The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-07-18
THE VETO.
Frepdmsn's bureau Bill Returned by
Ihe President.
The Civil flights Law All Eha' q
Needed.

WASHINGTON, July lG The following
is the veto message Of the President
communicated today to the House OF
Representatives:
A careful consideration Of the bill
passed by the two houses of Congress,
entitled an act to continue in force, aud
to amend an act to establish a bureau
for the relief of freedmen and refugees,
ani for other purposes, has convinced
me that is the legislation which 1T pro-
posed would not be consistent with the
welfare Of the country, and that it falls
clearly within the reasons assigned in
nv message Of the 18th of February
last, returning without my sig
nature q similar measure which origi-
mated in the Senate II is not my pur-
pose to repeat the objections which L
then urged they are yet fresh in your
recollection, and can he readily ex-
amined as part OF the records Of Que
branch of the National legislature. Ad-
herring to the principles set forth in that
message, | now re-affirm them, aud the
line of policy therein indicated. The
only ground upon which this kind of
Legislation can be justified Is that of the
war making poWer. The act of which
this bill is intended as amendatory, was
passed during the existe nee OF the war
By its own provisions it is to terminate
within one year from the cessation OF
hostillties and the declaration of peace
It is, therefore yet in existence, aud it is
likely that it will continue in force as
long as the freedmen may require the
benefit Of its provisions 1t will GER
tainly remain III operation as law until
some months subsequent TO the meeting
of the next session OF Congress, when
if experience shall make evident the
necessity of additional legislation. the
two Houses will have ample time to ma,
ture and pass the requisite measure. In
the meantime, the question arises, why
should this war measure be continued
bevond the period designated in the
ORIGINAL act, and why in time of peace
should military tribunals be created TO
continue until each State shall be fully
restored in its constitutional relations to
the Government, and shall be duly rep
resented in the Congress Of the United
States2 IL was manifest, with respect
to the act approved March =. 1865, that
nrudence and wisdom alike required that
inIisdiction over all cases concerning the
free endowment of tho immunities and
rights of citizenship, as well as the pro
lection of person and property, should
he conferred upon some tribunal in every
state or district where the ordinary
conrse of judicial proceedings ID no long
ar uninterrupted Courts, both State
and Federal, are in full complete and
successful operation, and through them
every person, regardless Of race and col
or, is entitled to and can be heard. The
protection granted to the white citizen
ia already conferred by law upon the
freedmen. Strong and stringent guard,
bv way of penalties and punishment:
| ara thrown around his person and prop
l ertv, and il is believed that ample pro
| tection will be afforded him by due pro
cess of law without resort to the dang
| erous expedient of military tribunals
| Now that the war has been brought to q
| close the necessity no longer existing
| for such tribunals, which had their or
| gin in the war, grave objections to theil
continuance mast present themselves u
the minds Of all.
| Independent OF representative repub
lies conferTing upon the military IN time
of peace, extraordinary powers, so care
fuliy guarded against by the patriot
and statesmen of the earlier days Of tn
republic, so frequently tho ruin Of gov
ernments formed upon the same princi
nles and subyersive Of the rights an'
i;herties of the citiZsBI the question o
nractical economy earnestly commend
ltseF to the consideration of the laV
making power With an immense deb
| aIready burdening the incomes of Tia
industTial and laboring classes, due II
card for their interests, 80 inseparabl
Connected with the welfare of th
coantry, should prompt rs to rigid ecol
1 omy and retrenehment, and TO abstai
| from ali legislation that would uDnece:
sariIy increase the public indebtedness