, 1866-03-29

THE VETO MESSAGE,

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THE VETO MESSAGE.
II would seem to Le superluous to analyze
what purports 10 be the constitutional argu.
1ncnt Of tue President in Lis second yeto
From the beginning to thc end of the ycto,
le does not quote q s1ngle clause Of the Fede-
raj Constitution. with which he alleges that
the civil rights bill conflicts, He argues That
estate riehtsn arc violated. but he does not
lay Lis ancc. Gu the clausc of the Federal
Constitution by which these assumed -'state
rights" exst- The plea for the rebellion was
estate rights" The bulHark Of slavery wns
estate rights.n The Moloch Of 'sstate
rights" has drunk The blood Of hall milton
Of our sons. And now, when we would CON-
firm emancipation and establish "ibeHy
throughout tue land to all the NJ
Labitants thereof" the President his
scs "State rights" The manifest
remedy for this us,upation, and TINT
which Congress ought from tLe start to have
adopted, is to annul Johnson's State Govern
ments altogether, nnd place the Southern peo-
pie under territorial governments This will
end the rebel shlbbolcth of "Slnte ri,.hts,''
aud enable Congress to reconstruct the South.
csn States on the basis of the whole people.
So lcng as Congress permits tho President to
restore the rebels to power as he has done,
and 10 cry State rights" In defence Of the
absolute mower he has eiyeu them. emanclpa-
1i,u Il a lie. the surrender of tho rebels is
f.aul. mud tic slaycholdiur South is triumph.
an,. The underlying idea of tho message is
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over 'nem-lnese ate lae sosereienty oe'ore
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