The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1866-03-03
Senator TrUmbUtrs Review OF
the Veto MeSsaEe.

we give below some extracts from oeha-
tor Trumbull's speech on the Veto Message
of the President, in order that those of our
readers who have not an opportunity of
reading that most abb and comprehensive
speech, as published in full, and which
shows the object of the veto message, may
form fair understanding of the objects and
uses of the Freedmen Bureau. We have
room but for small portion and can give
but few extracts from the speech. That
part Of the veto message which claims that
the States lately in rebellion should be ad,
mited without delay, WI propose to speak
of elsewhere.
After commenting upon the third section
Of the bill which have just read, the Pres
idcnt says:
"Succceding sections make provision for
the rent or purchase Of landed estates Tor
freedmen. and for their benefit OF suitable
buildings for asylums and schools, the cN-
nenscs to be defrayed from the Treasury of
The whole people. The Congress of the
Initcd States has never heretofore thought
itself empowered to establish asylums be-
yond the limits of the District Of Columbia,
except tor the benefit oil our u'S'pieo SOL
"'r'S 'n' o'''o'oi '''o raa,ia.
,,nt avn,, rnr tio ornbans of those who have
fallen in defence Of the Union, but has left
the care OF education to the mnch more
competent ana e'iireh. eoi''o' ~ VIZ al
" ;nJ;,;Jnal. # Las never deemed itself
authorized &c expend the public money for
the rent or purchase Of homes Tor the thou-
SANDS, not |" say In!,!'o"r' VI NV WY e.,
, w." ', ,',";,tonns .vstnn for the sunport
of Indecent persons in the United States was
never contemplated by the authors OF the
'nhN'n",'o" "o' c'" "n. 800 a"nii;.L
,,a,, i sbnriI ha f,nnInd for one class
or color of our people more than another
Pending the war many refugees and freed
men receive" support rom lhe uoNei''i,'ri'
, ,I's Io God oIo,Lod a1ncoicd and
sheltered bv the United StateS.n
horo ro,d that whole n,roor,nh IN order
20 do ma ;,;us,;ce ia fine views of the Presi.
,l,rt Tho ,b;oct;o, which tho President
,,,.lo, :, that Il hoe revcr borotofore beep
+ho,obt tbot Congross was emnowered to
mss nrovisio,s Of this character. The an.
s,vor +, ,hot ;s This. We ,ryer before were
IN sucb a state rs now: never before in the
history of this Government did eleven State,
ofthe Union combine together to overthrow
,n3 DESTROY ,hc Union: never before in the
history of this Government have we had IL
four years civil war; never before in the
history of this Government have nearly four
million pcople been emancipatcd from the
most abiect and degrading slavery ever inn
n,scd uoon human beings: never before has
tb,. ocrosinn arisen when it WAS necessary to
,,rovide for such large numbers of people
thrown unou the bounty of the Government.
unprotected and unprovded for. But, sir,
wherever the necessity did exist the Govern
recent has noted, We have voted hundreds
OF thousands and millions Of dollars. and
are ,]o;np il from wear to wear. to take care
Indians. We appropriated. wears ago, hun
drrds of thousands of dollars to take care
of and feed the savage African who was
landed upon our coast bv sla~ers. We pro-
yjdcJ Inv law that whenever sayagcs from
Africa should he brought to our shores, or
whenever they should be captured on board
or sloyers. the President of the United
H,,tos ShoulI mo,a nroyision for their main
,nnonco and sunn,rt. for five wears on the
coost of Afi.ica He was authorized by law
:, .n,ont ,gopts to eo TO Africa to nroyidc
MANS ,o food tbou and we maid tbe money
o;t And rot sir con we not nroyide
f,r tho,, Afr;c,ns who b,va he,u held in
hord,ro all the;r jIvos who h,ve meyer bcen
,,orn,;,,od to oar, o,o do,,ar for themselves
who hv tbe GREAT constitutional amendment
decl,r;no freedom tbrouobout tbe land. have
1,oar d;scborrod tro,, hon1aga to tboir mas.
n.l, ho,I ,,;,l,o,o ,no,;dod fo. tho;r NO.
.osv;,;es !, consideration of their services ,
r,, o MOT ,ro,;do for tho.e dest;tuts nor.
.,ns ~ nm, au,r Land an tho oooe nr;nc;nlo
,h.t wa nrov;l,. for tbe Indians, that we
.,,,,;lo ~. tho sorooo Atr;con2 Sir tbev
ia. ,no,.;do f,r Themselves What orc
H., T., of hi, ,,os,o,o tlo
D.o.;1an. sors thor ara ,,erm;,tod tn rc
,.ham, ,1'o,. .loas. u;1 chou v and l.,
,hat l.. ,a.', Ia.;,la,;on ,h;. nr;v;,oYo !, No,
,n,;,.a1 &C.,,