Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1866-03-02

is in them this difference Of opinion between the
two The President looks to the admission Of the
States into the Union according to their organiza
ton and that their transition state has nearly pass
ed. The Congress is annulling that they shall
come in, and seeking to postpone thinks that the
transition period Is to be protacted, therefore
Congress thought 1t was wise TO have the new bill
containing the Freedmen's bureau bill indefinite as
the President says at least until Congress shall
repeal it. The President thinks it is unnecessary.
Now if you will refer to the old bill creating the
f@edmen's Bureau, you will find tits limited by
the laws of enactment to the war of the Rebellion
and on. year thereafter. Is the war ended ?
Fractieail, IL is. Hostilties have ceased Is
peace restored = No; practically the States are
sun disturbed asthere is necessity for military
force Inc peace sax not absolutely come Com
ing, but not come, the president SAYS. The proc
iamaiion Of 1861 announced civil war. A proc.
lamation Oh the President MIN announce that the
then peace in legal sense will come 10 he in the
United States just at the day when t1a President
issues proclamation, or Congress passes a law
declaring that peace has come, and not betsre-
If the proclamation should be made to-day th.n
by the terms OF the act creating a frcedmen's bu-
reau, we will have one whole year thereafter. AT
the end of that time the President says we shall
have the benefit of experience If we need the
continuation of the Freedmen's Bureau, Congress
WA then be IN session TO enact bill, and il as VIC
all sust we shall have from them the 2ad Of Feb.
ruarywill be very good day, the most glorious
OF an eys, fora proclamation that the Rebellion
Is endedthat the freedmen OF this country are re-
stored 10 heir own natural rights. Well, this be-
ing tie easewhat is the course Of duty What
Is tne oinerehse between the President and Con-
sress! The Resident says, g / have got fifty
thousand men nd do not want any more--I
can execute the Cities Of the Freedmen's Bureau.
have got eleven Millions of dollars under the
old law, and do ma want any more. can ad.
minister the Freedm@s Bureau with eleven mil.
hons OF dollars, and ave got 500 agents, mil
itary and civil with thir salaries thew are sufi
cient to execute the ADMINISTRATION Of the Freed.
: mems Bureau. don't Sant any more agents
Congaess comes along anosays, 's Mr. President
you are entirely mistakes Won want more money
you want more men, YOU want more agents. YOU
want ten thousand agens, twenty five million dol
lars. 1t is folly to quarel with the President OF
the United States in thu house of his friends
Why, fellow citizens, TIC powers offered to the
President might tempt Macmillan Louis Ma
poleon, Pardon me frinds, they are insufficient,
to benefit Andrew Johnon (Cheers.) | really
} do not believe there is one man in the United
States that would take the position if required to
take it with such powers and privileges and Il
j there is, know he isthe only one, and therefore
it is safe. There is 70 other country on the world
where the experiment might not have been tried
: with more success. When the time shall come
t that there shall be inthe White House Presi.
dent OF the United States who besides fifty thou
sand men which he Goes need will take fifty thou.
sand more than he does not need, and in addition
to eleven millions Of dollars will receive twenty.
five millions more from deficient Congress then
tell you that the time will have arrived for the
rolling of an Imperial throne into the White
: House and surrounding it with imperial guards
} Applause.