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May l8, 1866.
rHk COLORADO BILL VETOED.
Mr.. EDITOR As was expected, the Colora-
do bill was vetoed by the President who commu
nicated his objections thereto, to the Senate on
last Monday. The Senate did not order tue
reading of the Message till Tuesday, probably
desiring to put themselves in pleasant frame
of mind for the reception which was gwen al
the White House on that evening. The Dill
was one which very few, comparatively, desired
to have become law, and hence there was q
very .iffersnt feeling on the reception OF the
Message than in the preceding cases. Then
all were sngry, sorry and degraded by the &C
tipn of the President. who, by such terrible
accident had been placed over them, and who
was so oalamisously exercising his misrule
Now all, or nearly all, commend the veto, al
though feeling that no credit is due to the Pres
dent, except a. evil is overcome by good. The
President gives az his obj ections: 1st, That the
proposed State Government is not necessary
for the welfare of the people. I'd, That the
people are not sufficiently united in desiring the
change, it having been asked for by small ma
jori,y Sd, That it is not expedient or conduc-
i've to the public welfare. He shows that thu
population instead of being on the increase, is
at present decreasing, and many other similar
facts. The objection which of all others il evil
IDENTIFY nearest to his real reason for the action,
il, however, that of the fact that eleven of the
States are still unrspresented, and till they are
80 represented, any new admission cannot be
justified. 1t is this argumsnt on which he evil
IDENTIFY relies to gain him the support of those
men who fear to offend the secessionists, as
we'll a. the secessionsts themselves. His Mes
sage, although on bill more objectionable by
far than either of the Others, is far weaker than
they, and his puerile manner of closing with
an argwmeatum ad cdPtandun' for the benefit
of his new friends, is only the unnecessary rep
e,ition OF bis former declaration of his policy.
In tone, bis Messages have certainly improved
since bis 6rst one, which filed with vindctive
feelings towards the Union party and surprising
love and tenderness for the rebels, could only
be written by nan who, like Seward, always
treats despotically all who are so unfortunate as
to fall in his way. Stansberry certainly I'M
proved very much on Seward in though
falling far short of him in argument. and pre-
seDting q really aimsy production, and the
composer of the present Message, whoever ne
may be, has written more pleasantly and less
strongly. The Message has been laid on the
table, from which it will probably never be TAX
sn,,nd thus the matter will be quietly dropped.
THE EARAY BILL AND GEN. GRANTS LETTER.
On Wedne sday letter from Gen. Grant was
laid before the House, in which ne urged the
speedy passage Of q bill for the reorganization
of the army, and recommending that which has
already passed the Senate as being least liable
to objection. His sons for the change
are the necessity OF more men, TO take the
place of volunteers, and q better organization
TO greatly increase the number of companies
while making comparatively small increase
in the number of soldiers. This is necessary
on account of the rapid filling up OF the west
ern country, and the state OF affairs in the
South, rendering the presence of troops at a
multitude of places both on the border and
throughout the whole South, as absolutely in
dspensable The letter referred to the
Military Committee which will soon make a
report The question Of permanent increase
of our army IL one which commends itself TO
the earnest consideration Of all our citizens, for
the force We had prior to the war a mere
shadow, not to be regarded by the weakest peo-
pl. as formidable, and hardly able to protect
our own borders against the weak and scattered
Indian tribes. great permanent increase,
however, is shown to be entirely unnecessary
by the quickness with which our citizens be-
come soldiers, and their readiness at all times
to defend their country to the last extremity
Thus while Congress gives US the desired In
crease, lie, Us be very careful that we are not
permanently saddled with large standing ar
my, which is so contrary to the spirit OF
our institutions, and, in traisorous hands, the
destruction Of liberty.
INTERNAL REVENUE AND OTHER MATTERS.
The House has now under confederation the
Internal Revenue bill, which MIR. Morrill, is
urging through as rapidly as possible. 1t will
probably be finished during the next week
sometime.
In the Senate, Mr.. Edmunds reported bill
to provide against the shipping OF nitro-g ycer-
inc secretly, making it penal offence, and in
other ways regulating its carriage. Mr.. Wade
has proposed an amendment to the Amend
ment of the Constitution whch passed tbs
House Q few DAYS ago. 1t 10 with regret tha
We see this, for the amendment as it now is, i.
almost unohjectionable, but it is to be feared
that if it is greatly changed, it will not be fol
the better.
THE FREEDMENs BUREAU EXAMINERS.
The sending of Messrs. S,eadman and Fuller
ton through the South to examine the condition
of the Freedmen Bureau, is ridiculous a,
it would have been to have sent Vai,andiS ha n
and Pendls,on during the war, 10 see if it wa'
worth while to continue the war. 10 choosing
these men the President took two men wht
wsre favorable to his policy and would take nj
testimony from any friend Of the Bureau, Will,
inviting its enemies to ssnd their ISLANDERS di, &c
to the ears of the President. 1t is understood
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