The Richmond palladium., 1866-03-01

AMI i surely taisuef No State will
ever hereafter be hin5eged in coming in
to the Union on yue ground Of slavery
1t is lille 70 suppose the tendency 20
Union | hsNe described has anything
alarming IL g.. y territory wants "a h.
State occaE~e + = = pleasant AID good
thing - pos e-S the privileges OF State
l would not keef g ~tste in 6 territorial
condition any laa-eg .asu compelled IN
the heginun4- rEavt,SSlly, every STATE
had slavery We abolished II in some
States without disorder: and whsn sla-
very raised itself IN opposition 10 the
Government We destroyed it altogether.
We have done all this in ninety wears
without an imperial government or pro
consular territorial system but in equal
States. presided over bv federal or re
stricted government They are settling
the whole case Of Africans in the W est
Indies lust IS We are
Conflicts of opinion bctmcen the Pres
ident and Congress, in reference 10 the
Freedmen Bureau, Is in its cou.e
quences comparatively unimportant, and
would excite little interest If it stood
alone Both agree that this Bureau was
created for a transition period between
war and peace, aud should cease at the
end Of that period The President think.
that period nearly passed, the original
provisions ara sufficient, while Congress
thinks the original provision needs en-
larging. | agree with the President in
the hope that the extraordinary provis
ion, which tile bill makes will not be
necessary but that the whole question
NAV be simplilied bv simple reference
to the existing law The law OF March
81, 1865, which created the Freedmeu's
Bureau. provides il shall continue in
force during the war of rebellion and one
full wear thereafter, When does that
year expire In the Presidents iuig-
ment, as | understand the matter, the
war Of rebellion hes been coming and IS
still coming To an end. but is nof yet
fully closed Ii is on this ground that ha
maintains al army; continues tito sus
pension of the writ Of hahcas corpus. aud
exercises martial law When these
things, found necessary IL th. rebel
States durin- the cxi i-tence Of the rebe.
lion. legally announced by the Executive
proclamation IN l~6l. cease the end OF
the rebellion ought 10 be- and may be ex
pectel TO he announced hy q compctant
declaration hy the President, or Con
gress, or bo;a Fot all practical pnrpo-
ses the rebel .o4, Viii. in law, como To IA:
end il the President or Congress, one OF
both, officially announce its termination
Now, suppose this announcement to he
made by thc President and by Congress-
or by either OF them, to morrow. Al tnat
case the FreeiB IA $ Bureau is continued
by virtue Of the limitation prescribed in
the act OF March 3. 1868, one year after
such proclamation shall have been made.
Thus the Freedmen Bureau would con
tinue by the original Limitation until the
22d of February, ls67-a very proper
day on which to bring ii to an end II
Congress should find it necessary TO pro.
long its existence, il can At once take the
necessary steps, for it viii ut that date
have been in session nearly three months
Ought the President Of the United States
to he denounced in the house of his enc
mics much more ought he 10 be de
nounce1 ia the house Of his friends for
refusing, in the absence Of any necessity,
to occupy or retain and to exercise, pow
ers greater than those which are exer.
ciscd by any imperial magistrate ia the
world
Judge ye / trus, thj> iauit OF de
clining imperial powers. too hastily ZEN =
dered hY \ COniidiEy Z 9gs..Fcesa. may hp
forgiven lay generous people II will
be sad hour for the repabiic when the
refusal OF unnecessary powers aud pat
ronaue by the President shall he held -
be crime When it shall be ~ cousid
cred, the time viii have arrived lor set
ting up at the White House an imperial
throne, and surrounding the Exesattve
with imperial legions
Tie meeting Was also addfe,-cd by
Postmaster General Dennison. Henry J
Raymond. Francis h Cutting, Daniel s.
Dickinson and George op ise, and dts
persed az i late hour.
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