, the
oth Secuon o. Che Dill PROPOSES ~ taAe away land
l. ON owners without any legal Proceedings being
irst nad contrary That provision Vi the Constitt
tion whch declares tll perso.ls snaii be depriv-
ca oI lie, liberty property without due process OF
Jaw. IL does not appear mat lands winch this
section rciers mag MOI pe Owned " minors per-
SONS nIisounu mind or by those vino nave peen
dIlnu u all telr oUIigatlo5 cltl4ens Oh the UNI
TED states. IA any portion oithe ln neit. ny suen
persons II Is not competent or any Authority
prlye them OF II. ii Oh the otnol niIa II 1ound
tat the property Dc Liable 70 eoilscaLon, even IIsh
IL cannot D. Appropriated 10 pubic purposes
W uue process u Ian II 5i.An Aase been dccIarcu
urIelted co the GoyernneiL. ~ -&
Incre stlIi TurLn5r OBJECTIONS to tine bill on
grounds seriously anectlng lne cIaS5 persUns u
nnoin II Id deslgne " DriIg relief IL VIII Cenu
I.c> III OF the trUeuinan state IL
rt4In Expectation and resLessness, While TO tIose
ahions "hun nc II, 81 II wal oe so4rcc OF constant
ma '~gue apprehension.
| unaOuDIeuly- Tue. freedmen should be protected
but they Should pc protecLeu by rne CT WI authorities
AhI ESPECIALLY by the exercise o all the constitution
III powers Oh tie courts OI the united States
le states. ills Condition is notsO exposed may
drst De Imaglnsd.@ hel III d porLion Lhe cuun-
Try where MS aDor cannot Wed be spa ed .Conlpe
tiIon Tor ais serVlees from Planters from those VINO
ar consr uctng Or repairing railroads, rom cap
tlsts IN his vicinity, or rom other States will
| 1ie hlm 10 command almost bis own Terms. lie also
possesses perlectrgnt TO change his place aDode
aha II, therefore, lie uueB not ind III community
or Stae mode o. LIE suited TO his deserts Or prope
lfemuner&uon lor ms labor, he Can remove TO anOth
or where labor IL more teemed and better reward
ID. III truLn, however, each STATE Induced by
wants and interests, viii do what Is necessar,
ALL
Lnat aeeucu the Development Oh its resources
Inc laws That regulate supply ana demand wll main
Ln tnelr force, ana the wages OF the IaOofer w De
regulated thereby. There il danger that the
demand labor viii not operate lii favor oi
Oae aDorer Neliner is spmcent consideration gwen
10 the ability IN the freedman to protect
| caie o. themselves. 1t Is more tlan justice to
lem 10 DeeVe tnat as they nave recel led their Tree
uom With moderation ana Iorbearance, so they VIII
distinguish themselves by tnelr Industry, anu soon
snow the WofI0 that LII a condition lieeuom Iney
are seli-suS Iain1ng ana capable OF selecung their
own employ MEM anu their own places Oh abode,
l4AsI5uns fLA1InselVes on pruper Remuneration.
u OF ESTABLISHING ali NAL I'll Ming tnelr on
sums anu scnools II ID earnestly hopod that lilst @
ii wasting away, they by their EFFORTS establish
tJr themselves cohuluon lrespectaDlhty ana
property 1t Is certain they attain " That
eohAltlon Only tnrouSA tnulr own merits and eAer-
| tions.- -s-' A-a. EseE Ii g-l-o Is '.. tr.T q.
this connection the query presents itself wheth
r the system proposed py- the, OIL Will not, when
put into comp4ete operatIon practically transfer the
entre care, support ami control OF Jour millions Oh
GmanclpaLed agents, oYefsevrs or tasA
masters VINO appolntedat asnington are to be To-
Gated III every county tnu PARISH Throughout the
united States containing ireeumen and refugees
oucl system would Inevitably tend to con-
enlraIon "a power III the Executive as Wuulu en-
lOie nn Ii 81 disposed TO control the action OF a
numerous Class and use them Tor the attainment o.
Ills own politlcal ends 4sss = 4h@fsHea
/ cannot out aud another very grave objection TO
this Dill me Constitution imperauvely ueciaes In
connection with taxation mat yacn state shall nave
dt least one representative, and the rule the
NUMBER 70 winch In future times each state shall be
entitled. 1t aR5o pro aides Jnat the senate the
nLUeu states sLalI COMPOSED vi Two senators
rom each State, and Wltn peculiar force that
no State without Its consent shah be deprived OF its
equal suffrage in the Senate. Tne original act was
Necessarily passed Ia the absence Lac States chief
~ 20 pc areeted, because their people were con-
tumaclously engaged IN the rebellion Now The
case Is changed, and some al least OF the States
Attending Congress BY loyal representatives solicit
ing tue allowance of the constitutional rlght OF rep
rssentauon AT tue time, however, OF the consider
aGon and the passing OF the DlI there WAS no oe1a
tor or Representative In Congress otaIs
which are TO De mainly affected by it's pruTIsions.7
Inc very TACT la reports were and are nalo against
the good disposition the country al aaoLIoLlai
reason why theJ need should naYe 1Iepre >enta-
lives o thelf own iii Congress- 10 ~Apialn tnslf con
oltlOn, reply ~ ACCUSATIONS ioC.,i
knowledge IN the per1eGIIng Oi measures lIn4neal
ateIy affecting themselves. Wne tne hDe4ty "a ue-
liberation Wouiu tnen be nee, and Congress Woaid
nave lun power acco- dli4g co It's Judgments, tlsle
S"a'1 DC no obJaclun uIgeu tliO states la0at
ln.erest1u ilAu not Deen permitted acaFa. 49,
Principe 4 urniIy hxeu tdo Ini4ds the AN ri
cdA peopI9 mat SHOULD ve no LAA1Iion sit a
.ep. eseh.at!on. H.eaL OulGens are DC 20
Ny al the county, ana W. may Dest oenind tiIAt
tneJ shall Us borne mItAO Il IndrnloI when tney
ae w ca Jy al the peupi.. wUu q no. Iilte .IeiC
VIA TIE uhqu st.otDle rislt VI Coag eos 10 JdugY,
eAcn no ass al.ctlOIle, returns ais.
qdAilAEdtions vi TO own LlemJets, DuJ taI autn IN
~ CdnnOL DC CONSTRUCT Iuc.uuil4s the r4,iII
smut OF III Time o. peace any otte nom tl rJpre-
sentatlUn u wncn u is entlticd Dy Insult GIOn
AZ present li tn people "a eIc e. states ar eAcuu-
e., tuoee Who were most iaILni,I aI.Ing the VAT,
not less imam oGIer5. STATE U AenL &c, Tor
lnstancc, wnosc authorities were eEgsgeu
/ IN al, itr
| 10 tne Chon Dy tlv Patriotism ana energyzo. ner
injured ana betrayed peop.e. DciorG LlS war WAS
brought to tcimlna Ion, Tn y had paced them
SELVES IA relaLlOns WlLn Ge4.e- al GJvernlncn
had estaD. Isneu stat government JIleil own,
ana as tney were not lncIuIud the Emancipation
troSiaindlon' my py tneAr own act nave ameAd -
their GonstitGLlon 81 as to ABOLISH slavery HlLnln
Tue limits oi tnoiG state L snow why the
/ State OF Icnnvssee Tor example, should not IuiIy
ENJOY all OF hor CONSTITUTE Jnal rAtona 10 the Unit,
STATES the President OF the UnICeu sands towards
the country III somewhat different atutude from
tnat OF any member o. Congress chosen rom SIN
gle dstflcG Or State. The President by the
people o. all the states Eleven States not at
.nls time represented in either branch Congress.
II Wouu seem 10 De his duty on all proper occasions
10 present their just claims to Congress There
ways Win be dlI1erenees OF opinion IN the commune
y, ana Individuals may be guilty OF ransg
OF the law, but these do constitute valid obec-
lions asalns the right OF State to representation
II would III no Wise interfere with tine discretion oil
JCoIgress with regard to the qualifications OF mem
Derbs Dut mold 1t my duly to you in the interests
OF peae ami in the interests OF the unon to recon-
Il
pdoilc legislation wnen, however insubofdinate,
surgent or rabeilious is people may have been, it
presents Itself not only in attitude OF loyalty and
| haIHony, DuL III the persons OF representatives
whose OyaIty cannot be questioned under existing
CONSTITUTIONS or legal test. 1t is pain that IN
dennlte or permanent exclusion OF ANY part Oh the
country from representation must be attended by u
spirit u disgust and Complaint. 1t is unWise and
dangerous top0rsug course vi measures which VIII
unite any Large section OF the country against anoth
er secuoh oflhe country, no matter how much the
latter may predominant The course of immigration.
me development OF industry and business, and
-tuIai causes Ill raise up at the SOUTH men as de-
voted 10 the Union those OF any other part OF the
land but If they are all declared not to be III full
Constltutionl relations to the country, they may
| LINK Tn nave cause to become unit in ceiling
ana sentiment against the government Under the.
po!lucai education OF the American people the idea
Is INNER NJ ano 1neradcabe that the consent Of the
nSg9rty OF The whole people is necessary to secure
VIKING dcqulescence in legislation. The bid I'M
der consideration refers 10 certain OF the States as
tnouGn tney had not been fully restored to the
mted States. Ii they have not, let at once act
together to secure that desirable end at the earliest
possible moment. $50
1t ID barely necessary for me to inform Congress
tnat IN my own Judgment most of these States. SO
ar at least as depends upon their own action, have
already Decn fully restored, and to be deemed
TO be nllted to enjoy their Constitutional rights as
members of tue Union. Reasoning from the Con
sCtutlon Itself and from the actual situation of the
country, ,eel not only entitled but bound to
sumo mat with the Federal Courts restored in the
several States and in the u exercise of their iunc
lons, the rights and interests of all classes Of the
people WILL with the aid of the militia in cases of re-
sistance to the law beessentiay protected against
unconstitutional infringementor violation. Should
this expectation unhappily fail, which do not an
lelpate then the Executive il already armed with
the powers conferred by the act of March, 1866, es
taonsmng the Freedmens Bureau, and hereafter,
as heretofore, he employ the land and naval
orces OF the country to suppress Instruction and
TO overcome distractions 10 the laws.
lreturn the measure the Senate in the earnest
nope that measure involving questions and inter-
ests so important to the country Will not become a
law unless upon deliberate consideration by tn
fem Il
public Judgment. RS
(Signedj ANDREw JOHNSON.
WAsHINGToN, Feb. 19, 1866. ~
SPEAKER BARRON Under the head eli
Reward Of Merit, the Wisconsin Chief cop
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