The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1866-08-17

nu JnlOn men. NUCh results / ulU
rot anticipate. Had they appeared
probable to ME | would have advised
against the veto.
THE SECOND VETO.
a more fatal blow against the co.,
unuancc of the harmony between the
President and the majority in Con
5rcss was the veto of the Civil Rights
bill. This was rs unexpected as il
would have been fatal To- all the SC
turitics of the freedom of the colorcd
people of the South, had not the pat
riotism of the Union members OF
Congress given the bill the sanction
of law.
| lelt it my duty to advise against
that veto. Not only was the bill in
NY Judgment free from all the cou.
,titutional objections urged against
1t 10y tile President, but il was abso
lutely demanded to keep the good
faith of the Government to the blacks
ot the South Less than it, aided by
the Frcedmen's Bureau bill to give
it practical effect, would have made
the emancipation of the freedmen
from slavery Il mOckcry. | deeply
.deplored the act OF the President In
vctoing the bill, aud was not disap
pointed in the almost fatal cncour
agcmcnt it gave TO the leaders OF the
rebellion to assail the motives Of Con
grcss in passing it, and in reviving
the disloyalty OF the people against
the Government. The Democratic
party Of the North seized upon il as
another occasion to ALLEVIATE the Pres
ident from the Union party, and to
consolidate its coalition with the rebel
elements of the South.
1t cannot be disguised that this
veto deeply alarmed the loyal people
of the country, and shook their con
lidencc in the generous and patriotic
purposes of the President.
HOPING STILL.
was not willing, however, to re
gard it rs an evidence on his part to
deny To- the freedmen some proper
guarantees for their freedom under
the emancipation proclamation o!
President Lincoln, nor rs declara.
ton Of hostility against the Union
party. Regarding ultimate harmony
between the President and the ma
ioriLy in Congress rs little less than
Indispensable Tor the peace and safety
ol The nation, felt it my duty tI
draw encouragement from every ia
Ivorable circumstance, and not with
draw my confidence from the Presi
dent until all hope OF reconstruction
had llcd Between the passage oi
the Civil Rights bill over the veto and
THAT Of the constitutional amendment
nothing occurred to necessarily wider
the breach between the President AM
the majority in Congress.
THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
The amendment, rs first reported
by the Committee on Reconstruction
provided, among other things, ful
the disiranchsemcnt of the great
body OF the South from voting fOI
Representatives in Congress and for
electors for President and Vice
President of the United States until
1870. 1t was accompanied by two
auNlllary bills, by the terms of one
If which The insurgent States, inclu.
ling Tennessee, were excluded from
representation in Congress until the
amendment should become part O
the Constitution, and the State asking
for representation should have rati
lied it, and modilcr its Constitution
and laws accordingly. To the amend
mcnt in this form the country wa
advised by semi oil ,ial announce
mcnt that the President was opposed
But no declaration OF his position
with regard to the amendment as /
might be modified and finally passe,
| by Congress, ever transpircd until hii
message Of June -, relating to th,
amendment as submitted To The
States. 1T is true he had urged ;h,
admission Of Senators and Repre-
'sGntativcs from all the States belOr,
the passing of any amendment, bu
this could not b. regarded rs n lcni
al Of power in Congress to cgislut
upon the subject, as the arguuicn
would apply with equal force 10 il
legislation upon any other matter
even that OF appropriation bills
which are Indispensable To the carry
: Ing on OF the Cove nmcnt.
But there was another and NOR
,cogent reason why the President wa
expected To approve tie amendmcn
inth form IL finally passed No
only were the accompanying billsno
pressed To vote, buJ the lisl'ranchis
ing section Of the original draft of tll
amendment was not retained, Th
President had, by repeated declare
tions, committed himself In favor G
every other proposition embraced i
the amendment.
EXAMINATION or ITs Provisions Az
rIE PRESIDENT PosITIoN.
These propositions are, first. cqut
. protection Of civil rights 10 nll clt
, zons, the chief object OF which is
: secIu to the cUlprcd population
|, the South the enjoyment of the
!. rights Of person aud property.
a On this the President says in h
o annual message: "lt is clear til
good faith requires the security
. the freedmen in their liberty and