North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1866-02-28
The Veto Message,

Wepnblish on or first page the fyS
veto message of President Johnson-re-
turning to the United States Senate, with
his obj c,ions, the bill to extend the Mig
ger Bureau.
We adopt the language Of an Exchange
in saving that it is hardly necessary for lis
to ask the serious consideration of our read.
ers TO the arguments Of President Johnson,
why ii at Infamous bill was rejected the
importance of the subject is such that they
who have the interests and welfare of the
country at heart, cannot fail TO give it
thought and reflection.
There is a class of pe"pe, however, who
seem to he dhOre rea !ino and thinking for
themselves, who wait with eyes and month
open TO hear and receive as gospel, what
their leaders, Il had. Stephens, Sumner.
Fred Douglas and other Neerocs-have to
say, and then shit their sails to drift in the
wake to that class We would offer special
inducements gold locket few brass
rings. or sonnet inc Of that sort,-if we
thought there was any reasonable show Of
igducin@ earnest thought and reflection in
them, to Get them to give heed to what ,h,.
President has uttered. Eut that is hope
less they are weIded to idols; and are as
plant ard subj iss;ye as trained monkeys
to the crack Of the ring-master's whip.
The patriotism OF the country was held
in deep >u9,euse, while tLat bill Law upon
the Presidents tablc Woad he sign it !!
would he veto it Noe could venture
al, answer tut thousands of honest hearts
prayed that he might ave strength of
nerve TO do right; for nnne doubted his
julgemy 1t was contest simplv be-
tween right and wrong The impudpn
ciamors of the niggers, and their threaten
ing and brow beating alIi in the Senate
and House of Rep; esentations, we're array
cd in his front, with teeth set and fists
clenchcd in attitude Of daring for force,
threat, ming ''impeaclment while in his
rear stood half his cabinet, demanding that
lie should sign bill already passed by a
two third vote. Is it any wonder the
breath Of the patriot hung suspended But
the veto came Right tIiulnphcd, and the
country cnce more breathes trtc as air.
1t is emphaically The defeat of the par
~ vi CIIOi anu lHt Il tiiuuIpu vi TIE party OF
right. No right-m:mdeI man, call him
whig, republican, democrat or what you
may, can deny this The bill was hatched
as strict party measure, in party caucus,
and was pn>hcd through both houses with
indecent h's'e ly a strict party vote: the
blacks under SUMMER and Stevens. &c.
voting ave, and the democrats nav.
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seasoned with maliguitv, hate, vengeance,
and destruction. 1t had no redeeming vir-
tue. Under the pre;ext Of aiding the freed
negro it cloakcd wholesale robbery of the
country for the benefit of party favorites,
and yankee coffin makers for the negroes
that the Freedmen's Bureau are numbering
10y who esale. This is the best that can
be said Of it, 1t is "squelched' The
breath is out oft A spasmodic effort was
made in the Senate to give it vitality by
two third vote, but that failed. The crack
CT the whip of the ring master, and the
70 kes OF his clown were not potent enough
to whip IN all the Republicans. The bill
sprung~trom Pand imoniuru, and it has gone
ba ok to Massachusetts,.